The Andy Griffith Show will make it to DVD!
05-19-04, 02:36 AM
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I had heard that ALL shows shown in syndication were cut trimmed up some to fit in more commercials. I guess this is more obvious with an older show like Andy Grififth than it is with a more recent show like Seinfeld since more is being cut out of the older shows which had less commercials during their original runs. As far as I know, all DVD releases include the unedited versions of these shows...I wouldnt be too worried about it.
05-19-04, 01:38 PM
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My favorite season. I love Weaver's episodes, especially Christmas Story
Be nice if the Pilot episode was on there as a bonus.
| 1. The New Housekeeper 2. The Manhunt 3. The Guitar Player 4. Runaway Kid 5. Opie's Charity 6. Ellie Comes to Town 7. Irresistible Andy 8. A Fued is a Fued 9. Andy the Matchmaker 10. Christmas Story 11. Stranger In Town 12. Ellie for Council 13. Mayberry Goes Hollywood 14. The Horse Trader 15. Those Gossipin' Men 16. Andy Saves Barney's Morale | 17. Alcohol and Old Lace 18. Andy and the Marriage Counselor 19. Mayberry on Record 20. The Beauty Contest 21. Andy and the Gentleman Crook 22. Cyrano Andy 23. Andy and Opie, Housekeepers 24. The New Doctor 25. A Plaque for Mayberry 26. The Inspector 27. Ellie Saves a Female 28. Andy Forecloses 29. Quiet Sam 30. Barney Gets His Man 31. The Guitar Player Returns 32. Bringing Up Opie |
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05-19-04, 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by ENDContra
I had heard that ALL shows shown in syndication were cut trimmed up some to fit in more commercials. I guess this is more obvious with an older show like Andy Grififth than it is with a more recent show like Seinfeld since more is being cut out of the older shows which had less commercials during their original runs. As far as I know, all DVD releases include the unedited versions of these shows...I wouldnt be too worried about it.
I had heard that ALL shows shown in syndication were cut trimmed up some to fit in more commercials. I guess this is more obvious with an older show like Andy Grififth than it is with a more recent show like Seinfeld since more is being cut out of the older shows which had less commercials during their original runs. As far as I know, all DVD releases include the unedited versions of these shows...I wouldnt be too worried about it.
You are correct. Older shows made in the 60's ran 25 to 26 minutes. Today's shows run 22 minutes. Shows have always been cut for syndication. Even when it ran on CBS in daytime under the name " Andy of Mayberry" it was cut because the rules said networks could run more ads during the day then at night.
In those days shows were not sold in syndication until they were no longer being produced.
Most sit coms ran commercials after the opening credits, half way through the show. and then prior to the tag. The main story was usually only interupted once for commercials as the tag was usually outside the main story. Of course with DVD we have no commercials during the show.
Some shows on DVD are cut because of music rights. i believe there was a thread about Xmas show of Mary Tyler Moore show being cut because she sang part of a Xmas song.
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05-20-04, 06:15 AM
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Actually I have the Universal Alfred HIthcock Presents discs and Im pretty sure some of those episodes are right at 28 minutes. On the other hand, episodes from this season of Scrubs that I, ummm, "obtained", were just over 20 minutes (not including credits). This trend is ridiculously sad,
05-20-04, 12:37 PM
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Scrubs isn't really an indicator of how long sitcoms are today, though, because it's abnormally short. It only runs 26 minutes on first run, with a whopping four minutes of added commercials between the end of the show and the closing credits.
05-20-04, 02:51 PM
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Wow, I used to watch this show SO MUCH as a kid. I loved it then, but I'm not sure if I'd really watch it now. If it just has the episodes, I probably won't get it, or just get the first couple of seasons. If it's got enough extras and specials and interesting stuff, I'd totally buy it.
07-21-04, 03:14 PM
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The first season set is up for preorder at amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd
$27 for 32 episodes. Pretty good deal. No listing of extras yet. In fact the amazon listing is a little bare, and quite hard to find since they give it a title of "Andy Griffith Show:Complete First Sea" meaning any kind of search on Andy Griffith Show season or 1 or one or any combination gets you nada.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd
$27 for 32 episodes. Pretty good deal. No listing of extras yet. In fact the amazon listing is a little bare, and quite hard to find since they give it a title of "Andy Griffith Show:Complete First Sea" meaning any kind of search on Andy Griffith Show season or 1 or one or any combination gets you nada.
07-21-04, 04:58 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
They should get that kid who played Opie to do commentary. Whatever happened to him?
They should get that kid who played Opie to do commentary. Whatever happened to him?
07-22-04, 07:45 PM
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This update came today:
Andy Griffith Show, The - Why, I declare! Andy Griffith! Cover Art and Everything!
Posted by David Lambert
7/22/2004
TV Guide calls it "one of the greatest shows of all time", and very few people in these parts will disagree. The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete 1st Season arrives on DVD. October 12th is the lucky day for getting all 32 episodes on a 4-disc set.
Nice, colorful artwork, isn't it? Purists have no need to worry, though: the episodes will come in the original black-and-white full screen video that these were first shown in back in 1960. Running time is 15 hours and 15 minutes. English Mono sound and closed captioning for the hearing impaired round out the specs. It doesn't look like there are an extras planned for this release, but if we hear anything different then we'll let you know. Stay tuned!
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1958
Hopefully there will be some extras. Either way I'll get it and I think they know that.
The time they list would equal out to about 28.5 minutes per episode. WTF? They weren't that long in the first place. Maybe they'll air the original cigarette and cereal ads the cast did.
Andy Griffith Show, The - Why, I declare! Andy Griffith! Cover Art and Everything!
Posted by David Lambert
7/22/2004
TV Guide calls it "one of the greatest shows of all time", and very few people in these parts will disagree. The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete 1st Season arrives on DVD. October 12th is the lucky day for getting all 32 episodes on a 4-disc set.
Nice, colorful artwork, isn't it? Purists have no need to worry, though: the episodes will come in the original black-and-white full screen video that these were first shown in back in 1960. Running time is 15 hours and 15 minutes. English Mono sound and closed captioning for the hearing impaired round out the specs. It doesn't look like there are an extras planned for this release, but if we hear anything different then we'll let you know. Stay tuned!
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1958
Hopefully there will be some extras. Either way I'll get it and I think they know that.
The time they list would equal out to about 28.5 minutes per episode. WTF? They weren't that long in the first place. Maybe they'll air the original cigarette and cereal ads the cast did.
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07-23-04, 05:50 AM
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Originally posted by scarredgod
terrible box, it makes it look like one of those $5 Andy Griffith sets from the walmart bin. oh well, im still buying it of course.
terrible box, it makes it look like one of those $5 Andy Griffith sets from the walmart bin. oh well, im still buying it of course.
07-23-04, 09:36 AM
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Originally posted by ENDContra
I had heard that ALL shows shown in syndication were cut trimmed up some to fit in more commercials. I guess this is more obvious with an older show like Andy Grififth than it is with a more recent show like Seinfeld since more is being cut out of the older shows which had less commercials during their original runs. As far as I know, all DVD releases include the unedited versions of these shows...I wouldnt be too worried about it.
I had heard that ALL shows shown in syndication were cut trimmed up some to fit in more commercials. I guess this is more obvious with an older show like Andy Grififth than it is with a more recent show like Seinfeld since more is being cut out of the older shows which had less commercials during their original runs. As far as I know, all DVD releases include the unedited versions of these shows...I wouldnt be too worried about it.
The Andy Griffith Show always had beginning and ending pieces that were about two minutes each. Often times they did not have anything to do with the story or just a tangential reference. They were often just little bits of funny business.
But since they stood alone they were usually the first thing to go when cutting the show. I taped all of the episodes about 20 years ago when very little was cut. Just after that a few more minutes were cut.
10-14-04, 11:47 PM
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New info!
Andy, Barney, and Opie get more attention next year as well. Fans are eagerly awaiting the November 16th release of The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete 1st Season, and some of you are already asking whether there's more of these sets waiting in the wings. Sure enough, there are! Look for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seasons of this classic show to arrive on DVD before Summer 2005 is over. Oh, not all at once, of course. But they're a-comin'!
Maybe they'll do season 5 by fall and that would cover the b&w episodes before Barney left. They may hesitate on seasons 6-8-the color since only the die hard fans may pick those up. (I will)
Hope they put some damn extras on these since season 1 won't have any.
Andy, Barney, and Opie get more attention next year as well. Fans are eagerly awaiting the November 16th release of The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete 1st Season, and some of you are already asking whether there's more of these sets waiting in the wings. Sure enough, there are! Look for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seasons of this classic show to arrive on DVD before Summer 2005 is over. Oh, not all at once, of course. But they're a-comin'!
Maybe they'll do season 5 by fall and that would cover the b&w episodes before Barney left. They may hesitate on seasons 6-8-the color since only the die hard fans may pick those up. (I will)
Hope they put some damn extras on these since season 1 won't have any.
10-15-04, 12:17 AM
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Very surprised and excited the series will get most of the B&W episodes out so soon. I could live without the color seasons but may consider a best of if it were released.
11-09-04, 12:17 AM
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I looked at a few places today with no luck.
I was thinking it was released today but I think it was pushed back and I've forgotten (probably on page 1 of this thread)
I still have had no luck getting any ShareThe Love from Amazon.
I was thinking it was released today but I think it was pushed back and I've forgotten (probably on page 1 of this thread)
I still have had no luck getting any ShareThe Love from Amazon.