MST3K Library Changing Hands
 

Apparently Shout! Factory is taking over Mystery Science Theater 3000 on DVD.

Given the fate of set 10, I'm a little skeptical that we'll see every episode on DVD, but if they make an effort to put out more, faster, I'll be happy.

could be great news, but they still have to secure all of the movies for distribution

WOW. Shout! puts out great products. This could be very good news for fans like myself. Huge news...

Oh god. If Shout! Factory makes good on putting every movie on DVD I can die a happy death.

I'm hoping that they see a demand for re-releasing the previous sets in the near future. I just never got around to buying the previous sets and by the time I was ready it was hard to find a number of the ones that had been put out.

This is great news. Shout factory puts a lot more effort into their releases.

Hmmm... interesting...

All sorts of MST3K news has been popping up as of late... and I'm intrigued.

I didn't realize until just now (from reading Shout! Factory's wikipedia entry) that so many former Rhino executives now work there.

Seems like a good fit... I guess time will tell.

The weird thing is Best Brains killed Mike Nelson's deal with Rhino to do the Film Crew DVDs and he had to take the project to Shout Factory two years later to get them released. Now they are moving to Shout Factory as well. Weird.

You never know, they COULD work wonders in the "rights" department. After all, they managed to keep the musical acts in the SCTV episodes...

I have every official DVD release so far, and I hope Shout! keeps folks like me in mind and doesn't force us to buy a bunch of double dips.

I'm very happy about this. I've been wanting to buy these sets for a while now. I hope there are more episodes per set and a lower price, that's all I ask for.

Fantastic.

Yeah, I'm not sure how to feel about this until they give us some idea of what they're going to do.

I only have a few of the original sets and a bunch of the singles, but I wouldn't mind double dipping if they came in something closer to season sets.

Season sets would be mightly costly...but still worth it. Like mentioned above, I have every official release aswell.

This will hopefully be good news for MST3K fans, many of whom were displeased with the Rhino releases. There are still a lot of releases they could put out that are public domain or could be easily acquired. One fan put out an extensive list of which episodes could be released that can be seen here (http://forrestcrow.proboards47.com/i...ad=1152828151), though it was designed with some thought for Rhino's contacts.

The thread you requested does not exist! Where has this list gone?

Just because some movies are public domain doesn't mean they have the rights to use them. Music could have copyrighted or they may have used a different version of the film, like a tv version, which might not be public domain.

My hope is that Shout! continues to release sets -- but for a cheaper price. And perhaps releases them more frequently/consistently than Rhino did. It's kind of scary to think about all the possible types of releases they could do. I certainly don't want to re-buy anything.

It's already bad enough that I have to re-buy set 10.2 for the extra episode.

You don't have to rebuy 10.2, Rhino announced they would be selling it seperately through their website. Of course, that was before this was announced. Who knows if it changes anything.

EDIT: It's still on, with a release date of Feb. 5 through Rhino's website.

Yep, you don't have to buy Vol 10.2 just to get The Giant Gila Monster. Although I will be buying the whole set because I sold my Vol 10 on e-bay for $180 last year. I sure am glad I did that now.

Same here. Could be good. Could be bad. Could be more of the same.

Was it this post?

http://forrestcrow.proboards47.com/i...ead=1152828151

Hopefully, Shout continues the 4 movie sets, preferably in similar looking packaging (although I wouldn't mind a switch to individual slim cases).

Has anyone seen The Giant Gila Monster solo disc up for preorder anywhere?

It's going to be exclusive through Rhino's website. Keep your eye open!

It will be available Feb. 5, only through Rhino's website.

I'm a great fan of the series, but not of Rhino's sets. I really liked the singles, especially with the movie itself as a separate feature. Plus, you can arrange the episodes by original release date, which I would prefer to do.

Thanks for the update on Gila. I will keep refreshing rhino's site until then.

What is it with rhino and losing licenses? GI JOE, transformers, and now this... I see a pattern forming.

I'm not sure what to think about this news. I love the show, but have already spent over $350 for the current sets, which is not even a quarter of the entire library. Season sets would be what most people want, but those would have to be huge sets. The current sets were already pricey as is, so hopefully they can get it well below $10 per movie if they do. My guess is they will release complete seasons, split into multiple volumes. I've never seen a new company that gains the rights continue an unfinished series on DVD in the same format as the previous rights owner, have you?

I hope not, but after they did something similar with the Twilight Zone I suppose it's not impossible. But at the very least our oop box sets will still retain their value!

I would love to see that myself. I wish I could print covers for my current boxset discs, but I simply cannot get that process figured out.

Plus, it will be easier to come up with the money to buy individual discs than the boxsets.

Not to go too far off topic, but Memorex makes a free application to create DVD covers and you do not need to be an expert.

http://www.memorex.com/labelmaker/

I grabbed it a few days ago for DVD's from DAP Central and it works very well. Hope that helps.

I'll take a look, thanks.

I never much cared for Rhino's random, scattershot release schedule, but after buying all 12 volumes I would be VERY upset if Shout decided to put out season sets and I had to buy the Rhino releases all over again.

I agree, I have all the season sets (except I missed #9, darn it) and all the single releases, and would hate to have to re-buy episodes.

But I don't think we have to worry about season sets, they'll be cost prohibitive, and a bit large. I think they'll either go to individual release (my choice), or keep a similar set format.

If they did one new release a month, I would be happy.

I don't own any of these yet, but I am a fan and i have no problem with the "random" releases. I, like everyone else, would prefer them cheaper and more frequent.

I'm hoping they can finally take a more active role in getting most MST3Ks out and going. I'm pretty sure something can be done with the Sandy Frank edits now that the original copyright holders own it.

I say Shout! Factory does both season sets and individuals of said season sets. It would be the way to please everyone. I have yet to purchase an MST3K DVD due to the generally prohibitive price, and so if they did it this way I could pick up the seasons while those who bought the Rhino DVDs could just pick and choose.