Fans of MTV's "The State" Rejoice
12-15-05 | 09:47 AM
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Well, I really don't want to bump this because it's not really "news" but the latest issue of "Stuff" magazine (01/06) has a little clip with a picture of The State that is also complaining that this needs to be released on DVD already.
Also, this thread's title has got to be changed.
Also, this thread's title has got to be changed.
04-03-06 | 12:32 PM
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Pretty good article talking about them reuniting for Reno 911 and also, doesn't look like the dvd is coming anytime soon, but maybe itunes video. Just wanted to share, I want this on dvd now!!!!
http://www.the-state.com/reno.htm
http://www.the-state.com/reno.htm
'Reno 911!' Flick Reunites Kooky Comedy Troupe The State Eleven-member gang hadn't been together since '90s sketch show aired on MTV.
MARINA DEL REY, California — Maybe you're a fan of the long-running cop comedy "Reno 911!," or maybe you have fond memories of quirky television shows "Stella" and "Viva Variety." Perhaps you've laughed at indie flicks like "Wet Hot American Summer" or "The Baxter" or faintly recognized a scene-stealing actor in blockbusters like "Herbie: Fully Loaded," "Hitch" or "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Even if you've only heard vague mentions of an influential "Saturday Night Live"-type sketch show that aired more than a decade ago, you may still want to dip into this groundbreaking news: The State comedy troupe has reunited.
"For the kids who haven't seen it, we were a very early show on MTV called 'The State' that ran from 1993 to 1995," Thomas Lennon, wearing the trademark short shorts of Lieutenant Dangle, said this week on the set of the upcoming feature film "Reno 911!: Miami." "We were between 'Aeon Flux' and 'Beavis and Butt-Head' "
"There have been petitions, and we get stopped daily, with people asking, 'Why isn't "The State" released and why can't I get "The State"?' " added Kerri Kenney, now better known as backward-thinking Reno Deputy Trudy Weigel.
Standing with fellow troupe veteran Ben Garant (a.k.a. Deputy Junior), the comedians revealed that they recently filmed a scene for the "Reno" movie that reunited all 11 State members for the first time since their show went off the air. "They're all in the movie," beamed Garant, serving triple duty as "Miami" star, co-writer and director. "They all came, and all 11 of us were together."
"It was incredible," co-writer Kenney chimed in. "It's gonna be fun for sketch fans, I think, to see all the State members again."
The scene, which takes place in a tattoo parlor where "Reno" Deputy Clementine is immortalizing another of her patented one-night stands, was filmed earlier this month. "The scale is pretty big," co-writer Lennon said of that and other scenes. "The plot is simple, however — your dog at home can follow it. We carefully crafted the plot so that humans and/or dogs and birds will understand what's happening. It ain't real complicated."
What was complicated was reuniting the in-demand members of the troupe, which also includes "Crank Yankers" voice Michael Ian Black and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" director Michael Patrick Jann. After capturing the attention of the pop-culture world (while most were still in their 20s) with kooky sketch characters including sexually ambiguous swingers Barry and Levon, and Louie — the affable fellow who insists on dipping actual balls into things he's excited about — the group members went their separate ways. According to Lennon, the 11 members hadn't been in the same room (either on- or off-camera) since the show went off the air.
The three "Reno" stars said members of the State are well aware, and appreciative, of petitions by the show's long-suffering fans to finally have the episodes released on DVD. Offering them some hope, Lennon said, "There is a rumor that MTV will be releasing 'The State' on iTunes, and maybe if I mention that now, it'll help move it along.
" 'The State' always exists," Lennon continued, dropping a bombshell. "There'll probably be, at some point, some other version of the State doing some kind of live show."
With Kenney and Garant nodding their heads in agreement, Lennon said a reunion would involve some sort of a tour. "The Kids in the Hall are together and about to go on tour," he said, invoking the name of a groundbreaking comedy troupe with which his is often compared.
"It's more about schedule than anything, whether we can get everybody together," Kenney added.
"They're all really, really funny guys," Garant said. "And the more we work with other people, the more we appreciate how funny they are."
Asked about other upcoming plans, Kenney deadpanned, "I'm probably going to take a bath." Looking her longtime and possibly future collaborators up and down, she added: "Separately."
MARINA DEL REY, California — Maybe you're a fan of the long-running cop comedy "Reno 911!," or maybe you have fond memories of quirky television shows "Stella" and "Viva Variety." Perhaps you've laughed at indie flicks like "Wet Hot American Summer" or "The Baxter" or faintly recognized a scene-stealing actor in blockbusters like "Herbie: Fully Loaded," "Hitch" or "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Even if you've only heard vague mentions of an influential "Saturday Night Live"-type sketch show that aired more than a decade ago, you may still want to dip into this groundbreaking news: The State comedy troupe has reunited.
"For the kids who haven't seen it, we were a very early show on MTV called 'The State' that ran from 1993 to 1995," Thomas Lennon, wearing the trademark short shorts of Lieutenant Dangle, said this week on the set of the upcoming feature film "Reno 911!: Miami." "We were between 'Aeon Flux' and 'Beavis and Butt-Head' "
"There have been petitions, and we get stopped daily, with people asking, 'Why isn't "The State" released and why can't I get "The State"?' " added Kerri Kenney, now better known as backward-thinking Reno Deputy Trudy Weigel.
Standing with fellow troupe veteran Ben Garant (a.k.a. Deputy Junior), the comedians revealed that they recently filmed a scene for the "Reno" movie that reunited all 11 State members for the first time since their show went off the air. "They're all in the movie," beamed Garant, serving triple duty as "Miami" star, co-writer and director. "They all came, and all 11 of us were together."
"It was incredible," co-writer Kenney chimed in. "It's gonna be fun for sketch fans, I think, to see all the State members again."
The scene, which takes place in a tattoo parlor where "Reno" Deputy Clementine is immortalizing another of her patented one-night stands, was filmed earlier this month. "The scale is pretty big," co-writer Lennon said of that and other scenes. "The plot is simple, however — your dog at home can follow it. We carefully crafted the plot so that humans and/or dogs and birds will understand what's happening. It ain't real complicated."
What was complicated was reuniting the in-demand members of the troupe, which also includes "Crank Yankers" voice Michael Ian Black and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" director Michael Patrick Jann. After capturing the attention of the pop-culture world (while most were still in their 20s) with kooky sketch characters including sexually ambiguous swingers Barry and Levon, and Louie — the affable fellow who insists on dipping actual balls into things he's excited about — the group members went their separate ways. According to Lennon, the 11 members hadn't been in the same room (either on- or off-camera) since the show went off the air.
The three "Reno" stars said members of the State are well aware, and appreciative, of petitions by the show's long-suffering fans to finally have the episodes released on DVD. Offering them some hope, Lennon said, "There is a rumor that MTV will be releasing 'The State' on iTunes, and maybe if I mention that now, it'll help move it along.
" 'The State' always exists," Lennon continued, dropping a bombshell. "There'll probably be, at some point, some other version of the State doing some kind of live show."
With Kenney and Garant nodding their heads in agreement, Lennon said a reunion would involve some sort of a tour. "The Kids in the Hall are together and about to go on tour," he said, invoking the name of a groundbreaking comedy troupe with which his is often compared.
"It's more about schedule than anything, whether we can get everybody together," Kenney added.
"They're all really, really funny guys," Garant said. "And the more we work with other people, the more we appreciate how funny they are."
Asked about other upcoming plans, Kenney deadpanned, "I'm probably going to take a bath." Looking her longtime and possibly future collaborators up and down, she added: "Separately."
07-27-06 | 11:44 AM
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Some news out of San Diego Comic Con. I posted this in the Comic Con thread, but thought it should go here, too.
Some good (and bad) news for fans of The State from http://televisionary.blogspot.com/
"Yet another television program thus far criminally not available on DVD might just be coming to DVD or iTunes: MTV's cult classic The State.
The news coming out of San Diego's Comic Con this past weekend pegs a release for The State later this year, either on DVD, on iTunes, or both. Created by Thomas Lennon and Ben Garrant, best known for Comedy Central's Reno 911!, sketch comedy series The State ran on MTV between 1993 and 1995 and quickly garnered a cult following.
ComingSoon.Net met up with Lennon and Garrant at Comic Con and they had the following to say about the possibility of a DVD release of the show:
"The State at long last actually is coming out either on DVD or iTunes," Lennon told [ComingSoon.Net].
"They just rescored and we're all doing ADR," Garrant continued.
"The thing that was preventing it was the music clearances," Lennon explained, "because at the time, MTV had a deal that anything with a video you could just use. No longer the deal."
"All our sketches that were built around a Breeders or a Lenny Kravitz song, which was a lot of them," said Garrant, "so we had to rescore everything, but finally, MTV put up the money to rescore it, and I guess it's coming out."
"It's coming out sometime this year, I bet," Lennon concluded.
There you have it. The State on DVD. "Sometime this year."
Stay tuned for more as this story develops and special thanks to Televisionary reader Lindsay for the tip."
Some good (and bad) news for fans of The State from http://televisionary.blogspot.com/
"Yet another television program thus far criminally not available on DVD might just be coming to DVD or iTunes: MTV's cult classic The State.
The news coming out of San Diego's Comic Con this past weekend pegs a release for The State later this year, either on DVD, on iTunes, or both. Created by Thomas Lennon and Ben Garrant, best known for Comedy Central's Reno 911!, sketch comedy series The State ran on MTV between 1993 and 1995 and quickly garnered a cult following.
ComingSoon.Net met up with Lennon and Garrant at Comic Con and they had the following to say about the possibility of a DVD release of the show:
"The State at long last actually is coming out either on DVD or iTunes," Lennon told [ComingSoon.Net].
"They just rescored and we're all doing ADR," Garrant continued.
"The thing that was preventing it was the music clearances," Lennon explained, "because at the time, MTV had a deal that anything with a video you could just use. No longer the deal."
"All our sketches that were built around a Breeders or a Lenny Kravitz song, which was a lot of them," said Garrant, "so we had to rescore everything, but finally, MTV put up the money to rescore it, and I guess it's coming out."
"It's coming out sometime this year, I bet," Lennon concluded.
There you have it. The State on DVD. "Sometime this year."
Stay tuned for more as this story develops and special thanks to Televisionary reader Lindsay for the tip."
07-27-06 | 11:53 AM
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Bittersweet... I seem to remember the Breeders song was in the "Say, have you tried pants?" skit. I'll be getting this no matter what, but hopefully the music changes won't be too jarring.
07-27-06 | 12:05 PM
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"They just rescored and we're all doing ADR," Garrant continued.
"The thing that was preventing it was the music clearances," Lennon explained, "because at the time, MTV had a deal that anything with a video you could just use. No longer the deal."
"All our sketches that were built around a Breeders or a Lenny Kravitz song, which was a lot of them," said Garrant, "so we had to rescore everything, but finally, MTV put up the money to rescore it, and I guess it's coming out."
"The thing that was preventing it was the music clearances," Lennon explained, "because at the time, MTV had a deal that anything with a video you could just use. No longer the deal."
"All our sketches that were built around a Breeders or a Lenny Kravitz song, which was a lot of them," said Garrant, "so we had to rescore everything, but finally, MTV put up the money to rescore it, and I guess it's coming out."
Oh well, I guess people who taped off TV should probably hold onto those, but rescored State on video is better than no State.
07-27-06 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
So it sounds like instead of paying music clearances for all the songs that were used, they're rescoring it with new music. I wonder if the ADR is for dialogue over the music, like they didn't have the original audio elements and have to use the final mix.
Oh well, I guess people who taped off TV should probably hold onto those, but rescored State on video is better than no State.
Oh well, I guess people who taped off TV should probably hold onto those, but rescored State on video is better than no State.
09-20-06 | 08:58 AM
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Ok, now I apologize in advance for the hope your heart felt when you saw this thread bumped, but I had to pass along the info.
Got this email from The State mailing list.
So, looks like we're going to have to buy these episodes individually to prove we want them enough to buy them again...
Got this email from The State mailing list.
After ten years of popular demand, The State is available again! The
first season of the critically acclaimed 1993-95 MTV Series will be
released on iTunes Music Store, starting Tuesday, September 26th.
Depending on how many people download, MTV will release subsequent
seasons, and then eventually, hopefully, a DVD.
The first season includes introductions of favorite State characters
Doug, Louie, Barry & Levon. From the minds that brought you RENO 911!,
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, and STELLA: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black,
Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney, Thomas
Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter and David Wain.
and
Look out for these State-member-made MOVIES coming soon:
LET'S GO TO PRISON (November 22)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (December 22)
BALLS OF FURY (January 26)
RENO 911! MIAMI (February 23)
THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY (2007)
DIGGERS (2007)
THE TEN (2007)
first season of the critically acclaimed 1993-95 MTV Series will be
released on iTunes Music Store, starting Tuesday, September 26th.
Depending on how many people download, MTV will release subsequent
seasons, and then eventually, hopefully, a DVD.
The first season includes introductions of favorite State characters
Doug, Louie, Barry & Levon. From the minds that brought you RENO 911!,
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, and STELLA: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black,
Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney, Thomas
Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter and David Wain.
and
Look out for these State-member-made MOVIES coming soon:
LET'S GO TO PRISON (November 22)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (December 22)
BALLS OF FURY (January 26)
RENO 911! MIAMI (February 23)
THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY (2007)
DIGGERS (2007)
THE TEN (2007)
09-20-06 | 09:54 AM
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So, looks like we're going to have to buy these episodes individually to prove we want them enough to buy them again...
09-20-06 | 10:05 AM
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That is so fucking stupid, totally ass-backwards from the way it should be. DVD first (larger audience and the group who have been requesting this for years), then iTunes and all the other crap.
I ain't buying anything from iTunes. Proprietary tech can suck my ass.
I ain't buying anything from iTunes. Proprietary tech can suck my ass.
09-20-06 | 08:52 PM
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I'll just have to curl up with my Skits and Stickers VHS (and the DVD Backup I made of it) and call it a night.
God forbid they give fans what they want! I wish comedy central would buy the rights and air it and put out a dvd...
God forbid they give fans what they want! I wish comedy central would buy the rights and air it and put out a dvd...
09-20-06 | 09:56 PM
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What's really pathetic is you can buy every episode of Newlyweds on DVD (another MTV show), but this show gets crapped on.
09-20-06 | 10:01 PM
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That is so fucking stupid, totally ass-backwards from the way it should be. DVD first (larger audience and the group who have been requesting this for years), then iTunes and all the other crap.
07-19-07 | 11:33 AM
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OMFG! It's coming! http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7689
No date yet, but they've got the details and trailer!
No date yet, but they've got the details and trailer!
07-19-07 | 11:56 AM
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That is great
Summary of what the trailer said:
From MTV and Paramount:
The State: The Complete Series
5-Disc Boxset
Every Episode,
Full Commentary...
And tons of Never-Seen-Before sketches interviews and more
Coming soon
Summary of what the trailer said:
From MTV and Paramount:
The State: The Complete Series
5-Disc Boxset
Every Episode,
Full Commentary...
And tons of Never-Seen-Before sketches interviews and more
Coming soon
