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TV SHOWS ON DVD

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cool_guy82

WHAT TV SHOWS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ON DVD? HERE IS SOME OF THE SHOWS I'D LIKE TO SEE MAKE ITS WAY TO DVD FOR COMPLETE SEASON SETS OR COMPLETE SERIES SETS :

KUNG FU THE LEGEND COUNTINES
FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES
BATMAN (1966 SERIES)
THE WONDER YEARS
PERFECT STRANGERS
HEAD OF THE CLASS
JUST THE TEN OF US
STEP BY STEP
HANGIN' WITH MR. COOPER
WHO'S THE BOSS?
MODELS INC.
MASKED RIDER
MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF TIR NA NOG
EERIE INDIANA THE OTHER DIMENSION
V.R. 5
HEAVEN HELP US
RAVEN
MANN & MACHINE
DAVIS RULES
THE HOGAN FAMILY
DUCKTALES
CHIP N DALES RESCUE RANGERS
TALE SPIN
DARKWING DUCK
GOOF TROOP
BONKERS
ALADDIN
GARGOYLES


AND ALOT MORE AND IT BE COOL IF THEY RELEASED SOAP OPERA'S ON DVD TOO AND GAME SHOWS
 
First of all pretty much rule out anything with music. That is why shows like "Murphy Brown" and "It's A Living" have reported has so much trouble getting to DVD because of license rights.

Of course shows now take those future rights into account.
 
Mark said:
First of all pretty much rule out anything with music. That is why shows like "Murphy Brown" and "It's A Living" have reported has so much trouble getting to DVD because of license rights.

Of course shows now take those future rights into account.
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That's probably why we haven't seen any more seasons of WKRP come out on DVD after the first one. :-\
 
ronald54321 said:
The first two seasons of Maverick are available on Warner Home Video.
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Actually it's Warner Archives, which means any sets have to be ordered either through their website or Amazon - there's almost no brick and mortar store distribution.

Two great websites to follow what's released and what might be coming out (and the various issues):

www.tvshowsondvd.com
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/74-tv-on-dvd-and-blu-ray

Game shows and soap operas are very hard to come by - a lot of episodes weren't saved because there was no space to save them and very little rerun value. Soap Classics released several volumes of "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" from the 1980s to the 2000s but they went out of business last year.
 
All of the Warner bros detective and western shows, This Man Dawson, shows from the early days of Canadian TV etc.
 
"TOPPER"!!! My favorite series from the 1950s. I'm talking about the complete series. The episodes that fell into public domain are available.
 
Some shows I would love to see soon completely on DVD
1. Jeffersons (last few seasons missing)
2. malcom In The Middle (Why is this one missing - I hear music issues - but WHAT MUSIC??? This show does not seem that dependent on recorded music no more than most other shows)
3. Wonder Years (we know why this one is missing)
4. Happy Days (last couple seasons missing - we also know why)
5. Diff'Rent Strokes (last 4 seasons missing)
6. Silver Spoons (only season one is out)
7. Facts Of Life (last 4 seasons missing)
8. Beverly Hillbillies (all BW Episodes available both copyrighted and Public Domain ones but no colored ones yet)
 
Alright, call me a dummy, but I don't know why the last couple of seasons of "Happy Days" and all of "The Wonder Years" are missing. Please share.
 
Usually, if the later seasons aren't available, and it's not because of music rights, it's because those seasons weren't very good, and only the hard-core fans would buy them. Sometimes, that doesn't justify the cost of issuing those episodes. In the case of shows like 'Silver Spoons', sometimes the demand is way overestimated, and that means if season 1 tanks, you'll never see the rest.
 
Mayberry RFD
The Farmer's Daughter
Jeff's Collie (a couple of episodes exist in the public domain but want the whole complete series)
Timmy and Lassie (ditto but more episodes exist in the public domain than Jeff's Collie)
How To Marry A Millionaire
My Little Margie (also in public domain but want the complete series)
Gale Storm Show aka Oh Susanna! (hasn't been in syndication since the 1960s)
 
The entire series of The Wonder Years is available on Netflix online, (Possibly with edited music. I'll admit I haven't watched the entire series there.) But apparently later seasons aren't available on DVD according to what is being said in this thread. Are there any other shows available on Netflix, Hulu, etc. that aren't available on DVD?

From what has been posted in other threads the entire series of The Twilight Zone has been released on DVD, but for some reason the 4th season (the hour long episodes) aren't on Netflix online. I know a lot of people don't like those episodes as well, but I'd like to see them be available, because there are a few I like, and they don't get shown very often on Me TV or Syfy either.
 
Game shows and soap operas are very hard to come by - a lot of episodes weren't saved because there was no space to save them and very little rerun value. Soap Classics released several volumes of "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" from the 1980s to the 2000s but they went out of business last year.

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They also released the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows on dvd which was on from 1966-1971.
 
Mark said:
First of all pretty much rule out anything with music. That is why shows like "Murphy Brown" and "It's A Living" have reported has so much trouble getting to DVD because of license rights.

Of course shows now take those future rights into account.
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I would think with today's Blu-ray players all it would take is an iTunes buy now tag to get those who owned the music rights to capitulate and let their songs play knowing they're incitements to buy the full length songs. That will get WKRP and Ally McBeal released quite quickly. ;)
 
cool_guy81 said:
They also released the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows on dvd which was on from 1966-1971.
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I forgot all about the Dark Shadows release when I posted that. DS was on for almost 5 years, and Dan Curtis made sure all episodes (except for 1) were saved either on tape or kinescope. Unfortunately that's not the case for most other soap operas. Proctor and Gamble soaps are missing episodes before 1978 or so, when they started archiving. From what I understand almost all the episodes of General Hospital exist (much of the early stuff in the UCLA archives), but how do you put out 50 years of daily episodes?

For anyone who is a Guiding Light fan and has a region-free player, there is a set of episodes from Fall 1979 available from Amazon Germany (don't worry, there is an English soundtrack):
http://www.amazon.de/Die-Springfiel...3229496&sr=8-1&keywords=Die+Springfield+Story
 
In America, you can't stop people from using your music. You just have to pay them for it. And if you price the music high enough then, you effectively stop it.

Music in America is licensed for different venues, and at different rates. So while your TV shows can have music for broadcast license or Netflix, it won't be available for DVD, because of the cost.

Part of the reason is it's so easy to rip a DVD or BluRay, yes even with copy protection its a simple matter to get around that. Then you now have the song. So in a sense it's ownership of a song. Yes a 30 second Aretha Franklin song off "Murphy Brown" is a ridiculous thing to worry about someone owning, but they want to prevent precedent.

So by pricing licensing rights so high for DVD/BluRay releases they know if they have to they can recoup the loss (or perceived loss) should it come to that.

Now add to this things like, notice I said, "In America" in other places of the world an artist CAN prevent his/her songs from being used. So the DVD/BluRay distributers want to avoid a situation where a BluRay could be issued in America, but not Europe.

Well fine, but how hard is it to switch regions or get a region free player and just buy overseas? It's easy.

And finally remember a lot of artists/songwriters don't own or no longer own their collections. So a company may say, "If you want to use Aretha Franklin in 'Murphy Brown', you have to use Joe Schome (also part of their collection) in series XXX," which the company has no desire to release.

So it's a bit more complex when you start looking at the large picture.
 
cool_guy81 said:
MCarney said:
Game shows and soap operas are very hard to come by - a lot of episodes weren't saved because there was no space to save them and very little rerun value. Soap Classics released several volumes of "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" from the 1980s to the 2000s but they went out of business last year.
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They also released the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows on dvd which was on from 1966-1971.
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cool_guy81 was probably referring to MPI Home Video.
 
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