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    Unreleased Christmas specials?

    Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol - a 1979 movie staring many country movie stars (Hoyt Axton, Tom T. Hall, Lynn Anderson, Larry Gatlin, etc.)
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    shows that have been destroyed

    Sorry for getting the soaps mixed up. I've heard the audio on YouTube, and she did sound drunk. But you still would have thought that someone would have saved those tapes, if only for laughs (like a blooper reel). "A Man Called Shenandoah" lost 5 of 34 episodes somewhere along the way. That's...
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    Empire, Long Hot Summer

    LHS in black & white isn't so strange when you think of the times. First, it was on ABC, a network ambivalent about color due to cost. The network wouldn't kick in any extra money to a production company for color. Second, Fox produced "Peyton Place", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and "12...
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    shows that have been destroyed

    It still shocks me that the networks didn't flag tapes that may have been of interest. Like Joan Crawford filling in for her daughter on "Love of Life". You would have thought that someone at CBS would have flagged the 4 episodes for posterity, or made a copy or kinescope for Miss Crawford as a...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    From my limited understanding of the process it can only be done for kinescopes made in PAL. It has to do with the way color (or colour, if you will) information is transmitted - just enough of the information gets caught on the edge of the kinescope film. I've never heard of color recovery from...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    CBS did buy a TV set manufacture in hopes of being able to market CBS color TVs in 1951. IIRC it was the company that made Air-Kings (Hytron Electronics). There was a line of CBS-Columbia B&W TVs for a while in the 50s, but from what I heard they were somewhat inferior sets (feel free to correct...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Wagon Train did 5 episodes in color in the 5th season, while still on NBC. It went all color and expanded to 90 minutes for the 7th season (by then on ABC) but went back to B&W and 60 minutes for the 8th and last season. The color episodes of the 5th season were mastered in B&W for syndication...
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    1966 Batman DVD Coming! See Post 649

    I found the complete CBC interview with William Dozier on YouTube. It's 25 minutes long.
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    2013 Track the TV Episodes you watch

    I love Space Mutiny! I watched 2 MST3K episodes this weekend. On Friday it was Agent for HARM (followed by the original version - I'm a glutton for punishment!) and yesterday it was Girl in Gold Boots. Next up today is Werewolf (or Wur-wulf, as the leading lady pronounced it).
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    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    Odd Man Out - The Complete Series (R2); John Inman's 1977 series for Thames Television.
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    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    It's now running on PBS stations. I just saw a promo for it on WSBE Providence, RI. I'll have to check it out tomorrow night.
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    2013 Track the TV Episodes you watch

    January 23 MST3K - Pumaman (homemade DVD) MST3K - The She Creature (homemade DVD) January 24 Master Ninja 4 - two episodes of 1984's The Master; "High Rollers" and "The Good, The Bad and the Priceless" (VHS)
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    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    Looks like Captain Nice has a German soundtrack only. Same thing for Pistols 'n Petticoats. And Run, Buddy, Run. How hard would it be to have the original soundtrack included? Guess it depends on the masters used for production.
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    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    Unfortunately the stuff from Germany is a mixed bag. I would have bought "The Detectives" if there were an English sound track. I did get "Mr. Terrific" (only problem is the animated opening does not have the audio, even on the English soundtrack), and "Tammy" is also available. My jaw dropped...
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    Dobie Gillis Coming from Shout Factory

    There's a Three Stooges thread about it.
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    Dobie Gillis Coming from Shout Factory

    "Bring Me The Head of Dobie Gillis" was the reunion movie. It's available on VHS (I got a copy from Ebay). Dobie and Zelda are married and have a son named Georgie. Dobie became a pharmacist and now runs his father's old store, increased with a pharmacy. The plot concerns the return of Thaila...
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    Dobie Gillis Coming from Shout Factory

    Between this news and the announcement that the lost Three Stooges short "Hello, Pop" has been found it's been a good day! Now this just leaves the 1966 Batman...
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    Mama's Family 30th Anniversary

    The Carol Burnett Show threads detail some of the production history of the show, and I don't remember JHP being mentioned (Bob Banner Associates, Punkin, and Wacko were involved at various times). He had 8 children by his first wife and three daughters with Carol.
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    Mama's Family 30th Anniversary

    Carol and Joe Hamilton divorced during the syndication run of "Mama's Family", so she would not likely have control of the company.
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    Short-Lived American shows available in R2

    I was on Amazon Germany tonight and noticed two shows from the late 70s listed: Spencer’s Pilots: http://www.amazon.de/Spencers-Piloten-komplette-remastered-Sprachfassung/dp/B009C8558S/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_4 Anna and the King of Siam (coming in February, no English soundtrack)...
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    Mannix is Coming! (All things Mannix w/spoilers)

    Only with states that have physical distribution locations. Amazon is pushing same day shipping, and a facility in New Hampshire (which is tax-free and where they currently have one) won't cut it for the Boston area.
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    Mannix is Coming! (All things Mannix w/spoilers)

    I know the pain...Amazon will start taxing Massachusetts orders later this year. I'm not happy about it.
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    The Future of PERRY MASON (Season 6 & beyond)

    I've seen all the 1930s movies, and got the WA release as a Christmas present. I know "Case of the Velvet Claw" and "Case of the Black Cat" were also done on the TV show. "Velvet Claw" was on MeTV the other night - the movie featured Perry marrying Della, acting like a drunk fool to get...
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    Mannix is Coming! (All things Mannix w/spoilers)

    Mannix: The Complete Series is on sale at Amazon for $129.99. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_196050_27831130_pe_button/?ASIN=B00962R0H4
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    Soap Classics losing rights to Guiding Light and As The World Turns

    I bought it. It is a legit set. This set is 25 episodes from Fall 1979 (aired in 1981 in Germany), covering Roger's planning to return to Springfield (after his plastic surgery), Rita's affair with Dr. Greg Fairbanks and her discovery that she's pregnant and not sure if Dr. Fairbanks or Ed is...
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    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    25 episodes from Fall 1979, starting with Roger Thorpe plotting his return to Springfield. Other stories include Alan Spaulding's divorce from Jackie and relationship with Hope, Ben's relationship with Amanda, Rita leaving Ed in the aftermath of Roger's trial and finding out she's pregnant, and...
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    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    "Die Springfield Story" (Guiding Light) - Region 2 from Germany. The picture looks somewhat soft but I guess that's due to the show being shot on videotape and converted to PAL.
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    1966 Batman DVD Coming! See Post 649

    I found this set of clips on YouTube today. The CBC had an interview with William Dozier and some behind-the-scenes footage from 1966 posted to their channel: Part 1: Part 2:
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    The Future of PERRY MASON (Season 6 & beyond)

    One thing is for sure - we'll never see "The New Perry Mason" with Monte Markham. It was produced by Fox, and we all know how much they love releasing old shows.
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    Complete Hawaii Five-O on sale

    I know...I bought seasons 1 and 2 for $6 each about a year ago (Big Lots sale) so I'm going to wait on single season sets to be on sale.
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