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  1. lj01

    shows that have been destroyed

    I suppose that my point was that the NFL (as much as I begrudgingly defend the NFL) never put a million dollar price on it, that was the work of some sportswriter. The NFL never reneged on a bounty of $1M, they hadn't (to my knowledge) put it out there to begin with. Did MLB pay Der Bingle's...
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    shows that have been destroyed

    I agree that the owner of the tape should tell the NFL to stick it, but it doesn't appear it was the NFL who ever put a million-dollar value on it - it was Sports Illustrated who came up with that figure. Maybe the owner of the tape should have contacted SI instead. As much as it pains me to...
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    It Takes A Thief: The Complete Series DVD Review

    I tried reconstructing the pilot based on the "long" version and the "short" version on the DVD set. There is definitely speed-up in the short version, when one extracts the short version from the full-length, it clocks in at 1:08, which is still a little bit short for a 90-minute timeslot...
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    It Takes A Thief: The Complete Series DVD Review

    Thanks - sorry, I skimmed over that. It seems short even for a PAL transfer/speedup but I'll go with that explanation...thanks again!
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    It Takes A Thief: The Complete Series DVD Review

    Thanks for clarifying, I was estimating. But, it doesn't seem like either of these would have been shown in the 90-minute time slot on ABC in 1968, the 1:39 version is too long obviously, and the 1:04 version is too short. According to the IMDB entry (thanks for linking), the pilot on ABC was...
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    It Takes A Thief: The Complete Series DVD Review

    Sorry if I'm missing something here, but a question for those familiar...is there a version of the original pilot on this set? The original pilot on Jan 9 1968 ran for 90 minutes, which I assume would be about 75 minutes without commercials. The versions of the pilot on this set are (I think)...
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    Nancy (1970-1971)

    This prompted me to do a bit of research, trying to go back and find some articles I had read previously. From the 1970 newspaper archives, I ran across an article from August of 1970 - interestingly, it quoted Sheldon as saying that the idea had come up several years earlier but the Johnson...
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    Nancy (1970-1971)

    I've seen a few of the episodes, and it's not a shock that it didn't last. It was a cute fluffy show but little interesting or funny, about all it had going for it was the attractiveness of Renne Jarrett. And I don't think the ratings were all that great, in the referenced TV Guide article...
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    Inside Mill Creek's new Magnum, P.I. all-in-one Blu

    Do any of these include the scene from “The Man from Marseilles” that was missing on the DVD set?
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    FLIP (a.k.a. The Flip Wilson Show)

    This show is awesome, I love Flip! just curious - I see that the 2/24/72 episode (S2, E23) was on one of the previous sets - does anyone happen to have that set and would happen to know if the episode on there was longer than the 41:14 length on the recent Time-Life set? Thanks!
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    When did CBS retire use of "in color" open logo?

    Thanks everyone for the responses- I appreciate the insight! I do have to agree that it seems odd that MTM would carry that logo from 1970-73, especially given it hadn't started as BW, but I have read that on various websites (although, those places probably got their info from same place).
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    When did CBS retire use of "in color" open logo?

    Thanks to all of the experts on opening and closing logos who post here. I've become curious about the CBS "presents this program in color" logo. I have read that NBC discontinued use of the NBC "in living color" peacock on 12/31/1975, but I haven't determined or read how/when CBS retired the...
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    NEW TIME LIFE Release: I Got You Babe: The Best Of The Sonny & Cher (Includes some Cher Shows too!)

    I agree, even though there's not much new here that collectors don't already have, it makes sense to support the release in the hopes that it leads to future releases. With regards to the 2/1/76 episode, there were clips of the opening monologue on the VH1 Behind the Music which aired in...
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    After a few years, I've been getting back into this, and re-reading this thread which brought back some great nostalgic memories of...late 2014. Anyway, in digging into this a little more, I did want to share that I think I might have a plausible explanation for "The Contest" redo. I noticed...
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    For anyone who has no form of cable

    I think there was a topic similar to this a few years ago and I wrote this same dialogue, so it may sound familiar, but I’ve been doing this sort of thing for about 11 years – part of my reason may be that I have a touch of hyperthymesia so dates and days of the week are important to me – and I...
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    tvshowsondvd.com is down

    I wonder if the domain itself could be acquired by someone who could operate it independently and provide news of releases. But, I would guess that in time, it will just auto-redirect to tvguide.com. Ironic, that tvshowsondvd.com meets an ultimate fate like that of a favorite TV show with...
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    Complete Series vs One-at-a-time for Classic Series

    Excellent points, Brad. That makes sense as far as the trickle-out theory is funding remastering and such and keeping those releases coming. And I agree that it seems the best way to get the stalled series out (and likely most profitable) is to put out complete series, which I think in...
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    Complete Series vs One-at-a-time for Classic Series

    I'm curious (and would be much interested in any industry insiders that might chime in) as to where it's making most sense, business-wise, to release complete series vs one-at-a-time these days. We can probably all agree that profit & loss probably rests on units sold in the first 3-6 months...
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    New Retro TV Channel - Decades

    Try www.decades.com
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    The Jeffersons: The Complete Series Available for Preorder

    Just one episode of Checking In, which i think is the third, entitled "Whose Side Are You On?" or something like that.
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    Terrific - nice find - yes, I believe WKRP moved into the 8:00 slot in January '82 after Mr. Merlin got cancelled/moved. That would certainly explain why the first half episodes are a minute shorter - and indeed that cuts were made to "Bah Humbug" and unfortunately appears Shout got the...
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    "Bah, Humbug" originally aired in 1980, but was rerun during season 4, on Dec. 23, 1981 - perhaps they slice out a little to throw an extra commercial or two into the mix? Actually, in going back and looking at episode run times - i notice that all/most of the early (fall 1981) season 4...
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    I think there was a removed line from Season 4 episode "Johnny & Jennifer's Charity" where Johnny referenced John Lennon. I believe that is the only missing footage from Season 4.
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    "Quincy, M.E.", Season 3 where are you?

    Yes - I inquired with Shout! and they advised that "due to the overwhelming demand" of some of their titles, they have a short delay in shipping and that the orders are at the warehouse and will ship shortly.
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    Brian - thanks again for taking the time to create this resource AND doing it so quickly! Quick question on Season 4's "Pills" - it sounded to me that the Police's "Spirits in the Material World" was missing (dialogue unchanged, during the scene where Andy asks the DJs to read a disclaimer) -...
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    WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete Series Review (See Posts #218 & 356 for Info)

    Brian - just want to thank you again for your awesome work here - thanks for taking the time to do this and report it back for us - much appreciated!!!
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    WKRP...Complete Series Coming Soon! (See Post #109)

    Just curious - my pre-order email from Shout! gave an advance order estimated "street date" of 10-03-14. I'm assuming it's a typo and they really meant "10-09-14" but just curious if anyone else who pre-ordered got the same msg. Of course i would be pretty stoked to get it today and will let...
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    WKRP...Complete Series Coming Soon! (See Post #109)

    That's exciting to hear - it would be nice if they could just do a Q&A - I know we'll all know soon enough (3 weeks?) and there's nothing at this point that would cause me personally to cancel my pre-order but it would be cool to just get answers to some of those questions for now.
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    WKRP...Complete Series Coming Soon! (See Post #109)

    just at a quick glance, appears the Eagles ("The Long Run") in "The Doctor's Daughter" missing. Maurice Chevalier (pretty sure that was not expected)
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    WKRP...Complete Series Coming Soon! (See Post #109)

    I guess I'm a little nervous because now (or when this release happened) would have been the perfect time to tout how much of the original music had been cleared (since everyone knows that's the main issue here). I recall when China Beach was released a few years ago, it was pretty much...
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