I usually do my pre-orders on series 2-3 months in advance. On this one I will wait and see the reviews after it comes out. I am not at the mercy of FOX as I have access to a complete set of 1st season off-air VHS masters recorded from the original CBS run. So it these things have been...
The way I look at it, you have to pick your fights. Cannell replaces music across the board, no questions asked, without ever even bothering to inquire about the costs. There could be songs he might get for free and he'd never know it because he's too lazy to pick up a phone. That sort of total...
I'm with you except there are instances (like with any Ray Charles song) where the artist won't license it, no matter what. What is the studio supposed to do then? Just out of curiosity, did they ever do a poll to see if people would buy at a higher price point to maintain the music. I know...