Any news on Friday the 13th tv series? (1 Viewer)

[Will_C]

I'd love to have this show. I will never forget that episode where there was a killer who garroted his victims with barbed wire. I think it was a Nazi who had come back or something. When I was a kid, I used to watch this series right after the great "Kung Fu Theater"! I believe they also had a War of the Worlds tv series that came on right after Friday the 13th. I'm really wanting to get these '80s shows. I'd pick up Friday the 13th, War of the Worlds and Werewolf as soon as they were released. Here's hoping.

 

[Jim Beaver]

This was a really cool show that deserves to be on DVD. They show it on Scream here in Canada and luckily I taped a few before our 30 day preview ended. Hope it comes soon.

 

[Brett*H]

Bumping up this old thread.

Still waiting for any news on Ft13th series being released to DVD.

Looks like Chillertv is finished airing it's eps..

Hopefully we'll see a release to tie in with the remake of the feature film that's being released in 2009.

Friday the 13th (2009)

 

[Pete Battista]

I would love to see this series released... and the movie coming out would be the perfect tie-in.

 

[SD_Brian]

Except for the fact that the movie and the TV series have absolutely nothing in common other than their title... Still, it would be nice to see it released.

And while they're at it, perhaps they can inspire New Line/Warner (or whoever owns the rights these days) to release "Freddy's Nightmares." Perhaps as a tie-in to the inevitable Nightmare on Elm St. remake...

 

[Hank E]

Inside scoop: should be out in September.

 

[Scott-S]

Hank, are you referring to the F13:the series, or Freddy's Nightmares?

 

[Scott-S]

I just read a new article that mentions that the Sci-Fi channel just obtained the rights to this show.

this might help get the show on DVD!!!!!

They don't specifically mention that this show will be aired, only that they obtained the rights.

Here is a link:
'Ghost Whisperer,' 'Star Trek: TNG' to Haunt Sci Fi Channel - Network can also access 'Charmed' and 'Early Edition' - Zap2it

 

[Scott-S]

Another sign this might actually be heading to DVD. According to TVshowsonDVD.com Amazon.com has a new listing for this show.

Here is the article link:
Friday the 13th: The Series DVD news: Pre-Order Friday The 13th: The Series - The 1st Season from Amazon.com

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

The title is all you need for a marketing tie-in. Basically the DVD would be piggy-backing onto the publicity and name-recognition generated by the film's advertising campaign. Hell, totally unrelated productions do this all the time - or didn't you notice the spate of documentaries and old, repackaged theatrical films connected to the Titanic sinking that came out on DVD around the time the James Cameron films was released on disc?

Anyway, regarding Friday the 13th: the Series I have only two words to say: Louise Robey!

 

[Brett*H]

I agree. Another good example would be Poltergeist: The Legacy (of which we need to see more season releases of btw). The series had absolutely nothing to do with the feature films but was a good marketing ploy (title wise) in order to get viewers to tune in. Which they did.

I also agree with the point (s) made about Robey!

 

[JoshuaB.]

I grew up watching this fun horror series (despite its low-budget Canadian look) and still appreciate today. Even acclaimed Canadian filmmakers David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan directed an episode each! Hopefully Paramount will make an official announcement soon.

 

[TravisR]

Nothing more than a guess but I bet that S1 will come in September (since they generally seem to release anything horror related in September or October) and, assuming it sells, then S2 will come out when the remake hits theaters in February (for cross promotion) and then maybe S3 will come out when the remake goes to video.

 

[SD_Brian]

That explains the sudden surge in battery sales Sears experienced when Die Hard came out.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

This is one of my most-wanted TV titles, so I'm happy about this. I'm just wondering, though, if Paramount is going to try anything to let the non-initiated understand that this series does not feature the adventures of Jason, and is not a stalk-and-slash show?

 

[Will_C]

Yes! Definitely have been waiting for this one. And second here for more Poltergeist the Legacy. Been waiting a long time for both.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

I don't know why anything beyond a description of the show on the back of the box would be necessary.

That, and maybe this:





Regards,

Joe

 

[Brett*H]

Yeah!

I had already pre-ordered this at Amazon but now TvShowsonDVD has announced a planned release date of Sept. 23 for FT13thTS:

Friday the 13th: The Series DVD news: Release Date for Friday The 13th: The Series - The 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com

No extras have been announced yet, but it would be nice to get some commentaries on this set from the principle actors.

I'm really looking forward to this release in Sept!

 

[Ed Payne]

Finally!!!!

I know we probably won't get many extras (if any), but I'm thankful to finally have my favorite show on its way to DVD. I'm a bit concerned that it's a 3 disc set (according to Amazon) but there were 26 hour long episodes. That's a lot to fit on 3 discs. Whatever... September 23 can't get here soon enough.

 

[David Lambert]

Hope y'all saw my latest update:

Friday the 13th: The Series DVD news: Early Box Art and Details for Friday The 13th: The Series - The 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com