Lord Dalek
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Like many UK series, Whack-o is junked saved for four episodes.
Originally Posted by ahollis
One other Holy Grail would be Filthy Rich. Great sitcom that could not find an audience. The first pairing of Delta Burke and Dixie Carter.
Originally Posted by WaveCrest
Another vote for Filthy Rich to be released on DVD. Don't like many sitcoms, but this one I like the sound of (a send-up of the prime-time 80's soaps). And Jerry Hardin was the cast (Deep Throat on The X Files).
After the first three episodes were shown in August 1983, when Filthy Rich returned in October of the same year, it's competition (in the Wednesday 9.30 pm - 10 pm timeslot) was....
ABC - The Fall Guy (second half hour)
NBC - Family Ties.
Pretty funny show. I wouldn't mind seeing a release so I could pick up the one or two episodes I'm missing.WaveCrest said:Another vote for Filthy Rich to be released on DVD. Don't like many sitcoms, but this one I like the sound of (a send-up of the prime-time 80's soaps). And Jerry Hardin was the cast (Deep Throat on The X Files). After the first three episodes were shown in August 1983, when Filthy Rich returned in October of the same year, it's competition (in the Wednesday 9.30 pm - 10 pm timeslot) was.... ABC - The Fall Guy (second half hour) NBC - Family Ties.
It would be great to see the original mini-series as aired! Maybe someday a bluray or updated set would put all the promos and bumpers in, and show it the same way it first aired.eric scott richard said:My "holy grail" is Roots in its original 8-part configuration with the original ABC title card and original credits. I've been trying to get WB to look into this sincd 1993! Someone had the original show on 16mm on ebay, but I didn't win it.
It wasn't syndicated, it aired on CBS as part of their Saturday morning line up. The cast and sets were also used for CBS's prime time Saturday morning preview special that year, Wacko Saturday Preview. I actually talked to someone who worked on the show about 10 years ago and they offered to loan me some episodes they had in their personal collection. Unfortunately, the tapes got lost in the mail. Those Saturday morning previews are some of my holy grails. I know a few of the 70s ones have surfaced recently, but I really doubt they will ever get any sort of official release because of rights issues.Charles Ellis said:Wacko- the American kids' show (oops, no 'h') was syndicated in 1977: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacko_(TV_series)
I have the comics as well although it took some doing to get the last issue (#6) as it wasn't widely distributed. The series lasted 1 1/2 seasons with 25 episodes in S1 and 8 in S2. Season 2 was a full re-tooling of the series. Bob no longer wrote Mad-Dog as the company had been sold and the new owner hated comics and everyone was fired. In Season 2 he was a greeting card writer at a company run by the wife (Betty White) of his former boss.TonyD said:That is very good news. Marvel published a few issues of a comic based on the one on the show. I have them. Wa this show o ly one season?
For now, a probably inadequate substitute:I've been thinking lately how much I would love to see a late 60's series called THAT'S LIFE, which starred E.J. Peaker and Robert Morse. It was an hour long sitcom, drama and musical, a combination for television unlike anything before or since. I managed to see the first episode at the MT&R, but the rest are left to my ever fading kid memories. I don't know who owns it, but it stands no realistic chance of ever coming out. I don't think it ever aired again after it's initial run so I doubt even collectors have many samples. It's truly a lost artifact of a very interesting and innovative television experiment.