Frank Soyke
Screenwriter
We have been treated pretty well in this hobby with regard to seeing many of our favorites released (or on the way) but the one travesty is knowing that certain genres have no chance of release, I mean, heck, we still stand an outside shot of Batman and Wonder Years coming out eventually, but what about the ones with no possibility. I'm talking specifically about two genres: 1) Game shows - Let's face it, we aren't ever going to see Password or Match Game in full season sets. I do understand why shows like The Price Is Right or To Tell The Truth wouldn't appeal to a wide audience due to the lack of celebrity presence, but you might think that shows like Match Game, Password, or Tattletales that have substantial celebrity participation might be in at least some demand. I personally would LOVE to have full seasons of Hollywood Squares. Won't ever happen though. 2) I'm not a big fan of soaps, but I know a lot of folks are. Either way, I think we can all agree that we won't be seeing a Days Of Our Lives complete set anytime soon(or ever). I realize that considering the # of episodes (of both these and the game shows), putting any kind of set together would be a daunting task to say the least for the distributors and it they would have to expect a HUGE financial return in order to even attempt it. It was done with Dark Shadows, but that show kinds of stands apart from other soaps due to it's immense cult status. And, I just want to throw in my personal favorite, Captain Kangaroo. Judging by the posts I read daily on this forum, we seem to have multi-generational representation, so I think it's safe to assume a lot of us grew up with the Captain. I would just love to see a set of at least one full season. I was just wondering if you folks would engage me in a little dream guessing. Not a personal want list per se, but a "shot in the dark" guess as to a show or two from these genres that might have even a tiny chance of release in the future. I know they all probably are definitely never happening but why not do a little educated dreaming?