Brian Himes
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Any word on Season 6 from Madmen? The series has been completed in Europe but I'd rather stick with Madmen so everything looks the same on the shelf.
I do find it intersting that Shout has been able to pick up some of the series that Universal abandoned such as Adam-12 and Dragnet and complete the series. I suspect part of the reason is that Shout has a lower cost structure than Universal and has the ability to make money on fewer sales. I wonder if they will pick up any more of the Universal crime dramas that Universal abandoned.Jeff Willis said:Quote:
Thanks for the info. I also have the lone R1 release but am considering getting all of these sets from one of the Australia online stores.
As for lack of furthrer R1 releaes, it could be an issue with clearance rights within the R1 region. Sales also could be a reason, hard to say without inside contacts at Universal.
I am with you on McCloud. Personally, I would prefer if they released a complete series set with the Return tv movie as a bonus. Given that Universal released the first two seasons on DVD and they are still in print, I do not know if they will license those seasons to someone else, but they might allow them in a complete series package like they did with Leave it to Beaver. Other than that, your suggestions make sense. I just hope that Shout picks it up.MCCLOUD said:There are lots of different options Shout could do regarding MCCLOUD. However, I would prefer that they release Season 3 before re-doing Season 1. At least that way we would have Season 3. They probably would not do it but really you could release MCCLOUD Like this:
1st Shout Release MCCLOUD Seasons 1 , 2 and 3 Season 1 only had The Pilot TV Movie and 6 1 Hour Episodes. Season 2 had 7 90 minute episodes. Season 3 only had 5 episodes with I believe 3 at 90 minutes and 2 at 2 Hours. This isn't much more content than releasing a whole Season of Kojak around 24 1 hour episodes, for example
2nd Shout Release MCCLOUD Seasons 4 and 5 Season 4 had 5 episodes and Season 5 had 9 episodes.
3rd Shout Release MCCLOUD Seasons 6 AND 7 Season 6 had 7 episodes I believe and Season 7 had 6 Episodes. Bonus The Return Of Sam MCCLOUD TV MOVIE
Also remember that Shout released Ironside and I know Ironside Season 1 had 28 hour long episodes and the 2 Hour Pilot Movie. I don't believe any of the "COMBINED MCCLOUD SEASONS SETS" I proposed would have as many hours as the Ironside Season 1 set. I wish MCCLOUD would be released soon in its entirety on DVD!
God Bless!
Robert
Thanks for the info. I hope Madman finishes the series. I'd hate to go a different rout this close to finishing the series.FanCollector said:I recently contacted Madman and was told they are evaluating more McCloud sets, but no final decision has been made.
WHOA! This is news I wasn't expecting to hear and it's very disheartening if that's the case. I wanted to see this make it to DVD especially with "It Takes A Thief" now out.FanCollector said:Switch, which was scheduled, is off--the elements were lost in the Universal fire. The 35mm originals are intact, but too expensive to transfer. They searched Europe for a set of usable masters, but found none.