My vote is chronological. Interesting to see how the series (and actors) mature over the years. If Warners can get them out quickly then hopefully the interest will not disappear.
Then I'd say there are already tons of public domain versions on DVD of all those "Eastside Kids" flicks. I much prefer the later Bowery Boys incarnation, when they began to be comedians, and these are the Warner-owned movies that have been needed on home video for many years already.Hank Dearborn said:But what about the many of us who are East Side Kids fans and who think the series better movies were the earlier ones before they got ridiculous. I like the films that were dramatic with some comedic elements as opposed to the ones that were just silly.
If there´s no middle ground (?), then I would still choose "Nr.1". Then again, I´m not a huge fan (yet, at least), so I don´t mind the wait.Ronald Epstein said:From the way it was described to me....
1. Wait for WB to find better elements for Mr. Hex before starting
a release of any kind, so it would be done chronological.
2. Start releasing soon (the studio can get these out rather fast)
as "Best of" sets.
I wonder if Warners is actually going to pay attention to any of the postings here, but I figure its worth a try.
Eric,
Welcome to our forum. We hope you'll stick around for a while.
If Warner contacted us directly to post this thread, don't you
think that they are paying very close attention to your responses?
Let me assure you that Warner reads this forum DAILY. They
are huge fans of this forum and pay VERY close attention to everything
that gets posted. Furthermore, our biggest fan (who reads this forum
with morning coffee) is the person most responsible for getting
product out.
Warner is one of the very few remaining studios who really takes
a personal interest in what consumers like you want from the format.
The fact that they are the only studio that still does two live chats with
us each year should tell you something.
Your votes in this thread are going to be a huge factor in either getting
The Bowery Boys out immediately or delaying it another year
or two until the needed elements are found.
Impulses? Warner said in a chat something like two years ago that they were going to start releasing the Bowery Boys films; then apparently they ran into a problem with a print (MR. HEX, I take it?). And now another two years to wait before these films begin to see DVD? Sheesh, I hope not! Waiting two more years because 1 film in a series (or 3 or 4) out of 48 requires a better source, well.... that just seems unnecessary IMO.MarcoBiscotti said:I think we should all be patient and let Warners do what they do best in delivering a definitive version of the films that we want to see properly preserved on DVD, rather than rushed out now to satisfy our impulses.
The Bowery Boys movies were shown several years ago on TCM, and I wish I had the channel back then. I have to say that my father in law had the channel at the time and I watched a couple of movies there... the quality looked darn good.Michael Elliott said:I noticed that TCM is showing several of the PD East Side Kids films in November. Does anyone know why these BB films never get shown?