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Re: Hill Street Blues abandoned?
I'd say that information is correct.
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Re: Hill Street Blues abandoned?
Oh no!
I hope this isn't ominous for the November 28 release of St. Elsewhere and subsequent seasons.
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Re: Hill Street Blues abandoned?
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This is just sad news... I will cross my fingers and hold out hope that they will release the remaining 5 seasons. It did look like for awhile that they would not release anymore nypd blue either and we know they eventually continued with that show. If you check sales rankings at various online shops hill street has done aswell as nypd blue has. Infact Hill Street has sold significantly better than nypd blue has according to Amazon. So Who Knows ?
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I doubt we'll see any more NYPD Blue either; both shows are on hold (the second time for NYPD Blue).
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The weird part is the website fox has setup: http://www.foxhome.com/hillstreetblues/
It clearly shows they had every intention of releasing the 7 seasons with the seven boxes at the bottom of the page to me.
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They always have intentions of releasing the complete run of a series, but if sales are poor then they cut them short. I've never heard an exec say "We're just going to release a few seasons of this show and then stop."
Dramas seem like a hard sell on DVD... I don't know why.
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Originally Posted by Phyll
Let's face it-the dvd market failed.
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Odd thing to say...seeing as how the TV on DVD section at my local Best Buy continues to grow and shrink down the Movie on DVD section.
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I'm not really surprised considering that they are trying to obtain maximum profit with minimal effort. It always blows up in their face in the long run.
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I sure hope Phyll is wrong. It's a dark picture that's posted. Phyll, do you have definite studio contacts that are relaying this info to you? Just curious. I do know that the past 2 years have seen some older-series releases in Jan-Mar , so I'll be watching TSoD as we all do to see what happens. But, like you said, it's all about the #'s. I had thought that there were plenty of 'Boomers out there from my generation that were supporting the sales of the 60's - 80's series. I'm surprised if this information turns out to be what happens.
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Re: Hill Street Blues abandoned?
Classic tv shows on dvd(like Hill Street Blues) are far from dead.
A funny thing happened around 2002 for tv shows being released on dvd. The market became over saturated. TV sets on dvd were so popular, there was a huge flood of titles being released, and the pace hasn't slowed one bit since then. If anything, it's gotten worse. With titles from so many different studios, it's nearly impossible to keep up with all your favorite tv shows being released. Sometimes the studios need to catch their breath before diving back in. Just give it time. I'd bet my life there will be a 3rd season of Hill Street Blues.
Not on dvd yet...what a crime!
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If "Dramas" are such a bad product to sell why has a series like "Little House" had so many seasons released?
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Because Goldhill released it, and they seem to have cut corners on its release.
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Re: Hill Street Blues abandoned?
I didn't even see Gord's post confirming HSB may be in serious trouble. He's always up to speed about these matters. I was really looking forward to
Fantasy Island season 2, until he noted that it was off the schedule,(contrary to the insert for Sony tv dvd's) which was very bad news, but it did save my sanity, because Sony would never let you know that. They would just let you go crazy all the while thinking season 2 is on the way. I will state now that my earlier post is incorrect, and I'd never bet my life for a money hungry, cheap shot studio like Fox again.
Not on dvd yet...what a crime!
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Originally Posted by Stephen Wight
If Hill Street was a current show with early/mid twentysomethings, in the cast,and deafening music every 5 seconds,you can bet we'd see every season...
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But, thank goodness, it wasn't...or we wouldn't care.
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!