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Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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7/8/08 at 7:12am
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With all the buzz on the "Movies" forum about Hitchcock collections, shouldn't there be an announcement for the fourth season of AH Presents from Universal? The CEs of REAR WINDOW, VERTIGO, and PSYCHO each contain an episode from AHP too.

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7/8/08 at 8:52am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I would guess/hope that Universal will soon be announcing S4 for an October release.
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7/8/08 at 11:12am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I hope so! It's been a while since V3 was released, hasn't it?

Hitchcock does seem to be VERY popular these days, doesn't he?

So much TV...

So little money!

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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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I hope so! It's been a while since V3 was released, hasn't it?
I'm nearly positive that the sets have come out each October so that's why I'm expecting S4 to continue that pattern.
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8/7/08 at 9:59am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I'm still awaiting an announcement myself. The last three seasons came out in October, as well. I'm surprised at the delay. I love this show and the great work Universal has done on the dvds. I do hope they will continue to release all of the seasons.
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8/10/08 at 10:25am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I contacted Universal Home Entertainment on wednesday, august 6th and this was their response:

Dear Mr. Zaldivar,

Thank you for contacting Universal Studios Home Entertainment. We strive to provide the highest standard in product quality and customer care.

No date has been announced for the next season DVD release of this series. A multitude of factors, including contractual issues, influence the timing and content of our DVD releases. Unfortunately, no further information is available at this time.

For a listing of upcoming releases, please check our website periodically at: UNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT.

We appreciate your interest and hope that you will continue to enjoy Universal products.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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9/15/08 at 12:19pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

The last 3 seasons were released in October. As we're getting later in September, it looks like Oct '08 will be passed over for S4.
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9/15/08 at 3:43pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Bo,y is that a "form responce" or what?

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Originally Posted by Rick Z.
I contacted Universal Home Entertainment on wednesday, august 6th and this was their response:

Dear Mr. Zaldivar,

Thank you for contacting Universal Studios Home Entertainment. We strive to provide the highest standard in product quality and customer care.

No date has been announced for the next season DVD release of this series. A multitude of factors, including contractual issues, influence the timing and content of our DVD releases. Unfortunately, no further information is available at this time.

For a listing of upcoming releases, please check our website periodically at: UNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT.

We appreciate your interest and hope that you will continue to enjoy Universal products.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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9/16/08 at 4:48pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

An insider I know thinks AHP is toast on DVD. I was holding out hope until this year's Halloween window passed, but now I tend to think that the Hulu thing is a compromise and that Uni has basically given up on DVD releases for most of the shows you can stream on the internet. And, perversely, Hitchcock is such a big brand name for Uni that I don't see them licensing it to a third party.
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9/19/08 at 1:07pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I hope that's not true, because (a) I just want to buy it, (b) I don't like the idea of watching things on the internet (I bought a big television set for a reason), and (c) I'm in New Zealand, and we don't have access to Hulu here.
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10/4/08 at 9:10pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I don't see why they don't break down and put out two or three seasons at a time in giant box sets. Complete series are big deals and since the show went on forever, why not?

And they'll probably find their way to Shout Factory. Hitchcock might be a big name, but when it's sitting in an archive it's making nobody money anyway.
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11/26/08 at 6:56am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Yes it was sad that Universal didn't continue their trend to release the Alfred Hitchcock Presents Seasons 50 years after the TV premiere (although they did not do it on the correct day):
First Season dvd premiere 4 oct 2005 TV premiere 2 oct 1955
Second Season dvd premiere 17 oct 2006 TV premiere 30 sep 1956
Third Season dvd premiere 9 oct 2007 TV premiere 6 oct 1957
Fourth Season dvd premiere ????????? TV premiere 5 oct 1958

I will arrange a new edition of my book The Alfred Hitchcock Presents when all seasons are out on DVD,
so hopefully Universal doesn't give up on releasing the next 7 seasons.

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11/26/08 at 6:49pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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I will arrange a new edition of my book The Alfred Hitchcock Presents when all seasons are out on DVD, so hopefully Universal doesn't give up on releasing the next 7 seasons.

Any chance you'll correct all the typographical errors in the book while you're at it?
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1/19/09 at 9:48am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I just received Emergency Season 5 in the mail and there is a one page flyer in the first disc that clearly shows Artwork for Hitchcock Presents Season 4. It looks like it's coming, but there's nothing yet on Amazon.
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1/19/09 at 9:51am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Oh, this is great news! Thank you for posting it.
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1/19/09 at 10:59am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Oh, this is great news! Thank you for posting it.


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1/19/09 at 12:04pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Yeah, thanks for the info, Eric!
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1/19/09 at 2:23pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I hope this show continues to be released. It only gets better as you get to season 7 and the hour episodes after that!

I have a rich U.N.C.L.E.

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1/20/09 at 3:35pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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I just received Emergency Season 5 in the mail and there is a one page flyer in the first disc that clearly shows Artwork for Hitchcock Presents Season 4. It looks like it's coming, but there's nothing yet on Amazon.
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1/20/09 at 3:45pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

There are three volumes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour available overseas, with great transfers.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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a very light blue... kind of sky blue.
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1/20/09 at 4:10pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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There are three volumes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour available overseas, with great transfers.

Where can you get these at?

I have a rich U.N.C.L.E.

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1/21/09 at 3:01am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Well, it's on the way at least.
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2/1/09 at 9:26am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

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Where can you get these at?
I *think* there are only 2 volumes -- "Alfred Hitchcock Zeigt Teil 1" and "Teil 2" -- which were both released last year in Germany by Koch Media Home Entertainment.

I've not gotten around to adding screen grabs to the wiki yet, but I can confirm that both sets contain excellent quality transfers (certainly on a par with the AHP sets):

Alfred Hitchcock Zeigt: Teil 1 - Koch Media Home Entertainment (Germany, 2008)
Alfred Hitchcock Zeigt: Teil 2 - Koch Media Home Entertainment (Germany, 2008)

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2/11/09 at 7:53am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

36 of 39 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 episodes have just been posted on Hulu.com!
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2/12/09 at 8:44am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

There were only 36 shows made for Season 4, at least according to the IMDB episode guide for Alfred Hitchcock presents.
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2/12/09 at 9:08am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Going by IMDB, Hulu has up 33 of 36 Season 4 episodes.

Going by IMDB again, Hulu also has up the first 3 episodes of Season 5. Hulu has these three episodes marked though as the last three episodes of Season 4, episodes 37, 38 and 39 of Season 4.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

Awesome! I hope they continue it all the way through the Hour episodes. Seeing some of those on Chiller really got me wishing.
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2/19/09 at 9:14am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I am hoping for faster releases of the show in general... I got in late buying them, but I picke dup Seasons 1,2, and 3 last month... I am currently on Season 2.. and the shows are all entertaining... I woould think the show would sell more then Universal makes it out to... I mean they are up to what Season 10 of Murder She Wrote and Season 5 of Emergency and I think these are both great shows.. but is A H Presents that bad of a seller?

Hoping for the Final Season of Night Gallery also.
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2/19/09 at 9:17am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents--Season 4?

I hope they finish off Night Gallery as well. It would be harsh for them not to complete it. I'd hope for the Hat Trick and have Sixth Sense: The complete series as well to make it truly complete, but I don't want to press my luck.
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