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And Charles, I think there is little arguing that Fox is the best TV studio out there. They did procrastinate with Mary Tyler Show, but finally came through. The quality of their product is always satisfactory. Just...
The live shows are public domain. They were never copyrighted because no one thought they would ever be seen again so there was no reason to copyright them. Universal sells a syndication package of 104 episodes but I believe the total...
The whole point of buying something is to get it in a form you can't get otherwise, i.e., complete with no bugs. Even Joe sixpack I don't think wants to buy something if he knows he's getting it edited, the same way he can watch it off...
I'm with you Deb. I've held off on transferring The Invaders, thinking at some point someone will realize that it's SciFi and SciFi sells. But in the event I have to transfer them from videotape, I will go off my PBS recorded complete...
This whole quagmire that seems to be developing with companies (not the studios themselves) releasing shows just has me puzzled. I find it difficult to believe the explanations given of "we didn't know". Kind of sounds the same to me as...
The 1960s show and the 1980s one were vastly different. The Alvin Show ran in prime time and was similar to Rocky and Bullwinkle in that it was done for both adults and kids. It worked on two levels and was written intelligently enough...
These were done yearly by the US Treasury Department. I don't know when they stopped (or if they did) as I have them going into the 80s. Mr. Ed, Superman, Odd Couple, WKRP in Cincinnati are among the shows which participated. There's...
The Alvin Show had at least one or two songs in each episode so it could be a licensing nightmare. Not sure about whether or not the songs were so old that maybe they are public domain or not.
