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Regulus · 03-21-2008, 06:54 AM

Season 5 of Walker, Texas Ranger is slated to be released this summer. In a rather unusual move CBS actually released the FINAL season first, then released the other seasons! (IMO This may have been a Marketing Strategy, the final season of a show usually occurs after that show has "Jumped the Shark" and if someone wanted to see how well that series would sell, by releasing the Final Season, then seeing how well it sold, (As well as probably getting some flack from that show's fans

) would then lead to a decision to release the earlier shows.)

Anyways has this "Last Season First" Strategy been used for any other TV Series? Or is "Walker" the lone exception?

03-21-2008, 06:54 AM	#1 of 6
Regulus *William Hughes* Member Location: Nova Catacumba Exhibition Facility Join Date: Nov 2006 Local Time: 12:15 AM Local Date: 08-22-2008 Posts: 543	Releasing the Last Season First Season 5 of Walker, Texas Ranger is slated to be released this summer. In a rather unusual move CBS actually released the FINAL season first, then released the other seasons! (IMO This may have been a Marketing Strategy, the final season of a show usually occurs after that show has "Jumped the Shark" and if someone wanted to see how well that series would sell, by releasing the Final Season, then seeing how well it sold, (As well as probably getting some flack from that show's fans ) would then lead to a decision to release the earlier shows.) Anyways has this "Last Season First" Strategy been used for any other TV Series? Or is "Walker" the lone exception? DVD Inventory: TV Show Episodes: 6,578. Movies: 373. Serial Chapters: 350. Last edited by Regulus : 03-21-2008 at 03:51 PM.