The Odd Couple Season One? Time-Life Exclusive?

Chas_Michael · 07-09-2006, 03:10 AM

I just read over at TVSHOWSONDVD that the Time-Life Odd Couple Season One Box Set will be exclusive to Time-Life? So, there is no chance of obtaining this anywhere else. Correct? I'm hoping for a miracle here.

http://www.timelife.com/catalog/prod...productId=8085

Randy*S · 07-09-2006, 06:05 AM

I checked amazon and nothing there yet.
But what the difference where we get it as long as we do?

Joe Karlosi · 07-09-2006, 06:28 AM

This is my most wanted DVD title, and I'll get it however I can... but I really hope this "exclusive" news is not a reality. It's not going to sell as many copies nor help future seasons to get released to have it so limited and obscure.

Whatever the case, this appears to be a very nice set with a good amount of extras.

Paul Miller · 07-09-2006, 08:08 AM

Speaking of Time Life releases that happen on the site before they hit retail, are they going to do a complete Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 4 release a couple of months early like they did last year on the site?

Paul

Steve...O · 07-09-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi

This is my most wanted DVD title, and I'll get it however I can... but I really hope this "exclusive" news is not a reality. It's not going to sell as many copies nor help future seasons to get released to have it so limited and obscure.

Whatever the case, this appears to be a very nice set with a good amount of extras.

Part of the deal with T-L and Get Smart was that all 5 seasons would be released. My speculation is that this is the same deal especially since Paul Brownstein is involved with both releases. I agree with you that going the Time Life route would seem to hinder the salability of these sets as they would be targeted at the die hard fans.

On the Get Smart yahoo group, it was posted that the "It (Get Smart) won't be out in retail for another couple years." Who knows if that's the case with Odd Couple?

I'm a fairly big fan of GS so I can see me forking over $40 for season sets of that show (although I'd have to think long and hard about that). With Odd Couple, although I enjoy it, the price would have to be right for me to buy it. $40 is not a right price for a casual fan of a show.

Steve

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Pavan_P · 07-09-2006, 12:02 PM

They had What's Happening!! Season 1 back in July or Aug 2003. It sold pretty well that Sony decided to release it themselves. They started to release it in Feb. 2004.
So, maybe Odd Couple S1 will follow at Paramount soon.

Other weird things I noticed, Time Life is selling Wayans Bros. S1 and Murder She Wrote S1 and S2...both shows have already been released by Warner and Universal, so strange...

ThorstenB · 07-09-2006, 12:11 PM

So that means people outside America can't join the fun, because TimeLife is NOT selling international!!! thx a lot TL...

Carlos Garcia · 07-09-2006, 01:05 PM

It says one of the extras on this set will be a "gag reel". I wonder if this is the same "gag reel" that came with Jack Klugman's book "Tony and Me"? That was only about 5 minutes long. I sure hope they have a gag reel for every season of the show that's released. I wonder if these discs will be available for rent through Netflix or Blockbusters. I really wish they'd release this set to stores at a lower price rather than the Time-Life exclusive

Dave Scarpa · 07-10-2006, 01:59 PM

Well if it was at retail it would mean a $39.95 MSRP I could buy on line for $27.99, this just means I have to Pony up the extra ten clams, but Odd Couple is worth it. Not disparaging Perry Mason, but I cannot see how it can go to Retail ( I have it on order) and The Odd Couple goes this route?

RobinO · 07-10-2006, 03:57 PM

Well this has been on my must-have list for as long as I have had a list.

I don't care where I have to purchase it just so long as there are no cuts in it and the other seasons follow I will buy it anywhere.

Oh I can't wait for the day!!!

Robin

Jack Platt · 07-10-2006, 04:28 PM

GREAT NEWS!!!

I just hope that all of the episodes are complete and uncut. The question, is why would Paramount sell the home-video rights to Time Life for a DVD release? Hopefully the master tapes have been well-preserved and they didn't have to go to 16mm or 35mm prints to get complete episodes. (Like Paramount had to do with The Brady Bunch.)

Jack

Dave Mack · 07-10-2006, 04:38 PM

Now U got me scared, Jack!