[Ian K McLachlan]

Both of these series had revolving leads. I remember watching Search Control (as it was called here) back in the 1970s and greatly enjoying it. I think that it would be an interesting series to release today. The Name of the Game was also popular and would be an interesting DVD release. I believe that there were feature length episodes weren't they?

[Mary_P]

"The Name of the Game" was a series of weekly 90-minute episodes, yes. (About 75 mins actual running time, without commercials.) One of the Encore channels ran some of these a few years back. Sadly not all the episodes, but just the same handful over and over again, mostly the Gene Barry and Robert Stack episodes. I don't remember seeing a Tony Franciosa one at all during that run, but I think they did run "L.A. 2017" -- one of Spielberg's earliest directing jobs -- several times.

I'd love to see that on DVD, as well as "Search" (as it was called Stateside). At least NOTG was in syndication for many years after its cancellation, so I've seen some episodes a few times since then, but not so with "Search."

I wish both Universal and Warners were doing more with their back catalog. There wasn't much licensed music used in television in those days, so that shouldn't be an issue. Granted, that's not the *only* issue that keeps something from being released. Neither of these would likely be huge sellers for either company, but I sure would buy them.

[Jeff#]

Universal also has yet to put James Drury's excellent 90 minute series The Virginian out on DVD. Why the hold up? Drury himself would make an excellent spokesman and he could sell it on his website.

[Bonnie*F]

oooh...
The Virginian. I totally forgot about that series....
Thanks Jeff#, Just one more for my list of wants and likely not get. *grin*