Enough already Fox. Are we EVER going to see WKRP released? - Page 20

Radioman970 · 06-15-2007, 07:03 PM

Well, things do change Albert. It can get worse but it can get better too.

george kaplan · 06-15-2007, 10:49 PM

Hey Albert, hungry for some delicious filet mignon? Well, I've got some spam I'll sell you. Hey, it's better than nothing, right?

Dan*T · 06-17-2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert_M

It's like this thread never existed. It's not going to happen folks. It's simply cost prohibitive to get the music. Be insulted if you want, but if my choice is never having it - and rarely seeing it on TV for that matter - and having this - I'll take this as I did and still enjoy them as flawed as they may be.

Why did and do people tape shows from TV despite the garbage on the screen, commercials, disrupted credits and other annoying things (including cut episodes)? So they can watch the shows in some fashion as opposed to not at all.

We get it - it sucks. But it's not going to change.

FIANLLY!
Someone who get's my point.
The episodes I taped on TV many years ago were all butchered up anyway. So to me, spending the $30 on this set is worth it, if anything then to have the episodes cleaned up at bit. I think it cost me more than $30 in the '80's just to buy blank VHS tapes top put WKRP on. And now they are barely watchable.\

TonyD · 06-17-2007, 02:51 PM

i'm sure there are plenty of people who get your point.

but a place like HTF isnt going to be as agreeing to this point.

JohnMor · 06-17-2007, 06:18 PM

I get both sides of this. But what I don't understand is why so many people demand the studio absorb whatever cost it takes to release the DVDs in their original broadcast state, but tolerate the broadcasters continuing to butcher the episodes to fit in more commercials, which clearly is NOT their original broadcast state. The consesus seems to be, "Well, they have to do that for economic reasons," so it's accepted. But that's riduculous. That's the same argument they reject from the studios. Why demand "no alterations no matter what the cost" of the studio, but tolerate it of the broadcaster? They begrudge one their extra profit, but allow the other one the exact same profit by altering the original episodes. AND more people will see the altered episodes in one airing on a broadcast than will ever buy all the DVDs put together. Doesn't that make it MORE incumbent on the broadcasters to reflect the episode makers' original work?

Albert_M · 06-18-2007, 10:14 AM

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Hey Albert, hungry for some delicious filet mignon? Well, I've got some spam I'll sell you. Hey, it's better than nothing, right?

If you are trying to make an analogy, one that is logical might be attempted as the one above makes no sense on many levels.

george kaplan · 06-18-2007, 03:55 PM

Actually Albert, it makes much sense on many levels.

What's so hard to understand about the analogy? Cutting out significant scenes, and replacing original music with crappy replacements, is like taking a filet mignon and replacing it with a piece of spam. Pretty simple and logical.

You may think your spam tastes as good as the filet mignon, and is better than nothing, but that doesn't make it so, nor does it invalidate the analogy.

Mark Talmadge · 06-18-2007, 05:37 PM

I think what needs to happen is that;

1. This topic needs to be closed,
2. HTF owners should direct the execs at FOX to read this topic from beginning to end,
3. Fox needs to participate in this topic and get with fans on how they should handle the future releases since they aren't likely to repress the first season with corrected disks ...

The reason I say closed is that messages seem to convey the same message over and over again and the topic isn't going anyway constructively.

Jon Martin · 06-18-2007, 10:18 PM

About the analogy, filet mignon and hamburger would be a better comparison. They both come from the same material, but are made differently.

It would be like if HTF was a food site. Filet Mignons would be the expectation. But, if someone starts to talk about the hamburgers at McDonalds, even though millions eat them every day, you can expect it to not be well received here.

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Originally Posted by Mark Talmadge

I think what needs to happen is that;

1. This topic needs to be closed,

The reason I say closed is that messages seem to convey the same message over and over again and the topic isn't going anyway constructively.

I'll second that.

It keeps going around in circles. We know why those who refuse to buy it feel that way. We know why Fox cut it the way they did. Nothing anyone says here is going to change that.

David Rain · 06-19-2007, 02:47 AM

I agree that this thread is played out. But even if FOX execs were to read this what difference would it make ? Studios do not care about "fanatics" who know a show inside out. They only care about selling to Billy Bob Lawnmower who won't notice if it's a faulty product.

Trying to make us happy is simply too difficult and too costly.

David Deeb · 06-19-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jon Martin

I'll second that.

It keeps going around in circles. We know why those who refuse to buy it feel that way. We know why Fox cut it the way they did. Nothing anyone says here is going to change that.

You're probably right that nothing anyone says here will change Fox's actions for now or the future.

However, what was said here DID change my decision (& probably many others too).

I had pre-ordered the set, but when I learned about this, I cancelled my purchase before it shipped.

While the "circle" may continue, the thing will be for sale for a long, long time.