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06-22-2007, 01:08 PM
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"The Wonder Years" on DVD
Hello to all!
I've been hearing rumors about season sets of "The Wonder Years" being released on dvd in time for its 20th anniversary (January 31, 2008). With the ION television station playing the entire series with its original music intact (!!!), I'm beginning to take these rumors seriously. Has anyone else heard about a near-future release?
Thank you
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06-22-2007, 01:25 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
Well, before it gets out of hand, let me sum it up:
—The licensing was for broadcast only. No one thought ahead to home video licensing for TV shows in 1988.
—Fox owns it, and while we all know what happened with WKRP in Cincinnati, they have said they don't want to release it without the music intact.
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06-22-2007, 03:35 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
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Not to mention that apparently they couldn't even manage to secure the DVD rights for a lot of music on "My Name is Earl" a show that is only two seasons old. |
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06-22-2007, 04:19 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
I'm sure they could, they just didn't. The only way they "couldn't" is if one or more of the owners of a song says "not for any price." If they asked and that happened, that's one thing, but when they don't even bother to ask (they could be pleasantly surprised), that's when it really bothers me.
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06-22-2007, 07:09 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
Dan Lauria recently did an interview on some Internet talk show where he said that the DVDs are still held up in music rights limbo. I don't think we'll be seeing it for quite a while.
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06-22-2007, 09:25 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
You can always record it yourself, edit out the Commercials and make yourself a "Poor Mans Box Set"!
(Remember in 1984 the US Supreme Court handed down a Decision that stated that Recording Programs for Personal Consumption does not Violate Copyright Laws)
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06-23-2007, 12:10 AM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
It would be a very poor man's box set as ION airs edited syndication versions and squeezes the credits into a tiny unreadable box.
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06-23-2007, 01:52 AM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
Oh dear, yet another Wonder Years discussion. Seeing this show again really makes me want it done properly on DVD. But I don't expect it to happen soon or at all.
I'm just thankful to have it back on TV in some form.
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06-23-2007, 05:13 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
In 2005-6, a Fox rep said that the DVDs would be available within 2 years.
Who would like to contact Steve Feldstein (senior vice president of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment) and Jyoti Sarda (20th Century Fox Marketing) to check on its status?
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06-23-2007, 05:26 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
Does anybody know how long the episodes were when originally broadcast?
It is currently being shown over here on TMF, and the episodes are coming in at about 23 mins (at PAL speed). Unusually for this day and age, the credits are not being talked over or squashed, but unfortunately they spoil it with the ugliest and most distracting logo I've ever seen in the top left corner throughout the show.
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06-23-2007, 07:32 PM
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
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Originally Posted by Darth Bowie
With the ION television station playing the entire series with its original music intact (!!!), I'm beginning to take these rumors seriously. Has anyone else heard about a near-future release?
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They are the same edited versions Turner used to show, however.
(oops, already covered I guess)
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06-24-2007, 06:23 PM
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Mike
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Re: "The Wonder Years" on DVD
How much would you willingly pay for the OFFICIAL DVD sets of "The Wonder Years" with the original music intact?
Myself:
Season 1 (6 episodes): $29.99 - $34.99
Season Sets (Seasons 2-6): $59.99 - $69.99
Complete Series Set (Seasons 1-6): $329.99 - $349.99
You?
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06-24-2007, 08:32 PM
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