The best, and worst studio for tv dvd releases - Page 2

Gary OS · 04-04-2008, 09:10 AM

What?!!! WB owns all those shows too! Oh forget about it then. They get the last place ribbon for sure. Good golly that's a lot of classic material they are sitting on. Far more than Sony, Universal or Fox, IMHO.

Gary "I had no idea they owned all those shows from Turner" O.

RickER · 04-04-2008, 12:25 PM

Guys, i am right their with you on classic TV on DVD. But, some of the titles your wishing the studios would get off their ass and release only ran 1 season 30 years ago! Some i never heard of, much less watched as a kid! Lets be real. If you think Shenandoah or Julia will get a release i have some swap land to sell ya. Both of those at least i know of, and remember watching, but have they been on in 30 years...anywhere? I would like to see the FBI again myself, but no way would it sell, IMO. Once again, its a show that has tanked in syndication, how could it be a big seller, or even a cult seller on DVD? We have a better shot with well remembered, syndicated some place in the US, or cult shows turning up. I am sure that some of these shows you want will show up, but others...well, i wish you luck.

RichieMagoo · 04-04-2008, 12:47 PM

I think as the classic DVD market starts to become saturated (a point which we are on the verge of), the studios will gain interest in slower-selling shows and more obscure shows...as they will be the only venue for expansion in the market. It's just ashame that we have to wait for that pount to fully come...and for the DVD studios to figure out when it has arrived.

Personally, I'd like to see Barnaby Jones and The Courtship Of Eddies Father on DVD!

But I have a new rule: I will no longer buy new titles from a studio, until they complete the entire series of shows that I already own seasons of or that I want...such as Taxi and All In The Family....as I'm awful tired of owning a season or two of each show only to be left hanging for years or for ever.

TravisR · 04-04-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RichieMagoo

But I have a new rule: I will no longer buy new titles from a studio, until they complete the entire series of shows that I already own seasons of or that I want...

I understand where you're coming from but that just sells less copies and could make the studio think that there's not a market for that show. Most older shows need all the sales they can get as soon as it's on shelves.

EDIT: forgot a word.

Jeff*H · 04-04-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RichieMagoo

I think as the classic DVD market starts to become saturated (a point which we are on the verge of), the studios will gain interest in slower-selling shows and more obscure shows...as they will be the only venue for expansion in the market.

I disagree. I think the TV_DVD market will be contracting, not expanding, in the next few years (in fact, I would say it's already happening as most of the 'big shows' have been released), and thus companies faced with diminishing profit margins will eventually abandon the market and focus on other means to monetize their TV libraries (mainly the internet). And I don't see Blu-Ray as an opportunity for TV product other than the most popular selling action/sci-fi oriented titles.

Bryan^H · 04-04-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RichieMagoo

I think as the classic DVD market starts to become saturated (a point which we are on the verge of), the studios will gain interest in slower-selling shows and more obscure shows...as they will be the only venue for expansion in the market. It's just ashame that we have to wait for that pount to fully come...and for the DVD studios to figure out when it has arrived.

I think the tv dvd market became over saturated a few years ago, and that is when the real troubles started. Many of us that collect these sets became backlogged because of the over abundance of series to watch. I'm sure the studios anticipated this, and for that reason either waited way too long to releases further season sets of a show, or put it on hiatus until they feel the market will boom again.
I think you are correct in the thinking there will be another surge in classic tv dvd's, but for now we will have to wait, and see.

LizH · 04-08-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary OS

Gary "proud to say I think the 50's and 60's represent the pinnacle of television writing

Does this include "My Mother The Car?"

How about "Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp?"

Regulus · 04-09-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryan^H

I think the tv dvd market became over saturated a few years ago, and that is when the real troubles started. Many of us that collect these sets became backlogged because of the over abundance of series to watch. I'm sure the studios anticipated this, and for that reason either waited way too long to releases further season sets of a show, or put it on hiatus until they feel the market will boom again.
I think you are correct in the thinking there will be another surge in classic tv dvd's, but for now we will have to wait, and see.

Looking at my "Wish List" I realised there were more fingers on my hand than there are any Series with 3 or more seasons completed that I am interested in buying. By year's end I anticipate I'll have enough shows collected that at the rate I'm watching them (About 3 1/2 Hours per evening) It will take me more than 3 years to watch episode once! Once the "Wish List is completed most purchases will be only of shows I have not completed because season sets haven't been released yet (Walker, Texas Ranger, JAG, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible & Smallville). In the meantime I'll have plenty of shows to enjoy, and when I get done watching them there will be another slew of programs to get!



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