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06-20-2008, 02:40 PM
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M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
I know this is going to make a lot of vintage TV-on-DVD fans happy; Timeless Media has posted details about its upcoming "M-Squad" release and it's a massive 14 DVD set and music CD.
Details here: M Squad
It's a "best of" collection with 100 episodes.
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06-20-2008, 02:52 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
I know I'm happy. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Bob!
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06-20-2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
Well, Timeless did make a factual error in its description. "There were many black and white crime dramas competing for viewers in the late fifties, notably Dragnet, Arrest and Trial, and Checkmate." The latter two Timeless released on DVD and "Arrest and Trial" was broadcast in 1963-64 and "Checkmate" in 1960-62.
Since they mention "Dragnet" in the same breath as those other two series that they have licensed from Universal, I wonder (SPECULATION ALERT) if maybe Timeless is getting the rights to the non-public domain 1950s episodes of "Dragnet," another series that Universal owns?
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06-20-2008, 04:27 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
This is most welcome news, Bob. Lee Marvin is always great and worth watching in everything he's in. Definitely inked in for the Nov. DD sale.
But, as with the WILLIAM TELL release, I am wondering about the number of episodes: 100 episodes. 17 short of a complete series set?? Why can't they get them all?
And speaking of crime shows, what happened to the Timeless announced release of the rest of THE LAWLESS YEARS?
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06-20-2008, 04:48 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
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This is most welcome news, Bob. Lee Marvin is always great and worth watching in everything he's in. Definitely inked in for the Nov. DD sale.
But, as with the WILLIAM TELL release, I am wondering about the number of episodes: 100 episodes. 17 short of a complete series set?? Why can't they get them all?
And speaking of crime shows, what happened to the Timeless announced release of the rest of THE LAWLESS YEARS?
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I can only speculate, but if they are assembling episodes on their own from the collector's market and not getting the prints directly from Universal (as was the case with some of their other Uni-licensed series), that would be a plausible reason for not being able to obtain the entire run. If you're a completist then I understand your disappointment, but 100 of 117 episodes plus a bonus soundtrack works just fine for me. |
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06-20-2008, 04:56 PM
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Bob Gudera
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
100's fine with me too, Bob, I have not seen the show often enough to know what I am missing.
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06-20-2008, 06:03 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
I too wonder why they couldn't get them all; all the episodes are out there as 16 mm prints.
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06-20-2008, 06:57 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
The imdb lists Bob Newhart's first credit as being in "The 26 Girl" episode of M-SQUAD and Don Rickles is in "Pete Loves Mary."
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06-20-2008, 07:20 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
My Current Damage at DVD Aficionado
Top 20 most-wanted films on R1 DVD wish list:
SANDS OF THE KALAHARI (65) / MURDER, HE SAYS (45) / UNEARTHLY STRANGER (63) / NORTH WEST FRONTIER (59) / CRACK IN THE WORLD (65) / ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (33) / MONTE WALSH (70) / ZOO IN BUDAPEST (33) / THE FLIM-FLAM MAN (67) / THE H-MAN (58) / MOTHRA (61) / BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (60) / BURN WITCH BURN (62) / THE QUATERMASS X-PERIMENT (56) / GAMBIT (66) / 99 RIVER STREET (53) / NOT OF THIS EARTH (57) / THE LAST HOLIDAY (50) / TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE (59) / TARZAN THE MAGNIFICENT (60)
Unreleased classic TV on R1 DVD wish list:
THRILLER (Karloff) / T.H.E. CAT / SUSPICION / MAVERICK / CORONET BLUE / THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR / DRAGNET (50s, legit from Universal) / BATMAN (60s) / WAY OUT / BUS STOP / NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN (60s Hanna-Barbera) / ULTRA Q / THE WESTERNER / THE IMMORTAL (70s) / PANIC! & NO WARNING! (57-58) / RAUMPATROUILLE (SPACE PATROL) ORION / THE BLUE LIGHT / JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN / Q.E.D. / DECOY / DRAGNET (60s, S2-4) / THE FUGITIVE (S2-4 un-altered) / RAWHIDE (S4-8) / ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (S4-7) / LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (S3-6) / THE UNTOUCHABLES (S3-4)
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06-20-2008, 09:19 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
Wow, this is just awesome news. I guess all hope is NOT lost for some of the great 50's shows.
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06-20-2008, 10:23 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
Bob, thanks for the report. I'm in for this set, although I may wait for the November DD sale before making the purchase. But it's something I definitely plan on buying sooner rather than later.
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1960's & 70's - The Fugitive (S2-4), My Three Sons, The Patty Duke Show, Route 66 (S3-4), The Untouchables (S3-4), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (S4.5), Big Valley (S2.5-4), That Girl (S5), Flipper (S2-3), Tarzan, Petticoat Junction (S2-7), Beverly Hillbillies (S3-5), The Lucy Show, Harlem Globetrotters, Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Quincy (S3-8)
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06-20-2008, 11:26 PM
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Re: M-Squad Coming 9/23/08
Wow! Shame about the 17 missing eps and nervous about the price, but this looks like a fun one and a Count Bassie CD to boot? Sign me up!
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