The Fugitive, Season Two Volume 1 - Reviews - Page 3

David Von Pein · 06-10-2008, 11:08 PM

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I spoke to one of my contacts at CBS/Paramount (not someone involved in the DVD department) and they looked up the show on the computer for me. The only notes they had on the shows said "ALL ORIGINAL MUSIC CHANGED DUE TO LEGAL ISSUES".

And why couldn't those 8 simple, to-the-point words be used on the DVD packaging?

Too much honesty I guess. And that would never do.

Well, whether it was on the box cover in such a blatant fashion or not, it'd still be the same result -- Fuge Agony.

Tina_H_V · 06-10-2008, 11:11 PM

Gee......

And I was so looking forward to adding this set to my collection as a birthday present this coming weekend.

Forget it!

So, I guess it's on to The Boondocks now....

TheGreatOz · 06-10-2008, 11:12 PM

Hank, why do you even post here?...No one here seems to meet your criteria of a collector so why waste your time?

TravisR, Hank posts here because his Paragraph 1 sheds a flicker of light on this musical mess. Sorry if Paragraph 2 steps on a few toes. Sobeit. With all due respect, may it please the Court.

TheGreatOz · 06-10-2008, 11:39 PM

DVP, when you get your DVDs, you'll notice this "disclaimer" on the back of the case:

"TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE WITH RESTORED AUDIO"

What a crock! The 'negative' is REPLACED audio.

Carabimero · 06-10-2008, 11:46 PM

I was the one who originally pointed those alterations out to Gary in the following thread.

THE FUGITIVE - On DVD! - BLAMMO! Message Board - All - Collected Editions Discussion Forums - Message Board - Yuku

You can find a partial list of other alterations I first published there as well.

Stephen Bowie · 06-10-2008, 11:57 PM

Regarding the "Outer Limits" theory, there's Frontiere "OL" music in "The Invaders" that survived intact on the DVDs, as far as I've heard.

Thanks for the info on the first season cuts.

David Von Pein · 06-11-2008, 12:18 AM

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DVP, when you get your DVDs, you'll notice this "disclaimer" on the back of the case: "TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE WITH RESTORED AUDIO". What a crock!

Yes. The two S.1 volumes say the same identical thing....which, of course, would no doubt, quite naturally, lead most people to believe that we'd only be seeing (hearing) a few small music cuts hither & yon in the S2, V1 release too (just like with the first-year sets).

But noooooo!

(I'm completely out of Bayer now! Completely! Oh, the humanities!)

jdee28 · 06-11-2008, 01:47 AM

As far as replacement discs go, I'm still waiting for the replacement disc program for Gunsmoke, Season 2, Volume 1. Unfortunately, I don't think Gunsmoke or The Fugitive has a big enough fan base where they can demand and get recalls and repressings.

Sadly, this is probably how the Fugitive Season 2 will always be on DVD, barring the miracle of "an ultimate edition." I'd rather they had never released it. Or if they did, I'd rather see them charge double, or divide the season into 3 sets, anything; just release the original episodes with the original score. The score was one of the best parts of the Fugitive, capturing the mood beautifully. For CBS/Paramount to do this, to one of the greatest programs ever, shows that they really are clueless. A really dark day.

Joseph Bolus · 06-11-2008, 02:23 AM

I'm just a very casual "Fugitive" fan -- but I really admired the syndicated versions of the show that I had been able to catch, and had this on my "must purchase at some point" list. (In fact, I was on the verge of ordering all three of the released sets when I stumbled onto this thread.)

I have to say that I have never, ever, heard of an entire score being replaced for every episode of a set before! This makes the "Moonlighting" snafu that occurred a few years ago seem entirely inconsequential. (One episode was released with a different score. After some research it was discovered that it was an honest mistake: The score on the DVD was the one originally prepared for the ep, but was replaced very late in the post-production process. Hey, it seemed like a big deal at the time!)

This is a very dangerous precipice that Paramount has stepped out on. They should have either not released the series at all *or* raised public awareness about the issues they were facing prior to the release. That they did neither is dumbfounding!!