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post #31 of 687
9/26/05 at 12:51am
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Tom, I think you're right about the Netflix thing.
There were some episodes released on VHS in the nineties. Forty-four episodes on twenty-two tapes.

And as far as the popularity of the region 2 releases of the movies, I looked on amazonUK and the sales rank for the dvds is 3,830. I don't know if that's good or not.
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post #32 of 687
9/26/05 at 7:49am
Remember this has been out for a while. I know that Amazon
has had to re-order the title at least once. I also know that some of the other stores linked to Amazon apparently had to re-order.

I think the rankings are updated on a weekly basis. So 3,830th would be its rank for that week. You would have to look at its complete weekly ratings from the week that it came out to make any conclusions.
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post #33 of 687
9/26/05 at 9:22am
I have all of the 44 put out on tape, but they're back in New Jersey -- not here.
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post #34 of 687
9/26/05 at 2:05pm
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FrancisP, you're right. I didn't think of it that way.
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post #35 of 687
9/30/05 at 1:41pm
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Well, I e-mailed Warner Home Video customer service asking about the UNCLE dvd and the reply was:

"Unfortunately there is no release or production information for the product you requested at this time."

Ouch
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post #36 of 687
10/2/05 at 8:25am
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"Unfortunately there is no release or production information for the product you requested at this time."


It's not like they would tell you! Do you know what could happen if that information got into the wrong hands?
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post #37 of 687
10/2/05 at 4:18pm
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Yes, but I thought maybe it was available for pre-order, or listed as an upcoming release on their website and I couldn't find it.
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post #38 of 687
3/9/06 at 5:59pm
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post #39 of 687
3/9/06 at 6:58pm
If this is indeed true then that is great news. This is really one of the biggest missing shows from the 60s, along with The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible and Hawaii Five-O. Since it has had such a poor syndication record over the last 3 decades, people who weren't around at the time have no idea just how popular this show was worldwide. I just hope that when they start putting it out, the abominable 3rd season doesn't sabotage the release of the 4th season.
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post #40 of 687
3/9/06 at 7:06pm
Interesting Pavan, thanks for sharing. Warner's theatrical group said at the recent HTF chat that they absolutely do not license material. It looks like the TV side has a different policy. When the chat with the animation/TV group happens this is sure to be a topic.

Steve
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post #41 of 687
3/9/06 at 11:10pm
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This is really one of the biggest missing shows from the 60s, along with The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible and Hawaii Five-O.

Although it started in 1968, Hawaii Five-O is primarily a show from the 1970s -- lasting that entire decade, but I agree that it too should make it to DVD eventually.
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post #42 of 687
3/10/06 at 8:17am
What was the news? The post with it seems to have been deleted.

As for Hawaii 5-0, TVShowsondvd.com reported this week that it should be coming this year.
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post #43 of 687
3/10/06 at 9:01am
The news has been removed. TVShowsonDVD.com will have the latest. If it is even coming.
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post #44 of 687
3/10/06 at 9:09am
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What was the news? The post with it seems to have been deleted


....I was beginning to think I couldn't see what was right in front of me...thanks for the post, Sam.
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post #45 of 687
3/12/06 at 5:48pm
I sure hope this gets a release before the end of the year. This year is already fantastic with Time Tunnel, VTTBOTS, Wild Wild West, and Hawaii Five-O!

PLEASE Release this show!
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post #46 of 687
3/13/06 at 7:29am
I hope this is true also. While watching the 1st season cold war VTTBOTS episodes recently I keep thinking of how much we need this show on DVD.
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post #47 of 687
3/14/06 at 5:59am
I never needed Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on DVD, but the Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. I NEED.
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post #48 of 687
3/27/06 at 9:55am
Wow, Jeff# and I agree on something! I spoke with someone last week, very, very big in the DVD industry, who told me that they came up with about 20 hours of outtakes, extras, etc, that they will incorporate into the releases. So, yes it is coming. I won't give the company as obviously it hasn't been "officially" announced yet but those who saw the post a few days ago that was removed should know it.

Now, where the heck is The Fugitive?
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post #49 of 687
3/28/06 at 8:01am
Michael, I think it's 12 hours, not 20, but it's still good news. It's very rare to have that much footage shot for a show done that long ago.

Gord
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post #50 of 687
3/28/06 at 9:29am
Gord, to me it's not surprising. To people who were not around in the 60s, it's very hard to comprehend just how big UNCLE was. It kicked off the whole spy craze on TV in the 60s which soon glutted the airwaves. In addition, the show was hugely popular with teens and younger viewers. Hard as it is to believe now, networks didn't really give a shit about attracting younger viewers then, they wanted older viewers who actually had money to spend. So, shows that had great ratings with the younger crowd (UNCLE, Star Trek, The Monkees, Gidget, etc.) were not kept on the air as they did not bring in enough total numbers and the audience they did bring were not what the networks wanted. There was no such thing as demographics then, just total viewers.

Unfortunately, UNCLE suffered in the early 70s in syndication when the parents groups went after violent TV shows. UNCLE was one of the worst offenders and suffered accordingly. Of course now it's nothing to see people killed when a lot of shows show the corpses and what they look like. But at the time, UNCLE was virtually wiped out of the airwaves and so you really had to be around in the 60s to know what a neat show this was and how popular and influencial it was.
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post #51 of 687
3/28/06 at 10:06am
The bizarre thing about the anti-violence backlash that killed UNCLE was that the show actually steered away from violence if anything (compared with, say, Mission Impossible which was never troubled). UNCLE agents were issued with sleep-dart guns, for Waverley's sakes!
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post #52 of 687
3/28/06 at 10:31am
I wish they could include the two movies that were created from the first season episodes. To Trap a Spy included footage that was used in the Vulcan Affair and The Four Steps Affair. The Spy With My Face was created from The Double Affair. However I'm not sure if the movies would be controlled by the movie division which doesn't license or the tv division which apparently does if the removed info is true.
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post #53 of 687
3/28/06 at 1:16pm
I hope they include the "Say Uncle" episode of Please Don't Eat The Daisies TV show as an extra, it is very fun.
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post #54 of 687
3/28/06 at 7:36pm
Or how about the Hullabaloo episode hosted by David McCallum, in character? Even though it's already out on the MPI set it would be a nice add on.
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post #55 of 687
3/28/06 at 7:39pm
To Trap a Spy is the full-length pilot, which was filmed in color and released theatrically. I understand the first season being filmed in black & white for budgetary reasons, but To Trap a Spy was filmed in color and apparently black & white as well, because it's the shorter B & W version that NBC chose to air.
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post #56 of 687
3/29/06 at 8:17am
They also shot "The Double Affair" in color and the expanded version was released as the feature "The SPy with My Face".

There is also a color version of the pilot floating around simply called "Solo" which is longer than the aired version but shorter than the "To Trap a Spy" feature.
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post #57 of 687
3/29/06 at 8:44am
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There is also a color version of the pilot floating around simply called "Solo" which is longer than the aired version but shorter than the "To Trap a Spy" feature.


There may actually be as many as 4 different versions of the pilot, not counting To Trap a Spy which would make 5. There is the black and white version of The Vulcan Affair. There was also a color version of The Vulcan Affair that I have taped off a station. They basically took the color footage used for the movie and recut it exactly as the episode, put on 2nd season color opening credits and put the closing credits in a sepia tone. Then there is the original black and white pilot with Solo opening credits. And finally, although I don't have it, someone was selling a color version of the Solo pilot. As I don't have this I can't confirm if it's legit or not.
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post #58 of 687
3/29/06 at 11:56am
I have the color version of the "Solo" pilot, and it runs roughly 65 mins.
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post #59 of 687
3/29/06 at 12:02pm
If your cable system carries ALN-American Life Network (I believe that's what it's called) they have been running these and are currently up to Season 3 Episode 8 "The Candidate's Wife Affair" which airs tonight. Since they started on Season 3 they have been alternating airing Season 3 and Season 1 episodes each week. They just recently aired the color version of "Solo".
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post #60 of 687
3/29/06 at 8:11pm
I hope that the first season sells good enough to bring out the whole series. I would buy all four seasons plus the eight movies that were made too. The studio that owns this show better not disappoint.
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