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Police Squad on 7th November !

post #1 of 44
7/21/06 at 3:47am
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Official artwork and some details here:

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...ice-squad.html

Most importantly -- In Color !

cheers.....
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post #2 of 44
7/21/06 at 4:14am

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Well....about time.

I'll certainly be purchasing this title and all its ACTS!
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post #3 of 44
7/21/06 at 6:07am

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Can't wait for this one! It's one of the all-time best, IMO, even though it was extremly short-lived. Triva Q: Anyone remember why ABC cancelled this one fast? (I know the answer )
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post #4 of 44
7/21/06 at 6:56am

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That's some lame box art for the DVD. Wish they'd stuck with the original VHS/Beta art.
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post #5 of 44
7/21/06 at 7:05am

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this is going to be a costly fall. i love this show as a kid. why did it take so long.
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post #6 of 44
7/21/06 at 7:50am

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I don't think that's a contemporary photo of Leslie Nielsen. He looks several years older.
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post #7 of 44
7/21/06 at 8:31am

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Got a kick out of reading the press release, which mentions the inclusion of "commentary on selected episodes."

Wonder which episodes, out of all >6<, they selected?

Well, maybe they were very, very busy that day.

Jeff
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post #8 of 44
7/21/06 at 8:42am

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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis
Triva Q: Anyone remember why ABC cancelled this one fast? (I know the answer )

I'll bite...Cheers.

DS.
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post #9 of 44
7/21/06 at 9:34am

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To paraphrase a classic line from the show....

"I would have bought this earlier, but the DVD wasn't out yet."

Finally, one of my all-time favorites. Between this and Brisco County, this is a banner year for short-lived TV shows on DVD for me.
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post #10 of 44
7/21/06 at 10:06am

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Between this and Brisco County, this is a banner year for short-lived TV shows on DVD for me.
If they would just announce "Key West", another, even-more-obscure, even more cancelled Fox show, I'd be happy as a clam.
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post #11 of 44
7/21/06 at 10:16am

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Originally Posted by Dave-P
That's some lame box art for the DVD. Wish they'd stuck with the original VHS/Beta art.

...or the laserdisc art. I think it's OK -- they certainly could have done worse. However, I am surprised there is no mention of The Naked Gun on the cover. I would have expected to see "The series that launched the award-winning Naked Gun film franchise" -- or worse, "From the producers of Scary Movie 3 & 4" -- somewhere on the cover.
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post #12 of 44
7/21/06 at 10:39am

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I just hope they restored the music. On the VHS tapes, I believe there are a few music selections (including the episode where Frank Drebin is crooning on stage) that were changed.
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post #13 of 44
7/21/06 at 10:43am

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Awesome! I'm so on top of this.

Too bad there's not an emoticon for me doing a still laugh while the rest of the scene moves on.
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post #14 of 44
7/21/06 at 11:05am

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How about poor ratings? Many people just didn't "get it". Until the movies(which were lame in comparison) took off a few years later, there was not a lot of interest in these.

It's a shame, too, because these are 6 truly classic moments in tv comedy.

I think it would have been difficult to keep up the writing for these shows for a full season.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis
Can't wait for this one! It's one of the all-time best, IMO, even though it was extremly short-lived. Triva Q: Anyone remember why ABC cancelled this one fast? (I know the answer )
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post #15 of 44
7/21/06 at 11:09am

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Originally Posted by Nick Zbu
Awesome! I'm so on top of this.

Too bad there's not an emoticon for me doing a still laugh while the rest of the scene moves on.


how about



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post #16 of 44
7/21/06 at 11:14am

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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
this is a banner year for short-lived TV shows on DVD for me.
Now, add Max Headroom and we have the trifecta...
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post #17 of 44
7/21/06 at 11:17am

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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis
Triva Q: Anyone remember why ABC cancelled this one fast? (I know the answer )

Because people actually had to 'watch the program to get it'. Not that people didn't "get it" (got good ratings), not because people complained that they "didn't get it" (they did get it and didn't complain), but because some dim-witted "SUIT" was scared that people would have to actually PAY ATTENTION and did a pre-emptive strike on the show.

Morons.
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post #18 of 44
7/21/06 at 12:00pm

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Awful cover, but I'd buy the shows even if they were wrapped in a paper bag.

The extras sound terrific - I wonder whether the extremely-talkative Joe Dante will be supplying commentaries for his two episodes. And does anyone know whether the disc will include the "Guest Starring" intro with John Belushi, recorded but hurriedly replaced before broadcast after his premature death?
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post #19 of 44
7/21/06 at 12:21pm

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Originally Posted by Matt Czyz

how about

Throw in a and we're good.
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post #20 of 44
7/21/06 at 1:26pm

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And does anyone know whether the disc will include the "Guest Starring" intro with John Belushi, recorded but hurriedly replaced before broadcast after his premature death?
It's believed to be lost or even destroyed, so I doubt it.
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post #21 of 44
7/21/06 at 1:39pm

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I always hate this time of year. So many good releases for the holidays! This won't be one left off of the list.
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post #22 of 44
7/21/06 at 2:58pm

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Very cool. Plus its only one disk.
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post #23 of 44
7/21/06 at 7:18pm

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Glad we finally have a date on this! I'm been waiting for the series to be released since they released the Naked Gun films (in 2000?).
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post #24 of 44
7/21/06 at 9:32pm

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Loved the show when it was on and I haven't seen it in years. Can't wait to pick this one up in November.
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post #25 of 44
7/22/06 at 8:08am

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Leslie deserved a much better effort on the cover art....but I'm beating a dead horse.

What a great set.
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post #26 of 44
7/22/06 at 8:44am

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People should have "gotten it," since AIRPLANE! had been such a monster hit. I never did understand why it didn't catch on.
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post #27 of 44
7/22/06 at 10:33am

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Part of the problem was probably that ABC did not think that the Zuckers would stick around beyond the six episodes. As I recall the episodes were pretty much dumped on the schedule with the time slot changing almost every week.
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post #28 of 44
11/1/06 at 4:12pm

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Any reviews of this one yet?
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post #29 of 44
11/3/06 at 1:56am

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Originally Posted by Scott D S
Any reviews of this one yet?

I second this inquiry.
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post #30 of 44
11/3/06 at 6:17am

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The "ayes" have it as I'm curious about the xfr quality. No matter because I've already pre-orderd this one. Trivia question

Does anyone remember the name of the unlucky ABC exec that made the infamous decision to cancel this series after only 6 eps aired, and why? *hint* His initials were "T.T"
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