I think the best years of NYPD Blue have been released already. The show was still good during its later years, but the best of the best was those first few years.

I'd actually rather see more releases of Hill Street Blues. There was a series Fox supposedly had planned to release all 7 seasons of, but then ended up cancelling it after two.

No I dont agree that the best of Nypd blue been released I'd I like NYPD blue till the the end,  and at a minumn I like to see but to season 7 (thats when Jimmy smiths left). I'd glad buy the rich schroder' years  that  were good but uneven due to poor writing of scripts for schroder's character and honestly I think it was his fustration with the show wriiters more than martial problems is why he left . And I really like mark paul gosselar  years, I like his character and the last season was great fun  to watch (atleast in my humble oppion). I really miss the show I dont have cable and it hasnt been on free ota tv in So Cal for years. So I like to see all the seasons I'd buy every one release or download and burn if some studios would create such sales distrubution system

 

Dude dont do it i did cause i could not resist half the discs dont work and there are gaps between episodes i am bumed and am trying to send it back so i can just wait patiently crap

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I cannot believe FOX would release some of the crappiest shows and movies that they have ever made on DVD (like Elektra????) but refuse to release NYPD BLUE on DVD!!!!!!! I am a huge fan and would buy any season 5-12 in a heart beat. FOX is very STUPID for not doing so. They obviously do not care about it's customers!!!!! I will try to avoid purchasing any movies and television shows released on DVD by FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A bunch of IDIOTS!!!!!!

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Dave:

 

First, welcome to the forum.  I respect your passion for NYPD Blue (and, in fact share it) but recommend that you read the forum rules and the FAQs.

 

1)  You should really search for a subject before starting a new thread on it.  Believe me, you are not the first one to notice that Fox did not complete its DVD release of Blue.  There have been numerous threads about the subject. 

 

2)  The forum is divided into sections for a reason.  Your post belongs in the section devoted to TV shows on DVD and Blu-Ray disc, not in the section set aside for people who are new to Home Theater and need advice on what components to buy.

 

3)  The short answer to your question is that Fox stopped releasing NYPD Blue because it wasn't selling well enough to justify continuing the release.  If they were making money on the show, believe me, they would have continued.  The simple fact is that the studios are in business to make money.  They don't make decisions based on emotion and whether they continue a release or not is never "personal".  They don't release show "A" because they like (or its fans) better than show "B", which they drop.  It all comes down to costs, sales, profits and production capacity.

 

4)  Just as a general rule for posting anywhere - repeating punctuation once or twice might work for emphasis (?? or !!!) but doing so seven or eight times just looks silly. 

 

I have moved your post to one of the more recent Blue threads here in the TV Shows on DVD area.  If you read the entire thread I think you'll see that the subject has been hashed out pretty thoroughly, so I'm not sure you'll get much in the way of answers.

 

Regards,

 

Joe

Edited by Joseph DeMartino - 7/24/10 at 3:15pm

It's frustrating when any series is abandoned on DVD. What's even more frustrating is that so many "fans" don't understand WHY these shows are abandoned. It's called business. Like any product, if they don't sell then they no longer get released. There's no secret conspiracy going on. The studios are not idiots for stopping. Maybe some consumers are idiots for not buying something they say they love and then having the nerve to complain when it stops coming out.

And what's even more frustrating is when you keep acting like you know what you're talking about, like you went to business school or something, when clearly, it's worth noting, you don't.

^ Do you really think that the core of what he said is wrong? I'm not saying that it's the most polite response that I've ever read but it's still true.

After several years of only having seasons 1 and 2 available, Itunes now has seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5!! That's right... 5!!! I know it's not as good as DVD, but it's a start.