re: THE BOWERY BOYS on DVD: continuing discussion of Warner's eventual release plans
I have been keeping an eye on this thread over the past few days
and finally wrote a letter to the studio this morning alerting them that
the members were a little disgruntled that "The Bowery Boys" have
yet to appear on DVD.
I should have known, but Warner was already aware of what was posted
here. I got a call back from one of our dear friends at WHV that reads
this forum on a daily basis. That person had complete knowledge of
all conversations posted in this thread right up to the point of this post.
I had a rather long conversation with the studio regarding "The Bowery
Boys" DVD releases. I know the reason why they have not yet been
released. I also have an idea of how long it will take for these films to
finally reach market. The problem for all of you is that I cannot reveal
exactly what I know.
I will tell you this in hopes that you can figure out the situation for
yourself....
The most dangerous thing a studio can do is to come into one of
our live chats and indicate a time schedule for a particular release.
This was one of the most unfortunate things that Warner did with
"The Bowery Boys" films. Though they never promised anything in
blood, they did indicate a sense of "sooner than later" to all of you,
and henceforth, that has been pretty much what I had been relaying
in various posts scattered within this thread.
I can tell you that Warner had all intentions of getting these films
out to the marketplace by now. The unfortunate problem of announcing
that intent is that it usually ends up slapping them back in the face.
There are constant variables that affect release plans. Some recent
posts in this thread have hit some of those very variables on the nose.
There has been a huge change in the way the public is buying films
and what kind of movies they choose to purchase. You also need to
give serious consideration to the economic times we are living in.
Certainly the studios are.
Over the past year, Warner has taken on New Line Cinema with no
extra staffing. There is only so much that their people can handle at
this point and that is affecting the placement of what gets released when.
These are certainly different times than when Warner originally
announced their intent of releasing "The Bowery Boys" to DVD.
It is the studio's hope that people on this forum who are reading
these posts understand that.
The studio also hopes that people are realizing that the studio is
releasing a boatload of titles that have been previously requested
from members of this forum including today's announcement of
The Natalie Wood Collection. There is no argument that the studio
has been releasing more requested classic titles than any other
studio.
Yet, somehow, I feel there will be people in this thread who will
be angry and dissatisfied that "The Bowery Boys" was not among
those announcements.
I am here to tell you on behalf of WHV that "The Bowery Boys"
are still a priority for the studio. I have permission to reveal to all
of you that the studio has found the original 35mm nitrate camera
negative for
Mister X. There have been other similar negatives
found as well.
The future looks very bright for "The Bowery Boys" but there will
be a wait for reasons that best fit the studio's needs.
I hope all of you can extend some trust to me when I say that I
understand and accept what Warner needs to do to get these titles
out. The studio absolutely is behind the "Bowery Boys" and promises
that your patience will be rewarded.
In Gorcey-speak code that only fans of da boys can understand? (Just kidding, I respect your promise to WHV)
