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My pick would be Deadline(2000) with Oliver Platt, Bebe Neuwirth, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, and Tom Conti (Friends fans know him as Emily's dad).

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Stark Raving Mad with Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris

PatH

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Making Waves (2004) - UK series featuring Diane Beck and Emily Hamilton, only lasted 6 episodes and I think taken off air after 3.

Brotherly Love (2000) - UK series featuring James Fleet

Smokescreen (1994) - Miniseries featuring Annette Badland, Anita Dobson and Joan Sims

All About George (2005) - UK series featuring Rik Mayall, Edna Dore and Penny Downie

Shane (2004) UK Series featuring Frank Skinner

Pulaski (1987) UK series featuring David Andrews

Roland Rat: The Series (1986) UK series featuring David Claridge

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It was mentioned previously, but my vote would have to go to Ellery Queen

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Hope Island (1999) Featuring Suki Kaiser and Veena Sood
Ryan's Hope (1975) Featuring Marg Helgenberger
Shell Game (1987) Featuring Marg Helgenberger
Solo One (1975) Featuring Paul Cronin

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All of the 1978-81 Ruby-Spears output (when they were owned by Filmways).

These are:
*The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (ABC Weekend Special, aired 5/6/78)
*Fangface
*The Puppy's Great Adventure (ABC Weekend Special, aired 2/3/79)
*Weep No More, My Lady (ABC Weekend Special, aired 2/10/79)
*The Horse That Played Centerfield (ABC Weekend Special, aired 2/24/79)
*The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show (as a complete series with Plastic Man, the Plastic Family, Baby Plas, Mighty Man & Yukk, Rickety Rocket, and Fangface & Fangpuss)
*The Incredible Detectives (ABC Weekend Special, aired 11/17/79)
*The Puppy's Amazing Rescue (ABC Weekend Special, aired 1/26/80)
*The Trouble with Miss Switch (ABC Weekend Special, 2 parts, aired 2/16/80 and 2/23/80)
*The Plastic Man/Baby Plas Super Show
*Heathcliff & Dingbat
*Thundarr the Barbarian

~Ben

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San Pedro Beach Bums
Tales of the Gold Monkey

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the green hornet
the quest ,1982
angie
strike force
kaz
struck by lightning
shazam!
the invisble man ,1975
a man called sloane
you again
harper valley pta
ellery queen
dan august
ladies man
hagen
nero wolfe
making the grade
project ufo
gemini man
the yellow rose

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tv on dvds wishlist

the 60s
the fugitive,mannix,twelve o'clock high,room 222,batman,it takes a thief,the green hornet,maverick,the fbi,petticoat junction,the untouchables


the 70s
cannon,hart to hart,barnaby jones,angie,kaz,a man called sloane,shazam,
harry o,the invisible man,house calls,the amazing spiderman,switch,nanny and
the professor,struck by lightning,trapper john md,kojak,eight is enough,dan august,police woman,ellery queen,vegas,the streets of san francisco,the six million dollar man,the bionic woman,the white shadow,longstreet,owen marshall,counselor at law,alias smith and jones,project ufo,gemini man

the 80s
harper valley pta,strike force,the fall guy,matt houston,ladies man,hagen,its a living,coach,mr belvedere,making the grade,the wonder years,china beach,the yellow rose

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Dan August and Hawk - Both Burt Reynolds vehicles.

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No question about it, my number one choice:

Mr. Terrific

I'm a bit surprised to see so many votes for Captain Nice and, so far, only one other vote for Mr. Terrific. After all, CN has at least been in syndication; there have been prints of the episodes circulating among fans for decades. (Then again, perhaps this is why the show may be better remembered. And I surely don't blame fans who have the eps taped off of TV for wanting good, high quality DVDs.)

As to the debate that's been going on in this thread: I don't see how the two points are so mutually exclusive. Certainly shows that aired before the advent of VCRs (and never aired again) are going to be much harder to find than the shows that aired in the era of recordable TV. But all fans have the right to hope that their favorites will get a DVD release, whenever the shows originally aired.

Besides, collecting your favorite TV shows is like pretty much everything else in life. It requires perserverance and luck.

Mr. Terrific was considered to be a hopelessly lost series. I'd heard the rumors that the "power pill" plot device had doomed the show to oblivion, even after I'd taped the 4-episode compilation movie "The Pill Caper" off TV in 1984. Still, I've managed to collect more footage from this series than I imagined would be possible just six years ago, when I began my search in earnest.

So don't give up hope on finding your "lost" favorites. And don't give up hoping that, eventually, the studios will release ALL of the shows that we want to see again. (I know I'll never give up hoping that Universal releases Mr. Terrific, while I'm still around to enjoy it.)

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704 Hauser (1994) With Maura Tierney
Chicago Sons (1997) with Jason Bateman
Feds (1997) with Dylan Baker and Jennifer Esposito
Jonny Zero (2005) with Ritchie Coster
A Man Called Hawk (1989) with Avery Brooks
Too Something (1995) with Portia De Rossi
Tribeca (1993) with Laurence Fishburne and Joe Morton
Whoopi (2003) with Whoopi Goldberg

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How about the 1971-1972 James Garner series "Nichols," with Stuart Margolin & Margot Kidder?

It's co-owned by Warners, so there isn't much chance of ever seeing it. Too bad, it's a really funny show.

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I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but considering this is the studio that hasn't yet released "Maverick," I don't think there's much chance of it happening.

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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It's Your Move- a 1985 sit-com starring Jason Bateman and Tricia Cast and David Garrison that I think only ran one season....but man, was it a great show! One of the best shows of the entire 80's- and sadly, so short-lived.

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South Beach - starring Yancy Butler (Witchlade) and John Glover (Smallville).

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Cover Up (starring Jennifer O'Neil)

Queen of Swords

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Hot l Baltimore

Open All Night

California Fever

Barrenger's

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Brimstone
Glory Days
Do Over
Happy Family
Run Of The House
Line Of Fire
Hawaii
Eyes
Drive
Phenom
Sleepwalkers
Opposite Sex
Get Real
Werewolf
Max Headroom
Key West
It's Your Move
Jonny Zero
Committed
Dead Last
Tales of the Gold Monkey

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THE OUTCASTS (1968) with Don Murray.

THE GREEN HORNET with Van Williams and Bruce Lee -- BRUCE LEE -- I mean really!

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any news on any of these shows, other than birds of prey, witchblade and fastlane. we need more releases. i hope this is the start of more shows to come

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Although it was on for parts of two seasons, The George Carlin Show could be released in one set since there were only 24 episodes.

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Freak Show, ran on comedy central for 5-7 episodes before being canceled. Hilarious cartoon about a loser superhero squad co-created by David Cross. Make a nice DVD with commentaries.

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Tales of the Gold Monkey
Street Hawk

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Would love to see The Handler (2003) which starred Joe Pantoliano, Lola Glaudini, Hill Harper and Anna Belknapp

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To pick just one, my top 1 season wonder (& most wanted show on DVD) is:

Starman 1986-87

Glad to see my 2nd fav mentioned several times (Tales of the Gold Monkey).

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I wanna see Guns of Paradise come to DVD. It was a spinoff from Lee Horselys 3season run of his Western type series Paradise.
Where he played a guardian to 5kids that his sister left.

He was also in the lead in Matt Houston.

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I am interested in that family series Second Noah. it had a huge family. James Marsden was one of the kids in it.
That series was very short run.