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all in the family seasons 7-9

post #1 of 164
3/8/08 at 8:04am
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Has anyone heard any thing about "All in the Family" seasons 7 - 9?

Thanks!
Richard Ringenbach
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post #2 of 164
3/8/08 at 2:17pm

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Nope. And I really want S7. I'll probably pass on the last 2 seasons, but I want the last season with the original cast together. Hopefully we'll hear something soon.
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post #3 of 164
3/8/08 at 3:57pm

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Yes-let's hope this show gets finished off. I'm not much of a fan of the final season but seasons 7 and 8 had some gems including the Christmas ep where Meathead's draft dodging friend and Archie's pal (who's son was killed in Vietnam) come to visit and the ep where Archie and Meathead get locked in the bar's cellar and get drunk. Considering how big a hit this show was in its day it's ridiculous people have had to wait this long for it to be completed on DVD.
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post #4 of 164
3/8/08 at 6:04pm

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Originally Posted by redbird
Yes-let's hope this show gets finished off. I'm not much of a fan of the final season but seasons 7 and 8 had some gems including the Christmas ep where Meathead's draft dodging friend and Archie's pal (who's son was killed in Vietnam) come to visit and the ep where Archie and Meathead get locked in the bar's cellar and get drunk. Considering how big a hit this show was in its day it's ridiculous people have had to wait this long for it to be completed on DVD.

Mario, you're right. The Stivics stay till the end of S8. I was thinking it was S7. So I'll probably get all remaining seasons. And the draft dodger ep is great, isn't it? One of Carroll O'Connor's best performances, I think.
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post #5 of 164
3/8/08 at 6:45pm

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Mario, you're right. The Stivics stay till the end of S8. I was thinking it was S7. So I'll probably get all remaining seasons. And the draft dodger ep is great, isn't it? One of Carroll O'Connor's best performances, I think.

Yes-hair raisingly great and different from the usual Archie
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post #6 of 164
3/9/08 at 7:53am

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. . . Considering how big a hit this show was in its day it's ridiculous people have had to wait this long for it to be completed on DVD.

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post #7 of 164
3/9/08 at 10:25am

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I had hoped to have the complete series on dvd by now. Logistically speaking, they need to finish off the series and release Season 2 of Archie Bunker's Place to explain the death of Edith. Beyond that, we probably won't see more of Archie Bunker's Place. But I hope I'm wrong about that.

Do you think Sony will skip this show altogether this year?
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post #8 of 164
3/9/08 at 12:08pm

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In the draft dodging episode notice that Archie says "rotten, stinking war" when as his lips move you can obviously see them saying "goddamned war," which means CBS asked them to change it. This is odd to me, as they were allowed to say "goddamn it" twice before, among other things.
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post #9 of 164
3/9/08 at 3:12pm

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Originally Posted by MatthewA
In the draft dodging episode notice that Archie says "rotten, stinking war" when as his lips move you can obviously see them saying "goddamned war," which means CBS asked them to change it. This is odd to me, as they were allowed to say "goddamn it" twice before, among other things.

MatthewA, I was wondering if it wasn't changed for syndication purposes, after the network airing.
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post #10 of 164
3/9/08 at 4:57pm

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Not having been alive for that, I couldn't tell you. But considering that the other two occurrences of the word escaped unscathed, I would guess it was CBS's decision. At this time, there were a lot of complaints about the increasing levels of sex, violence, and profanity on TV. Norman Lear sued CBS for moving the show's time-slot into the Family Viewing Hour, which was struck down by the courts around 1977.
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post #11 of 164
3/10/08 at 4:18am

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Don't expect another season of All in the Family until the end of the year. Sony has been releasing the sets at the rate of one per year. So expect Season 7 between September-December ...
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post #12 of 164
3/10/08 at 7:09am

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Yes Sony the king of the Non Finished Seasons.. would'nt surprise me not to see another season but maybe they'll finish it. It's been what about 3 years since the original TJ Hooker Release (Hey the Show's cheesy but I just started getting Into it) And Don't forget that Lonely Mary Hartman release sitting on my shelf. Sony and Fox ,TV on DVD Hell.
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post #13 of 164
3/10/08 at 7:51am

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The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.
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post #14 of 164
4/3/08 at 8:14am

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Originally Posted by MatthewA
In the draft dodging episode notice that Archie says "rotten, stinking war" when as his lips move you can obviously see them saying "goddamned war," which means CBS asked them to change it. This is odd to me, as they were allowed to say "goddamn it" twice before, among other things.

Actually, in the original broadcast, as well as the broadcast TV syndicated reruns for many years, Archie did say "goddamned". Ironically, I think it was TV-Land that censored it....along with cutting all the eps to practically unrecognizeable shreds.

I can't wait for S7 to come out (Hopefully sometime before I die!) as I haven't seen that ep in decades!!
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post #15 of 164
4/3/08 at 8:17am

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Originally Posted by MatthewA
The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.

Yeah, Paramount is doing a great job with The Odd Couple, thankfully- If only idiotic Sony could do half as well with AITF.
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post #16 of 164
4/3/08 at 9:49am

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Actually, in the original broadcast, as well as the broadcast TV syndicated reruns for many years, Archie did say "goddamned". Ironically, I think it was TV-Land that censored it....along with cutting all the eps to practically unrecognizeable shreds.

I can't wait for S7 to come out (Hopefully sometime before I die!) as I haven't seen that ep in decades!!

I remember on the All in the Family 20th Anniversary Special they had a clip and it was "rotten, stinkin' war" and not "goddamned war."

TV Land showed uncut episodes from 1998 until January 1, 2000 when ratings were so good...they moved it to Nick at Nite and started cutting it!
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post #17 of 164
4/3/08 at 11:13am

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Apparently Sony is too busy repackaging already released series.
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post #18 of 164
4/3/08 at 11:33am

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That may be a good thing. Sony can't repackage AITF until they release those last 3 seasons. Hopefully those complete series sets will sell like gangbusters and give Sony incentive to finish off AITF, The Jeffersons, M w/ Children, The Partridge Family, Bewitched, IDOJ, Mad About You, and many others.
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post #19 of 164
4/3/08 at 3:03pm

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I went ahead and ordered ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE SEASON 1 even though I'd rememberd the show was lousy. Guess what? When I got the set and watched it, the show is STILL lousy -- even the Thanksgiving Reunion with Mike and Gloria.

That said, I'd still buy ALL IN THE FAMILY SEASON 7,8,9... and also Season 2 of ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE, at least to get the death of Edith episode and to have the characters come full circle, so to speak. But I'd never buy ABP beyond Season 2...
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post #20 of 164
4/3/08 at 5:30pm

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Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi
I went ahead and ordered ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE SEASON 1 even though I'd rememberd the show was lousy. Guess what? When I got the set and watched it, the show is STILL lousy -- even the Thanksgiving Reunion with Mike and Gloria.

That said, I'd still buy ALL IN THE FAMILY SEASON 7,8,9... and also Season 2 of ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE, at least to get the death of Edith episode and to have the characters come full circle, so to speak. But I'd never buy ABP beyond Season 2...

I reluctantly purchased ABP too....although I never was thrilled with it back in the day. I just needed my Archie Bunker "fix" after having practically worn out my AITF seasons 1-6 discs already. To my surprise though....I've actually enjoyed the first two discs of ABP....but it starts to sink around the third disc.......and after looking over an online episode guide to refresh my memory of what the rest of the series was like....eeesh! But I will also try season 2....if it ever comes out!

Hey...any of yous guys love AITF, come check out my AITF forum- it's completely uncensored and alot of fun./..although usually off-topic. Find the address in my profile. (Not allowed to post URLs on the boards yet....)

-Rich (a.k.a. Gordie Lloyd)
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post #21 of 164
4/4/08 at 6:31am

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All in the Family should be complete on dvd already. What's the hold-up? Groundbreaking episodes are yet to be available on dvd (Edith's Crisis Of Faith, Edith's 50th Birthday, The Draft Dodger). For me, the history of AITF will not be complete until they release every season plus Season 2 of Archie Bunker's Place.
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post #22 of 164
6/26/08 at 12:42pm

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I'm starting to get the uneasy feeling that the later seasons of this great show have been left for dead by Sony. I'm interested in picking up, at a minimum, seasons 7 & 8 (after which Mike and Gloria move out west). I know that the previous seasons were released slowly and irregularly but we have now been waiting since early 2007, I believe, for a further release and haven't heard a peep. Many third quarter 2008 releases have already been announced and still no word on future AITF sets.
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post #23 of 164
6/26/08 at 7:55pm

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I'm getting worried about the future of "The Jeffersons" on DVD. Season 6 came out, what, May of last year? Not a peep since. I don't collect AITF but I feel for you fans of the show who collect the sets. Hopefully all of our prayers will be answered before too long.
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post #24 of 164
6/26/08 at 11:45pm

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If sales were low then that answers your question as to where the remaining releases are.
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post #25 of 164
6/27/08 at 1:36am

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How many times do we have to answer this question?

It's been stated, time and time again, that Sony has All in the Family set for release once per year. About every 9-10 months, Sony releases a new season for this series. All in the Family isn't on Sony's priority list and it probably will never be.

Gord, Dave, every various members of the forums here have answered this. Sure, there a re a lot of us who wish Sony would hurry up, but they're not going to rush this series since they're busy trying to get out some of the more popular titles such as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and various other shows.

Bear in mine, also, that Sony has relegated to not releasing any new sets until they sell more of the sets that are currently out. Right now, sales of previous sets of all of their titles haven't been selling very well and they opted to slow down the scheduling of their releases.
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post #26 of 164
6/27/08 at 3:14am

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I couldn't care less about I DREAM OF JEANNIE, BEWITCHED, or THE JEFFERSONS. Give me the rest of ALL IN THE FAMILY.
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post #27 of 164
6/27/08 at 4:38am

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I'll take all of the above. As long as they are released eventually. But All in the Family and ABP are my own priorities.
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post #28 of 164
6/27/08 at 4:39am

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Originally Posted by MatthewA
The only studio that's TV-on-DVD non-Hell is Paramount, and they still need to stop cutting music and original logos, or they would be Heaven.
Although Paramount needs to work on packaging. I'm working with their customer service department on The Brady Bunch and Andy since both lead to gluey scratches!
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post #29 of 164
6/27/08 at 7:52am

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Same here. Not really interested in those other series. Would love to see All in the Family complete once and for all.

An as far as the one-season-a-year pattern, it's been about a year and a half now and not even an announcement. So that's not panning out anymore either.
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post #30 of 164
6/27/08 at 8:53am

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If this show is not selling well, Sony is partly to blame for it.

The transfers are obviously not from anywhere near first-generation tapes, whereas the other Norman Lear series seem to be.

And once again, they don't advertise. Don't give me the tired litany of excuses like "it's expensive." Fact: no one buys a product when they don't know it exists.

Need I mention the absence of a single, solitary extra?
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