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kojak season 2

post #1 of 70
3/23/08 at 5:58pm
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back in 2003 universal released the first season of kojak but just because of a remake of it on usa which turned out to be a flop what taking them so long
to release season 2 out
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post #2 of 70
3/23/08 at 9:32pm

Re: kojak season 2

Universal hardly ever releases anything unless it has some kind of tie-in.
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post #3 of 70
3/29/08 at 10:13am

Re: kojak season 2

I want to start a Kojak collection but won't do it unless Universal releases Season 2 with the pilot, The Marcus Nelson Murders. I don't want to have to deal with DVD-18s anymore anyway.
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post #4 of 70
3/30/08 at 1:38pm

Re: kojak season 2

I was also hoping that Universal would release more Kojak on DVD.
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post #5 of 70
2/17/10 at 7:20am
Just done a forum search and this seemed to be the most recently posted-in thread for Kojak. Some news on the second AND third seasons. A new news article was posted on DVD Times today, with news on several TV and film titles for Region 2 release. Kojak is mentioned partway down the page. The URL link to the news article is below:


TV and film releases on Region 2 in March and April - DVD Times news article


The second and third seasons of Kojak are being released on Region 2 on Monday 26th April. I've never heard of Mediumrare Entertainment. Has anyone else heard of them?
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post #6 of 70
2/17/10 at 8:01am
Checked on Amazon.co.uk and Play.com and they both have pre-order links for the Season 2 and Season 3 sets. Play.com has front cover artwork for both sets as well.
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post #7 of 70
2/17/10 at 9:58am
Glad I have a region free dvd player!!!!
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post #8 of 70
2/17/10 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by cajunhillbilly View Post

Glad I have a region free dvd player!!!!

Guess it is time that I get one. I have been waiting for Kojak season 2 for years.
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post #9 of 70
3/19/10 at 5:19pm
The source for the information in the post below is the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) website:

Two new listings were added to the BBFC's DVD recent decisions section today, one for the second season of Kojak, and the other for the third season. Both have been given a 15 certificate. The 25 second season episodes all have a running time of over 48 minutes. Looking at the BBFC page for the second season of Kojak there is one DVD extra - a stills gallery on disc 6. Most of the 24 episodes in the third season have a running time between 47 and 48 minutes with the exception of the following episodes:

A Question of Answers - 45 minutes and 42 seconds
A Question of Answers - 51 minutes and 33 seconds
Be Careful What You Pray For - almost 47 minutes.

The only DVD extra in the third season set is a stills photo gallery.
Edited by WaveCrest - 3/19/10 at 5:30pm
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post #10 of 70
3/19/10 at 6:25pm
I'm gonna hold off on this one. At the rate Shout Factory has been picking up abandoned shows, you never know what they might go after next.
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post #11 of 70
3/19/10 at 8:09pm
How about Green Acres Seasons 4-6 & Season 3 of The Flying Nun?
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post #12 of 70
5/1/10 at 12:36am
 Stay away from the R2 Kojak. I got it today and the prints are tame, marginally better than my SLP VHS copies I taped off of local tv. I've been looking for a webpage for Mediumrare Entertainment so I can send them a strongly worded e-mail but no luck so far.
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post #13 of 70
5/1/10 at 10:43am
I'll second Delmo's unfortunate discovery. There is a disclaimer on the box, which is repeated when the discs load regarding the age of the show, and how that might affect the apperance of the show despite Mediumrare's efforts. Mediumrare's efforts seem to have been taping the show on VHS 25 years ago and tranferring those tapes to disc. The episodes are soft, grainy, and washed out. A very poor effort. Discs 1&6 in both of the sets were dislodged from the hub during shipping and were scratched in the process. The only positive that I can offer is that the episodes are uncut (though I haven't watched them all yet).
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post #14 of 70
5/2/10 at 11:35am
Hmmm sound more like a bad boot leg company by the sounds of god awful quality . Really the universal s1 set wasn't that bad just on flippers.
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post #15 of 70
5/3/10 at 4:06pm
Thank you so much. I was just about to order that set and I really appreciate you saving me the money!
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post #16 of 70
5/4/10 at 1:40am
Don't forget that Kojak seasons 2 and 3 are out in Australia too vis the company Shock. It's a shame that its not Madman, considering their excellent work re McCloud in finding the original versions of the 1st season eps.
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post #17 of 70
5/4/10 at 11:55am
So how does the set that was released in Australia look?
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post #18 of 70
5/4/10 at 11:58am
Simon, I'd say it's a reasonable guess that the Australian releases use the same masters as the UK releases.
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post #19 of 70
5/5/10 at 7:16am
Where else are you going to get it? You know Universal in the U.S. is done with it.
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post #20 of 70
5/6/10 at 1:02am
Todd

I wouldn't be too sure that Madman with use the same masters as the UK release. When they released the complete Danger Man (Secret Agent in the US) they used different transfers from both the r1 and r2 releases. As Madman is on this forum, perhaps we should ask them?

 

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post #21 of 70
5/6/10 at 6:24am
 

Edited by HenryDuBrow - 3/19/11 at 2:35pm
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post #22 of 70
5/6/10 at 8:41am
When ITV3 showed Kojak in the UK  last year the prints they had were pretty reasonable.

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post #23 of 70
5/6/10 at 11:38am
Simon, I thought Shock (don't know anything about them) is releasing Kojak, not Madman. I do agree that a release via Madman might result in better source material being located, as they do seem to put care and thought into their work.
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post #24 of 70
5/7/10 at 11:53am
Todd

You are right, it's Shock releasing it. Poor research by me. Apologies. I jumped to conclusions after seeing the excellent Universal stuff they are releasing.

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post #25 of 70
7/12/10 at 6:30am
I just ordered season 1. I really hope the other seasons get released. I'd love Shout! Factory to pick this up!!
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post #26 of 70
3/11/11 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by Wvtvguy View Post

I just ordered season 1. I really hope the other seasons get released. I'd love Shout! Factory to pick this up!!


     A little birdie told me you're getting your wish! Who Loves Ya, Baby! dance.gif

    

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post #27 of 70
3/11/11 at 8:26pm

I just ordered the UK PAL version of season 1 the other day. I don't believe I've seen this since it's original airing. Should be interesting.

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post #28 of 70
6/23/11 at 2:11pm

Whilst checking Play.com's DVD Coming Soon section this week I spotted a listing for Kojak: Season 4. HMV.com has a pre-order listing for both Kojak: Season 4 and Season 5. The UK release date is Monday 22nd August, 2011.

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post #29 of 70
6/23/11 at 5:43pm

Richard, was there any info on the company? Mediumrare again? The final two seasons have been released in Germany, but I haven't seen any reivews of them.

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post #30 of 70
6/25/11 at 10:00am

Todd, no DVD distributor information is included on Play.com's listings pages, but on HMV.com's listing pages for the Season 4 and Season 5 sets Mediumrare is the distributor for these two sets.

 

The odd thing is, there's no DVD pre-order listing page up yet on Amazon UK for these two sets (same with Baywatch: Season 4).

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