UK Shows I would love to see on DVD - Page 3

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"No, Honestly," 1974, ITV, 13 episodes, Pauline Collins and John Alderton...?

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I would really like to see the UK sitcom series UPPER HAND on DVD. This series was based on the ABC sitcom "Who's The Boss" and ran from 1990-1996 with seven seasons (or series') and 95 episodes that starred Joe McGann, Diana Weston and Honor Blackman. Going beyond the US version, season 7 actually saw the couple as husband and wife.
Years back this series aired on W here in Canada, and I really liked it alot. If it were released on DVD I would definitely purchase it.

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The first two series are available on DVD in the UK.

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Bombshell came out in R4/Australia a couple years back.

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Cross this off the list of unreleased UK shows. The first of two seasons is coming out in July.

Life on Mars DVD news: Announcement for Life on Mars - Series 1 | TVShowsOnDVD.com

The bad news is that the American version running on the USA Network has been cancelled. I enjoyed it. It has a great cast, good stories, and eclectic music choices from the 70s. But now I will be able to compare it against the original.

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The bad news about that, though, is the press release also says that series two will be released in 2010, so those buying this on R1 will have to wait another year to complete their sets! I've got the R2s and am happy I don't have to wait.

Also, this being Acorn, there's a pretty good chance the R1 will be more expensive than its R2 counterpart.


I hate that, but supposedly, they gave the producers enough notice to at least craft an ending. I'm not sure how well that will work, though, as they "built" this show to run for quite some time. I fear that whatever ending they can arrive at by now will just feel rushed or tacked-on.

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I was hoping BBC would run the first series again prior to the sequel, Ashes to Ashes, which starts this Saturday, but I see they're only running the last episode of LoM just prior. Guess I'll have to be patient for the DVD release (2010!)

And, yes, I'm curious if they'll rush the ending of the American version that's been cancelled. And if Lisa Bonet will show up again for Sam to reunite with (personally, I'd rather be stuck in 1973 with Gretchen Mol ... if she changes her haircut).

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If he was really hearing the voices from the future, one episode implies that Bonet's character was going to "move on" with her life rather than wait for him.


Amen, and I wouldn't even mind whether she changed her hairstyle or not! Hubba, hubba!

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I think Gretchen looks pretty happening with that 'do.

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Ummm, that's very much already on DVD. I think the intention of this thread is to discuss UK shows that haven't been release, not shows that are already out that you haven't picked up.

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A couple of guilty pleasures to add:

The Brittas Empire (R1)
My Hero (S3 and up in R1)

For those of you with "all region" players... how do you handle the PAL conversion for R2 releases? Does it matter on DVD as long as the player is "all region"?

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A "Complete Collection" of all 7 series is available at amazon in NTSC R1.

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Every "all-region" player I've had any experience with has its own built-in converter. You just make sure the "TV Type/Output Video System" option is set to NTSC and the player itself will output an NTSC signal.

For name-brand players, I don't think you can go wrong with Philips. For less than $50, you can have a decent all-region player almost straight out of the box (all you have to do is enter a simple remote-control code that you can find at such websites as videohelp.com).

For those of you with a Big Lots store in your area, they're advertising factory-refurb Philips machines for $25.00 in this week's ad. They look to be of the 3xxx series (so no fancy USB or anything) and look to be 1080i upscalers (rather than 1080p), but still, a quality all-region player for $25!

I personally have four Philips machines: a 5990, two 5982s and a 3980 and have set up several family members with Philips decks of their own. Never know of any I've been involved with to fail or have any problems.



If you have an NTSC television, then yes, it does matter. Without the conversion, the picture will either not display at all or, more likely, end up being in black-and-white (which, I guess, is okay for black-and-white shows).

Now, if you have a multi-standard television (the likes of which are uncommon in the US), then you'd be okay with just a region hack. As I said, though, most of the "hackable" players out there have built-in converter circuitry (I can only think of Panasonic being notorious for not allowing their US players to do PAL conversion).

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^Thanks for the in depth reply! My 2nd question wasn't too clear in that what I was really asking was "since the DVD is digital is it the player that handles the output video format" which you answered in part 1 of your reply.

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i think that the storys re very good, they just need a better ending.
besides that i have to say that is a great show...