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What WB Shows on WB Archives?

post #1 of 27
11/18/09 at 3:01am
Thread Starter 

Dear Guys:

I know we're all anxious to know or see what WB tv shows might come out on the Archives program? Some of the factors we might have to figure in --is that the programs probably wouldn't sell well enough at a Best Buy or Wal-Mart to make back the production costs?  This is just speculation/guesses for fun. I have no clues or information on what's coming out.

Shows I'd like to see come out via archives:

Maverick
Search (early seventies series)
Man From Atlantis (the whole series)
77 Sunset Strip
Enos
Grizzy Adams (I believe WB owns the series)
Surfside Six
Cheyenne
Bronco
Superboy (the remaining three seasons).
Bret Maverick
New/Young Maverick

Maybe finish up some animated series that WB started, but sales weren't too good.
Xiaolin Showdown
The Zeta Project
Hey! I liked the shows.

Maybe even some animated series like
the Herculoids
Frankeinstein Jr and the Impossibles
 to see how sales go.

WB Archives could release one season on one series a month

Well. . What WB series did I miss? What would you like to see?

James

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post #2 of 27
11/18/09 at 3:04am
All remaining Hanna Barbera Productions.
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post #3 of 27
11/18/09 at 3:39am
In addition to the shows mentioned in the first post, I would like to see Sugarfoot and Colt 45.
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post #4 of 27
11/18/09 at 3:45am
There are so many for me that I can't list them completely now, but your list looks a lot like mine.

Sea Hunt
Fury
Sky King (in an affordable offer online-wide)


I'd like to see a lot of shows completed.  A couple here....

Leave it to Beaver
Big Valley

I think that the archive would be a good way to complete some of these abandoned shows.

Plus, I'd jump on some unreleased miniseries fast....

How the West Was Won ('77''79)
And the Sea Will Tell ('92)

Those aren't owned by WB but who knows....maybe someday.
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post #5 of 27
11/18/09 at 6:15am
Leave It to Beaver is a universal title and would never be offered in the WARNER Archive series.  Maybe Universal would have a similar series for their older shows.
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post #6 of 27
11/18/09 at 6:47am
Let's add

Hawaiian Eye
Bourbon Street Beat
Sugarfoot

to the list.
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post #7 of 27
11/18/09 at 7:10am
The F.B.I.
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post #8 of 27
11/18/09 at 7:41am
all good choices.  I would love to see them all.
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post #9 of 27
11/19/09 at 6:08am
Thread Starter 
 Oh. I forgot 1983's Wizards and Warriors. One of my big requests.

James
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post #10 of 27
11/19/09 at 9:22am
In the NY Post article on the Warner Archive, they mention Conflict, a show that ran from 1956-57, sharing its time slot with Cheyenne. That would be a great to see. The show is very rare. I'm happy they're considering it.
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post #11 of 27
11/19/09 at 9:29am


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Originally Posted by jdee28 View Post

In the NY Post article on the Warner Archive, they mention Conflict, a show that ran from 1956-57, sharing its time slot with Cheyenne. That would be a great to see. The show is very rare. I'm happy they're considering it.
 
      Wow, Conflict? That's great that they even know they have it. I'd also like to see the other 3 series that originally rotated with Cheyenne - King's Row, Casablanca and Warner Brothers Presents. Wouldn't that be something. By the way, is there a link to the article?

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post #12 of 27
11/19/09 at 10:52pm
Yep! Here it is

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/dvd_extra_warner_archive_gets_some_IE4IHpdxVXmQZzAvfVBwQL
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post #13 of 27
11/20/09 at 2:53pm
There are only three I can think of...

Freddy's Nightmares, Midnight Caller and Knots Landing.
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post #14 of 27
11/20/09 at 11:06pm
Max Headroom!
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post #15 of 27
11/21/09 at 5:33am
Hate to stink on a parade...but.
Season sets of old shows on DVDR, no thanks!
Cause even if they did do this, a season would probably cost $200.
The movies they have are already over priced. They cost more than most of the Blu-rays i buy.
Not to mention the fact that DVDR's are not forever (if anything can be)
I know this DVDR program is a niche, and the price reflects that, so i would imagine TV shows would be more of the same.
I would rather see a company like SHOUT! release them, on real DVDs.

My 2 cents for what it worth.
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post #16 of 27
11/21/09 at 6:01am
I think that Warner will try to keep the cost of TV shows in the Arcive reasonable.  Otherwise, no one will buy them.  Plus Warner has never sub-licensed any of their catalog that I know of.
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post #17 of 27
11/21/09 at 6:08am
I would love to see either incarnation of Casablanca in the archive.  I very much enjoyed the early 80s series starring David Soul.
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post #18 of 27
11/21/09 at 6:41am
I would love to see Love Sidney starring Tony Randall.  Also more 80's shows that they seem not to care about releasing or continuing to release like Growing Pains & Perfect Strangers.
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post #19 of 27
11/21/09 at 9:09am
Would really prefer real dvds rather than these dvd-rs, and most classic stuff does deserve the real deal anyway, but if it's the only way to get rare and much sought after Warner shows like Harry O, The Yellow Rose and The FBI then so be it. They'll have to lower the prices though or buying a season will cost you a fortune, (un)fortunately the first two shows mentioned here had short runs.  
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post #20 of 27
11/21/09 at 9:12am
The 6 disc WB Swing and Jazz shorts is going for $39.95, which would be the likely cost of a tv series season.
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post #21 of 27
11/21/09 at 9:26am


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Originally Posted by RickER View Post

Hate to stink on a parade...but.
Season sets of old shows on DVDR, no thanks!
Cause even if they did do this, a season would probably cost $200.
The movies they have are already over priced. They cost more than most of the Blu-rays i buy.
Not to mention the fact that DVDR's are not forever (if anything can be)
I know this DVDR program is a niche, and the price reflects that, so i would imagine TV shows would be more of the same.
I would rather see a company like SHOUT! release them, on real DVDs.

My 2 cents for what it worth.
     
      Point by point:

      No thanks to old shows on DVDR? Okay, but you won't get them otherwise. There are quite a few Warner shows that are not available in any format nor have they ever been. Shows like Conflict and The Alaskans haven't aired anywhere on earth in 50 years and are not available on 16mm film (save for a few Alaskans). Not like there are other options available to see these shows.

     Cost? All relative. Prior to DVD, people would have jumped at the chance to get a complete season of a rare show for only $200.

     DVDRs aren't forever? Neither are people. Chances are they will outlive you.

     Shout Factory? Warner doesn't license their shows so that's not a valid option. Considering the fact that almost every vintage Shout release has had major problems, I wouldn't look to them as the shining example of a company. Father Knows Best, Rhoda, Mister Ed and Room 222 have all had issues. Personally I'd rather take my chances with Warner DVDRs than with Shout "we take whatever elements we're given without checking them" Factory.

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post #22 of 27
11/21/09 at 10:06am
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. would be perfect as it was a one-season series, and its 'brother' series is already out on DVD.  Another show that should be releasedthrough the Archive is the 1965-66 sitcom Hank starring Dick Kallman- it was among the first WB shows to be filmed in color, and it was unique in that the show's storyline was wrapped up in its last episode.
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post #23 of 27
11/22/09 at 4:01pm
Thread Starter 
Another two year series that might be consider is "Just the Ten of Us." It was a spin off of that show with Kirk Cameron in the 80's. I have forgotten who the stars were, but one of the daughters went on to play a vixen in the Savannah series.  It has a pretty high ranking on www.tvshowsondvd.com, I believe in the 70's--90's most requested unreleased series, so that's another show that WB might consider.

James
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post #24 of 27
11/22/09 at 6:46pm


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      Point by point:

      No thanks to old shows on DVDR? Okay, but you won't get them otherwise. There are quite a few Warner shows that are not available in any format nor have they ever been. Shows like Conflict and The Alaskans haven't aired anywhere on earth in 50 years and are not available on 16mm film (save for a few Alaskans). Not like there are other options available to see these shows.

     Cost? All relative. Prior to DVD, people would have jumped at the chance to get a complete season of a rare show for only $200.

     DVDRs aren't forever? Neither are people. Chances are they will outlive you.

     Shout Factory? Warner doesn't license their shows so that's not a valid option. Considering the fact that almost every vintage Shout release has had major problems, I wouldn't look to them as the shining example of a company. Father Knows Best, Rhoda, Mister Ed and Room 222 have all had issues. Personally I'd rather take my chances with Warner DVDRs than with Shout "we take whatever elements we're given without checking them" Factory.
 

Cost is relative, $200 to you might be like $20 or $2000 to others. But heck, people whine when they cant buy everything in the $5 bin. But to me, 20 bucks would be to much for any DVDR. Yep, id rather not own it. If it isnt that important to them, it sure as hell isnt to me. I have other things i can spend my money on...and do. If its your cup of tea, im not telling you what you should buy. I am just saying what i would/will do. Dare say i am not alone. If an enthusiast/ collector isnt in, will Joe Six Pack be? Doubt it.

Yep, people dont live forever, but i sure hope i live longer than a DVDR, cause the one or two i have had were crap. Video tape will last longer. Id download before i burn a disc!

And i know Warner doesnt license stuff out. To bad for them, not me. But SHOUT has done a few fine things i own. Adam-12 and Mystery Science Theater 3000 are fine, and come from SHOUT.

DVDR = not really letting you own the product, in my eyes. 


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post #25 of 27
11/22/09 at 9:23pm


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Yep, people dont live forever, but i sure hope i live longer than a DVDR, cause the one or two i have had were crap. Video tape will last longer. Id download before i burn a disc!


 
 
      I've burned well over 10,000 of them and not had more than a couple of problems. I'll take those odds.

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post #26 of 27
12/25/09 at 12:32pm


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Originally Posted by cajunhillbilly View Post

I think that Warner will try to keep the cost of TV shows in the Arcive reasonable.  Otherwise, no one will buy them.  Plus Warner has never sub-licensed any of their catalog that I know of.

They do abroad though, so at least there's hope in other regions.
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post #27 of 27
12/26/09 at 3:21am


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Originally Posted by JamesSmith View Post

Another two year series that might be consider is "Just the Ten of Us." It was a spin off of that show with Kirk Cameron in the 80's. I have forgotten who the stars were, but one of the daughters went on to play a vixen in the Savannah series. 
 


Another daughter -- Heather Langenkamp -- was in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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