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TV-on-DVD Orphans!

post #1 of 57
11/30/09 at 12:50pm
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Let's make a list of all the tv shows that were abandoned after just one release.

Please add to this list; I know there's a lot more out there! The rules: there should be only ONE release for the title, the title came out at least a year ago, and there seems to be no news (or hope) for further releases. "Best ofs" and compilations don't count; only complete season releases. Don't add abandoned-on-dvd series that got at least two or more releases (that's another thread) or shows that have upcoming releases or strong rumors of such.

The TV-on-DVD ORPHANS List!:

Amazing Stories (July 18, 2006) Universal
American Dreams (Sep 7, 2004) Universal
American Family (April 23, 2003) Fox
The Anna Nicole Show (Nov 4, 2003) Lions Gate
The Apprentice (Aug 24, 2004) NBC
Anything But Love (Feb 6, 2007) Fox
Archie Bunker's Place (Jan 31, 2006) Sony
Bad Girls (May 9, 2006) Capital (the other seasons are available in Region 2)
Baldwin Hills (July 29, 2008)
Baretta (Oct 29, 2002) Universal
Benson (July 24, 2007) Sony
The Bernie Mac Show (May 4, 2004) Fox
Beyond Belief (Aug 28, 2007) Anchor Bay
Beyond Reality (Jan 23, 2007) Mill Creek
Boomtown (July 20, 2004)
The Business (July 17, 2007) IFC
Cagney And Lacey (May 7, 2007) MGM -- (Reunion movies are now being released on dvd, however.)
The Champions (Dec 15, 2003) A&E Home Video (The rest is available in Region 2).
Cheyenne (June 6, 2006) Warner
Clarissa Explains It All (May 17, 2005) Nickelodeon
Crossing Jordan (May 6, 2008) Universal
Dharma & Greg (June 13, 2006) Fox (Season Two is available in Region 2).
Doc (Feb 3, 2004) Pax
Dragnet 1967 (July 7, 2005) Universal (Many of the 1950s episodes are available as PD cheapies).
Dream On  (Oct 12, 2004) Universal
Drew Carey Show (April 24, 2007) Warner
The Equalizer (Feb 12, 2008) Universal
Evening Shade (June 24, 2008) Paramount
Falcon Beach (Sep 4, 2007) BCI
The Fall Guy (June 5, 2007) Fox
Family (Sep 5, 2006) Sony
Fantasy Island (Nov 15, 2005) Sony

Flipper 1964 (April 24, 2007) MGM

George Lopez Show (Apr 17, 2007) Warner

Growing Pains (Feb 7, 2006) Warner
Hazel (Aug 1, 2006) Sony
Here Come the Brides (May 16, 2006) Universal
the Jamie Foxx Show (Feb 8, 2005) Warner
Kojak (March 25, 2005) Universal
the Larry Sanders Show (April 17, 2007) Sony
Life Goes On (May 9, 2006) Warner
Living Single (Feb 14, 2006) Warner
Love, American Style (March 11, 2008) Paramount (they released two half-seasons only)
MADtv (Sep 21, 2004) Warner
Malcolm in the Middle (Oct 29, 2002) Fox
Mama's Family (Sep 26, 2006) Warner
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (March 27, 2007) Sony
Maude (March 20, 2007) Sony
McCloud (Aug 9, 2005) Universal
McMillan and Wife (Aug 9, 2005) Universal
Murphy Brown (Feb 8, 2005) Warner
Ned & Stacey (Sep 20, 2005) Sony
Newhart (Feb 28, 2008) Fox
One Day at a Time (April 24, 2007) Sony
The Outer Limits 1995 (Nov 1, 2005) MGM
Perfect Strangers (Feb 5, 2008) Warner
Peter Gunn (March 26, 2002) A&E (Had two half-season releases only)
Picket Fences (June 19, 2007) Fox
Pit Pony (June 28, 2005) Good Times
Police Woman (March 7, 2006) Sony
The Practice (June 12, 2007) Fox
Resurrection Blvd (March 30, 2004) Paramount
The Rookies (July 17, 2007) Sony
the Secret World of Alex Mack (Oct 2, 2007) Rhi
the Sentinel (Apr 18, 2006) Paramount
She Spies (March 14, 2006) MGM
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (Sep 13, 2005) Rhino
Silver Spoons (June 19, 2007) Sony
St. Elsewhere (Nov 28, 2006) Fox
Strong Medicine (Jan 10, 2006) Sony
S.W.A.T. (June 3, 2003) Sony
TJ Hooker (Aug 9, 2005) Sony
227 (Sep 28, 2004) Sony

V.I.P. (March 14, 2006) Sony

War of the Worlds (Nov 1, 2005) Paramount

The Wayans Bros (Feb 8, 2005) Warner
Weird Science (Jan 1, 2008) A&E
Welcome Back Kotter (June 12, 2007) Warner
What's Happening Now!! (June 12, 2007) Sony
Who's The Boss (June 8, 2004) Warner
WKRP in Cincinnati (April 24, 2007) Fox
Edited by Ethan Riley - 2/19/10 at 2:51pm
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post #2 of 57
11/30/09 at 1:00pm
Newhart (Feb. 26, 2008)
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post #3 of 57
11/30/09 at 1:08pm
Dragnet, Dragnet, Dragnet, Dragnet!!!!

And in the list of those that don't infuriate me as much as that one does.

The Equalizer
The Rookies

"Too Close For Comfort" does not belong.   It had a hacked-up S1 and then an uncut S2 release.
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post #4 of 57
11/30/09 at 1:10pm
Dream On   (Oct 12, 2004)
Amazing Stories (July 18, 2006)
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post #5 of 57
11/30/09 at 1:29pm
Forgot to add:

McMillan And Wife
Benson
One Day At A Time

Would CBS/Paramount titles that have only had one season released in two volumes also count in this list?    If so, then add "Love American Style".
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post #6 of 57
11/30/09 at 2:43pm
 WKRP in Cincinnati 

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post #7 of 57
11/30/09 at 2:49pm
LIFE GOES ON
DHARMA & GREG
NED AND STACEY
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post #8 of 57
11/30/09 at 3:22pm
Archie Bunker's Place
American Dreams
The Bill Cosby Show
Sigmund & The Sea Monsters
The Wayans Brothers
What's Happenning Now
Edited by TV_Fan - 11/30/09 at 6:47pm
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post #9 of 57
11/30/09 at 3:33pm
Murphy Brown
The Drew Carey Show
The Outer Limits - The New Series
The Champions
Welcome Back Kotter
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post #10 of 57
11/30/09 at 6:07pm
Clear My bad!
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post #11 of 57
11/30/09 at 6:46pm
Forgot:

Doc (Pax TV show with only first season released)
Beyond Reality
The Fall Guy
Flipper
Malcolm In The Middle
Pit Pony (Canadian TV show with only first season released)
Edited by TV_Fan - 11/30/09 at 7:06pm
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post #12 of 57
11/30/09 at 7:58pm
Welcome Back Kotter is technically not an orphan title since it had that six episode sampler put out before S1 was released which contains a few episodes from S2 and 3.
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post #13 of 57
11/30/09 at 8:34pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Jack P View Post

Welcome Back Kotter is technically not an orphan title since it had that six episode sampler put out before S1 was released which contains a few episodes from S2 and 3.

I know; I didn't really consider the sampler dvds otherwise I'd have put Chico and the Man and Alice on there. The samplers are nice to have, but I don't consider them to be proper complete season releases or anything. Same goes for "MADtv" which had a "best of" release... That one doesn't count because it reduced 3 seasons of episodes into 3 hours lol
Edited by Ethan Riley - 11/30/09 at 9:17pm
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post #14 of 57
11/30/09 at 8:43pm
I believe CHEYENNE qualifies.


Gary "plenty of examples - unfortunately" O.
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post #15 of 57
11/30/09 at 10:04pm
Thread Starter 
I just added a bunch of shows; I also added the releasing studios so we know who to yell at lol~~
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post #16 of 57
12/1/09 at 6:08am
Poltergeist: The Legacy, America's Next Top Model, VIP and She Spies
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post #17 of 57
12/1/09 at 6:23am
Janice Dickinson Modelling Agency
1-800-Missing aka Missing - only season 2 ever released I want season 1 and 3
According to Jim - released Oct 08 not heard of Season 2 yet
The Adventures Of Sinbad
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post #18 of 57
12/1/09 at 6:44am
American Family
The Anna Nicole Show
Anything But Love
The Apprentice
Ask This Old House
Bad Girls
Baldwin Hills
Bernie Mac Show
Between the Lions
Beyond Belief
Big Ideas For A Small Planet
Bill Engvall Show
The Bill
Boomtown
The Business
Butterflies
C.O.P.S - Vol 1 was released but there are more cartoons right?
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post #19 of 57
12/1/09 at 9:08am
Peter Gunn
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post #20 of 57
12/1/09 at 3:51pm
MAVERICK / YOUNG MAVERICK / BRET MAVERICK  (Warner Bros) - released the telefilm that served as a reunion of the original series and pilot for the later two series.  Where are the three series that tie into the telefilm???
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post #21 of 57
12/1/09 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by Jack P View Post

Welcome Back Kotter is technically not an orphan title since it had that six episode sampler put out before S1 was released which contains a few episodes from S2 and 3.
I'd have to disagree as I don't consider a "sampler" to truly be part of any TVonDVD release no matter the number of episodes or which season(s) from which they were pulled.  Those were to test the waters for series the studio(s) had litttle faith in selling enough copies to be worthwhile.  If they sold well enough a season would be offered.  Basically these are a slap in the face for fans of the show they represent... a "we don't think these will really sell but here's a few episodes to stop your whining" message.
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post #22 of 57
12/2/09 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by BobO'Link View Post

I'd have to disagree as I don't consider a "sampler" to truly be part of any TVonDVD release no matter the number of episodes or which season(s) from which they were pulled.  Those were to test the waters for series the studio(s) had litttle faith in selling enough copies to be worthwhile.  If they sold well enough a season would be offered.  Basically these are a slap in the face for fans of the show they represent... a "we don't think these will really sell but here's a few episodes to stop your whining" message.

I still consider WBK to be an orphan; The Drew Carey Show is in the same boat, because his sampler had episodes from beyond season one. Cybill also had a sampler, but never a complete season release (unless I'm wrong??) Nikki: "Butterflies" actually had two releases, one each for the first two series. But where are series 3 and 4? lol
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post #23 of 57
12/2/09 at 1:13pm
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Duplicate post; sorry.
Edited by Ethan Riley - 12/2/09 at 1:29pm
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post #24 of 57
12/2/09 at 3:52pm
I noticed you added some of the shows I mentioned but not others, do they not count?
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post #25 of 57
12/3/09 at 3:40pm
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Originally Posted by nikkif99uk View Post

I noticed you added some of the shows I mentioned but not others, do they not count?

Because I haven't had time to research them all. I'm adding them as we go along. Meanwhile, Poltergeist comes off the list because...season two is coming out on MOD!
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post #26 of 57
12/3/09 at 4:58pm
Thats cool was just checking. Great news about Poltergeist: The Legacy and Jeremiah. Just hope they affordable and not too costly to ship to UK
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post #27 of 57
12/3/09 at 6:37pm
Nikki, sorry to burst your bubble but those cannot be shipped to the UK. As manufactured-on-demand items, they cannot legally be sold to customers outside the US. This is precisely why I do not like this new release trend and hope it won't last very long. Us overseas customers would totally be getting the short end of the stick if this release trend were to spread to many more TV titles. Sad but true, I'd rather some of the series I want remain unreleased than be released this way.
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post #28 of 57
12/3/09 at 8:30pm
You could always find a friend here in the states, PayPal them the necessary funds, and have them make the purchase and ship overseas. I don't think that would be against the law in question.
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post #29 of 57
12/3/09 at 8:43pm
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post #30 of 57
12/9/09 at 2:45pm
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...and so, "The Bill Cosby Show" has officially become the first title to be removed from this list, thanks to Shout! Factory's upcoming direct sales offerings. Let's hope it's not the last orphan to get "adopted!"
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