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Mannix season 4?

post #1 of 34
3/13/10 at 5:21am
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Any news yet for season 4 of Mannix?
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post #2 of 34
3/15/10 at 11:41am
the same here I really liked mannix
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post #3 of 34
3/15/10 at 12:13pm
Can't wait for Season 4!  Based on the past release schedule, we should be seeing another one hopefully sometime during the summer months, assuming sales have been healthy on the previous sets.

Season 1 had flashes of greatness, and I loved the relationship between Mannix and his boss at the detective agency. 
Season 2 was incredibly fantastic, one of the best sophomore seasons of any tv show I've seen.  Clever plots, great acting and guest stars, and lots of action, plus some kick-ass music scores. 
I have just about finished Season 3, and while it's not as good as season 2, it's still massively entertaining.

I hope we get all 8 seasons, especially since seasons 7 and 8 are not in syndication.
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post #4 of 34
4/5/10 at 4:55pm
I really hope we here something soon as well! I want all 8 seasons as well, and I'm enjoying watching this series again. Some great actors and actress's in this series. Mike Connors was always great. Some very good story lines!!
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post #5 of 34
4/18/10 at 2:55am
I called Paramount about Mannix Season 4. Was told it is not on the list for release. Said they would forward my request to the proper dept. Everyone needs to call Paramount and request season 4!!
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post #6 of 34
4/18/10 at 3:56am
Phone number?
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post #7 of 34
4/18/10 at 4:05am
That's not too good news and just as we're entering the mighty 1970s, they didn't get lazy with Hawaii Five-O there. 
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post #8 of 34
4/18/10 at 10:17am
Strange that it's now on the abandoned/stalled list when we do know they remastered all eight seasons.
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post #9 of 34
4/18/10 at 12:48pm
The season 3 sales must have been pretty weak, because at one point late last year I recall hearing that season 4 was on the schedule for 2010.  Sad to hear it's now off the schedule. 

I think the slow-to-recover economy has stalled a number of CBS-P shows in the last part of 2009 and now 2010:
Mannix
Love Boat
Lucy Show (last one was released in July 09 if I recall; July 10 announcements are currently being made)
Bonanza?
Untouchables
Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Becker
Melrose Place

Not to mention the shows abandoned prior to these: 
Family Ties
Dave's World
Evening Shade
Streets of San Francisco
Gunsmoke
Rawhide
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Diagnosis Murder
and a few others I'm sure I overlooked.

Basically, I think the only older series still chugging along from CBS-P are Beverly Hills 90210, Have Gun Will Travel, Hawaii Five-O, Perry Mason, Matt Houston (?), Barnaby Jones (?) and maybe The Fugitive and Matlock.  I'd be willing to bet Cannon and My Three Sons are abandoned after 2 seasons. 
Edited by Jeff*H - 4/18/10 at 1:04pm
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post #10 of 34
4/18/10 at 1:06pm
I am not too concerned.  The Paramount PR department may only be commenting on those titles which have been publically announced to date.  There are a lot of titles that our "insiders" have reported as being on CBS/P's long range schedule that haven't been officially announced.  Official announcements only go out about 90 days.
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post #11 of 34
4/18/10 at 1:32pm
Don't forget "Love American Style", abandoned after just one season which doesn't happen often with CBS/Paramount titles.   They tend to be more "Two and through" than "One and done".    "Mod Squad" is also a "Two and through" title.
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post #12 of 34
4/18/10 at 5:41pm
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darn that means to get more Mod Squad one will have to go the 'alternate' route.
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post #13 of 34
4/18/10 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by Steve...O View Post

I am not too concerned.  The Paramount PR department may only be commenting on those titles which have been publically announced to date.  There are a lot of titles that our "insiders" have reported as being on CBS/P's long range schedule that haven't been officially announced.  Official announcements only go out about 90 days.


Exactly right, Steve.  Not to dispute the person who spoke to Jeffrey about Mannix S4, but I'm pretty sure that series has NOT been abandoned.  Has it been pushed back a bit? Yes.  But not abandoned.  I'm quite confident we will see the next set before this year is out.

Having said that, it's absolutely true that CBS/P has scaled back their release schedule substantially. 

Gary "wouldn't give up on Gunsmoke just yet" O.
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post #14 of 34
4/18/10 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by jeffman21 View Post

I called Paramount about Mannix Season 4. Was told it is not on the list for release. Said they would forward my request to the proper dept. Everyone needs to call Paramount and request season 4!!

You might have better luck calling CBS, as Paramount and CBS are actually separate operations with in the parent company. Which is why the Star Trek TV shows are released by CBS, and the feature films are released by Paramount. They don't really talk to each other much.

Doug
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post #15 of 34
4/18/10 at 6:48pm
is anyone surprise with slowness of the releases this year. I was just happy that hawaii five-o, emergency!, Dallas, etc were continued. I have given up hope that some of my shows will ever be completed, but, that is ok. I have enough shows that i can watch for the next several years.
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post #16 of 34
4/18/10 at 8:14pm
I've been very happy that Perry Mason is regularly getting releases twice a year. I guess those sets must be selling well.

Doug
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post #17 of 34
4/19/10 at 2:14pm
Add to the list of shows which have/may have been abandoned....Hotel. And to the list of shows which CBS DVD seem to be continuing with...Tales from the Darkside. The third season is out a week tomorrow on Region 1.
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post #18 of 34
4/19/10 at 2:50pm
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Add to the list of shows which have/may have been abandoned....Hotel. 

Why would they abandon "Hotel"? I thought that the sales were there for it. I pre-ordered to try to help show demand for it, but apparently, to CBS, that's not enough.
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post #19 of 34
4/19/10 at 3:21pm
I am going to continue to hold out hope for Mannix. It seems too early to say it is abandoned, unless someone with inside contacts with CBS/P knows differently.

I have enjoyed all 3 seasons and will be quite disappointed if we don't get the rest of the series.
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post #20 of 34
4/20/10 at 6:50am
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Why would they abandon "Hotel"? I thought that the sales were there for it. I pre-ordered to try to help show demand for it, but apparently, to CBS, that's not enough.

A few weeks ago I read in an IMDb thread for the second season of Hotel that it's not looking too good, the chances of CBS DVD releasing it (ditto with the third season of Early Edition).
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post #21 of 34
4/20/10 at 9:27am
I hope CBS aren't starting to slip and drop the ball, their stuff looks top notch for the most part so it'd be a real pity not to listen to the fans that do want their shows. I've always said, it's not smart if studios expect the same sales numbers for classic show as for new blockbuster movies, best option then is to release what there actually is a fan/cult audience for and take what they can get.
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post #22 of 34
4/20/10 at 10:20am
I wouldn't worry about CBS - if you look at the latest group of announcements from CBS, they are mostly this seasons shows produced/co-produced by CBS, with a couple of
older titles (The Lucy Show and Beverly Hills 90210 classic).

I'm sure there'll be more classic titles next quarter.

 
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post #23 of 34
4/20/10 at 2:43pm
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I hope CBS aren't starting to slip and drop the ball, their stuff looks top notch for the most part so it'd be a real pity not to listen to the fans that do want their shows. I've always said, it's not smart if studios expect the same sales numbers for classic show as for new blockbuster movies, best option then is to release what there actually is a fan/cult audience for and take what they can get.

Plus you have the great looking digitally remastered sets they've released for Dynasty, Hawaii Five-O, Mannix and the original Mission: Impossible.
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post #24 of 34
4/21/10 at 5:29am
Yes, and I'll even take shows not remastered as some releases of course have been, they don't even have to remaster or HD the stuff (though it's preferred) and I'd still buy shows that remain unreleased thus far. Like The Magician, for example. 
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post #25 of 34
9/14/10 at 6:28pm

New to the forum, enjoyed reading the posts on Mannix 4. I wrote Paramount yesterday about Mannix S4, no word yet. Does anyone know if Mannix season 4 is coming out?  

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post #26 of 34
9/14/10 at 7:38pm

CBS has been stretching out their classic releases - which is actually a good thing - not to flood the market.

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post #27 of 34
9/15/10 at 6:46am
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Originally Posted by HenryDuBrow View Post

I hope CBS aren't starting to slip and drop the ball, their stuff looks top notch for the most part so it'd be a real pity not to listen to the fans that do want their shows. I've always said, it's not smart if studios expect the same sales numbers for classic show as for new blockbuster movies, best option then is to release what there actually is a fan/cult audience for and take what they can get.


     If anyone is "dropping the ball" then its the collectors who aren't coming out of their pockets to buy enough units to make further releases viable. If a show loses money, especially on a first season set, then no one is going to be putting out a second season. Second seasons sell about half of what a first season does so do the math. The only exception is when its an outside company like a Shout Factory or Infinity and they are licensing the whole series. Then they have already paid for the series so it makes sense to put it out in its entirety so they can try to recoup as much of their costs as possible.

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post #28 of 34
9/15/10 at 8:57am

I know that, but I've always blamed the consumer too who skips a release just because it's split seasons for instance, in those cases we only have 'ourselves' to blame since it's not coming out any other way - so it's up to the fan if he/she wants it to continue. 

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post #29 of 34
9/15/10 at 10:56am


Don't blame the struggling economy Blame Paramount. Other Studios are managing, look at Shout and Adam 12 and Dragnet.
 

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Originally Posted by Jeff*H View Post

The season 3 sales must have been pretty weak, because at one point late last year I recall hearing that season 4 was on the schedule for 2010.  Sad to hear it's now off the schedule. 

I think the slow-to-recover economy has stalled a number of CBS-P shows in the last part of 2009 and now 2010:
Mannix
Love Boat
Lucy Show (last one was released in July 09 if I recall; July 10 announcements are currently being made)
Bonanza?
Untouchables
Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Becker
Melrose Place

Not to mention the shows abandoned prior to these: 
Family Ties
Dave's World
Evening Shade
Streets of San Francisco
Gunsmoke
Rawhide
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Diagnosis Murder
and a few others I'm sure I overlooked.

Basically, I think the only older series still chugging along from CBS-P are Beverly Hills 90210, Have Gun Will Travel, Hawaii Five-O, Perry Mason, Matt Houston (?), Barnaby Jones (?) and maybe The Fugitive and Matlock.  I'd be willing to bet Cannon and My Three Sons are abandoned after 2 seasons. 
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post #30 of 34
9/16/10 at 7:30am
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Don't blame the struggling economy Blame Paramount. Other Studios are managing, look at Shout and Adam 12 and Dragnet.
 


 


      Look at what Paramount does and look at what Shout does. Shout licenses those shows from Universal and in turn Universal hands them a set of episodes which have been remastered and put to tape. All Shout has to do is author the DVDs and they are ready to sell. Total cost for remastering, color correcting, etc. = 0. Paramount owns the shows they release. They are all then digitally remastered from 35mm elements and because they aren't going to transfer them twice, they are remastered into High Definition. Their total cost = a lot. Joe Schmo, the typical consumer and internet forum poster, doesn't know the first thing about this stuff, only why is this out and this isn't. Well, here you go. Here's one reason why. Don't throw Paramount into the same boat as Universal, who basically ignores their pre-1980 library, Fox, who ignores their pre-1990 library and Sony, who is out of the TV DVD business. Or Warner, whose internal costs make it nearly impossible for a non-blockbuster release to turn a profit.

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