List your Top 10 Most Wanted shows from Warner Archives

True, but I'd still like an official DVD release (even through the archive) to replace my circa-1990 VHS recordings of Logan's Run, as the picture quality would definitely be an improvement.

I would like the following titles:

1, Huckleberry Hound - the remaining 25 episodes
2. Yogi's Gang
3. Quick Draw McGraw
4. Ruff and Reddy
5. The remaining Jetsons episodes from the 1980's
6. Yogi's Treasure Hunt
7. Yo, Yogi!
8. Peter Potamus
9. Atom Ant & Secret Squirrel
10. New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Show (Touche Turtle/Lippy the Lion/Wally Gator)

I'll take 1-3 and 8-10 from Greg's list and add the following:
Yogi's Space Race -Complete 90 minute Show
Captain Caveman
Banana Splits-Complete 60 minute Show
Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape - Complete Show

I know I'm going over 10 but I'm also hopeful for the following TV series:
Welcome Back Kotter-Season 2 and on
Chico and The Man
The Gallant Men -Was rumored to be coming.

Today the Warner Archive released the first season of "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" with Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. Wow! Christmas has come early.

1. It's a Living
2. Mama's Family
3. Alice
4. Eight is Enough
5. Murphy Brown
6. Flo
7. Knots Landing
8. Falcon Crest
9. Growing Pains
10. Step By Step

My list:

1. Please Don't Eat The Daisies

2. Many Happy Returns

3. Father of the Bride

4. Daktari

5. The Thin Man

6. Dr. Kildare

7. Mr. Novak

8. Maya

9. Then Came Bronson

10. Mickey

11. How The West Was Won

12. Harry's Girls

13. National Velvet

14.The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

15. Hawkins

Tough to narrow down to 10

1. Lawman

2. Mama's Family (with season 1 restored)

Anything else I'd look at on a case-by-case basis.

Even if they're just copies off of TNT's master tapes, they'll be better than most my off-airs, which were from our old C-band satellite system (the picture often suffered from 'sparklies'--particularly in the reds--and other imperfections and never looked as good as the few I was able to get from basic cable in another town). This was announced as coming this year way back in January. I wonder what the hold up is...

1) Young Maverick
2) Wizards and Warriors
3) Baby Blues
4). Search/Probe tv series
5). Pinky, Elmira, and the Brain
6) Legion of Super Heroes season 2
7) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids
8). Tiny Toons season 3
9). Animaniacs season 4
10). Just the 10 of Us.

James

1.) Knots Landing

2.) Midnight Caller

3.) Harry O

4.) 77 Sunset Strip

5.) Hawaiian Eye

6.) Freddy's Nightmares

7.) The Eleventh Hour

8.) Search

9.) Bourbon Street Beat

10.) Then Came Bronson.

Edited by WaveCrest - 9/29/11 at 3:05pm

1. 77 Sunset Strip
2. Hawaiian Eye
3. The Alaskans
4. Dr. Kildare
5. Bourbon St. Beat
6. Mr. Novak
7. Sugarfoot
8. Surfside 6
9. The Travels of Jamie McPheeters
10. The Lieutenant

Welcome Back, Kotter

My list should be no surprise at all:

MAVERICK

YOUNG MAVERICK

BRET MAVERICK


That would do it for me!!!

Trying not to be too greedy and just focus on the stuff I truly, really want!!!

1. 77 Sunset Strip
2. Hawaiian Eye
3. Surfside Six
4. The rest of Cheyenne
5. Maverick
6. Bronco
7. Sugarfoot
8 The Gallant Men
9. Bourbon Street Beat
10. Spenser For Hire

The Mississippi
Kaz
King's Crossing
Hawkins
Assignment Vienna
Flamingo Road
Daktari
The Alaskans
Search
Then Came Bronson

I left off Harry O this time as it seems to be coming.

Knots Landing

Alice

Mama's Family (do the NBC episodes UNCUT or don't bother)

Chico and the Man

Welcome Back Kotter

 

Compared to other studios, there are not a lot of WB shows I am too familiar with (Sony seems to own most of the shows I'm interested in), and I'd take them on a case-by-case basis. I just wish they were less expensive; I may be willing to blind-buy Courtship of Eddie's Father: S1, but not for $40.

I never asked but how well did the original off-network syndicated reruns of Knot's Landing perform when they commenced in the mid-1980s (either 1984 or 1985)?

No one seems to have mentioned 'The Roaring 20's ' or 'The Dakotas'. These two
along with 'The Alaskans' & Sunset Strip' would be my main wants.

BRONCO
SUGARFOOT
COLT 45
THE DAKOTAS
MAVERICK
LAWMAN
TEMPLE HUSTON
77 SUNSET STRIP
CHEYENNE (the rest of)
THE FBI (the rest of)

Archive prices are always 10% off simply by signing up for a free newsletter so price is $35.99. I got mine on sale for $31.49. There's no reason to ever pay sticker price for archive titles.

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I'm with Chris on The Dakotas and Roaring 20's.  A list like this seems to always change for me (just like any attempt I make at a "Top 10 Favorites" list does).  But at the present moment I'd say the following are shows I'm interested in:

 

The Dakotas

Roaring 20's

Dr. Kildare

Tarzan

The Lieutenant

The Eleventh Hour

Conflict

Mr. Novak

Harry O.

Cain's Hundred

 

I get what Neil is saying about wanting to see shows that were not broadcast widely (if at all) in syndication during the 80's/90's, but since I wasn't in a position to tape those shows, I've listed the ones I'd like to see regardless.  And since WBA seems to have an aversion to their b/w titles, I'm hoping for Tarzan as my first TV series purchase from the Archive program.

 

 

Gary "has anything b/w besides Cheyenne been released thru the Archive program?" O.

With my top two titles (FBI, GFU) already released, I would have no right to list more than eight. And honestly, there aren't eight that get me into the same mode of anticipation like those two did. I would certainly get Tarzan which is #3, and I would also get Dr. Kildare and Maverick. But after that, I'd be in no real rush with any other title unless there was a guest shot of someone's I really wanted. I haven't bothered with Medical Center or Man From Atlantis yet.

Keep giving me more FBI though and I'll be quite happy!

 

Warner Brothers has indicated on their Facebook page that most of the B/W shows have music clearance problems. especially the private eye shows where they had a singer preform in a nightclub every week.  They said they were working on getting the clearances.  This should not be a problem with the westerns, which I do feel are way to slow in getting released. 

 

And if that's the case, then give Warner credit for trying to get the clearances since goodness knows we know what CBS/Paramount would do! I think patience is going to prove to be rewarded on all levels with Warner when it comes to what we all collectively would like to see.

Seeing is believing for some of us.  I'll believe it when I see a lot more older TV show series released from WBA.  I haven't seen that yet.

 

I do agree about CBS/P though.   Track record is mixed at best.  I've never been a fan of their split-season releases as I imagine most collectors would agree.

 

Regarding patience, I understand.  I also am of the opinion that Shout among some others deserve patience as well since that comparison seems to occur frequently.

Well I've made no secret of how I have a much more cynical view of Shout. With Warner, their program is enough to give me confidence that a project won't be abandoned but only delayed at worst. With Shout, I've learned you can never be sure of anything with them.

Here's another pov: With Shout, I've learned that they've come through for me like a champ with some complete series set releases as well as numerous season sets.  There's always another pov on this one.

 

I've made no secret either about my WBA opinions.

Indeed there is, and it's I'm sure a matter of subjective views on what constitutes a notable release. Those who are wondering why "Adam-12" went this entire year without being completed or why the rug got pulled out from under the feet for a second time on "Ironside" or that "Marcus Welby" couldn't even get one crack in their ballyhooed Select program (which ended up providing nothing this year for me) are generally the ones more inclined to feel cynical.

And with MOD programs, I'm surprised no one hasn't mentioned how MGM's came to a screeching halt this year with zippo new after giving us a couple of very overpriced releases last year in Flipper S2 and Highway Patrol S1. Warner certainly doesn't seem in danger of going that route.