Shows You're Disapppinted That Weren't Released This Year

"Ironside". At the start of this year, we were practically told we could expect two more releases this year which would have gotten us to S6 (it even looked like it would reach its sixth season before "Perry Mason" did!). Then lo and behold the rug got pulled out from under those of us who have suffered with the release schedule of this show for quite a few years with the out of leftfield announcement that Shout doesn't even have the license for the final four seasons!

"Adam-12". Yeah, I know S6 is finally coming in early January but this series should have been finished this year to go along with the finished work for "Dragnet" and "Emergency". I have no idea why this title had to be held up 15 months between releases short of getting some good bonus content.

"Burke's Law". Someone dropped a rumor a year ago at this time that maybe we'd see some momentum on this and get that long-hoped for second season (which is all I want; I don't need to ever see "Amos Burke"!) would come. Not so alas, and this great show remains incomplete with my favorite guest shot of Nancy Kovack's still available only as a low quality boot for me.

"The Bob Newhart Show". Amazon teased us with pre-order listings for S5 and S6, but nothing came of them alas.

"The Big Valley". I keep hoping that this long-delayed big screen version (which sure seems to be taking a long time to finish!) would mean there's still a chance for this title to get restarted. Not to be alas.
Edited by Jack P - 11/25/11 at 2:07pm

Route 66 and The Untouchables - both series have only one season to go to complete the series. Was really hoping we'd see both series finished this year. Not meant to be, I guess.

I thought Warner Archive would be more active. True, they released some long-awaited titles but none I am interested in buying. "Alice" and "Flo" are already available as digital-downloads, how hard can it be to burn DVDs for those who want 'em?

I also wished for a continuation of "Facts of Life" and the final seasons of "Rhoda" and "Charlie's Angels" too but have given up hope on those.

The final two seasons of Mr. Belvedere.

Fortunately, the series has made a return to syndication on familynet, after what seems like forever, and no doubt those final two seasons will be there. Unfortunately, it's not the same as having them on DVD, not to mention the fact that I don't even have familynet.
Edited by vnisanian2001 - 11/29/11 at 1:46pm

Amazing Stories The Complete Second Season

Night Gallery Season 3

Darby

Other than the Fugitive fiasco and Batman and The Green Hornet (wishful thinking):

Have Gun Will Travel season 6
Route 66 season 4 (now semi-announced)

Hope & Faith: Season 2

Season 5 of Charlies Angels is at the top of my list too. Very surprised plans weren't in place much earlier to get it out. Didn't realize the remake series came and went already, but the promos I saw of it looked insufferable so it's no big shock there.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Shout! will pick up and release the last season of Night Gallery at some point. It seems a big no brainer since it's one short season and once released they can re-package them all into complete series sets. We waited a long time for Season 2, so it still could happen.

I'm making a Sunday afternoon ritual of spinning one ep of Big Valley, and loving it. Shout! also has a working relationship with Fox so it would be great to see more of this show released- at the very least, the second half of the second season. Don't know that I can say I'm disappointed we didn't get it this year since I wasn't really expecting it, though.

One big disappointment I just remembered- no Avengers on Bd. I was fully expecting it this year and then nothing- not even in the UK.
Hard to believe we would get something like Space:1999 in HD years before The Avengers.

I'm still totally mystified as to why "Maverick" remains unreleased in season sets. The transfers used on the "Western Channel" seem ready to go to DVD.

There is no doubt that MAVERICK is at the top of my list.

The Bob Newhart Show tops my list simply because the Amazon pre-order listings made it seem as if this might finally become reality.

Maverick is another for which I just don't understand the delay. Can it *really* be music issues as a few have speculated? (I'm so tired of music rights holders causing TV series to be not released or severely edited to remove overpriced tracks)

The Green Hornet - yeah, it's in the same rights hell as Batman, but with the new theatrical movie release it seemed as if there might be a glimmer of hope.

Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres - all stalled far too long. For what once were very popular series it just seems odd that no further DVDs have materialized.

My Hero - Another long stalled British series that needs completion with only 2 series released in the US (the UK got 3 before being stalled).

Archie Bunker's Place - Season 2
Simon & Simon - Season 6

Would love to have the last season of Night Gallery.

 

Also, it's not a vintage show, but I don't understand why Fox hasn't gone ahead and released Lights Out from this past season. Yes, the show got canceled after 13 episodes, but it might be one of those shows that got discovered on home video.

Batman and Green Hornet - I sure wish someone would pull everything together for complete series releases.

Cannon, Barnaby Jones and Matlock - I hope these can be restarted (with excellent remastering for Cannon from here on).

Mr. Peepers - Is there any chance at all for this?

One Step Beyond - Great season 1 release, then nothing.

Sgt. Bilko - Great season 1 release, then nothing.

Untouchables - Only one season to go - surely we can get the rest of this one.

NBC Mystery Movie - All remaining series.

Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction and Green Acres - Still with many seasons to go, wish these would get restarted.

The Big Valley - Great western series, I wish we could at least get the other half of Season 2. How about a licensing deal, Fox?

 

These would be good starters for me.

I'll second some of the titles already mentioned, like "Alice" and "BJ and the Bear"
but at the top of my list is the Love Boat. I really want as much of this series as
possible, a TimeLife complete set would be a dream come true.

Bettlejuice, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Cartoon Network's library of shows. I don't get it. The Warner Archive was specifically set up to take care of those kinds of shows and they've dodged questions at every turn. "Retail may still have plans for them". Yes, that's exactly why some of those shows have been stalled since 2008 and the rest haven't seen any releases of all.

The Muppet Show is an obvious another: They have a major motion picture in theaters as we speak that's basically Disney's tentpole holiday film, ad not so much Season 4 as a tie-in?

Can think of the following shows which haven't been continued on Region 1 this year:

 

Early Edition: Season Three (just two seasons left)

Hotel: The Second Season (was the first season set overpriced?)

The Muppet Show: Season Four (maybe this could be released when The Muppets is released on DVD (and Blu-ray)?)

Simon & Simon: Season Six (high music clearance costs for Seasons 6-8 preventing a Shout! Select release)

The Streets of San Francisco: Season Three (the episode "Mask of Death" and possible music clearance issues)

The Untouchables: Season Four (just one season left and the 1991 TV movie, also starring Robert Stack).

I really did think there would be some movement on MAVERICK this year because last year during one of the WB "chats" the WB rep dropped a fairly strong hint that MAVERICK would be announced before too long.

I'm going to keep my disappointments to the shows there was a slight rumor of coming out in the past few years. They include:

The Lieutenent (on Warner Archives)
When Things Were Rotten (mentioned a few years ago on tvshowsondvd.com)
Salvage 1 (a slight rumor)

Since a new company is releasing the Sid and Marty Krofft catalogue, I was really hoping that Far Out Space Nuts and the Lost Saucer might make it out. But so far, no news. It's terribly disappointing that all they did was re-release HR Pufnstuff and season one of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.

There were some cartoons that were on the coming out "list" that haven't made it out yet: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, Inch High Private Eyes, Gilligan's Planet.

I do think that it's a shame that Maverick(, being as well known as it is, hasn't come out at all yet.

But it's just as well, I don't have the money for all these shows either.



James

final season of The Untouchables
final season of Vegas (give us the greatest Michael Mann creation)
Sgt Bilko Season 2

I'm disappointed that Warner Archive (so far) haven't made good on their promise of Logan's Run: The Complete Series by the end of this year.

I had higher hopes for Warner Archives to be putting shows out at a much faster pace. Especially long running series like The FBI and Medical Center. I don't think I'll live long enough to see them fully released. They've also been promising The Lieutenant for more than 2 years now and still no sign of it. I had also heard they were doing Please Don't Eat the Daisies but that was a couple of years ago as well. But, at least they are doing something, although slow as can be, but that's more that you can say for Sony, Universal and Fox.

BTW, to whoever mentioned BJ and the Bear, forget it. Loaded, and I mean loaded with music issues.

2012 I expect to be a bigger and better year for Warner regarding Archive titles. This year was pretty much a getting their feet wet kind of year and I think we can expect to see the pace quicken a bit next year. It would be nice if there were advance announcements for these titles instead of one-day notice but since they earned my goodwill with S1 of The FBI and also Girl From UNCLE and the MFU movie collection, I'll be giving them more leeway.

PEYTON PLACE PEYTON PLACE PEYTON PLACE!!!! I would also like to see the original Battlestar Galactica in Blu-ray.

I'd much rather have both seasons of (The Misadventures of Sheriff) Lobo myself (and hopefully, not as much music there. It did at least make reruns on RTV for awhile, I think).

I was mainly disappointed with Paramount slowing down their pace in classic releases this year, better luck next year there, the other majors like Columbia have lost interest but we have a lifeline in Shout. Warner still have plenty of shows I'd like to see them get to, and since some of those were smaller hit titles like The Mississippi, they'll hopefully find a safe haven via the archive avenue. Available sooner rather than later.

I too was disappointed by the slower pace from CBS/P, especially Cannon and Barnaby Jones. But with the release of Father Dowling, maybe anything could happen in 2012. I was also disappointed that Simon/Simon seems to have run aground on the island of misfit music rights.