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HenryDuBrow

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Lucas Tanner, that one I'd like to see also and Hartman's such a likeable guy. It's Universal isn't it, maybe Timeless could get it when they run out of westerns. Same with Owen Marshall; Counselor at Law, even though it's three seasons so not really short-lived except by today's standard. Anyway, also these 1-2 seasoners; The Fantastic Journey, Delvecchio, Petrocelli, Kaz, King's Crossing, Harry O, Hong Kong, Hec Ramsey, O'Hara; U.S. Treasury, Hagen, Assignment Vienna, Griff, Hawkins, The Mississippi, Lottery, Sierra, Iron Horse, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Immortal, A Man Called Sloane, Bearcats, The Magician, Born Free, The Richard Boone Show, Style & Substance, The Alaskans, Search, Nobody's Perfect (1980), Second Chance (1987), T.H.E. Cat, Movin' On, Houston Knights and The Sixth Sense.
 

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I'd love to see the complete series (all 11 episodes) of Clffhangers! released on DVD as well as the complete second season of Amazing Stories. Darby
 

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For me, there are several sitcoms that I've only been able to get an episode or two of over the years: The Tycoon, Hank, Many Happy Returns, The Queen and I, The Cara Williams Show, Double Life of Henry Phyfe, The Don Rickles Show and Mickey. Those would be my main priorities and then secondarily I'd like to fill in missing episodes or get upgraded quality on a bunch of others like He and She and Love on a Rooftop.
 

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I hope nobody takes offense to a long list of titles. Most are from the 90's with some 80's and 2000's also. Hopefully it will spark some memories for others. Though I skipped adding details for them given the amount mentioned. If anyone would like me to go back and add some details, let me know.
"2000 Malibu Road" (1992) "3 lbs." (2006) "A.U.S.A." (2003) "Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years" "Almost Home" (1993) "Agency, The" (2001) "Bakersfield P.D." (1993) "Bingles" (1992) "Blue Skies" (1994) "Bob Patterson" (2001) "Boston Common" (1996) "Brian Benben Show, The" (1998) "Brimstone" (1998) "Brooklyn Bridge" (1991) "Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, The" (2003) "Brotherly Love" (1995) "Buddy Faro" (1998) "Burning Zone, The" (1996) "Byrds of Paradise, The" (1994) "C-16: FBI" (1997) "Cape, The" (1996) "Central Park West" (1995) "Civil Wars" (1991) "Chronicle, The" (2001) "Chris Isaak Show, The" (2001) "Class of '96" (1993) "Close to Home" (2005) "Closer, The" (1998) "Clubhouse" (2004) "Committed" (2005) "Conrad Bloom" (1998) "Crisis Center" (1997) "Cupid" (1998) "Cursed" (2000) "Daddio" (2000) "Dangerous Minds" (1996) "Dark Shadows" (1991) "Davis Rules" (1991) "Day by Day" (1988) "Dead at 21" (1994) "Dead Man's Gun" (1997) "Dirty Dancing" (1988) "Doctor Doctor" (1989) "Double Rush" (1995) "Dragnet" (2003) "Drive" (2007) "Dweebs" (1995) "E/R" (1984) "Education of Max Bickford, The" (2001) "Eerie, Indiana" (1991) "Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988) "Equal Justice" (1990) "Ex List, Thr" (2008) "EZ Streets" (1996) "Falcone" (2000) "Famous Teddy Z, The" (1989) "Fantasy Island" (1998) "Fifteen" (1990) "Fired Up" (1997) "Flipper" (1995) "Flying Blind" (1992) "Freddy's Nightmares" (1988) "G vs E" (1999) "Gary & Mike" (2001) "George & Leo" (1997) "George Wendt Show, The" (1995) "Get a Life" (1990) "Get Real" (1999) "Gideon's Crossing" (2000) "Going Places" (1990) "Going to California" (2001) "Going to Extremes" (1992) "Goode Family, The" (2009) "Good Girls Don't..." (2004) "Good Morning, Miami" (2002) "Hack" (2002) "Handler, The" (2003) "Heights,The" (1992) "Herman's Head" (1991) "Higher Ground" (2000) "Homefront" (1991) "Hyperion Bay" (1998) "I'll Fly Away" (1991) "Inside, The" (2005) "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) "Jack & Bobby" (2004) "Jack & Jill" (1999) "Jake 2.0" (2003) "John Doe" (2002) "John Larroquette Show, The" (1993) "Journeyman" (2007) "Karen Sisco" (2003) "Key West" (1993) "Land's End" (1995) "Lazarus Man, The" (1996) "Legend" (1995) "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1992) "Life with Bonnie" (2002) / "Bonnie" (1995) / "The Building" (1993) / "Grand" (1990) "Life with Louie" (1995) "Louie Show, The" (1996) "Love Monkey" (2006) "Lucky" (2003) "Madman of the People" (1994) "Madigan Men" (2000) "Malibu Shores" (1996) "Marker" (1995) "Marshal, The" (1995) "Maximum Bob" (1998) "McKenna" (1994) "Miss Guided" (2008) "Miss Match" (2003) "Models Inc." (1994) "Moon Over Miami" (1993) "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1996) "Muscle" (1995) "My Sister Sam" (1986) "Nightmare Cafe" (1992) "Nine, The" (2006) "Normal, Ohio" (2000) "North Shore" (2004) "Now and Again" (1999) "Nurses" (1991) "Oliver Beene" (2003) "Once a Thief" (1996) "One West Waikiki" (1994) "Others, The" (2000) "Pacific Palisades" (1997) "Partners" (1995) "Peacemakers" (2003) "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (1997) "Phenom" (1993) "Pig Sty" (1995) "Platypus Man" (1995) "Privileged" (2008) "Push, Nevada" (2002) "Queens Supreme" (2003) "Raising Dad" (2001) "Related" (2005) "Relativity" (1996) "Remember WENN" (1996) "Reunion" (2005) "Road Home, The" (1994) "Robbery Homicide Division" (2002) "Savannah" (1996) "Single Guy, The" (1995) "Sit Down Shut Up" (2009) "Six Degrees" (2006) "Skin" (2003) "Snoops" (1999) "Something Is Out There" (1988) "Spy Game" (1997) "Stark Raving Mad" (1999) "Strange Luck" (1995) "$treet, The" (2000) "Summerland" (2004) "Surviving Suburbia" (2009) "Time of Your Life" (1999) "Time Trax" (1993) "Torkelsons, The" (1991) "Total Security" (1997) "Trust Me" (2009) "Vanishing Son" (1995) "Visitor, The" (1997) "VR.5" (1995) "Windfall" (2006) "Wolf Lake" (2001) "Women's Murder Club" (2007) "Working" (1997) "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" (1999)
 

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Well, lucky for you all of the shows you want aired in the VCR era and so at least if they never come out on DVD, you can just transfer over your videotape recordings of those shows. Unfortunately, those of us seeking shows from pre-1980 don't really have that option.
 

AnthonyP

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That would have been an idea (for some of the shows heavily altered on their DVD releases also). Never had that kind of foresight unfortunately.
 

Neil Brock

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AnthonyP said:
That would have been an idea (for some of the shows heavily altered on their DVD releases also). Never had that kind of foresight unfortunately.
It actually would apply, even today. If there's something you think you might want to keep, its better to record it and then you know you have it. This way, if it comes out edited or never does come out, you know you have it. Blank DVDs are so laughably cheap that its not such a big investment. A full season of a 22 hour show would cost around $3 with the price of discs these days. Or about one fifth of the price of one VHS tape 30 years ago. So even if the show you like does get released untampered with, you haven't made a big investment.
 

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My list is rather short: It's About Time ('66/'67 - 26 episodes) When Things Were Rotten ('75 - 13 episodes) The Green Hornet ('66/'67 - 26 episodes) - yeah, I know, snowball's chance... but one can wish. My Mother the Car ('65/'66 - 30 episodes) - Mainly out of curiosity as I saw a few eps as a kid and thought it mildy funny then.
 

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From what I read on another forum, Automan and Manimal are due out in complete sets this year at the end of April... ...but in Region 2 (in PAL format) from Fabulous Films (the same company that's releasing the Six Million Dollar Man complete set in R2-land). I have mixed feelings. Although I definitely want a complete Automan set, I'd prefer it to be R1 so that there'd be no chance of PAL speedup (if using film elements) or, if using tape masters, no standards conversions from NTSC to PAL. I'll probably wait awhile to see if any announcements are made about a US set this year before taking the plunge on the R2 one. I wish I knew who to write to at Fabulous to recommend titles, though. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a complete Cliff-Hangers! set from them, despite standards conversions or PAL speedup!
 

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Can't believe Fox is actually moving up on their game in the U.K. by licensing to indies more than here for the time being.
 

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My short lived series requests are pretty short: Green Hornet Sanford (late sequel to Sanford & Son) Young Maverick Bret Maverick I always hold out hope for Green Hornet. Sanford, I had thought, would be a strong contender as the original series sold well on DVD. Still can't figure out why this series hasn't followed. Young Maverick and Bret Maverick is just a series I really want. I have the pilot movie, The New Maverick, on DVD. And I know that the original series is one a lot of fans want on DVD. I would like to have the entire legend of the west.
 

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AndyMcKinney said:
From what I read on another forum, Automan and Manimal are due out in complete sets this year at the end of April... ...but in Region 2 (in PAL format) from Fabulous Films (the same company that's releasing the Six Million Dollar Man complete set in R2-land). I have mixed feelings. Although I definitely want a complete Automan set, I'd prefer it to be R1 so that there'd be no chance of PAL speedup (if using film elements) or, if using tape masters, no standards conversions from NTSC to PAL. I'll probably wait awhile to see if any announcements are made about a US set this year before taking the plunge on the R2 one. I wish I knew who to write to at Fabulous to recommend titles, though. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a complete Cliff-Hangers! set from them, despite standards conversions or PAL speedup!
Andy: Here is a link to Fabulous Films contacts page on its website: http://fabulousfilms.com/fabfilms.html I, too, share your passion for a complete series release of Cliffhangers! Darby
 

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bretmaverick2 said:
My short lived series requests are pretty short: Green Hornet Sanford (late sequel to Sanford & Son) Young Maverick Bret Maverick I always hold out hope for Green Hornet. Sanford, I had thought, would be a strong contender as the original series sold well on DVD. Still can't figure out why this series hasn't followed. Young Maverick and Bret Maverick is just a series I really want. I have the pilot movie, The New Maverick, on DVD. And I know that the original series is one a lot of fans want on DVD. I would like to have the entire legend of the west.
Well, Sanford is Sony, and they've all but gotten out of the tv-on-dvd game. Maybe we should petition Shout or Timeless to try and acquire that license. (Not to mention about three dozen other abandoned or neglected tv shows). I can't imagine why--why--Maverick wasn't put out on dvd in its entirety--years ago. That seems to me to be the #1 neglected popular show of all time. I think it'd sell very well, at least the first few seasons with Garner. I think it may be a part of anti-b&w bias for tv shows. But oh yeah--it deserves a release, big time. I'd argue that it's the most watchable 50s/60s Western, moreso than 95% of the other Westerns that we already have on dvd. And yet it sits in a vault somewhere. Just based on the sampler and the few random eps I've seen over the years, it's definitely a show that's easy to sit through in large doses. A lot of the Westerns that are coming out aren't much, but Maverick holds up very, very well.
 

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i also remember the solder of fortune television series with brad Johnson. only the pilot made it to dvd however.
 

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I'd love The Misfits of Science complete series. I watched the shows intro on Youtube, and I can say without question it is one of the most annoying intros I ever witnessed. Anyway I remember wanting to see it badly in 1985(I think) but It was off the air before I got a chance. NBC Friday night I believe. I'm really surprised this hasn't been released yet. -The Man Called Sloane- a James Bond knock off I wouldn't mind catching again.
 

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Frank's Place - another series that will probably never be seen because of music rights and let me put in a plug for the remaining seasons of a long running series that had one season released years ago and nothing since - St. Elsewhere
 

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