What happened to All in the Family 3rd Season and Law and Order 2nd Season? (1 Viewer)

All in the Family seasons 1 and 2 were released in March 2002 and February 2003 respectively. As I recall, announcements of these releases were made many months in advance. The lack of any announcement for season 3 seems ominous. Were sales of the first two seasons lackluster?

Likewise, "Law and Order - The First Year" was released on DVD well over sixteen months ago (the Amazon.com release date of Aug. 2003 is incorrect), but there is no word of a second season release. Additionally, the set included mention of a Spring 2003 release of the second season, but this never happened.

Any word on these titles, or any idea what's going on? Thanks.

Columbia seems to have a throw a dart on a board release strategy when it comes to their TV shows on DVD. Nothing has been announced for AITF season 3, but that doesn't mean it won't be out in march or so, it wasn't but a month ago that they announced the Critic and Dilbert for January and Good Times S. 2/What's Happening for February.

I still expect that you'll see season 3, if sales were so poor you wouldn't have seen a season 2, but don't try to figure out a pattern to Columbia releases, there isn't 1. Which is why we have 3 seasons of Sanford and Son and only 2 of All in the Family even though season 1 of AITF hit before Season 1 of Sanford and Son.

I don't know anything about Law and Order...but by posting the AITF standard response I hope to keep David Lambert's head from exploding...

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Here's some hopeful news from Gord Lacey:

Fall 2005 probably

Sorry, I should change that to fall, 2004.

Gord

Man, this would drive me nuts. Why can't they stick to a basic release pattern?

Ron, I wouldn't dream of contradicting your wisdom.

I would like to re-iterate Ron's question about Larry Sanders. This is a show that (for various reasons) I did NOT see any of on TV; it is the perfect product (for me) to see on DVD.

Even if Columbia screwed up the price with Larry Sanders, Season 1 and it came out in the early days of TV on DVD, wouldn't it be different at this point (if the price is proper for Season 2)? Aren't TV-on-DVD sales now good enough to support the release of the rest of Larry Sanders?

Kev A.

Speaking of Columbia releases. I wonder if we will get seasons 2 & 3 of Forever Knight?

My subtlety didn't work!

Okay, to be blunt: I wouldn't expect any more of Larry Sanders.

While the Columbia announcement about All in the Family season 3 is somewhat reassuring, it is distressing nevertheless that they are choosing to release this a year and a half after the season 2 release. This is a ridiculously slow pace at which to release ANY series on DVD. What are they thinking?

Yeah, Larry Sanders is dead.

Gord

Exactly. February 4, 2003 to Fall 2004!?!? That's a massive gap between releases. And here I thought that it would never get any worse than FOX's 1 season set per year release schedule for "The Simpsons." I mean, at least "The Simpsons" sets have lots of extras to somewhat justify the slow pace, but "All in the Family" is extra-less. What gives?

Of course, I guess I should be thankful that AITF S3 is coming at all.

And I didn't even know he was sick!

Seriously, this is a shame. One of the funniest and most well written TV shows ever won't get a full series release.

I still contend that the "Hank's Exercise Video" episode (where it wasn't an exercise video at all) is one of the funniest half hours I've ever seen.