Has anyone figured out what happened to the 35mm negatives of Cannon? The age of materials? Streets of San Francisco another other Quinn Martin shows didn't look this bad on DVD.
While Shout! Factory put out nearly all of Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation shows, they have no plans for UFO and Space:1999 when I asked them after Thunderbirds came out.
shoutfactorytv is a free streaming site - think they use Hulu. There's no charge. It's a great way to get a sample of the stuff that you can get on DVD and Blu-ray from Shout.
The price of redoing post production is rather steep especially for 177 episodes. This is something the rights holders of LA Law need to do and not Shout! Factory. The only show that has done a complete post overhaul for HD is Star Trek the Next Generation and they already had a cable deal for...
You have listed 6 series that while black and white also have deep cult following roots. They've pretty much had healthy lives in syndication since they left the air. They have original fans and every year they get new fans who catch them on various cable channels. Just because people love Donna...
The legacy of Six Feet Under isn't quite as strong as The Sopranos and The Wire - which constantly get named. When has the last time it got rerun on cable? Since before Bravo was into cooking and housewives?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-weigel-digital-tv-network-20140929-story.html
Can't find a schedule, but it seems heavy on NYPD Blue and Hill Street Blues.
A lot of people that worked on Cheers also worked on Taxi. The show is amazing in how it made main characters vanish. The Southern cabbie is completely forgotten after the first season. Bobby gets written off when they realize he's the same character as Bobby.