I know I’m just missing the obvious, but can anyone explain why 16mm film is a useable source for a set of Deadline which will cost about $13, but 35mm films of The Name Of the Game, The Defenders, Switch, and Hec Ramsey are so expensive to transfer that announced plans were abandoned rather...
I think that in some cases, like Hawaii Five-O, the pilot was produced as a pilot, but the network wanted to use the movie to generate interest in close proximity to the premiere. It would have been done earlier but held back if the network decided to buy the show upon seeing the pilot and not...
I haven’t received it yet, but my package was shipped and is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I ordered it on September 27th also. Perhaps that was the last day for which they have received enough stock to cover orders? (Also, when I ordered it, it was about $50, and I received one of those...
It is. The Barnaby Jones set has the full original two-part episode (uncut, as opposed to most of the episodes on the set.) The Cannon set has the one-part re-edit used in syndication. It’s actually an interesting opportunity to compare them and to see how the two-part show was cut down.
Thanks for making those inquiries, even if the news isn’t good. I don’t understand the mention of music clearance, though. I feel as though there is much less music to clear than in other shows of the period, shows which do air in reruns. The cost of film transfers might indeed make the show...
The original reviews were generally, though not uniformly, good. I suppose I just thought the movie’s reputation had gotten better over the last forty years, but that doesn’t necessarily seem to be the case.
I’m curious to see the new version, but I have to say an unexpected disappointment is reading all the reviews that disparage the original version, which is one of my all-time favorite movies. I don’t care so much about individual critical opinions, but it does make it less likely that people...
What a great find! They look so different as themselves there. Seems as though the photographer caught Ms. Stapleton by surprise. Thanks for posting these.
You’re exactly right about Barney Miller. It was purposeful, though. They would leave trash on the set when the cast and crew brought in food or papers or whatever, so as to make it seem more “lived-in” and dingier. Certainly the paint and the color scheme suggested the grungy feel, but they...
Season 6 was also the beginning of Paul Bogart’s tenure as resident director, so the change in camera angles and style is partially a reflection of his contribution.
The larger set just adds in the previously retail-released Honeymooners Lost Episodes collection. The ‘50s variety show episodes would be wonderful to get, although they are, I believe, all on kinescopes, which aren’t usually big popular sellers.
I’m trying to recall the original list of planned VEI releases. Once The Immortal does come out, are there any remaining shows besides Longstreet and Evening Shade?
...Which goes to show how widely tastes vary. Harrison is the only reason I like this movie. A lot of it is dull and makes no sense, but he’s always riveting to watch. The love song to the seal is kind of sweet and kind of funny, and both only because he plays it straight. His flashes of outrage...
That Rod Parker/Hal Cooper first season is just outstanding. I think it gets unfairly ignored, partly because the quality dropped over the seven years. The second season has some excellent shows, too. On the Interpretation of Dreams is a wonderful half hour. Unfortunately, the show is owned by...
Hargrove/Silverman shows did lots of backdoor pilots. Most didn't sell, although the Diagnosis: Murder one did pretty well for them. I don't know if all the backdoor pilots were really filmed last, or if they just held them back to air last. Conrad also had strict contractual limits on how many...
I believe the source for those episodes was the 35mm films. Rather than skip them entirely and have an incomplete series, the owner and the distributor must have come to some kind of agreement that made them willing to go back to the masters for those one or two episodes.
I think the issue in...
Had they syndicated it for Police Story, it would either have had to be shredded to 46 minutes or ballooned to two parts. I think they just skipped this episode in syndication.
I think they may not have a syndicated version of that particular episode. Those instances end up being better for us as DVD buyers, as that requires them to go back to the original version. The same thing happened with the Deadly Conspiracy two-parter on the Barnaby Jones set. It hadn't been...