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  1. shoeshineboy

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    Jack Benny first took notice of a very young Mary Livingston in 1924 I believe when touring the vaudeville circuit with the Marx brothers. He was invited to a seder dinner at Mary's mother's house. Mary was just a teenager I believe. They reconnected a few years later in California when she was...
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    Kino Lorber has TV Titles from Universal…

    I've got the Banacek dvd series released eight or so years ago - is it no good? Admittedly it's on the shelf with a few others unopened as of yet...
  3. shoeshineboy

    Run For Your Life?

    "World War II in Europe lasted less than one year, and yet Combat went on for five seasons." Ummm, I don't know where you learn your history but I believe Germany invaded Poland in 1939; various nations denounced and because the Nazis continued to march, war was declared. It went on in Europe...
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    The Practice

    Doesn't look like the Danny Thomas show I was hoping for!
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    Any word on when The Name Of The Game is being released on DVD?

    Watched the first episode 'Fear of High Places' last night (YouTube) and must say it is very well told; the images were the usual soft YT version but very watchable. First thing that hit me was how long the opening credits were -- either they were padding to stretch it to 90 minutes or the final...
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    Orson Welles Great Mysteries: Volume 1 (UK - DVD) Available for Preorder

    Well this would be a welcomed addition to my collection -- any reviews of the first volume? Anyone know if this could be released on this side of the Atlantic?
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    My new revelation - 70s TV wasn't that bad!

    I vaguely recall enjoying Lanigan's Rabbi, which was part of the Columbo/McMillan Sunday Mystery movie NBC TV movie series. It didn't last very long -- imdb notes that it aired 4 episodes plus the pilot. It was a 90-minute (at least pilot) show and I'd be interested in seeing how it stands up...
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    My new revelation - 70s TV wasn't that bad!

    I've gone back and watched youtube episodes of Phyllis and The Tony Randall Show and found they stood up, and would like to revisit Doc, too....
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    My new revelation - 70s TV wasn't that bad!

    The first episode of Bronk -- directed by Richard Donner -- was pretty good (although the budget showed in a late special effect). There's some good chemistry with the cast and Palance is ever likeable. Not sure how it'll hold up but I think it deserves a look.
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    The public doesn't know what its missing -- we need more Paul Ford these days!
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    2020 TV Releases Guesses?

    I'm wondering if there's any hope to see more MTM properties released, like Phyllis (48 episodes, which were loaded to youtube a year ago); Bay City Blues (8 episodes on life of a minor league baseball team, co-created by Stephen Bochco); Mary (13 episodes, co-starring James Farentino and John...
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    Classic TV Westerns

    The first few seasons of Maverick are must-have IMO...
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    Canadian TV Shows on DVD

    Dusting off this old thread... i'd love it if CBC put out Wojek...
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    International Insight & This Is the Life

    Hmm, somehow I put an 'international' tag on this thread. Well, all thumbs I suppose. But now i've guaranteed one reply so there's that!
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    International Insight & This Is the Life

    Here were two series created by Catholic and Christian producers that had lengthy (especially in Insight's case) runs. Have either popped up on DVD yet? Does anyone remember them -- they often featured big and familiar names, telling stories with a religious moral ending. Not sure if they were...
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    Other CBS Shows VEI could release

    Saying 25 copies was a pretty low blow; about half of those on the list could reach that bar, but besides the sarcasm, I'm guessing possibly 5 or 6 could reach the 500-600 units sold mark, if there is any reasonable means of advertising support. I'm thinking of Slattery's People, Paper Moon...
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    Top 10 Lawyer TV Drama Series

    Travelling down the youtube wormhole i rediscovered an old favourite -- Owen Marshall Counselor at Large; the episode Seed of Doubt re-affirmed my belief (and apparently shared by Neil!) that it was one of the better 1970s legal dramas, with thoughtful scripts and great acting. Arthur Hill -- a...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    No interest in Paul Ford? Bah! Time to change that...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Good to know re. Bronk; it's sitting on my shelf...
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    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Maybe a few more people recall the Cara Williams show -- not me personally, but I don't think that plays much of a role in the one-season b&w shows that make it to DVD. For Decoy and Deadline, opportunity had a huge reason -- someone who found/owned copies of the show, along with someone who...
  21. shoeshineboy

    C’mon Shout Factory Fernwood 2 Night

    We want Happy Kyne!
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    Contest: Win Bonanza Official Tenth Season

    Can't be nothin' but Hoss!
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    Any chance we'll see RUN FOR YOUR LIFE on DVD?

    Just bumping this back up... Among 60s holy grails this has to be a top-10; i'm not a big Ben Gazzara fan, but the guest list on this series is pretty impressive: Peter Lawford, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Anne Baxter, Ernest Borgnine, John Forsythe, Joan Collins, Bobby Darin, Katherine Ross...
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    LG polarity

    Stupid question time; I lost the cord for my LG BP330 bluray player. I've purchased a new cord w/AC adaptor but it says the cord is only good if machine is positive polarity. i don't see anything on the machine that says polarity -- but I do see "5v - 500mA" ... the dash has a couple of smaller...
  25. shoeshineboy

    Failing HDMI Cables

    I've got to buy a 25' cable, and the variety of costs that i can see range from $120 CDN (rocketfish) to $40 (toptrend).... this is for a sony projector. Any advice?
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    DuMont network shows -- any hope?

    I know that although it was documented that the DuMont Network had nearly all its kineoscopes dumped into New York Bay in the 1970s, we have seen a few pop up on DVD -- like the Kovacs Show and some episodes of Captain Video, for example -- but is there any hope of others seeing some release...
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    2020 TV Releases Guesses?

    How about The Felony Squad?
  28. shoeshineboy

    2020 TV Releases Guesses?

    Another season of Petticoat Junction... Mr. Terrific... Police STory season 4... Temple Houston... Flamingo Road ... The Green Hornet ... and Cowboy in Africa!
  29. shoeshineboy

    Crystal Ball time once again!

    Would a show like Julia ever get its Crystal Ball moment? It was not an insignificant show by any means, with a bit of 'Courtship of Eddie's Father' flavour plus being a major vehicle starring an African-American woman. The divine Dianne Carroll could take my pulse any day!
  30. shoeshineboy

    A Quinn Martin Production

    interesting stuff on a long-forgotten actor. Larkin's Saints and Sinners TV show with Nick Adams would make an interesting add to my DVD collection, if it ever saw the light of day. I'm a sucker for movies and TV shows that dip their toe in the field of journalism...
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