Our ability to teach future generations about the glories of older, classic programming has in a way been impacted by the very technology that allows us to enjoy classic programming at our own leisure. Before there were VCR's our exposure to current programming was a once a week event...
The western issue I'll concede is a matter of taste. For me it's not so much that they were released but the fact that once the same catalog was available that included "Burke's Law" the powers that be didn't think it was worth it (though I am glad they did finish at last "The Big Valley"...
If we get SOMEONE to finish "Burke's Law" (shame on Timeless for not doing when they had Four Star access, and instead stuck us with more westerns and a pointless reissue of "I Spy") and also if Universal would get off their butts and let "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" be finished on DVD in R1...
I think looking back, just try to imagine how much MORE there would have been on DVD but for all the headaches music clearance issues caused. Things that really if the world had been fair, should never have been the sticking point to our ability to see a wider expanse of these shows, and...
I will admit it would be nice for Warner Archive to put out S2 of "Eleventh Hour" and just let me see the end of that "Dr. Kildare" episode that crossed over with it! :D
My mind's been conditioned to it for some time. At some point even diehards like me have to acknowledge the push caused by having so much and getting older that one has to start recognizing the wisdom of when it comes time to take a step back and appreciate more what one *has* and watch and...