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  1. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Good News. I'm in for Our Miss Brooks. This were reportedly remastered a couple years ago so they should look good.
  2. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I wouldn't count on Netflix for anything old. They used to have a lot of old TV shows and movies but they can't get rid of them fast enough now. It has to be a classic 101 TV show or Movie. Their target audience is under 35 so b & w is a no-no.
  3. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    It was mentioned by an insider in another thread that CBS has no plans for this. The 1st two seasons didn't sell unfortunately even when heavily discounted so no reason to continue. Most people appear happy with DVD for this show.
  4. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I have the first 3 seasons of Daniel Boone. So when they get to Season 4 I will be interested. I was never willing to pay the scalper prices for the later seasons.
  5. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Yes they did mention those early in the year but not a word since. They usually release a lot in November before the shutdown so maybe one or both of those will come in November. We now know we are getting HB's Peter Potamus show in November and possibly Jana of the Jungle.
  6. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Colt .45 should be coming next year based on the last update on it. It only has minor music clearances like the other Warner Westerns did but also needs to be re-mastered. The Alaskans has major music clearance issues like the detective shows so that one is more up in the air.
  7. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Its not always that simple. They didn't know how lengthy and complicated the issues with the detective shows were until they started to clear them and ran into many unforeseen issues. Regarding Mr. Novak Warner Archive normally has a steady release pattern when they start releasing a show and...
  8. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Warner Archive is not very large at all. An insider mentioned a long time ago that they are just a single office and their staff are very swamped. The discs are manufactured for them by another company and all the re-mastering and transfers are done somewhere else in Warner Brothers. But they...
  9. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Frank we are in the days where companies struggle to sell 2-3,000 copies of catalog titles on disc so you know they are not going to put huge money into any of these old tv shows. Plus we don't know how much money is needed or if money is the only rights issue. Rights issues can mean a lot of...
  10. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I really believe the slowdown in black and white Warner Archive releases is due to the fact that they have released everything they can that doesn't have clearance issues. They have addressed the following as having clearance issues: Colt .45, The Alaskans, The 4 Detective shows, The Roaring...
  11. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Actually The Big Valley was not that popular of a 4 Star Western despite being well remembered now and a good western. It originally did not do well in ratings and was nearly cancelled season 3 and only lasted 4 seasons due to low ratings. It never made the top 30 for any of its 4 seasons. Its...
  12. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Yeah your thinking is correct those songs should be easy to clear compared to classic Elvis and Beatles songs but like I said its sometimes what the owners think its worth. Plus the red tape has to be completed before the issue of money and clearance can even be considered. And for TV shows with...
  13. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Frank all I can say concerning music rights is if you've never been in the music business then its really not as simple as people think. It doesn't matter what we think a song is worth its what the owners of the song think its worth which many times can be unrealistic. Also the red tape alone...
  14. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I know we all hoped that TGG would continue releasing more ZIV shows but based on the feedback I got in emails from them I think this was always a one time deal. MGM re-mastered several of the more popular ZIV shows, TGG picked them up and a couple other MGM owned shows but that was it there...
  15. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I received my copy of The Dakotas. I have never seen this show before or even heard of it until this forum but it comes highly recommended in this forum and I have liked all the Warner Brothers Westerns so far so this was a low risk blind buy for me. The other Warner Westerns I still haven't...
  16. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I forgot what show it was but I think there is only one TV show that they have run out of pressed disc. I order the FBI as I finish them. I only recently ordered season 5 which came out more than 18 months ago and I got pressed discs. So I never worry about not getting pressed discs. Not that it...
  17. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Yeah this looks like a PD release all the way. I would expect the previously released PD episodes and no remastering. Especially when you look at the low list price.
  18. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    They had previously mentioned when Cheyenne season 6 came out that they intended to save this episode for the Dakotas set. It makes sense since that episode really had nothing to do with Cheyenne.
  19. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    If it looks as good as the previous ZIV releases from Timeless and TGG I would be very happy but I have my doubts they will look as good as those but hopefully the long delay provided something good. I have a feeling these will look somewhere along the lines of the b & w episodes of Laramie, The...
  20. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I hope the quality of Science Fiction theater is a lot better than the screen cap they are showing. I know TGG passed on this due to poor masters so I hope Timeless found better prints although they have not been reluctant to release poor prints of shows in the past.
  21. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Good News on The Rebel Gary. Hopefully they are able to get good Prints.
  22. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    That was actually me. I had a contact by e-mail that seemed pretty friendly for replacement discs for Seahunt and Ripcord that had duplicate episodes. I asked them about future ZIV releases and their reply was that they didn't have the rights to anymore ZIV shows except for Home Run Derby. Since...
  23. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I still wish they would reissue season 3 and 4 of Laramie since those were done before they had access to Universal copies and were from private collections and most them syndicated prints.
  24. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Bronco: Season 1 is back up for Pre-Order at ImportCDs and DVDPlanet so I'm guessing they originally put it up before WA wanted them to. It doesn't have a real release date currently but one can assume that the original date of July 29th is still correct. This will most likely appear on the WA...
  25. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    I just noticed that it is no longer listed as well. Any of your answers are possibilities. My guess is they just posted it too soon or the masters weren't quite ready yet. It looks like they plan to continue to give these sites some exclusives with a short window before it appears on the WA site.
  26. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Right Now Bronco is an Exclusive to ImportCDs and DVDPlanet just as Sugarfoot Season 1 was last summer. Its available in late July. It will most likely be available on the WA site 2-3 months after that.
  27. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Every DVD on the Warner Archive site is listed as a MOD so that doesn't have any meaning anymore in determining if its pressed or not. As I mentioned MOD no longer = DVD-R. If its important for someone to get pressed discs then its best to wait until they show up in the replicated discs section...
  28. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    They need to update that since that has been there before they started doing pressed discs so the definition has changed.
  29. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    MOD does not mean DVD-R
  30. Randy Korstick

    Is the b&w era of TV on DVD slowly coming to an end?

    Its just a matter of time and patience. They are well aware of the demand especially for the big two: 77 Sunset Strip and Hawaiian Eye. They cleared music rights on two of their Westerns so far but these have more to clear so they will take longer. I still have a strong feeling we will see at...
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