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  1. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    One word to describe this "new" package = LAME It's a shame that Johnny's 30 year legacy is going to be reduced to a relatively small number of clips that are going to be recyled over and over again.
  2. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    The last I heard Jeff Sotzig (spelling?), who was Johnny's nephew, was in charge of the estate. Perhaps he needs to bring in an outsider with experience in these matters to fully exploit the marketability of their holdings. In some previous cases where an artist or their family controls their...
  3. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    Completely agree with Mike and David above. Very disappointing news. With all the material they have to choose from, why does the same stuff keep getting rehashed and repackaged? Not every clip has to be an animal relieving itself on Johnny's desk, a "civilian" doing incredibly dopey things...
  4. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    I don't have the "Carson Club" DVDs so I bought this set. It's been a wonderful journey so far, but there is one very bad thing to report: The classic Carson confrontation of Rickles over the cigarette box episode has been severely edited to show primarily Johnny's intrusion on the set and...
  5. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    I may be mistaken, but doesn't the audio from Johnny's debut show still exist? If so, it could be added as a bonus? I do know that several years ago, a major push to locate any video copies in the hands of private collectors was launched. Unfortunately it wasn't successful. Ed McMahon's...
  6. Steve...O

    New Carson Collection?!?

    I'm with Mike. I never cared much for the "comedy classics" shows for the reasons he articulated. Ed's announcement that the "Mighty Carson Art Players" were in the line-up were usually a cause for a groan during the last few years. Even Art Fern suffered after the death of Carol Wayne...
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