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I think we are coming close to 50 years when color tv shows started to replaced black and white tv series. I had thought it was 1965 when color tv shows were produced! I am looking to pick of the remaining seasons of the untouchables as i love Robert Stack as Elliot Ness. I have never seen...

It is private investigator show and is very good. The episodes are 22-25 minutes in length. There is lot crammed into the 22-25 minutes!

I have done my part for the B&W shows with my purchase of the following shows: 1. Soldiers of Fortune 2. Thriller 3. Twilight Zone 4. Coronado 9 5. Gilligan's Island (S1-S3) 6. Route 66

I was not born when the original Gilligan's Island came out and remember it most when it came back syndication. I hated when the network tried to color S1 of gilligan island and it was very poor. I like all the three seasons of gilligan, especially the following episodes 1. Gilligan's as the...

Hi Gary, I have to agree with the releases have slowed down on shows from 1960s to late 1970s. I am 1970s/1980s tv fan as i grew up during that period. I seen this year for 1970s the following shows 1. Logan's Run 2. Streets of San Francisco (s3 & S4 (v1/v2) 3. Vega$ (Season 3 being completed...

There are some decent shows in each of decades starting with 1990s. So, it would be wrong to say all shows are bad. It is just the reality shows seem to be order of the day. The other problem you have now is the # of channels that are on the dial, which is far cry from like maybe 30 channels in...

Hi Gary, When i was a kid going to my grandparents, especially on a sunday then i was forced into watching Lawrence Welk. There were some old shows that develop a following in syndication like Hogan's Heroes, Gilligan's Island, Batman, Twilight Zone, etc. as they appeal to us. However, the some...

I think some of you are missing the point to how TV has evolved over the past 50 years. TV was the central point in family home for many years, but now has been replaced with gadgets (iPhone, BB, Tablet, etc). Kids are more interested on reality TV (scripted) as it has become a fabric of their...

Neil, One can only hope that the acquisition by Shout Factory will help with their source of product along with digitally re-mastering of the shows. I am all for quality and rather them take their time to put something together. I watch SWAT last night and the quality was very good for the S2...

When i have the budget then i like to pick up some of the western tv series. I was fan of western growing up and never realized how many TV series were based on westerns in 1950s and 1960s. I am classic tv show fan and love chats/blogs like home theater forum as it gives me an outlet to listen...

Hi Chris, Mergers can be messing as i have done my share in my business career. However, if you can hold one thing positive is that mergers usually happen for a reason, i.e. economy of scales, sharing of technology, complimentary products, etc. Timeless Media focused on classic shows from the...

I think time will tell what happens after the merger. Shout Factory could be adding capacity as they signed more licensing deals with the various studios. I am just so happy that we are seeing the rookies, SWAT, Route 66 complete series, etc. I have 88 completed TV series and 42 completed...

I think this could help with releases as Shout Factory has not spent a great deal of time on classic B&W series. I could see maybe the market opening up as Shout Factory could leverage more resources to help with releases.

It has been very interesting to read the comments from people that experience TV early on, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The golden era of TV was truly golden! TV is entertainment and if it wasn't entertainment then we would have nothing to talk about. The each era has a different focus as...

Thanks, Regulus! I have close to 90 shows completed. It is my intention to move all my tv shows to a server and then i can just select an episode/tv series i want to watch. I like the have the ability to control my own network, like you said earlier! TV shows of the past can live on forever...

I think we can look at different shows over the past 50 years and see different issues were dealt with as part of the times. Adam-12 talk about the Watts riots or Hawaii Five-O talked about the Vietnam War or Jeffersons used the word honkie or Maude discussing abortion, etc. The good thing about...

Neil, I think you will find people have different opinion on what they expect from TV shows. TV shows are in the market to create an audience and if it means that social issues of the day are part the script then so be it. The problem could be that shows that are on network for many seasons...

This has been an interesting discussion, especially as TV has grown over the past 5 decades. Norman Lear's show like to deal with issues of the day and it is one reason that those shows had different following based on those issues. The good thing about TV is that you did have a choice to what...

Hi Gary, The good thing about these posts that people have their own opinion. I think many of us have shows we particularly like, especially due to how we were introduced to tv shows as kids and through to our adult years. I remember having the the old tv converter that was the pushed buttons...