CHiPs Season 1 coming to DVD in May!!!! (1 Viewer)

[Aryn Leroux]

@IN2TV they have a CHiPs episode "Flashback" which is the last one of S1. Jon and Ponch reminisce about how they met and how Ponch became a CHP officer. Edward James Olmos guest stars. I am not sure if there are anymore episodes there or not. But if you can't wait for the DVD set in may this might hold you over till then.

http://television.aol.com/in2tv

 

[Aryn Leroux]

If the DVD Quality episode at IN2TV is any indication the A/V quality of the dvd set should be superb. I haven't seen CHiPs look better!

There are quite a few episodes to watch actually

http://video.aol.com/video-category/chips/2675

 

[Rob FM]

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[Aryn Leroux]

Well Gord just posted up the news at tvshowsondvd.com

Official Release Date June 5th!!!

check out announcement and coverart at link below:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6890

 

[Brian Himes]

This falls under my 'it's about frickin' time' list. This year is looking to be a great year for 70s TV on DVD. Lots of first time releases. Maude, Mary Hartman, One Day At A Time, The Streets of San Francisco, and WKRP.

If we could get season 1 of Rhoda, Room 222, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and Love American Style I'd be a very happy camper.

 

[Dan*T]

Yes, I agree! IT"S ABOUT FRIGGIN TIME!!
At any rate, I'm very excited about CHIPS & WKRP mostly.
I will also pick up One Day At A Time.

Hopefully, WB will not abandone Chips after a few seasons. I want all Six of them!!

 

[Aryn Leroux]

I think it will sell pretty well. dukes did! the good thing i think is it's coming out like a year before the movie. You know they will want to tie in a release with the movie debut and probably the dvd release of that. So if we can get them released every 4 months we should be in good shape.

That coverart btw screams disco inferno!!! but i like it anyway!!

 

[Ron68]

I really dislike the cover art but I'm glad to be getting the episodes, so I can live with it. I'm also glad to be getting some extras too, they sound interesting.

 

[Firebee]

Agreed...I'd love to get Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, and even Love American Style on DVD. But, especially the first two, now that CHiPs is coming out...once the pre-order comes up, I'm all over that one.

 

[Dan*T]

I'm totally down with the retro disco art!!

GROOVY!!

 

[Peter McM]

I'd love to know what ever happened to Randi Oakes (Officer Bonnie Clark). She looked just like a girl I was in high school with at the time; someone I had a huge crush on. Her name was, get this--Bonnie!

 

[Patrick.C]

A question for the CHiPs fans - something I always wondered - Why was CHiPs renamed to "CHiPs Patrol" when it went into syndication? Thats the only show I can think of that did that.

 

[Aryn Leroux]

I am pretty sure that the name CHiPs Patrol was given to the reruns at the time to distinguish it from the new episodes airing.

 

[Pavan_P]

Quite a few shows were renamed in syndication on locals. Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's a Crowd, The Ropers, etc. But nowadays they are known by their real titles. I don't think shows rename themselves in syndie anymore.

 

[Gord Lacey]

"7th Heaven: Beginnings" and "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" were name changes given to the syndicated airings. Both shows are still in production, and they didn't want to confuse viewers.

Gord

 

[JeffWld]

Others have included:

Gunsmoke = Marshal Dillon
Dragnet = Badge 714
Hawaii Five-0 = McGarrett

 

[Daryl L]

J/k here but who needs this on dvd. TNT aired this show a minimum of two times a day (for many periods more than that a day), 7 days a week for over 15 years. Didn't everyone get enough of it?

 

[Katherine_K]

The same question could be asked of any number of shows. I still eagerly await the chance to buy series on DVD that are aired in syndication. Three of my most anticipated continuing dvd releases are Law & Order (the franchise in general), JAG, and ER. Those are all aired seven days a week more tha once a day. But I like watching tv when I want to not when USA or TNT happens to air the episodes.

 

[Aryn Leroux]

Daryl: when CHiPs was shown on TNT and TBS for many years those episodes were also edited quite abit. The episodes on dvd are the full length episodes + CHiPs is not being shown on TV at all at the moment and hasn't been for a few years now on TNT/TBS.

 

[Daryl L]

I think Law & Order fills half of TNT's daily schedule. But please, take no offence to my posts. I like Chips. I was just joking about TNT's dedication to reruns. Chips just being without a doubt their longest running (most aired) show ever. (But I could be wrong about that).