I know what you mean. It is very discouraging to see some of these older shows with little hope of ever being released on video.
Anyone for Mr. Garlund from 1960-61, starring Charles Quinlivan and Kam Tong, who took the season off from HGWT, except for two episodes. Didn't last all that long, not even the 13-episode minimum.
CBS shut down its Home Video division and let go most of the staff, including the person who worked on MOD releases.
Absolutely . I will not buy dvds if I don't have to , I hate streaming but I have found some shows like Sanford and Son that look and sound way better on Peacock then from my Sony dvds upconverted even with a Oppo darbee 103D with a Oled , The Peacock feed is still much better and those video taped shows look lousey to begin with .
Gunsmoke is available streaming in HD. Bonanza will be soon, I would imagine. Rawhide has also started streaming in HD. If they choose not to release on physical media, then you either adjust your approach or go without.
The streaming HD versions are much better than the DVD's and depending on screen size and viewing distance are likely indistinguishable from a blu-ray release. So, if only available streaming, then you won't be watching in its best form if you stick with the DVDs.
Because, as David of "ClassicFlix" noted in another thread, even MODs have a cost. Even if there are existing tapes available from syndication they still have to be transferred to a digital form, and authoring and packaging has to be done. The question may not be whether it can make a small profit, but whether the studio thinks the amount of profit is even worth the time and effort. At least when it comes to streaming, they may be able to cut the cost some, but there are those here that won't accept that approach.
I can understand that, TV series moving from one streaming service to another can be a difficulty. However, for those that actually buy the digital content the biggest problem I can see is the requirement of an internet connection to watch. If you compare the number of people that have actually lost digital content because it was pulled, it probably wouldn't be any different than a thread on physical disk media going bad. Both seem to be minimal occurrences in the long run. Of disks I've had that have gone bad, most are now out of print anyway and if available still, go for more that I can justify. I just have to wonder if individual principle or not wanting to change has more to do with it for some. In any case, I'm enjoying both and have no regrets.
Having the content available is better than nothing. Hundreds of hrs of content just rotting away. It's the I want my cake and eat it to ideology that may have even stopped some of these shows from being shelled out because people want them not only in tact but pristine in quality. I liked the show lancer and it came on H&I ( edited and a mixed bag in quality) but I got every episode and it was better than the 80s tape recordings I got from a friend many years ago. I guess I'm frustrated because of the fact many of these shows can't even be obtained in any form.
Yes, and add in the "I won't buy until the entire series has been released" or "until it has been discounted" mentality. I'm not picking on any one we all have our decision points, but it also has an impact on what they decide to release or stall/stop.
I'm old enough to recall many of the classic shows I have access to in either the original run or syndication and have discovered a great many I had previously never heard of before. I'm taking the approach that I likely won't manage to get through all I've collected, and if I do, I'll have the satisfaction of rewatching some favorites. Who knows, somewhere done the road there might be a resurgence of the past and some forgotten properties become accessible again, and it will be a welcome surprise, but it just isn't worth it to me to worry about what isn't available when there is so much that is available to enjoy.
Very true. Really a shame in some cases because the issues in some of those series are still happening today. Saw a episode of east side west side in great quality on youtube with guest star Joseph Campanella dealing with race relations in his segregated neighborhood. The one thing many of the comments talked about wasn't the dated nature of the show but simply the issues at hand. There's a market for some of these shows it's just nobody in creative is creative enough or care enough to present these shows even on television stations today, but hey I get bonanza in a few weeks. That's months of tv right there.
