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[David Lambert]

Still checking?


Night Court DVD news: Announcement for Night Court - The Complete 2nd Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com


Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! (dances around the room...naked!)

 

[Tony S]

Glad to see this finally. That was interesting that Ellen Foley was the female voice in Paradise by the Dashboard Light. I had no idea that was her.

 

[David Lambert]

Yup.

My wife and I had "met" when she and her parents were regular shoppers, for years, in the videogame/computer store I managed. One day Meat Loaf came to town for a concert, and we each went - separately. The next day my wife-to-be came into my store wearing a concert t-shirt, and I was like "hey, I was there last night!" Thus the (slow...took over a year from that point to get serious) start of beautiful relationship between two Meat Loaf nuts.

But I never made the Ellen Foley connection, and she had never watched the early years of Night Court. Then one day she showed me how her dad's friend in L.A. had sent a rare-ish CD to her, "Meat Loaf and Friends". I believe this was reissued later in a retail version, but with the tracks in a different order and with some different tracks...but she has the original version. The first track is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meat Loaf, with Ellen's vocals of course, and three other tracks by him are among the 12 included. The other eight tracks were by the "friends": Jim Steinman, Bonnie Tyler...and Ellen Foley. Whoa. Ellen Foley? Could it be the same one? Yep!

We found out it WAS the same Ellen, and that even on the "Dashboard Light" music video that was playing on MTV all the time (back then, anyway) the vocals were Ellen's, and that the lady shown visually on the concert stage with Meat (who put in quite the great performance!) is really just lip-syncing to Ellen's voice. She also sang with other bands, notably The Clash (the song "Should I Stay or Should I Go?," from their Combat Rock album, was reportedly written about lead singer Mick Jones' romance with Ellen!). Here's a pic I just Googled up, of Ellen in concert on her own:
http://www.newwavephotos.com/EllenFo...EllenFoley.jpg


You should hear those other tracks from Ellen on this CD I mention (yes, we still have it). We Belong to the Night, What's the Matter Baby and Night Out. I think it has a kind of "female rock power ballad" quality to the singing that most reminds me of The Runaways, the '80s girl band with Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Cherie Currie (seen in the movie Foxes) and others.

 

[Bryan^H]

It's a little far off, but I'm really excited about season 2(I want it next week).

Here's to hoping WB continues and finishes this series.

 

[Nick Zbu]

I think Night Court is a good case of companies not putting a lot of thought into releases. Season sets are good, but in some cases a show took a while to find its audience before it became a hit. Trying to apply the 'if it doesn't sell well then screw it' mindset is just foolhardy. Especially with sitcoms since an entire season can be fit onto three DVDs and throwing out two seasons at a time wouldn't be an impossibility.

 

[Charles Ellis]

I'm glad the second year is coming, but to me the show really began to come into its own with the full-time arrival of Christine Sullivan in the third year. Also, we got Marsha Warfield as Roz Russell, and the gang was complete for the rest of the run.

 

[stewprime]

I hate to say this but Warner Bros. has shown no faith in releasing this series for the past 4 years, so I have no faith in WB in that it will continue to release the series (other than in 4 year increments) after the second season is released. I'm most likely going to wait until season 3 or 4 ships before I choose to participate. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

Exactly the kind of "logic" that leads to show being dropped. Because that's what the studios think when they spend money to release a show on DVD and it doesn't sell, then they cave-in to pressure from fans who say, "We love this show, give us more, we'll buy it!" and it still doesn't sell. When someone comes to the VP of marketing and says, "Let's release more Night Court, even though S2 sales sucked because everybody is waiting until the whole series has been released", that guy is going to say, "Fool me once..."

Anyway, I'm surprised that there weren't a bunch of posts about this show today, since Amazon.com sent out pre-order e-mails for the show. I, for one, will be buying, which will be one vote for continuing the series. "No sales" aren't votes at all, because the studios have no way of knowing who didn't buy their product.

Regards,

Joe

 

[Jon Martin]

Season 2 may not have been the best season, however it is well worth picking up. You do get one episode with Christine.

I posted my review the other day.

The Moviezzz Blog: DVD REVIEW: NIGHT COURT: THE COMPLETE SEASON 2 (1984-1985)

 

[stewprime]

Well, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. There is absolutely no reason for me to spend $20-$30 on another set, just to get the 4-year cold shoulder again. I showed my faith as a consumer in Warner when I purchased the first set. And got screwed. It's time for them to pony up to the bar and prove themselves to me by releasing the next few seasons of the series in a respectable time frame. Until then, no sale.

Besides, with the economy in the state its in, WB won't continue with timely releases of this series. So I'll be exactly where I am now, only with an extra $30 in my pocket.

Oh, and that goes for The Drew Carey Show as well. Just one season release, bought it and nothing since then. Sound familiar?

 

[The Obsolete Man]

Well, season 2 is out.

Anyone else here buy it?

It's at #113 on the amazon bestsellers list... does that sound good enough for season 3 to be released, or will there be another 4 year wait?

 

[David M.]

I would love to buy it but none of the stores have it in stock. Even the websites for Future Shop and Best Buy list out of stock. I called some stores like HMV and specialty video stores and they came up empty.

 

[Al.Anderson]

I got it and S1 through Amazon. Amazon has a S1&S2 combo that cost more than buying them separately - go figure.

I hadn't known that S1 was out (I only had the "best of" disk.), so I'm not up to S2 yet.

My BB had it on Monday BTW.

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

Amazon sales rankings, especially this early in the game, don't translate to much of anything. You certainly can't predict whether or not there will be further releases based on them. The only thing we can really be sure of is that there won't be any more releases if S2 doesn't sell. So if you want more Night Court, buy it. I used a B&N gift card from Christmas to order my copy yesterday. Should be here early next week. Already own the S1 and "Best of" disc.

Regards,

Joe

 

[David M.]

Finally found the set at an independent store. Still none of the chain stores in my area have gotten any in. The store I found it in said they sold out of their initial batch and had trouble getting more in and took them longer than usual to replenish their stock.

It's great to have more Night Court on DVD and here's hoping for more in the future. Thanks Warner Bros.

 

[Phyll]

I just picked up my copy at my local Walmart. It looks like they sold out. I think this is a good sign. Do you think that Night Court might be the exception to the rule that first seasons sets tend to sell better and things drop off. I think Markie Post Seasons will sell more. Warner Brothers really should get the cast to do commentaries. I think they would too. I miss it on tvland. I hope season sets continue. Let's hope.

 

[David Rain]

The problem is that this show might not make it to the Markie Post / Marsha Warfield seasons, which are probably the best known and most popular.

 

[Nick Zbu]

Indeed. Warner Brothers should have doubled up on the release schedule and put out a six disc two-season set just to test the waters on the glory days of the show. It's quite interesting to compare how a show from the '80s is suffering in the market of today, however. Do you remember when shows were given a few seasons to prove themselves instead of a handful of episodes? Makes me nostalgic.

 

[Malcolm R]

Season 3 is reportedly set for release in February 2010.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Night-Court-Season-3/12910

 

[younger1968]

The show picked up after Markie Post joined. I still love this show, because it was a classic show, especially with Judge Stone going nuts over Mel Torme.

I will be ordering this show, because it is perfect for my collection!