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Hope the MOD sets come out before the end of the year Plus not too pricy. MOD sets can be expensive
If they're butchered, I'll still buy 5 and 6 (I already have 1-4). If they are complete, I'll go for the whole series.Ron1973 said:Likely they will still be butchered episodes. I believe I'll pass.
I agree. But it will be nice to have seasons 5 and 6, and the reunion disc.Neil Brock said:Unless there's a cable sale involved, I seriously doubt that MOD would justify the expense of going back and retransferring 200+ episodes of the series.
Hi jetskier,jetskier said:O.k., in the previous post (#49), the news release didn't even mention that they were MODs (DVD-Rs) so I'm confused.
Are the 2014 releases by SFM of Seasons 3 - 6 MODs (or) regular DVDs ?
And for the record , SFM's recent release of Wyatt Earp is also MOD /DVDr'sjetskier said:.
Thanks Lou.
It may be that since Seasons 5 & 6 had never been released when SFM decided to release S.3 - S.6, they decided to release them as MODs incase they didn't sell very well. But, 'they' (someone) may have still had a lot of unsold replicated, regular DVDs of S.3 and S.4 that SFM may have made a deal with to sell those, like Shout Factory did with Paramount for S.1 of the Phil Silvers Show when Shout decided to release the complete series.
If anyone can answer my question about S.3 and S.4 like Lou did on S.5 and S.6, I'd appreciate it.
Ron1973 said:I suppose I'll catch flack for this but as much as I love the show, I refuse to buy it in butchered form. I contacted SFM (I think it was them) about why there wasn't unedited episodes released and was told that the masters no longer existed. Neil proved otherwise and I refuse to give business to a company who treats customers substandardly.
jetskier said:No flack from me, Ron - I feel exactly the way you do! However, there is a way you can have your cake and eat it too, as I'm sure you already know. But for the benefit of maybe some others - just buy them USED.
That way, the manufacturer and whoever else decided to put the greed of making a quick buck over treating a series and it's customers with respect, will NOT make ANY money from it.....and, you can laugh all the way to your TV room!
In fact, we ALL should be doing this if we disagree with the way any manufacturer releases any DVD, for any reason.
And, NO, it won't discourage future releases because the jackass company who botched it will know immediately why it didn't sell, just like they knew before they released it that they shouldn't have done it that way. Any other company who is considering releasing it will realize that the previous company screwed up and that will increase the chances of them releasing it correctly.
However, if some of you think my above statement could only be speculation, well, my following statement isn't - if you keep buying these butchered, syndicated versions NEW, you are telling the manufacturer, with your dollar votes, that you totally approve of their release and want more just like it, even though in your home you may be cussing out loud that the episodes are edited. The manufacturer will never hear your voice, but they certainly will see your dollars and that's ALL they care about.....and this is NO speculation!
The way the retail market is right now , we're lucky to have any forthcoming releases of these b&w shows. Other than the Rebel, and Lawman, I can't think of any that have been announced recently. If it's a show I like , I always buy it despite the flaws , and hope that will encourage the release of other gems .Neil Brock said:99.9999% of the public have no clue as to edited vs unedited episodes. Shows like this are such a miniscule niche market and the DVD market in general is about a quarter of what it was a decade ago. There is no way that a company is going to go to the expense of re-transferring the film prints from the original 35mms. So a handful of people will refuse to buy the product, as if they is going to make one iota of difference. How long will it take for people to realize that unless it is a major show with big sales potential, no company is going to spend big money to make sure a release is done properly. They are in business to make money, not to please a handful of consumers who know the difference between cut and uncut, 35mm and 16mm, remastered today and old tape transfers.
Neil, you make a valid point and you are without a doubt a knowledgeable man with regards to TV on DVD/classic TV. The general public may or may not know the differences you point out. I remember my ex father-in-law, not a bright bulb by any stretch of the imagination, complaining to me out of the blue about how WGN and TBS were butchering The Beverly Hillbillies. Of course in reality they weren't the ones butchering as they were simply using prints supplied by Viacom that were already butchered.Neil Brock said:99.9999% of the public have no clue as to edited vs unedited episodes. Shows like this are such a miniscule niche market and the DVD market in general is about a quarter of what it was a decade ago. There is no way that a company is going to go to the expense of re-transferring the film prints from the original 35mms. So a handful of people will refuse to buy the product, as if they is going to make one iota of difference. How long will it take for people to realize that unless it is a major show with big sales potential, no company is going to spend big money to make sure a release is done properly. They are in business to make money, not to please a handful of consumers who know the difference between cut and uncut, 35mm and 16mm, remastered today and old tape transfers.