What tv shows does Warner Brothers control?... (1 Viewer)

[todd s]

Joseph DeMartino posted in another thread that Warner is looking into doing more tv shows on dvd. Just curious as to what shows they own the rights for? Here is what I know:

-Babylon 5 (oh please release this!)

-Seinfeld

-ER

-The Flash

-Batman/Superman animated shows (which are starting to come out)

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Well, any DC comics production is Warner Bros.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Umm, well, there's absolutely no chance they would release it on DVD, but I really like the game show Street Smarts. It's fun, it's rewatchable, and WB would be crazy to do it! I can hope though. I'd love to have the episode with Jenny from Canada on DVD.

 

[Trace Downing]

All Hanna Barbera pull the mask off, cartoon mysteries.

IIRC: Dukes of Hazzard

Wonder Woman

The Flash

The A*Team

ER

Growing Pains

That's all I can think of now.

 

[John Kilduff]

I think they got MGM's TV output pre-1986 in the Turner buy-out (note: this doesn't include MGM shows that were still in production. While "Fame" the movie is owned by Warner, the TV show is still owned by MGM because it went off the air in '87. Go figure!).

What shows these were? Can't help you, man.

Sincerely,

John "Um, Universal owns 'The A-Team'" Kilduff

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

I believe this list is reasonably accurate, but by no means complete. Does not include any MGM series:

Babylon 5

Change of Heart

The Drew Carey Show

ER

Friends

Gilmore Girls

Maybe It's Me

Nikki

Smallville

The West Wing

Witchblade

Batman Beyond

Cats & Dogs

The God & Devil Show

Various versions of Superman

7th Heaven

Brimstone

Family Matters

Jesse

Jack & Jill

Living Single

Murphy Brown

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Norm

Step by Step

Suddenly Susan

The Brian Benben Show

The Fugitive

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Parent 'Hood

The Wayans Bros.

Thieves

Third Watch

Trinity

Vengence Unlimited

Veronica's Closet

Zoe

 

[Brett Hancock]

South Park

 

[Patrick McCart]

They also own the United Artists Television (which is how Turner obtained the 1934-August 1948 Color WB cartoons and also all the 1933-1957 Popeye cartoons) libary.

Gilligan's Island is part of that package.

 

[Jason Seaver]

One of the two best science-fiction programs ever made, "Max Headroom"... I think.

 

[Jeffrey Gray]

WB also owns all the Lorimar shows (including Dallas)

 

[MatthewA]

Of pre-1990s shows I can think of off the top of my head they own:

ALF (independently produced, but Warner bought syndication rights)

Mama's Family (same as above)

Night Court

Alice (and short-lived spinoff)

77 Sunset Strip

Perfect Strangers (Lorimar production)

The Waltons (Lorimar)

Apple's Way (Lorimar)

 

[Emil Stoica]

Add "V - The Series" to this list.

 

[Aaron Giles]

One of the two best science-fiction programs ever made, "Max Headroom"... I think.

The best, IMHO.
Even just the merest possibility of this is making me drool. Since there were only 14 (I think) episodes made, they could all get put onto a 4-disc set. Plus another disc for the original pilot (weren't there separate American and British versions?) I would be one very very happy fan!
Besides as a 14-year-old, I had a serious crush on Theora. Mmmmm, Amanda Pays....

 

[Jason Seaver]

And thanks to the magic of video (and her career apparently dead-ending after "The Flash"), she never gets older. Mmmm...
And I only said "one of the two best" because I wouldn't want to have to choose between it and "StarCops". But "Max Headroom" was so far ahead of its time 15 years ago that I don't think SF on TV has caught up yet.

 

[Matthew H]

-ER
-The Flash
-Batman/Superman animated shows (which are starting to come out)

Seinfeld is Columbia/TriStar, not Warner.

 

[Esten]

Freddy's Nightmares
Episode guide here: www.geocities.com/facture451/tvseries.htm

 

[todd s]

They own the Lorimar shows huh? My wife would do the serious happy dance if they released Knot's Landing on dvd.

Thanks for reminding me about that short lived show "Vengeance Unlimited". It starred Michael Madsen and was great.

 

[luke j. chung]

Add to the list: "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", starring Dean Cain & Teri Hatcher!

 

[Richard Ruffner]

I would think that ER would be a no-brainer for the next series after Friends to be released. After all, it's already been released overseas (Japan), in anamorphic widescreen no less, and it's been the number one show in the US several times during it's run.

 

[Roger Rollins]

Warner Brothers does NOT own the United Artists TV library.

MGM does. Titles like OUTER LIMITS and THE PATTY DUKE SHOW were released on laser disc by MGM UA. The only UA show that went with Turner was GILLIGAN'S ISLAND.

Warner also owns a lot of classic TV such as THE F.B.I., SURFSIDE 6, 77 SUNSET STRIP, THE ROARING TWENTIES, F-TROOP,CHEYENNE, MAVERICK, SUGARFOOT, etc.