On their facebook page at one time or another they have mentioned 77 Sunset Strip, Sugarfoot, Bronco as well as The Gallant Men all being worked on so I expect we will see several or all of these 4 titles before the end of the year. I would also think it safe to assume the other westerns Colt .45, The Dakotas and Lawman will all eventually be released and probably Dr. Kildare as well. The others on the list probably not too likely but maybe a few years out when many other shows are completed. They have been releasing one vintage show a month since last November so I think their comittment to Classic TV is now in place. 5 classic tv titles in 5 months.Richard V said:
You're right Gary December they did not. It is a slow month for the archive generally and they didn't release one then I was thinking "Courtship of Eddie's Father" was November but that was actually September which followed Medical Center in July and the Girl from Uncle in August so my main point is that they have steadily been increasing their out put since early last year. The only reason they were not releasing much TV product in 2009 and 2010 is they were waiting for Dual Layer DVD-r to be available for them. I still wish I could find Paramounts split seasons as low priced as you seem to because for me they are nearly identical to Warner Archive. $39.99 each. I can get 10 %, free shipping and a coupon code anytime for WA and frequently get a 20% off sale and a coupon code to equal what I see Paramount titles going for online. I can get Paramount titles a little cheaper than normal discounts if I want to wait and wait for a big sale or amazon 3rd party seller to have one at a good price but that is painfully slow and frustrating especially when your watching a series in order and you need the next season. And at least the transfer and print quality is up to the price with the WA releases. With Paramount many are excellent: Gunsmoke, Untouchables, Lucy Show, Mannix while others like Have Gun Will Travel, Rawhide and My Three Sons are way overpriced for the poor quality prints used with no restoration. Nothing against the shows which definately deserve better releases. I think WA and Paramount split seasons are both equally a bit too high priced and can't defend one over the other.Gary OS said:
They've mentioned a lot of things on their facebook page but they are slow to release shows. And with many multiple-season shows, like The FBI and Medical Center, it could take many years for them to get the full runs out. I just think that 95% of their focus is on movies, 4% on kids cartoons and 1% on vintage television. Now if they were doing 5 TV titles a month, that would be a lot more to get excited about than 1 a month (barely).Randy Korstick said:
I agree the output has been slow but they have only been around for 3 threes as the 1st MOD service. How many TV titles were released on DVD in its 1st 3 years from 1997 to 2000 not many more than the archive has released if that many. As I mentioned now that they have Dual Layered DVD-r's they have sped up releases. I expect this year to continue with one title a month. Next year it could go up to two titles a month and then more after that. Since Mod and Download is the future they plan to have everything available in this format eventually. Its just a matter of in what order things come out and how fast both being someone dictated by sales. What sells the best comes out 1st and so on..Neil Brock said:
I agree, original music and complete episode are a strong selling point for any release. Luckily for me, I'm not the best at hearing music substitutions as many fans here are. I can't comment on the majority of the one's that caused the most issues on the forum because i haven't experienced most of the big offenders. But I've seen a handful of "My Three Sons" and had no problem enjoying the episodes. BTW, the picture quality is excellent. Unfortunately, we do know that CBS has a tendency to be conservative in this respect. The odd thing about music substitutions seems to be the variability in releases. Some our obvious and some very surprising, at least based on my limited knowledge. Of the titles released by WBA so far, they wouldn't seem like one's that would have issues regarding music, so I wouldn't have expected concerns in that department. To what degree WB went to ensure no music substitutions in comparison to how CBS would have approached an equally weighted title would be hard for most to comment. If anyone has that kind of insight it would be interesting to hear more details. Or if someone knows potential WB titles that would be at risk based on known music included that would be interesting to know as well. What we do know for sure is that CBS has dropped the ball on occasion, while so far it appears WB has not. Here's hoping WB can keep that streak going, as well as the idea of remastering more of their titles (the Tarzan's do look nice from the sampling they have provided). As I said before, I'm all for the WBA program continuing. I'm sure I will be interested in a few of the titles if they keep digging into their vaults.Jack P said:
I very much would sincerly like that too, I'd love it even better to be pressed DVDs rather than questionable overpriced DVD-Rs. I don't think everything classic necessarily needs to be WAC, even remastered stuff (as this is likely to be now) doesn't always look too hot so that's not a dealbreaker for me. An idea that's already been suggested to them, is they do the two pilots for the archive program and go with pressed for the Janssen show itself. I think had he lived today, Mr. Kimble himself would be getting the same attention Jimmy Garner's been getting lately. And for the things Rick mentions above, I agree there's way too little concentration on live-action TV right now, what's with all these cartoons. I know they're a cartoon studio too and maybe those are easier to clear, but they're a famous TV studio just as much if not more. I did get their Medical Center and The FBI and will continue buying those, but unlike what some say, I'd say sales - in practise anyway - should matter just about zero now for any archive program's made for order.Tim Gregerson said:
I agree. I mean, I buy all of the cartoons from my youth, like Dick Tracy, Courageous Cat, Tennessee Tuxedo, etc., but I don't actually sit down and watch hours of them. I like to have them there to maybe show guests who might come over but as a grown man I'm not sitting down and watching hour of cartoons any more than I can sit down and watch any of the sitcoms I loved when I was in elementary school. Bring on the adult shows!HenryDuBrow said:
