Happy Days Blu-Ray? (1 Viewer)

Do you think "Happy Days" would be successful on Blu-Ray, since the lawsuit is over, and CBS has released related DVDs this year
(Fan Favorites: Happy Days (March), Laverne and Shirley: Season 5 (April), Father Dowling Mysteries (February and July))?
Remember, positive feedback, please?
Here is my idea:
To CBS Home Entertainment:
Can you release a Complete Series Blu-Ray box set of "Happy Days" (1974-1984)?
There are many people who want to see a Complete Series box set of Happy Days.
All 255 episodes should be digitally restored and remastered (from the original film elements) in high definition (1080p), and they should be unedited.
The original Paramount Television logos should be included at the end of the episodes.
All the 1950s/1960s music that was used in the series should be cleared, so the episodes can be unaltered.
"Rock Around the Clock" should be restored to the opening credits for Season 2.
Garry Marshall wants all the original music to be included in the episodes.
The episodes that originally aired after "Passages" (the final episode) should be included before it in the set.
The original ending for "Graduation" should be included:

The preview for "Graduation, Part 2" should be included:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXhG-6-aOAA&feature=channel&list=UL
Bonus features, new and old, should be included in the set, including TV spots (from ABC, syndication, Nick at Nite, TV Land, WGN, Me-TV, and INSP), ABC bumpers, commercials with the cast, a PSA with the cast about leukemia, mistakes in the episodes, new episode introductions from Garry Marshall and the cast, rare and unreleased bloopers and outtakes, Entertainment Tonight's coverage of the filming of the final episode, cast interviews (including lengthy excerpts from Tom Bosley, Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Pat Morita, and Garry Marshall's interviews with the Archive of American Television), audio/text commentaries, photo galleries, documentaries (including TVography: Happy Days (2001), Entertainment Tonight in TV Land: Secrets of Happy Days (1999), Biography: Happy Days (2003), Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977), the Biographies of Henry Winkler (2000) and Ron Howard (1999/2008), and all-new documentaries), text biographies of the cast, reunion specials (1992/2005), lists of music and guest stars in the episodes, production notes (noting inside jokes, pop culture references, and behind-the-scenes information), both versions of the pilot (New Family in Town (1971), and Love and the Happy Days (1972)), episodes of Laverne and Shirley (and the Mork and Mindy pilot) with characters from Happy Days, Henry Winkler's home movies from the series, scripts from the series in .PDF format, memorabilia from the series, and other things should be included.
Easter Eggs (hidden bonus features, appearing as hidden mini-jukeboxes) should be included in the set.
Here are some extra bonus features for this set:
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (animated series, 1980-1981, 24 episodes)
Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-1983, 17 episodes)
Pyramid: Marion Ross and Erin Moran (February 2004)
TV Land Moguls: The 1970s: Part II (2004, including Garry Marshall and Happy Days)
Moving Image Salutes Ron Howard (2006)
Tom Bosley on Match Game (1975)
The Mike Douglas Show with Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Don Most, and Anson Williams (September 1974)
The Merv Griffin Show with Henry Winkler (July 1975)
Boy Meets World: I Was A Teenage Spy (1996)
Strong Kids, Safe Kids (1984)
Weezer: Buddy Holly (1994)
Behind the Laughs (1998)
Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on Sesame Street
Excerpt from The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000)
An extensive clip of Tom Bosley as "Fiorello" should be included.
Tributes to Tom Bosley from several news shows should be included.
Animated (interactive) menus with the theme song should be included.
Scene selection menus, chapter stops, and a "Play All" option should be included with all the episodes.
English subtitles should be included with the episodes and special features.
The alternate introductions for "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas", one with Arnold (Pat Morita), and the other with Al (Al Molinaro), should be included.
Both endings for "Shotgun Wedding: Part 1" should be included.
The scene with "The Andy Griffith Show" should be restored to the "My Favorite Orkan" episode.
Both endings for the "My Favorite Orkan" episode should be included.
Both endings for the "Love and Marriage" episode should be included.
A collector's book should be included with the set.
Henry Winkler and Todd Fuller (SitcomsOnline) should be the producers of the set.
A documentary, with clips, on Tom Bosley's career should be included.
Also, this St. Joseph's Aspirin commercial with a clip of Happy Days should be included with "Potsie Quits School":

(This commercial should also be included.)
Tom Bosley and Marion Ross (Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham) appeared in the summer of 1998 in commercials promoting the NBC show, Mad About You.
They appeared along with other parents such as Barbara Billingsley (from Leave It To Beaver), Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch), and Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford (George and Louise Jefferson) (from The Jeffersons) to offer advice to Paul and Jamie Buchman on being new parents. In the Bosley/Ross commercial, they talk about financing a good education with a good catch phrase.
These commercials should be included in the box set.
Tom Bosley and Marion Ross's AOL 9.0 commercial should be included.

Here we go again....

Remember this, from Ethan Riley, in the previous version: "But a lot of people would like to see it, and that's what we should be working toward, not going back to square one due to a belief that it "can't be done." Because it can."
Also this quote from Ethan: "And by the way, need I point out that those extras were a "just for fun" wishlist?"

I love these ideas! I always enjoy reading them...if just for fun.

Ian, I am always amazed at the breadth of knowledge you have on potential extras for the shows! Very cool.

Would it even be possible to release the show on Blu-ra? Was it filmed or videotaped ?

I couldn't help myself. I had to bullet-point these in order to read them without all the words just jumbling together.
To CBS Home Entertainment:
Can you release a Complete Series Blu-Ray box set of "Happy Days" (1974-1984)?
There are many people who want to see a Complete Series box set of Happy Days.

• All 255 episodes should be digitally restored and remastered (from the original film elements) in high definition (1080p), and they should be unedited.
• The original Paramount Television logos should be included at the end of the episodes.
• All the 1950s/1960s music that was used in the series should be cleared, so the episodes can be unaltered.
• "Rock Around the Clock" should be restored to the opening credits for Season 2.
• Garry Marshall wants all the original music to be included in the episodes.
• The episodes that originally aired after "Passages" (the final episode) should be included before it in the set.
• The original ending for "Graduation" should be included:
• The preview for "Graduation, Part 2" should be included:
• Bonus features, new and old, should be included in the set, including:
  [**] TV spots (from ABC, syndication, Nick at Nite, TV Land, WGN, Me-TV, and INSP),
  [**] ABC bumpers,
  [**] commercials with the cast,
  [**] a PSA with the cast about leukemia,
  [**] mistakes in the episodes,
  [**] new episode introductions from Garry Marshall and the cast,
  [**] rare and unreleased bloopers and outtakes,
  [**] Entertainment Tonight's coverage of the filming of the final episode,
  [**] cast interviews (including lengthy excerpts from Tom Bosley, Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Pat Morita, and Garry Marshall's interviews with the Archive of American Television),
  [**] audio/text commentaries,
  [**] photo galleries,
  [**] documentaries (including TVography: Happy Days (2001), Entertainment Tonight in TV Land: Secrets of Happy Days (1999), Biography: Happy Days (2003), Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1977), the Biographies of Henry Winkler (2000) and Ron Howard (1999/2008), and all-new documentaries),
  [**] text biographies of the cast,
  [**] reunion specials (1992/2005),
  [**] lists of music and guest stars in the episodes,
  [**] production notes (noting inside jokes, pop culture references, and behind-the-scenes information),
  [**] both versions of the pilot (New Family in Town (1971), and Love and the Happy Days (1972)),
  [**] episodes of Laverne and Shirley (and the Mork and Mindy pilot) with characters from Happy Days,
  [**] Henry Winkler's home movies from the series,
  [**] scripts from the series in .PDF format,
  [**] memorabilia from the series,
  [**] and other things should be included.
• Easter Eggs (hidden bonus features, appearing as hidden mini-jukeboxes) should be included in the set.
  Here are some extra bonus features for this set:
• Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
• The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (animated series, 1980-1981, 24 episodes)
• Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-1983, 17 episodes)
• Pyramid: Marion Ross and Erin Moran (February 2004)
• TV Land Moguls: The 1970s: Part II (2004, including Garry Marshall and Happy Days)
• Moving Image Salutes Ron Howard (2006)
• Tom Bosley on Match Game (1975)
• The Mike Douglas Show with Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Don Most, and Anson Williams (September 1974)
• The Merv Griffin Show with Henry Winkler (July 1975)
• Boy Meets World: I Was A Teenage Spy (1996)
• Strong Kids, Safe Kids (1984)
• Weezer: Buddy Holly (1994)
• Behind the Laughs (1998)
• Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on Sesame Street
• Excerpt from The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000)
• An extensive clip of Tom Bosley as "Fiorello" should be included.
• Tributes to Tom Bosley from several news shows should be included.
• Animated (interactive) menus with the theme song should be included.
• Scene selection menus, chapter stops, and a "Play All" option should be included with all the episodes.
• English subtitles should be included with the episodes and special features.
• The alternate introductions for "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas", one with Arnold (Pat Morita), and the other with Al (Al Molinaro), should be included.
• Both endings for "Shotgun Wedding: Part 1" should be included.
• The scene with "The Andy Griffith Show" should be restored to the "My Favorite Orkan" episode.
• Both endings for the "My Favorite Orkan" episode should be included.
• Both endings for the "Love and Marriage" episode should be included.
• A collector's book should be included with the set.
• Henry Winkler and Todd Fuller (SitcomsOnline) should be the producers of the set.
• A documentary, with clips, on Tom Bosley's career should be included.
• Also, this St. Joseph's Aspirin commercial with a clip of Happy Days should be included with "Potsie Quits School":
• (This commercial should also be included.)
• Tom Bosley and Marion Ross (Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham) appeared in the summer of 1998 in commercials promoting the NBC show, Mad About You. They appeared along with other parents such as Barbara Billingsley (from Leave It To Beaver), Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch), and Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford (George and Louise Jefferson) (from The Jeffersons) to offer advice to Paul and Jamie Buchman on being new parents. In the Bosley/Ross commercial, they talk about financing a good education with a good catch phrase.
  These commercials should be included in the box set.
• Tom Bosley and Marion Ross's AOL 9.0 commercial should be included.

And honestly, if CBS were to go carte blanche on this release's budget, I think we'd still only get the following:

• All 255 episodes, unedited and with original broadcast music (including "Rock Around the Clock" for Season 2's opening credits), digitally restored and remastered. Because Garry Marshall says so.
• Episodes presented in production order, thus allowing "Passages" to truly be the final episode.
• The original ending for "Graduation," and the preview for "Graduation, Part 2"
• "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" introduction with Arnold (Pat Morita)
• "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" introduction with Al (Al Molinaro)
• Both endings for "Shotgun Wedding: Part 1."
• Both endings for "My Favorite Orkan."
• Both endings for "Love and Marriage."
• Animated menus with the theme song.
• Episode selection menus, chapter stops, and a "Play All" option.
• English subtitles.
• Archive of American Television interviews with Tom Bosley, Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Pat Morita, and Garry Marshall. Perhaps edited together with new interviews from others, in an all-encompassing "Remembering Happy Days" documentary.
• 1992 Reunion Special
• 2005 Reunion Special
• Pilots: "New Family in Town" (1971), "Love and the Happy Days" (1972)
• Select episode introductions from Garry Marshall
• Original TV Spots from ABC (because we honestly don't need the rerun/syndication/cable spots unless they offered something unique)
• Outtakes & Bloopers
• "Entertainment Tonight" coverage of the filming of the final episode.
• Photo Gallery for each season
• A collector's book.

David Rain said:

Would it even be possible to release the show on Blu-ra? Was it filmed or videotaped ?

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It was filmed, so yeah, it could be released on Blu-Ray-but it would depend on the sales of the thing, and if there's enough fans to justify CBS doing so. The thing is, aside from Star Trek: TOS, I don't think that there are. Especially not for the extras the OP wants to see on the discs.

According to our small sampling, the overwhelming consensus is NO. (11% yes, 89%)

I don't think we will ever see a complete set of Happy Days on DVD let alone Blu-ray! Some people are just silly if they think CBS/Paramount can magically make this happen. There are a multitude of music licensing issues to be worked out and who knows what condition the masters are in for the later seasons ? If a cleanup or restoration is needed then it further raises the cost and makes it more of a reason not to bother with releasing further seasons. There is also the issue of demand - the later seasons were not popular compared to the earlier ones even though the series got a bit better towards the end.

John L said:

There is also the issue of demand - the later seasons were not popular compared to the earlier ones even though the series got a bit better towards the end.

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That 'bit better' most likely being the arrival of Ted McGinley's character, and Fonzie settling down to become a high school shop teacher (although I wonder how he was able to complete teacher's college so quickly?)

I just had to log in to join this conversation. If HD was done the way it should have been from the get go I'd be in.
This series was HUGE - it deserves a deluxe treatment, and if marketed right, would certainly be worth a company's time, ala Six Million Dollar Man or something. This trickling out thing Paramount has done effectively killed momentum in my opinion.
Regarding the later seasons, I've always felt though somewhat odd, they were a lot better than some realize. The first Richie-free season was a bit shaky, but after that there were some good scripts that fleshed out things ... we saw "Grandma Nussbaum"!
If you'd like to kill a few minutes at work, here's an article I wrote about it in 2001:
http://web.archive.org/web/20041028203230/http://ronalbanese.com/articles/95.shtml

i certainly do not believe in this 11% 89% poll.
happy days was very popular and i know it ran for a long, long time in syndication.
it probably still does.
it was also a show for all ages.
now whether they can deal with all the music licensing is a different story.
but i think the demand is certainly there.

jimmyjet said:

i certainly do not believe in this 11% 89% poll.
happy days was very popular and i know it ran for a long, long time in syndication.
it probably still does.
it was also a show for all ages.
now whether they can deal with all the music licensing is a different story.
but i think the demand is certainly there.

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I think somebody "stuffed the ballot box" with their alts.

Originally Posted by Escapay /t/323398/happy-days-blu-ray#post_3970168
I couldn't help myself. I had to bullet-point these in order to read them without all the words just jumbling together.
To CBS Home Entertainment:
Can you release a Complete Series Blu-Ray box set of "Happy Days" (1974-1984)?
There are many people who want to see a Complete Series box set of Happy Days...

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You left one out:

IIRC, Marion Ross, Don Most, and Erin Moran competed together on an episode of All-Star Anything Goes (the syndicated celebrity version of Almost Anything Goes).
Then again, it's very unlikely that any recordings of this series still exist.

They can't (or won't) even finish the DVD sets (which would be fine). I can't imagine this happening.
I can only see this (entire series) happening once digital sales are more common/mainstream.