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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 06/15/2007 : 08:19:12
Thefoxboy's last comment on the Lost thread made me think about this. My son bought me the first three seasons of Coupling last year for my birthday (and says he'll get me the fourth season for this birthday). I wouldn't have bought it for myself, but I like having it. I can watch that show over and over and still laugh so hard I cry.
If I try to think of other shows I'd like on DVD, I get a bit stumpped. Probably the only show I miss seeing is "M*A*S*H", and I wouldn't mind owning DVDs of it, but there were SO many seasons. Perhaps "Family Ties" would be nice - I knew back then that Michael J. Fox was a great comedic actor. I'd probably want to have all of "Gilmore Girls" only because every time I watch a re-run I get jokes I missed the first times around. I might want "Studio 60" on DVD when it comes out. But as for other shows from the 60s and 70s, I'm drawing a blank.
What TV shows do you have or want to buy on DVD?
(On second thought, I'm opening this up to not just comedy shows. I might want "West Wing" some day - when it goes off re-runs.)
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/22/2007 : 11:13:29
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Originally posted by Chris C
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
"Casanova" (with David Tennant).
I really am enjoying "Robin Hood", but we're only half way through the first season here. Problem is, I wonder how they can do the second season without Jonas Armstrong (even though we all know that despite the non-titular role, Richard Armitage is the star here).
Casanova had us laughing from start to finish.
We caught the first part by accident, and had to record the 2nd part and it took us a while to find time to watch the end. But we really enjoyed it - even more than the movie with Heath Ledger.
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And rest assured that Jonas Armstrong IS in Robin Hood series 2 (it started a couple of weeks ago over here).
I guess than IMDb just has it wrong, then. While I love watching Armitage (what is it with broody, moody, dark men that makes them so sexy?), I really enjoyed the play between Robin and Marian, and was wondering how they would continue the series without the title character. Glad to hear this - thanks!
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| Chris C |
Posted - 10/20/2007 : 17:44:26
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
"Casanova" (with David Tennant).
I really am enjoying "Robin Hood", but we're only half way through the first season here. Problem is, I wonder how they can do the second season without Jonas Armstrong (even though we all know that despite the non-titular role, Richard Armitage is the star here).
Casanova had us laughing from start to finish.
And rest assured that Jonas Armstrong IS in Robin Hood series 2 (it started a couple of weeks ago over here). |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 10/20/2007 : 14:03:01
After some more recent viewings, aside from wanting all seven seasons of "The Gilmore Girls", I now want to add the BBC productions of "Jekyll" and "Casanova" (with David Tennant).
I really am enjoying "Robin Hood", but we're only half way through the first season here. Problem is, I wonder how they can do the second season without Jonas Armstrong (even though we all know that despite the non-titular role, Richard Armitage is the star here).
And after watching the first season and waiting with bated breath for the next one to air here, I want to buy "Dexter" in every season they ever put on!
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| Stalean |
Posted - 10/20/2007 : 13:54:28
Years ago I taped all of the Fawlty Towers episodes. The only VCR I own now is a TV/DVD/VCR combo in my bedroom, so I would like to get that replaced with the DVD collection.
The only other television series I have been remotely interested in having on DVD is Lost. I have Seasons 1 & 2. I am trying to be patient awaiting the release of Season 3. 
I may eventually purchase Smallville. The only television series broadcast longer than three years which I have never once given up watching.  |
| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 10/20/2007 : 07:30:59
My TV series DVD collection
Black Adder Series 2-4
Smallville Series 1-5
Stargate Series 1-5,8
The Goodies Set 1 & 2 (16 episodes)
Just Purchased
Yes Minister Series 1-3
Yes Prime Minister Series 1-2
Roar starring a very young Heath Ledger only 13 episodes ever made.
WANT
To complete unfinished series
Scrubs
Farscape
Rome
Fawlty Towers
Murder One
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| Wheelz |
Posted - 10/19/2007 : 19:55:39
A couple years ago, my brother was telling me how much he liked The Shield, which I had never seen.
But I didn't want to start watching 4 season in, so I found a used copy of season 1 on eBay just to check it out. I was immediately hooked, and I'm now in the middle of season 5.
While most TV-on-DVD purchases are made to revisit old favorites, I'm loving discovering each "new" (to me) episode this way, on my own schedule, whenever I'm in a Shield kind of mood. This has become one of my all-time favorite shows, and I've never actually watched an episode on television. 
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| Sal[Au]pian |
Posted - 10/19/2007 : 10:02:43
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Originally posted by Randall
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Originally posted by Salopian
Blackadder would be top of my list too. Then Father Ted, The Office, Family Guy and American Dad. A.C.'s accolade has also piqued my interest in Arrested Development, which I'd never heard of before, so I'll at least add that to my Love Film list.
Edit: The Love Film scores are so high for Arrested Development! I know that people probably will not be watching it casually, especially the second and third series, but still.
I have ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT on DVD. It truly is one of the best comedies in a long while. Ron Howard's deadpan narration adds another level to each episode. If you haven't already, you should also try out the American OFFICE. It found its voice midway through the first season and has been exemplary ever since.
I recently finished the third series of Arrested Development and very much enjoyed it, so thank you for the endorsement. I was a bit unsure in the first couple of episodes of the first series, probably because I was already familiar with the characters and so they didn't hold the same novelty as normal, but after that I really got into it. |
| Airbolt |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 23:00:15
My DVD collection
CSI Series 1,4,5,6
Smallville Series 2,3
Battlestar Galactica Series 1,2
Xcalibur ( Animation from Canada )
You're Under Arrest 1-52 ( Anime )
Coupling Series 1,2,3,4
Joking Apart Series 1
WANT
Joking Apart - Series 2 : Hopefully they will sort this out with the BBC |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 11:41:57
Thanks for that info.
In this case though I strongly suspect BBC cock-up is to blame. In that post thread you gave someone quoted the producer as saying that the problem over the use of the song "Tutti Frutti" was caused by one line of changed lyrics which Little Richard objected to, no doubt as a ploy to extort extra dosh, and that he, the producer, had settled the matter umpteen years ago for �1500. Since then no one at the BBC has ever asked him about it and he suspects the BBC legal dept have just lost the paperwork! He says as far as he knows the show could have been re-shown many many years ago. He doesn't suggest that there's any problem with the actors' contracts, although I can see this might be an issue for DVD rights but probably not for rebroadcast on the good 'ol fashioned gogglebox.
As to what actors should be paid for rights on old material, I can't see how trying to re-evaluate their worth now compared with their worth then can possibly work - there lies madness. Surely it can only be based on the original status of the artist at the time of the production as per their original contracts?
Anyhow, I feel there should be some public right in law to have reasonable access to what is, in a small way, a work of art - a kind of equivalent to the "Right to Roam" legislation. I don't say this right should overwhelm all other rights but it should be one of the principles taken into consideration. So, for example, if a court felt that parties were being unduly obstructive in reaching a fair arrangement then an independent assessor could be appointed. Similar legal arrangements exist for things like receivership, where if people wont agree then, ultimately, a deal is imposed and legally ratified.
Wadja think? 
(If possible I'd like this problem sorted out by lunchtime, as I'd like to use the afternoon to solve the Iranian nuclear problem, global warming, Aids and Third World poverty.)
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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 09:02:47
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
And how come the BBC make the series without sewing up the rights properly in advance?
UK performer's contracts [and writers/directors] were very different in those days. Too long a story to go into but I was partially involved in getting fairer deals in how royalties and residuals are calculated. Don't forget when series like Tutti Frutti -- and Rock Follies -- were made there was no world wide web, no readily available tapes and certainly no CD/DVDs.
The phrase "and all media yet to be invented" now standard in originating contracts has only been inserted relatively recently. So trying to calculate retroactively who gets what percentage of rentals/sales/re-showings can become very complex.
Should a performer, for example, receive more/less/the same as another if, during the 25 year interim Performer 1 has become an international star and Performer 2 is still an unknown or has left the profession? The wider discussion involves the relative value of the contribution of a performance which is both creative and interpretive and that of a script or piece of music apart from its performance.
Stir agents and lawyers into the mix and 22 years seems but a trice of negotiation   
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| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 02:08:23
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
A TV show I would love to have on DVD is a BBC drama series from 1987, Tutti Frutti.
It is, IMHO opinion, the best piece of BBC drama of the last 20 years. It starred Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson & Richard Wilson.
So why don't I have it? Well, it doesn't exist on DVD (or on VCR) and, apart from one repeat showing in about 1988 or 1989, it's never been aired since. It just sits in the BBC vaults.
Apparently there's some rights issue regarding some music on the soundtrack which the BBC are still trying to sort out! After 20 years! What this dispute is God knows, and why it can't be settled by normal means, whatever that is, is equally mysterious.
Not so mysterious -- it's about money
Thanks for that Baffs, I had read that, or similar, somewhere else but clearly nothing has been settled yet. After all, its just been 20 years, you can't rush these things.
However, I don't understand the "it's about money" answer. Of course it's about money, and neither side can earn any unless they reach an agreement. So reach an agreement. It's called business. Haven't they heard of arbitration?
And how come the BBC make the series without sewing up the rights properly in advance?
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| Shiv |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 00:52:29
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
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Originally posted by Shiv
In answer to your question about Kmart - we don't even have a bank in town. Nearest KMart is Darwin - about 1100kms away.
Well, you could always have your man, me, in the city to buy for you.
Free postage was first time deal, but I would be happy to help you out with a purchase and send it out to you.
Much appreciated. |
| Shiv |
Posted - 07/03/2007 : 00:49:26
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by Shiv
Father Ted - genius
Well look our for Black Books, written by linehan, Matthews and its star Dylan Moran.
And co-starring the beautiful Bill Bailey. I like this a lot too - but Father Ted is just so familiar to me. I can watch it again and again. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 07/02/2007 : 23:23:54
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
A TV show I would love to have on DVD is a BBC drama series from 1987, Tutti Frutti.
It is, IMHO opinion, the best piece of BBC drama of the last 20 years. It starred Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson & Richard Wilson.
So why don't I have it? Well, it doesn't exist on DVD (or on VCR) and, apart from one repeat showing in about 1988 or 1989, it's never been aired since. It just sits in the BBC vaults.
Apparently there's some rights issue regarding some music on the soundtrack which the BBC are still trying to sort out! After 20 years! What this dispute is God knows, and why it can't be settled by normal means, whatever that is, is equally mysterious.
Not so mysterious -- it's about money
This was posted in March:
TUTTI Frutti, the classic black comedy starring Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson, is set to return to British TV screens for the first time in 20 years.
BBC4, a digital channel, is poised to put the show on its schedules by the summer. The BBC is said to be confident that final remaining rights issues will be cleared, with transmission to go ahead in the "near future".
The news will be seen as a triumph for fans of the 1987 series, who have campaigned for years for its return.
The programme was written by the Scottish playwright and painter John Byrne, who last night welcomed the rerun.
He said: "There are no longer any impediments to its being broadcast; that's what they told me.
I'm very happy for it to go ahead. That would be really nice, to give people a chance to see it again."
He added: "It's definitely a period piece now, but the story is clearly and powerfully put throughout the six episodes, and that still holds, even if it looks slightly creaky in execution compared with ultra-slick stuff today."
Rumours surrounding the reasons why have focused on rights issues concerning the list of Sixties musical hits, including Dream, Dream, Dream, Love Hurts, You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling and Tutti Frutti.
Byrne revealed yesterday that there were problems with the title track after he changed one verse in the first episode, with a character singing "here's the rub, she makes me sleep in a tub".
The songwriter Little Richard and his partners asked for $5,000 for the first broadcast and $10,000 on the repeat.
The BBC now believes problems with the music have been overcome, though it wants to make sure any lingering legal issues are cleared before transmission. Twenty-year-old paperwork does not help.
A BBC Scotland spokesman said: "BBC4 is exploring the various rights issues to make sure everything is crystal clear."
Clearly, they didn't resolve the dosh and by now it's prob'ly gone up again. I think the whole series didn't cost more than a million quid ... usually drama series allow for a million per hour.
I do agree it was a wee gem
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| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 07/02/2007 : 23:09:25
A TV show I would love to have on DVD is a BBC drama series from 1987, Tutti Frutti.
It is, IMHO opinion, the best piece of BBC drama of the last 20 years. It starred Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson & Richard Wilson.
So why don't I have it? Well, it doesn't exist on DVD (or on VCR) and, apart from one repeat showing in about 1988 or 1989, it's never been aired since. It just sits in the BBC vaults.
Apparently there's some rights issue regarding some music on the soundtrack which the BBC are still trying to sort out! After 20 years! What this dispute is God knows, and why it can't be settled by normal means, whatever that is, is equally mysterious.
So, maybe in another 20 years it will be available on some as yet undreamed of media form, but, until then, you'll just have to take my word for it that its that good!
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