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redPen 
"Because I said so!"
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 Posted - 06/23/2007 : 06:43:16
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The only entire series I ever thought I would want were Hill Street Blues and Moonlighting. I do have the first season of Hill, but have yet to get out and pick up Moon.
In the meantime, I have the entire Nowhere Man (don't feel bad if you've never heard of it. UPN's first season. Excellent mixing of The Fugitive and The Prisoner, with some Twilight Zone in for good measure). Also have the entire Boomtown (great cop show that played with differing points-of-view). I have the first 2 seasons of Boston Legal (William Shatner is the entire show!). I recently got the second season of Wild Wild West.
Whew! I guess I ended up with a few more shows than just two, huh? |
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thefoxboy 
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 23:48:24
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Originally posted by Randall
EDIT: foxy, I used to own the entire TwiZ series on VHS, assiduously bought a month at a time. Then the definitive DVD editions finally came out, and I gave the VHS copies away! That was the all-time best series on television, ever.
Sorry to lead you to the Amazon US portal, but I want to warn you AGAINST a few stray episodes that have been released on DVD piecemeal. The Definitive Edition includes spanking clean transfers, interviews and commentaries, everything. Accept no substitutes!
It's in the mail.  |
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 00:25:45
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I've got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Auf Wiedersehen Pet - but on VHS! Also I'm building up a collection of The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
I'm a bit stingy when it comes to buying DVDs. I tend to buy movies when they are on sale. Only rarely, when I really want to own a movie, will I pay AUS$30 or whatever.
I haven't found many bargains with TV series yet.
I like a lot of the shows discussed here. For example the various Law and Order shows (D'Onofrio is my pick, although I still can't help thinking of him as Orson Welles from Ed Wood)
My wishlist is based on what I know I would watch more than once:
M*A*S*H
Buffy
Blackadder (1 to 3)
Father Ted - genius
Boston Legal - Shatner and Spader together are just magical
A new show which I would buy is Life On Mars. I think it is brilliantly imaginative, and I just love Philip Glenister in his role.
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 01:10:48
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Originally posted by Shiv
I've got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Auf Wiedersehen Pet - but on VHS! Also I'm building up a collection of The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
I'm a bit stingy when it comes to buying DVDs. I tend to buy movies when they are on sale. Only rarely, when I really want to own a movie, will I pay AUS$30 or whatever.
I haven't found many bargains with TV series yet.
I like a lot of the shows discussed here. For example the various Law and Order shows (D'Onofrio is my pick, although I still can't help thinking of him as Orson Welles from Ed Wood)
My wishlist is based on what I know I would watch more than once:
M*A*S*H
Buffy
Blackadder (1 to 3)
Father Ted - genius
Boston Legal - Shatner and Spader together are just magical
A new show which I would buy is Life On Mars. I think it is brilliantly imaginative, and I just love Philip Glenister in his role.
I wait for specials too, The Simpsons is currently $30AUD a season at Kmart, not sure if you have Kmart in Halls Creek. 
Do you have Season 5? I can sell you the Limited Edition package one for $30, that includes free postage. It's Region 4 and not watched yet.
Free postage is to Australia only. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 07:32:23
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Originally posted by Shiv
I've got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Look out for me in the last episode! I help re-invent the wheel!!
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A new show which I would buy is Life On Mars. I think it is brilliantly imaginative, and I just love Philip Glenister in his role.
It is quite wonderful, I agree. Confirmation already that there will be a US version. Some rumours about a movie, too -- all articulated parts crossed.
BTW - Glenister is an actor of extraordinary range, and was recently featured on BBC serialized dramatization of Graham Greene's Travels With My Aunt.
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 14:13:20
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
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Originally posted by Shiv
I've got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Auf Wiedersehen Pet - but on VHS! Also I'm building up a collection of The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
I'm a bit stingy when it comes to buying DVDs. I tend to buy movies when they are on sale. Only rarely, when I really want to own a movie, will I pay AUS$30 or whatever.
I haven't found many bargains with TV series yet.
I like a lot of the shows discussed here. For example the various Law and Order shows (D'Onofrio is my pick, although I still can't help thinking of him as Orson Welles from Ed Wood)
My wishlist is based on what I know I would watch more than once:
M*A*S*H
Buffy
Blackadder (1 to 3)
Father Ted - genius
Boston Legal - Shatner and Spader together are just magical
A new show which I would buy is Life On Mars. I think it is brilliantly imaginative, and I just love Philip Glenister in his role.
I wait for specials too, The Simpsons is currently $30AUD a season at Kmart, not sure if you have Kmart in Halls Creek.
Do you have Season 5? I can sell you the Limited Edition package one for $30, that includes free postage. It's Region 4 and not watched yet.
Free postage is to Australia only.
SOLD.  |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 14:23:05
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
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Originally posted by Shiv
I've got Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Auf Wiedersehen Pet - but on VHS! Also I'm building up a collection of The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
I'm a bit stingy when it comes to buying DVDs. I tend to buy movies when they are on sale. Only rarely, when I really want to own a movie, will I pay AUS$30 or whatever.
I haven't found many bargains with TV series yet.
I like a lot of the shows discussed here. For example the various Law and Order shows (D'Onofrio is my pick, although I still can't help thinking of him as Orson Welles from Ed Wood)
My wishlist is based on what I know I would watch more than once:
M*A*S*H
Buffy
Blackadder (1 to 3)
Father Ted - genius
Boston Legal - Shatner and Spader together are just magical
A new show which I would buy is Life On Mars. I think it is brilliantly imaginative, and I just love Philip Glenister in his role.
I wait for specials too, The Simpsons is currently $30AUD a season at Kmart, not sure if you have Kmart in Halls Creek.
Do you have Season 5? I can sell you the Limited Edition package one for $30, that includes free postage. It's Region 4 and not watched yet.
Free postage is to Australia only.
SOLD.
Deal done. In answer to your question about Kmart - we don't even have a bank in town. Nearest KMart is Darwin - about 1100kms away.  |
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 14:28:40
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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. |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 22:43:53
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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.
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 23:09:25
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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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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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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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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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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. |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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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. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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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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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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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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