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TV DVD box sets are deadly - I'm struggling to find time to watch them all.

But even though there's such a lot of shows now out on DVD, they've really barely scratched the surface in terms of what's in the archive.

The following shows are all scheduled or rumoured to make their digital debuts sometime during 2007:

US - Alias Smith And Jones, Beauty And The Beast, Bosom Buddies, Boston Public, Cagney And Lacey, CHiPS, Designing Women, Falcon Crest, Family Ties, Flipper, Hawaii Five-O, Ironside, LA Law, Land Of The Giants, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Maude, McHale's Navy, One Day At A Time, Picket Fences, The Practice, Silver Spoons, The Streets Of San Francisco, Thirtysomething, The Untouchables, WKRP In Cincinnati.

UK - Artemis 81, Cardiac Arrest, Ghost Squad, Grafters, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Return Of The Saint, Shelley, Shine On Harvey Moon, Strangers, Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV, The XYY Man.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

Monty Python's Flying Circus,

hasn't this been on dvd like 15 times already/

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:10 (nineteen years ago)

are seasons 2 & 3 of arrested development available in the UK? I can't recall ever seeing them?

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

"The State" could finally get released.

Monty Python definitely out on DVD in the US.

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Monday, 29 January 2007 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

Louis will be along shortly to describe each episode in loving detail for you.

Yeah, I know that you can get complete series sets of Monty Python in the States, but for some reason not in the UK.

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:14 (nineteen years ago)

The Maxx in non-bootleg form.

― milo z (mlp), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

and Undressed.

― milo z (mlp), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

and Undressed.

-- milo z (wooderso...), January 29th, 2007. (mlp)

― 69 (plsmith), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:17 (nineteen years ago)

and Undressed.

-- milo z (wooderso...), January 29th, 2007. (mlp)

OH GOD SO TRUE

― 69 (plsmith), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:17 (nineteen years ago)

Maxx seconded.

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Monday, 29 January 2007 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

"I know that you can get complete series sets of Monty Python in the States, but for some reason not in the UK."

Until now, us Brits are finally getting the whole series out this year.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

twin peaks season 2 already!!

― joseph (joseph), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

LARRY FUCKING SANDERS

― say it with blood diamonds (a_p), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

"are seasons 2 & 3 of arrested development available in the UK? I can't recall ever seeing them?"

Season 3 is out in the UK in April.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

The State, yes totally the Maxx, and WTF with dribbling out a 6-episode Dr. Katz disc and then stopping? Just drop a damned Complete Dr. Katz box on us already.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

"twin peaks season 2 already!!"

Currently scheduled (in the US) for April.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

It's only been a 10 year wait...

Have they ever released the Twin Peaks pilot on DVD? I have season 1, but no pilot episode in that set. (I do have it on tape, though, so it's not that big of a deal.)

― Sara R-C (Sara R-C), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

I know that at least Season 2 of Dr. Katz (with 13 episodes) is out.

No, the Twin Peaks pilot is still not on DVD.

― The Yellow Kid (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

Ben,
Aretmis 81 you say:

http://www.raretv.co.uk/artemis-81-1981-dvd-p_169.html

― JohnFoxxsJuno (JohnFoxxsJuno), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:27 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks Yellow Kid, that is what I thought. (I'm good as long as they keep making VCRs, I guess.)

― Sara R-C (Sara R-C), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

My Dad wouldn't let me stop up to see the second half of Artemis 81, the git.

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

the twin peaks pilot is widely available on DVD, it's not really "official" and it runs slightly fast so voices sound a bit highpitched, but you can buy it on Amazon and stuff. Also, it was included in the UK box set of season 1, officially.

Season 1 is OOP in the US now, just as season 2 is comin gout. WTF>

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

the UK version + a cheap region-free player is cheaper than buying the OOP US ones, and then you get the pilot too

― 69 (plsmith), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks for great info - I will consider this!

― Sara R-C (Sara R-C), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

i'm assuming seasons 1&2 will be out in some box later this year but then I assumed season 2 would have come out years ago and it didn't, so what do I know

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

The correct answer is, of course, TMWRNJ. (although we all have our UKN0v4 dvds to tide us through)

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

The Muddy Winding Rivers of New Jersey?

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

The Man Who Rode Norah Jones?

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

"Have they ever released the Twin Peaks pilot on DVD? I have season 1, but no pilot episode in that set."

The pilot is on the UK release.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

That Monkey Was Ridiculous, No Joke!

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 29 January 2007 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

"Season 1 is OOP in the US now, just as season 2 is coming out."

I suspect that Paramount will bring out the whole lot out in a big box set later in the year.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:00 (nineteen years ago)

WKRP In Cincinnati.

With original music, thanks.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

I have The Maxx VHS release but it's edited for time I think. :/

Rocko's Modern Life.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

I need me some Melrose Place - although I'm not sure it will stand up to the test of time as well as my imagination.

― aimurchie (aimurchie), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

Larry Sanders is the correct answer. Did they ever finish putting out Pete and Pete?

― A B C (sparklecock), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

dunno...but a non-shitty version of the first season would be welcome.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

Alias Smith And Jones, ..., Land Of The Giants, ...

You must be about my age, Ben. I love to see these again but I suspect my memories of them are much better than they actually were.

Also, David Steinberg's Music Scene, and the companion show The New People (both 45 minutes per episode, thay played back to back on ABC, I think). The New People was kind of a proto-L O S T, without the Dharma mumbo Jumbo (IOW, Lord of the Flies without the savagery). Steinberg's Canadian made show is on Rhino, and I have a sampler disk of 6 episodes, and it's unfortunately not that great.

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

I have The Maxx VHS release but it's edited for time I think. :/

Really? I wondered about this too.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

WKRP In Cincinnati.

With original music, thanks

which reminds me, apparently the Northern Exposure dvds don't have the original music, and in fact have something really awful and bad and bland in its place. So getting those would be nice, because I miss that show.

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:34 (nineteen years ago)

I've read in a couple different places it is. Allegedly the parts cut out weren't major. xpost

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:36 (nineteen years ago)

nabisco, TMWRNJ stands for This Morning With Richard Not Judy, a series by British comedians Lee & Herring which aired live on Sunday lunchtimes in 1998/1999 but has never been repeated despite being considered largely brilliant by several ILXors. i doubt it will ever make it to DVD myself.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:37 (nineteen years ago)

I've been trying to think of the title of The New People for years. Thanks, nick.

― The Redd And The Blecch (Ken L), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think Samurai Jack ever came out in the UK.

― chap (chap), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman would be good to, though I think I'd rather TVLand or somebody would just run them again. That's a lot of viewing time, I don't think I'd want to watch the whole thing.

More candidates:
He and She with Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin was a good show that I didn't discover until it was off the air, I think I've only seen one or two episodes.

Mel Brooks' When Things Were Rotten, a Robin Hood/Sherwood Forest setting for Brooks' usual stuff.

Love, American Style Best trash TV ever!

Did The Comic Strip ever come out in the US? Or even in the UK?

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:39 (nineteen years ago)

NEW WAVE THEATRE

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:46 (nineteen years ago)

Perfect Strangers deluxe box

― A B C (sparklecock), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

CAST

Garry Shandling............................... Garry Shandling
Mrs. Shandling................................... Barbara Cason
Nancy Bancroft..................................... Molly Cheek
Pete Schumaker................................. Michael Tucci
Jackie Schumaker........................ Bernadette Birkett
Grant Schumaker .................................Scott Nemes
Leonard Smith .......................................Paul Willson
Ian (1989-1990)................................... Ian Buchanan
Phoebe Bass (1989-1990)...................Jessica Harper

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:51 (nineteen years ago)

I need me some Melrose Place - although I'm not sure it will stand up to the test of time as well as my imagination.

Series one is out, series two is supposed to be out in the US in a couple of months. I hope they don't forget to release it in the UK by the time the decent seasons come out though.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:07 (nineteen years ago)

I was tempted to buy series 1 of That Girl, but decided it's better left in the ol' memory banks, especially since I have a huge backlog of DVDs I've bought but not yet watched.

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

I think the Maxx VHS set (and DVD boot) is missing a couple of episodes too.

― milo z (mlp), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

I see there is one season of Murphy Brown available. But there should be more!

― Sara R-C (Sara R-C), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

TMWRNJ is an obvious one, yeah. Same with a complete batch of The Adam and Joe Show rather than just the highlights. And "In Bed With Me Dinner" as well, even if Mills is rich off that ITV drama writing money these days.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

so all this talk about complete Twin Peaks DVDs is a lot of wishful thinking, isn't it

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

I want an Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt box set please.

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:28 (nineteen years ago)

Fridays
Surviving 60s Music TV (Ready Steady Go!, Where The Action Is etc.)

― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

Well the problem with Twin Peaks in the US is that the rights to the pilot are owned by a completely different company than the rest of the series. So yeah, seeing the pilot on DVD WITH the rest of the show will never happen.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like Andy Richter Controls the Universe, please.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 29 January 2007 22:59 (nineteen years ago)

Second that, especially since my tapes are basically lost.

― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:03 (nineteen years ago)

i still have the twin peakz t.v. movie and first season on vhs. i am old skool.

did anyone read that shandling article yesterday? about the larry sanders 4-disc set? which WON'T be complete seasons, but hand-picked "best-of" episodes and 8 hours of documentary footage of gary interviewing everyone who was ever on the show and apologizing for being such a jerk. weird stuff. i still would rather have it's garry shandling's show on dvd. he is a buddhist now apparently.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:33 (nineteen years ago)

I got 'em on VHS too skot, but that shit is starting to degrade something terrible

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:34 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, it would be nice to have them all tidy on dvd.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

and i definitely need the 2nd season. i didn't tape all of those cuz i started to lose interest until it got all awesome and super scary at the end.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:40 (nineteen years ago)

he is a buddhist now apparently.

Well it doesn't seem to be mellowing him out all that much, really... yes, Gervais is a dick or whatever, but it's Shandling who came off as a maniac in that edition of the "Gervais Meets..." series. Seriously, he is so fucking uncomfortable to watch (and not in an awkward comedy way).

The proper Sanders DVDs are all held up because of the ever-lurking "music rights issues."

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:30 (nineteen years ago)

I need the Maxx due to someone spilling Colt 45 into my VHS copy a few years ago. Also, I think I have a VCR somewhere, maybe?

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

dude I hope you killed that person.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:33 (nineteen years ago)

I think Rhino put out some "New Wave Theater" episodes, but these are long out of print. "Fernwood Tonight" and a re-release of "My So-Called Life" with a proper transfer and a few DVD extras would be nice. I'll definitely check out that "Larry Sanders" box.

― Ice Cream Electric (Ice Cream Electric), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:35 (nineteen years ago)

DOBIE GILLIS has never gotten a proper dvd sendoff. The one they put out had 2 episodes per dvd wtf, and it's deservedly OOP.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:35 (nineteen years ago)

He's on the list.

xxpost

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

Eps 10 - (whatever it got up to) of My So-Called Life.

When The Levees Broke.

I think that's all.

― Nicholas Passant (Nicholas Passant), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

The Wonder Years - apparently the holdup is securing the rights to all the music, but I found a pretty decent bootleg copy of the entire series from some very disreputable company online. At least it has the original music

The State, obviously. How long must we wait, MTV?

King of the Hill Season 7 - it's been awhile since the release of 6, hope they're not discontinuing.

And I have no idea if this is in the works or not, but I'd love to see the Jackie Gleason Show on DVD.

― Spine Swine (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:39 (nineteen years ago)

The Muppet Show
3-2-1 Contact
Voyage of the Mimi
From Oregon With Love

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:39 (nineteen years ago)

The Muppet Show is on DVD.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

I had the full MSCL series at one time. Not as good as I remembered.

― milo z (mlp), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

was the gervais vs shandling interview really rly 4 real? i wouldn't be surprised either way i guess, there are a couple gervais reactions which i don't feel like he could pull off if it were preplanned

― A B C (sparklecock), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

Oh also Beakman's World

― A B C (sparklecock), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

season one of the muppet show is on dvd, but not the rest of it yet

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:44 (nineteen years ago)

China Beach. I think there are issues about music copyright.

― Hard like armour (Hard like armour), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:44 (nineteen years ago)

many x-posts: You can get a Maxx DVD off Ebay for $10. Quality's no worse than the used tapes I had once upon a time.

― milo z (mlp), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:45 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/arts/television/28stei.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Looks like we'll never get full sets of The Larry Sanders Show, which is a right kick in the balls.

Neither TMWRNJ nor Fist of Fun will ever come out on DVD, the BBC don't want to release them, and I suspect Lee & Herring are past caring at this stage.

The UKN0V4-derived dvd of 'TV Offal' I have is great, but a nice full release of it and 'Inside Victor-Lewis Smith' would be good.

Am I the only one holding out for a Mary Whitehouse Experience DVD?

And Absolutely of course. Haven't seen that in years - though apparently it and individual episodes of The Adam & Joe show are available through 4 On Demand in the UK. Hmmm.

― Ruairi Wirewool (Ruairi Wirewool), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:49 (nineteen years ago)

More Austin City Limits episodes, including the Top 2 Most Requested eps (Leonard Cohen from '88 and the Tom Waits one from '78, which is like THE GREATEST HOUR OF TV EVER)

― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:49 (nineteen years ago)

RE: The State - supposedly MTV was going to put episodes up on iTunes to test the waters for eventual DVD release, but I've never checked for it, because I don't watch shit on iTunes.

So, I guess it's my fault if it never happens.

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Tuesday, 30 January 2007 00:56 (nineteen years ago)

I don't watch shit on iTunes either. A lot of those sketches are on youtube, but that's also not the same. That was easily the best sketch comedy show of all time.

― Swine Sp (Roger Fidelity), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:01 (nineteen years ago)

PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE!!

― jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:14 (nineteen years ago)

This: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063960/

― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:16 (nineteen years ago)

i guess WKRP is coming out soon with period-specific rock songs in place of those they couldn't get licensing for, as opposed to the generic bullshit nick at nite put on for syndication.

― roger goodell (gear), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:17 (nineteen years ago)

Larry Sanders totally fourthed or fifthed or whatever. Happened upon the entire series via torrents, thankfully, but I'd definitely buy the sets if they were ever released. One of my top three shows ever, hands down. I'll probably get that weirdo set that's coming out, even though it feel like kind of a shitty consolation prize.

I'd also check out Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. I've never seen it, but I've heard enough good things about it that I'm intrigued.

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

The Muppet Show
3-2-1 Contact
Voyage of the Mimi
From Oregon With Love
-- gabbneb (gabbne...), January 29th, 2007 7:39 PM. (gabbneb) (later) (link)
The Muppet Show is on DVD.

-- Jessie the Monster

Yes, but in a problematic way. We recently broke the DVD featuring Harry Belafonte and are having trouble replacing it. We just broke Elton John too -maybe the disks are a little flimsy or the spider has too strong a grip?- but I think we can get that back.

― The Redd And The Blecch (Ken L), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:26 (nineteen years ago)

You need to trade them single-disc shits in for the season one set, dude. Season two will be out soon enough.

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:30 (nineteen years ago)

i guess WKRP is coming out soon with period-specific rock songs in place of those they couldn't get licensing for, as opposed to the generic bullshit nick at nite put on for syndication.

Just as long as we don't have to deal with that "Hold my order, terrible dresser" line.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:34 (nineteen years ago)

Harry Belafonte is Season Three- do I have to wait for 2008 for that one?

― The Redd And The Blecch (Ken L), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:41 (nineteen years ago)

am i really the only person who wants it's gary shandling's show on dvd? god, i loved that show.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

i did love larry sanders too, but it's a whole different thing.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:45 (nineteen years ago)

"Eps 10 - (whatever it got up to) of My So-Called Life."

i have this boxed-set. it's a good one. except for juliana hatfield.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:47 (nineteen years ago)

i would kill for a complete china beach. especially if i was rich. if i was rich i would get complete northern exposure and complete gilmore girlz too. and the prisoner. and all the avengers.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:48 (nineteen years ago)

i have an A&E complete boxed set of the hammer horror t.v. show. on vhs.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:49 (nineteen years ago)

PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE!!
^^^^
COSIGN*1MILLION

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:50 (nineteen years ago)

i have the first season of once & again on dvd. cuz i'm a girl. but i haven't bought subsequent seasons cuz i'm cheap.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:51 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like to see the rest of the Goodies on DVD, instead of the 8 episodes dribbled out so far. Come on, the BBC can't have taped over ALL of it.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 01:54 (nineteen years ago)

The State, yes totally the Maxx, and WTF with dribbling out a 6-episode Dr. Katz disc and then stopping? Just drop a damned Complete Dr. Katz box on us already.

Nabisco OTM.

― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

I've heard good things about It's Garry Shandling's Show but have never seen it. I'd definitely like to check it out.

Also: apparently, the first 25 episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman are coming to DVD soon. A little shocking, but I'll be much more shocked if they actually put out the whole thing.

― Deric W. Haircare (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

Rock Family Trees. At the very least a repeat on BBC 4, better a DVD reissue and even better a new series.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 05:59 (nineteen years ago)

swans crossing and ROLLER GAMES

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 06:00 (nineteen years ago)

Rock Family Tree was great, I was able to tape the ones involving punk/Adam and the Ants/Siouxise, and the Manchester one.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 06:01 (nineteen years ago)

Ooh...Boston Public?

Oh, and I want to see all the Nickelodeon shows of my childhood.

O, Canada.

― Tape Store (Tape Store), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 06:04 (nineteen years ago)

Rock Family Trees on Liverpool post-punk has a couple of minutes of my favourite telly ever in it. I think I still have it on VHS.

I keep dropping hints to various people at a certain production company about how maybe Abs0lut3ly should get a DVD release, but they're probably not the right people and I'm seriously flattering myself if I imagine my constant lobbying for A B1t of Fry & L4ur1e had anything to do with its subsequent release. But if you plant a seed, y'know...

The poor sales of the first two seasons of KayWhyTV*, for example, saw the third season pulled, so I'm sure they're reluctant to put anything out there that won't make its authoring costs back. Dr Wh0 boxsets, on the other hand - there's always an audience for those.

(* - sorry about the clumsy Googleproofing, I'm a bit paranoid)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 06:55 (nineteen years ago)

I suspect that there may be a problem with the music licensing which has prevented Rock Family Trees from being repeated. Which is a shame as it's one of those few music programmes which actually worked, Peel's narration helped considerably of course.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 07:03 (nineteen years ago)

am i really the only person who wants it's gary shandling's show on dvd? god, i loved that show.
-- scott seward

NOPE. I'd kill to see that show again.

― John Justen waitin to get his W2s back so he can file his tax and ball out (john, Tuesday, 30 January 2007 07:41 (nineteen years ago)

And me. Well, not kill but definitely maim.

That article about Shandling upthread is quite interesting but the "Mr This" and "Mr. That" starts to irritate after a while. Does the NYT always sound like that?

― Edward Trifle (Ned Trifle IV), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 07:57 (nineteen years ago)

I'd also vote for LA Law. What's the hold-up there? With Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue both out you'd think Bochco would want to complete his legacy (or somesuch).

― Edward Trifle (Ned Trifle IV), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 08:10 (nineteen years ago)

I just typed out a load of highly confidential information, but the computer ate it. It was shit boring anyway.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:01 (nineteen years ago)

robbery homicide division

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:13 (nineteen years ago)

Did The Comic Strip ever come out in the US? Or even in the UK?

'sumptuous' box set in the uk came out 2005-ish.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:17 (nineteen years ago)

> Am I the only one holding out for a Mary Whitehouse Experience DVD?

this is another thing i found a dusty vhs of during recent excavations (the other two being 'fist of fun' and 'newman and baddiel in pieces' the latter of which either didn't age well or doesn't stand up to watching them all in one weekend). haven't rewatched it yet though.

speaking of peel, 'sounds of the suburbs' would be nice.

― Koogy Bloogies (koogs), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:47 (nineteen years ago)

I'd like to see the rest of the Goodies on DVD, instead of the 8 episodes dribbled out so far. Come on, the BBC can't have taped over ALL of it.
-- Trayce, January 30th, 2007.

These people are selling it...
http://www.raredvds.tv/products.php?iProductID=383&iCollectionID=68

I presume it's illegal. How do they get away with it? Anyone ever bought anything from them, 'cos i'm tempted by the WKRP set.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 10:13 (nineteen years ago)

i'm very tempted to get veronica mars. it's import but who gives a tosser: i wanna see it!

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 10:14 (nineteen years ago)

I'm looking forward to this also.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6852
One of the first things I remember seeing (and being frightened by).

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 10:21 (nineteen years ago)

Mary Whitehouse Experience be here:
http://www.raretv.co.uk/index.php?searchStr=mary&act=viewCat

I'm quite keen to see a Region 2 of Malcolm In The Middle, but I think they had issues with clearing some of the music used in it.

― JohnFoxxsJuno (JohnFoxxsJuno), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

I know it's not remotely the same, but YouTube is pretty good for Malcolm.

― chap (chap), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

I'd forgotten about this...
http://www.raretv.co.uk/the-secret-diary-of-adrian-mole-aged-13-3/4-1985-dvd-p_43.html

These sites all look a somewhat dubious

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

Ned - I've used that one a number of times to complete my Children's Film Foundation collection and for the Fist Of Fun dvd - no problems so far.

― JohnFoxxsJuno (JohnFoxxsJuno), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

Bakersfield PD!

I'm definitely taking a chance...
http://www.raretv.co.uk/bakersfield-pd-1993-dvd-p_14.html

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:47 (nineteen years ago)

Since I heard of it when mentioned on another thread here, I'd like to see Channel 5's Pefect Day trilogy. And the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th series of The Secret Life Of Us. Basically, any vaguely comic drama about insufferable cliques of 30-something friends.

― Adam Faithless (Adam Faithless), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:03 (nineteen years ago)

The State, obviously. How long must we wait, MTV?

There are 5 eps on iTunes right now, but with all the zeitgeist-y music ('Cannonball,' etc.) replaced with awful canned rights-issue-less crap. Regardless, I was really shocked by how little of it held up for me. Laughed a handful of times - usually at things as basic as the praftfalls of 'Captain Monterey Jack,' or nostalgia at 'I'd dip my balls in it.' The sketches themselves were often excruciating... see: 'Doug.' I mean, I re-watched an old 'Mr. Show' immediately afterward ('The Story of the Story of the Story of Everest') and was HOWLING. Of course, the 'best sketch show' thread has been done several times before.

This is kind of becoming a theme for me with a lot of DVD reissues... stuff I remember WORSHIPPING as a kid I find pretty painful upon revisiting (see: 'Get a Life,' even a lot of 'Sledgehammer!,' which I could have sworn was the best show of all time).

'Larry Sanders' does not apply to this phenomenon, of course.

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:08 (nineteen years ago)

the big lesson life has taught me in my 26 long years is

FUCK RIGHTS ISSUES

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:09 (nineteen years ago)

A good way to get round this would be to use their own music.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:14 (nineteen years ago)

still waiting for phenom, the look whose talking sitcom and dinosaurs

― i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 13:58 (nineteen years ago)

Behind The Music. Especially the Barry White one.

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

I think Rhino put out some "New Wave Theater" episodes, but these are long out of print.

Yeah, there are best of vols 1 and 2 on VHS. I'm talking full episodes, the whole shebang, on DVD. I seriously doubt it will ever happen...

― Edward III (edward iii), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

Liquid Television?

― vita susicivus (blueski), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

the entire run of larry sanders appears to be on youtube, btw

― say it with blood diamonds (a_p), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

Steve, there is a "best of" Liquid Television DVD called Wet Shorts, but no true collection, which is bullshit if you ask me, if only for the mere fact that LT is where Beavis & Butthead got their start.

― blotter Budweiser Hackeysadk (nickalicious), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

Snub TV. One volume came out on video yonks ago, but if The Tube can get the DVD treatment and a million Later DVDs can fill out the Nice Price shelves of HMV, then why not this?
It'll save me time trawling YouTube for clips if nothing else.

― DavidM* (unreal), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

sticking with the Def II voib, wish there was a Dance Energy (first 2 series only) DVD.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

is sifl and olly on dvd yet?

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

good catch, answer is no.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

more votes for Parker Lewis Can't Lose and especially It's The Garry Shandling Show... altho I do share Tiki's fear that my memory eclipses the actual quality of these shows (that happens when you don't see something for 20 yrs)

Also I'd like more of Dennis Potter's stuff to be available over here - especially Lipstick On Your Collar and Frozen Lazarus or whatever that last sci-fi one is called. Criminal that we can't get that shit in the US.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

oooh also Don Kirschner's "Rock Show" or whatever that was called. Sly!!! Black Oak Arkansas! Rufus!

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

xpost
yeah i liked Garry Shandling Show at the time but even then it was just about 'amusing', not the best show ever. Hearing the theme song on one of those VHI 'I love the 80's' things recently was a joy though, maybe it was better than I remember but that never happens.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

I remember catching reruns on it somewhere in the late 90s and still finding it funny - walking through the Christmas Tree Lot to get to the beach, chiding the audience not to steal change from the set while he was away, etc. The whole conceit of the studio audience and the THIS IS A FAKE SHOW" schtick has never really been done better, if ever again...?

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

... or the one where he falls down a well and can't make it to the set in time for the opening credits, so they just play the theme song a bunch of times.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

(also "Laffie")

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:25 (nineteen years ago)

we're almost to the part
of where I start to whistle

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 21:26 (nineteen years ago)

oooh also Don Kirschner's "Rock Show" or whatever that was called. Sly!!! Black Oak Arkansas! Rufus!

Even better was ABC's In Concert. Steely Dan! Todd Rundgren (when he was good)!

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 22:35 (nineteen years ago)

Eff yeah, The State.
Dance Fever and Solid Gold.

― Valoss (valoss), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

never understood the adulation for the State. an endless string of non-sequitur in-jokes.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

http://ilx.wh3rd.net/newanswers.php?board=1

― say it with blood diamonds (a_p), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:36 (eighteen years ago)

The State & Upright Citizens Brigade = that alt-comedy that isn't funny.

When The Levees Broke is out btw.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:56 (eighteen years ago)

I seem to remember enjoying the first season of Ed when it originally aired. I've not seen it at all since, but I wouldn't mind checking out the DVD if it ever came out.

― The Ultimate Conclusion (lokar), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 21:01 (eighteen years ago)

andy richter controls the universe

― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

I seem to remember enjoying the first season of Ed when it originally aired. I've not seen it at all since, but I wouldn't mind checking out the DVD if it ever came out.

they rerun this constantly during the day in the UK. its a really likeable show.

― i am not a nugget (stevie), Thursday, 1 February 2007 11:15 (eighteen years ago)

they do?
thought C4 had ditched it forever (do they still show Judging Amy?).

― vita susicivus (blueski), Thursday, 1 February 2007 11:20 (eighteen years ago)

Third and four series of At Home With The Braithwaites please...

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 1 February 2007 21:23 (eighteen years ago)

OMG SIFL & OLLY YES

GUESS THIS MEANS WE WON'T BE ROCKIN' AT DUDE'S HOUSE

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 1 February 2007 21:30 (eighteen years ago)

they do?
thought C4 had ditched it forever (do they still show Judging Amy?).

they're 'screening' the last series on C4 lunchtimes now.

― i am not a nugget (stevie), Thursday, 1 February 2007 21:53 (eighteen years ago)

It's been so long, that I sometimes forget that I'm waiting for Frank's Place to show up on DVD, ideally in some fancy Criterion Collection kinda deal.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Thursday, 1 February 2007 23:48 (eighteen years ago)

did that even last an entire season? I wonder if something like that would survive today, given the WB's investment in black sitcoms (all of which are shittier and flimsier than Frank's Place)

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 February 2007 23:50 (eighteen years ago)

Not even a whole season — IMDB sez 15 episodes. I can't imagine it being on network TV today, plus it was probably too nuanced and non-edgy to be welcome on cable nowadays.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Friday, 2 February 2007 00:04 (eighteen years ago)

State haters = no sense of humor.

How can you compare The State to Mr Show? Mr Show was good, but nowhere near as brilliant as The State. And no one on The State was nearly as obnoxious as David Cross. Not even Michael Ian Black.

― Spine Swine (Roger Fidelity), Friday, 2 February 2007 02:32 (eighteen years ago)

PS I am now being subjected to Victoria Wood. She has just described herself as looking like a horsebox with highlights.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 2 February 2007 08:22 (eighteen years ago)

nine months pass...

Norm Show.

― svend, Friday, 30 November 2007 04:48 (eighteen years ago)

is sifl and olly on dvd yet?

Just the unreleased season 3 (which is 4 episodes and some early sketches). Not their best stuff by any means.

But, I live in a college town and at the video store here someone made a DVD for season 1 & 2 with an original interface/menu. I got my friend to make a copy. Crescent FRESH! MTV will probably never release the real thing.

If you really want the show, try the yahoo Sockheads forum.

― CaptainLorax, Friday, 30 November 2007 05:13 (eighteen years ago)

China Beach for me as well. DVD bootlegs are easy to come by and I may just go that route.

― Spencer Chow, Friday, 30 November 2007 10:30 (eighteen years ago)

robbery homicide division
-- the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:13 AM (10 months ago) Bookmark Link

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Friday, 30 November 2007 10:50 (eighteen years ago)

herman's head

― artdamages, Friday, 30 November 2007 12:46 (eighteen years ago)

out of this world

― artdamages, Friday, 30 November 2007 12:48 (eighteen years ago)

the chevy chase show

― artdamages, Friday, 30 November 2007 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

http://fortheimpossible.ytmnd.com/

SIGH.

― Duane Barry, Friday, 30 November 2007 13:43 (eighteen years ago)

five years pass...

China Beach for me as well. DVD bootlegs are easy to come by and I may just go that route.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, November 30, 2007 4:30 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So apparently a legit (and v.expensive) complete series box was issued earlier this year (with all the original music!) by Time-Life/WB, and now Season 1 has just been issued separately for the low list price of about $23.

― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:18 (twelve years ago)

Peter Tinniswood's The Home Front is never gonna happen, not even on bootleg. i can't think of any other show i'm so desperate to re-watch

― Bap & Ounge (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:21 (twelve years ago)

Going by some of the esoteric ITV stuff that Network have issued in the last few years, I wldn't give up entirely, NV

― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:27 (twelve years ago)

anything past the first season of the equalizer.

― licorice om source (get bent), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:38 (twelve years ago)

Network you say? Gonna do some enquiries.

― Bap & Ounge (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:41 (twelve years ago)

The Cops. Brilliantly gritty drama of police in a Northern English town.

― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 09:05 (twelve years ago)

Also, The Mysteries (Channel 4 broadcast of 1985 National Theatre production). Got a download of it on shaky VHS but DVD would be most welcome.

― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 09:12 (twelve years ago)

More Austin City Limits episodes, including the Top 2 Most Requested eps (Leonard Cohen from '88 and the Tom Waits one from '78, which is like THE GREATEST HOUR OF TV EVER)
― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Monday, January 29, 2007 6:49 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wanted to reiterate this, as the the Waits one is airing again, but it's been cropped and/or stretched to 16:9 and it's been poorly upscaled as well. Really weird shit going on with the color now.

New West was doing official dvds from the series, but they've really slowed down the output.

― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 09:28 (twelve years ago)

Terriers

― some dude, Wednesday, 9 October 2013 11:31 (twelve years ago)

three months pass...

Just saw China Beach Season II on the rack at Wal Mart.

― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 January 2014 02:44 (twelve years ago)

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