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Old 03-04-2003, 09:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Single Season / Failed TV shows on DVD...

It's seems reasonable that successfull, long running shows such as Star Trek, Buffy, Angel, Farscape, X-Files, Friends etc... would be released on DVD. (I still wonder where that Seinfeld box is...)

What doesn't seem as reasonable is the DVD releases of shows that are technically considered failures. Shows that ran for a season and then were canceled because no one watched them.

With the DVD releases of shows such as Sports Night (OK 2 seasons for that one), The Ben Stiller show and My So Called Life, studios seem more than willing to dust off their old shows that no one watched in the first place (hence their cancelation) and release them on DVD.

Of course anyone who did watch any of those shows knows the reality is that all three of them were fantastic. This fills me with hope that perhaps more single season failures (that were actually great shows no one watched) will be showing up on DVD rather then just fading into oblivian or languishing in basic cable hell where they are edited to pieces.

Shows I'd like to see released:

Nowhere Man
Space: Above and Beyond
Earth 2
Max Headroom
The Young Indianna Jones Chronicles
The Flash
Firefly

What failed shows did you all like and would like to have on DVD? (Failed being canceled after two seasons or less)
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Old 03-04-2003, 11:43 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Single Season / Failed TV shows on DVD...

I'd love to see the below shows! Especially "The Flash"...

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Old 03-04-2003, 12:53 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 01:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'd have to say:

Now And Again (not to be confused with Once And Again)
Birds Of Prey
Brimstone
(and already mentioned)
The Flash
Firefly

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Old 03-04-2003, 01:46 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 02:25 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I think I've seen every episode of Two of a Kind, without even trying. Considering there were only maybe 13 episodes, and ABC Family seems to run them daily, if not several times a day, it's always the same thing.

Brother's Keeper was an okay show, and that will never be re-run. Hiller & Diller, too.

And of course Freaks & Geeks, which seems to be have been replaced Saturday midnights with "My Life is a Sitcom." Hope we get that DVD set sometime soon.
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Old 03-04-2003, 02:30 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 02:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I would like to see:

7 Days
The Pretender
NY Undercover
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Old 03-04-2003, 03:10 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 04:14 PM   #11 (permalink)
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How about

The Lone Gunmen

probably never happen because the premiere episode involved a hijacked airliner that was programmed to crash into the World Trade Center Towers. The airliner was hijacked electronically by unspecified elements of the US defense/intelligence community and the blame would be placed on terrorists. The aim was to put the US on a war footing and give power to the defense/intelligence community.

Sound familiar? When did it air? Sept 2000???
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:04 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I'd like:

Andy Richter Controls The Universe
Undeclared
Freaks & Geeks

There's others I think I'm forgetting, but whatever.
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:22 PM   #13 (permalink)
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How about

The Lone Gunmen

probably never happen because the premiere episode involved a hijacked airliner that was programmed to crash into the World Trade Center Towers. The airliner was hijacked electronically by unspecified elements of the US defense/intelligence community and the blame would be placed on terrorists. The aim was to put the US on a war footing and give power to the defense/intelligence community.

Sound familiar? When did it air? Sept 2000???
March 4, 2001. Glad I got atleast a few taped before it was pulled, including the pilot. I'd like to see it on DVD though too. As well as Birds of Prey and Roswell.
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:33 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Mission Hill! This would be perfect!

And I second Undeclared. Freaks & Geeks, based on the surplus of votes it got (something like 10,000) on the website, looks like it might see the light of day.
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:38 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Oh, yeah. I forgot about Undeclared. I third it!
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:40 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Once and Again is already available on dvd and that lasted a couple of seasons ...

The Tick Live Action? GOOD CALL !

was VR5 a single season? I kinda liked that show ... it's hard to remember the single season shows. Streethawk? The NBC remake of Dark Shadows was great except the left you on a major cliffhanger in the 1st season's final episode and then it was cancelled ! :rar:

Personally I would love to get the first season of WISEGUY with Ken Wahl on dvd ... that show ruled

How about "THE MASTERS"? ha ... anyone else remember this show about Ninjas????
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:41 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Undeclared would be awesome, still can't believe it got pulled! Also want Boomtown and Beverly Hills 90210.
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Old 03-04-2003, 05:52 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 06:19 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Ahhhhhhhh American Gothic ... I would buy that in a second! Great show !
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Old 03-04-2003, 06:32 PM   #21 (permalink)
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There are a few one seasoners that I'd like to see...

Action- The awesome Jay Mohr comedy that ran for about seven episodes.

Get Real
Earth 2 (thanks for reminding me)
Pauly (oh come on, it was stupid, but it was funny)
Spy Game
and how could you ever forget...

THE COLIN QUINN SHOW???
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Old 03-04-2003, 07:08 PM   #22 (permalink)
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The Duck Factory
The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr.
Doctor, Doctor
Dinosaurs
Baby Blues
Everything's Relative
Dilbert

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Give us WKRP In Cincinnati, with the original songs! This was not a one-season show, but I'd love to see it.
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Old 03-04-2003, 07:11 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 07:12 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Old 03-04-2003, 07:16 PM   #25 (permalink)
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MTV's Downtown (I think that's what it was called.) I really liked that show and I only recall seeing about ten different episodes before it was pulled.
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Old 03-04-2003, 07:23 PM   #26 (permalink)
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VR.5 was a half season (13 eps.). That definitly counts.

mlemmond

I can let 7 Days (ran for three years) and Beauty and the Beast (ran for three years) slide but both The Pretender and NY Undercover ran for four years. Can't count those.

I'm not talking about just any shows you want on DVD but failed ones. The ones that definitly deserved more time but didn't get the chance.

Like I said earlier it's funny how the studios think:

Hmmmm.... No one watched these shows when they were on for free, maybe people will want to pay money to own them!! They are in effect catering directly to the original cult audience who watched the show when it aired. Who else would buy these things? Of course had they catered to that core "cult" audience from the begining they never would have canceled the shows in the first place.

Also, if I'm letting mlemmonds three year run shows slide then I have to add one of my own:

Dinosaurs

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Old 03-04-2003, 07:24 PM   #27 (permalink)
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FULL seasons of Get a Life
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Old 03-04-2003, 09:06 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I'm so glad I was beaten to the punch on this one; it just shows that there really is demand for it!
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Old 03-04-2003, 09:19 PM   #29 (permalink)
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OK, it was on longer than one season...

I would be first in line to buy "Pete and Pete " if Nick would release them. Some of the funniest, bizarro world television ever created in the guise of a children's show.

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Old 03-04-2003, 11:04 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Dear DVD Guys:

Just for my own enjoyment, I've been writing an article suggesting that the hollywood companies check into their "lost" shows like one season flops that did get an audience. I also wrote to Columbia Home Video about it.

What I'd like to see are some older failiures:

Quark (1978, Richard Benjamin scifi spoof)
Police Squad
Wizards and Warriors

The Critic
Dilbert
Bring Em Back Alive
Legend (1994 with Richard Dean Anderson)
Tales of the Gold Monkey
The Tic (live action)

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future


One of the points I make is that it's better for the companies to make some money from them than none at all.


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Old 03-04-2003, 11:20 PM   #31 (permalink)
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These are the "failed" shows that I would buy in heartbeat:

7 Days (the "before Star Trek" timeslot that worked for it got taken away soon after I was hopelessly addicted to this brilliant, funny, intelligent show)
The Critic (Jon Lovitz is a genius!)
Undergrads (Inhumanly incredible! One of the greatest animated shows thst MTV has created, next to The Osbournes)
Most of the "Under the radar" MTV animated shows that rareley lasted more than a season, these things were edgy and intelligent, most of the time, and were always a fun waste of time.
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I'll second Dilbert, Undeclared, Now and Again, and The Flash, all shows cut down in their prime.
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Old 03-04-2003, 11:23 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Spy Games (1996, with some unaired episodes)
Baby Blues
Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
The Duck Factory
The Flash
Firefly
Nowhere Man


A few shows had unaired episodes before they were cancelledso that could be another incentive to buy season sets.

Just don't stand there go to TVShowsonDVD.com , register, and vote for a few of these forgotten shows.

Did I mention James Garner's Nichols from the early seventies pre-Rockford Files


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Re: OK, it was on longer than one season...

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Old 03-04-2003, 11:32 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I wouldn't consider none of the three shows mentioned above failures.

One tv show I'd like to have Season sets of: Tales From the Darkside. I'm not sure if this show was a success or failure but it would be great to own all the seasons on dvd. Add to the fact that Artisan has the rights, season sets of Tales From the Darkside may never be on dvd...
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Pete & Pete is a great show! I've only recently been able to catch episodes, and it is really hilarious. I'd totally buy that on DVD.

And as for single-season shows...

Good Morning, Miss Bliss
Saved By The Bell: The College Years (or should that be "year")
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I've got nothing original to suggest, but I'd definitely buy Undeclared, The Tick (live action) and Dilbert.

I'd probably get Freaks and Geeks blind as well, because I liked Undeclared so much.
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The shows I would want are:

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I've seen every episode like 10 times without even trying courtesy ABC Family. I love them all, and for some reason they never seem to get too old to not warrent a rewatch when I see them on. I saw them all in their inital airings on ABC during the TGIF block.

I'll add another show to the list. State of Grace from Fox Family (now ABC Family), which was a really brilliant show that only had a two-season run. When ABC Family cancelled it late last year they gave some half-ass excuse about how "they have a mandate to produce high-quality family programming." State of Grace was and is the very definition of that term, and the best show that has ever aired on the network since ABC took it over from Fox. And yet they pull it and replace it with stuff like "The Last Resort." Yeah, a show about three couples who have had romantic problems and are on the verge of ending their affairs before they come to The Last Resort to decide the fate of their love once and for all is high-quality family programming. Sure. When hell freezes over.
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Most of the TV shows I've watched in the past usually get cancelled quickly, but a lot of them seem destined for DVD:

Freaks and Geeks--I think the last time I checked there were over 15 000 signatures in the DVD petition, so maybe we'll see that eventual DVD set after all--I need this show on DVD (with the music intact).

The Flash--the Scarlet Speedster was my favorite superhero and while feature-film projects keep stalling, Warner is looking at their TV show catalogue (including the 70s Wonder Woman) for possible DVD release to cash in on the Marvel superhero-to-film craze. I taped most of the episodes when I was a kid and they still hold up well--IMO the best small-screen comic book adaptation.

American Gothic--a few years ago there were rumblings of a DVD release, but Universal hasn't been forthcoming. Apparently Sam Raimi is willing to provide specific commentaries and considering his newfound clout, a DVD release would be a no-brainer.

Millennium--it's been rumored for a few years, but it looks like Chris Carter's underrated series will finally see a DVD release in late 2003 (according to the Bits).

Kolchak the Night Stalker--I've got the two telefilms that preceeded the show on a double feature DVD, but I'd love to have this cheesy but memorable occult series on DVD. Considering the success of The X-Files on DVD, why hasn't Universal clued in?

Night Gallery--now that I'm finally collecting The Twilight Zone (love those new sets!), I'd like to have the three seasons of Rod Serling's other anthology on DVD. Again this is a Universal property, so....
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