What is your 'Holy Grail' tv on dvd?

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CLJOHNSTON108

Monday, August 8, 2011 7:06 PM

Well, Gwek, you didn't find Mann & Machine through BitTorrent, that's for sure! And I'd like a nice, pristine DVD transfer anyway, not a fuzzy, hissy VHS rip with commercials.

As for my other Holy Grails... there's really not many left, since the majority of titles that had been on my list have been released in the past few years, like Space: Above and Beyond, Max Headroom, Dark Skies, Stingray, Total Recall 2070, etc.

All that's really left is...

• Mann & Machine/South Beach
• Strange Luck
• Cupid (the Jeremy Piven version)

GWEK

Monday, August 8, 2011 8:26 PM

Nope, not Bittorrent. If you're willing to go for lower quality, check out Google and it'll probably take about five minutes to find something.

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ECGORDON

Monday, August 8, 2011 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
BRIMSTONE.
Thirteen unlucky episodes of genius.

I should have mentioned that one too, but I have a fairly good quality DVD-R of that from when Chiller ran it a couple of years ago. As far as I was able to tell it was not edited down for more commercials as a lot of older shows are these days. Unfortunately, my DVD recorder no longer works, and my computer won't read the disc, or else I'd offer to make you a copy.

RIPWASH

Monday, August 8, 2011 10:51 PM

For me it would have to be if they ever came out with "The Wonder Years" on DVD.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:34 AM

Originally posted by ecgordon:

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I should have mentioned that one too, but I have a fairly good quality DVD-R of that from when Chiller ran it a couple of years ago. As far as I was able to tell it was not edited down for more commercials as a lot of older shows are these days. Unfortunately, my DVD recorder no longer works, and my computer won't read the disc, or else I'd offer to make you a copy.

Cheers EC. That's most generous of you all the same. I have a strange thing at the moment where discs that used to play on my computer no longer do. Most notably seasons 1-4 of Buffy? No idea why?

It's a real pity BRIMSTONE hasn't had a DVD release. I guess 13 episodes just wont sell? •Shrugs•

Thanks again though.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:38 AM

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Originally posted by RIPWASH:
For me it would have to be if they ever came out with "The Wonder Years" on DVD.

My girlfriend looked into why they haven't and apparently it's down to the licensing of all the music within the show. There's just so much of it that it's proving a logistical nightmare to sort out. This also delayed the relase of all seasons of Northern Exposure and eventually they had to just tag different music on the areas which were proving difficult.

MOOSE

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 7:40 AM

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Originally posted by GWEK:

I guess MY holy grail (and I'm sure it's out there if I look) would be the complete YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES on DVD.. unedited, the way they aired (ie, WITH the "Old Indy" framing sequences). That, or maybe WKRP IN CINCINATTI with the original music intact.

Those are the exact two I came in here to post.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 11:18 AM

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Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
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I should have mentioned that one too, but I have a fairly good quality DVD-R of that from when Chiller ran it a couple of years ago. As far as I was able to tell it was not edited down for more commercials as a lot of older shows are these days. Unfortunately, my DVD recorder no longer works, and my computer won't read the disc, or else I'd offer to make you a copy.

Cheers EC. That's most generous of you all the same. I have a strange thing at the moment where discs that used to play on my computer no longer do. Most notably seasons 1-4 of Buffy? No idea why?

It's a real pity BRIMSTONE hasn't had a DVD release. I guess 13 episodes just wont sell? •Shrugs•

Thanks again though.

Luckily I do have another DVD player that will read the discs of Brimstone, I confirmed that yesterday before I posted my comment about it. When I get the chance I'll check out my DVD recorder to see if it has decided to work again. The last couple of times I've tried it would not read a disc recorded on it, nor would it initialize a new disc, and it wouldn't even load my laser lens cleaner disc.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
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Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
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I should have mentioned that one too, but I have a fairly good quality DVD-R of that from when Chiller ran it a couple of years ago. As far as I was able to tell it was not edited down for more commercials as a lot of older shows are these days. Unfortunately, my DVD recorder no longer works, and my computer won't read the disc, or else I'd offer to make you a copy.

Cheers EC. That's most generous of you all the same. I have a strange thing at the moment where discs that used to play on my computer no longer do. Most notably seasons 1-4 of Buffy? No idea why?

It's a real pity BRIMSTONE hasn't had a DVD release. I guess 13 episodes just wont sell? •Shrugs•

Thanks again though.

Luckily I do have another DVD player that will read the discs of Brimstone, I confirmed that yesterday before I posted my comment about it. When I get the chance I'll check out my DVD recorder to see if it has decided to work again. The last couple of times I've tried it would not read a disc recorded on it, nor would it initialize a new disc, and it wouldn't even load my laser lens cleaner disc.

That there is a DVD recorder without a purpose in life.

:D

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 1:53 PM

Originally posted by GWEK:

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If you guys just want to SEE the shows rather than have the released, most of them are out there on bootleg. It took me all of two minutes to find (just to pick one randomly) MANN & MACHINE. Heck, I've got two sets of BRIMSTONE on DVD myself!

Ah thing with Brimstone though it was the first show I watched where I was actually taking note of the technical aspects of it as well as being engaged with the stories. They did this thing where they'd knock out the red, so everything had this blue/green tinge to it. Especially with the earlier episodes, and being a bit of a geek with things like this I'd want a top notch looking release and ideally a sh*t load of extras! As many as possible with commentaries from everyone. Even the dolly grip guy if it's possible.

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