WKRP in Cincinnati coming soon to DVD from FOX!

TJ · 12-10-2006, 10:31 PM

There is a sheet included with the Stacked DVD set that promotes some other 20th Century Fox DVD releases that says WKRP in Cincinnati and The Loop are coming soon! More details as they become available.

Pavan · 12-11-2006, 12:04 AM

Blog story with a photo of the insert saying this:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...-dvd-soon.html

MikeL · 12-11-2006, 01:37 AM

what the hell is the loop?

TV DVD Fan · 12-11-2006, 08:11 AM

"The Loop" was a short-lived show from the mid '06 season that I found quite entertaining actually,
but alas it was canceled (unless it was postponed for an undecided period of time).

Back on topic, Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sure if I just proclaimed all of my joy just now, but just to give you a general idea...

I've been catching up with WKRP lately on YouTube (thanks to whoever's responsible for that),
and I for one am fondly remembering the show from the days when NAN aired quality entertainment...

I think this release will be an ENORMOUS success, ESPECIALLY if they play up (which I'm almost certain they will), the classic "Turkeys Away" episode!

Brian Damage · 12-11-2006, 10:47 AM

I suppose they got releases for the music they used or perhaps did an editing job and placed generic music in its place. Either way, this is GREAT news.

dlemond · 12-11-2006, 02:36 PM

WOW.

I'm really surprised. And really happy.

Just read that there will be music substitutions though.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6708

Heidi Dawn · 12-11-2006, 02:59 PM

I'll still be buying WKRP in Cincinnati on DVD even if the music is replaced. As long as the episodes are uncut, that's good enough for me!

thebloodyscot · 12-11-2006, 04:57 PM

Yeah, that sounds great, even with some of the music being replaced. I watched some episodes on TVLand when it was on there, and really liked it. I'll also have to try watching it on youtube.

JMFabiano524 · 12-11-2006, 06:57 PM

So then will these be new "prints" and won't have the same generic music as the N@N prints? And hopefully less soundalikes sloppily dubbing over lines to fit the altered music. (If they can get just one episode unaltered, it better be when they get to "The Americanization of Ivan," as the altered version was a train wreck from what I heard. Since the music that would be eliminated fit the plot directly, I can see why)

I am not sure at all that I like that announcement...I AM a strong advocate against what I've called the "Music Clearance Monster," after all. Sometimes it is more subtle than others, but when it's not, it takes at least a bit away from the pure classic element of the program, often more. Which is why I feel it's worth fighting against. I would be undecided about buying the WKRP set as such, as it would imply to Fox that we don't care if the classic element is altered, we'll just take whatever it serves up. Someone else mentioned The Wonder Years, I'd hate to see a watered down version of that as well.

J.

dlemond · 12-11-2006, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMFabiano524

So then will these be new "prints" and won't have the same generic music as the N@N prints? And hopefully less soundalikes sloppily dubbing over lines to fit the altered music. (If they can get just one episode unaltered, it better be when they get to "The Americanization of Ivan," as the altered version was a train wreck from what I heard. Since the music that would be eliminated fit the plot directly, I can see why)

I am not sure at all that I like that announcement...I AM a strong advocate against what I've called the "Music Clearance Monster," after all. Sometimes it is more subtle than others, but when it's not, it takes at least a bit away from the pure classic element of the program, often more. Which is why I feel it's worth fighting against. I would be undecided about buying the WKRP set as such, as it would imply to Fox that we don't care if the classic element is altered, we'll just take whatever it serves up. Someone else mentioned The Wonder Years, I'd hate to see a watered down version of that as well.

J.

I think it sucks that they didn't go the route of Freaks and Geeks and pay for all the music. I know there must have been hurdles that were too great.

The worst part is, there will never be a second release of Season 1, so this is the only DVD that will ever be.

Season 1 being my favorite, I would have hoped they could have had all the original music.

There is always a chance that the future season may have no changes, but I don't see them going back to Season 1.

As far as The Americanization of Ivan goes, that is season 2.
Maybe they can salvage it.

robyrob · 12-11-2006, 08:49 PM

i am getting it whether they use music substitutions or not - i'd prefer all original, but I'll take it any way I can, and hope that they try to do it justice.

personally I think that they should BOLDLY ANNOUNCE all of the music that has been replaced, and which artists refused to license the rights to include their music, so fans of the show can actively boycott them.

JMFabiano524 · 12-11-2006, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlemond

I think it sucks that they didn't go the route of Freaks and Geeks and pay for all the music. I know there must have been hurdles that were too great.

The worst part is, there will never be a second release of Season 1, so this is the only DVD that will ever be.

Season 1 being my favorite, I would have hoped they could have had all the original music.

There is always a chance that the future season may have no changes, but I don't see them going back to Season 1.

As far as The Americanization of Ivan goes, that is season 2.
Maybe they can salvage it.

About Ivan...seeing as they needed the Elton John lyrics to make most of the jokes work, I'm still not so sure. We saw how it turned out the first time they tried to do without them!

Again this is a bit of a conundrum (sp?)...if we don't buy, they might think, "Hmmmm...we did something wrong here." OR they might think, "OK, no one wants a DVD set of this series, forget releasing any more seasons." If we do buy it, they might think, "OK, this series does sell and is worth releasing more of." OR..."They don't really care about how much of the original integrity is saved."

dlemond · 12-12-2006, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMFabiano524

About Ivan...seeing as they needed the Elton John lyrics to make most of the jokes work, I'm still not so sure. We saw how it turned out the first time they tried to do without them!

Again this is a bit of a conundrum (sp?)...if we don't buy, they might think, "Hmmmm...we did something wrong here." OR they might think, "OK, no one wants a DVD set of this series, forget releasing any more seasons." If we do buy it, they might think, "OK, this series does sell and is worth releasing more of." OR..."They don't really care about how much of the original integrity is saved."

Maybe this time around Elton John won't be as hard a sell as apparently he was for the syndication package.

After all, "Tiny Dancer" was prominently featured in Almost Famous. I don't think it cost them a ridiculous amount to use it since they originally wanted to go with "Stairway to Heaven" and switched to the Elton John song when the price was too high.

Elton John even sent the original tracks so they could remix them as they needed.

So I would be willing to bet that is one song that will be salvaged come Season 2.

I am expecting a Season 2 set.
And 3 and 4.

APPLEI · 12-12-2006, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ

There is a sheet included with the Stacked DVD set that promotes some other 20th Century Fox DVD releases that says WKRP in Cincinnati and The Loop are coming soon! More details as they become available.

this is excellent news!
this is the christmas present i've been wanting for along time

the best thing to happen since they started releasing TV shows on dvd

i hope the episodes are uncut 24-25 minutes

i looking forward to getting the WKRP in Cincinnati message board cooking again!

I'm just hoping that TvLand! will start showing WKRP 5 nights a week

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TV DVD Fan Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,453	"The Loop" was a short-lived show from the mid '06 season that I found quite entertaining actually, but alas it was canceled (unless it was postponed for an undecided period of time). Back on topic, Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure if I just proclaimed all of my joy just now, but just to give you a general idea... I've been catching up with WKRP lately on YouTube (thanks to whoever's responsible for that), and I for one am fondly remembering the show from the days when NAN aired quality entertainment... I think this release will be an ENORMOUS success, ESPECIALLY if they play up (which I'm almost certain they will), the classic "Turkeys Away" episode! __________________ The new season of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" begins Monday, September 8th at 8 pm Eastern on Fox. Sarah Connor: Maybe if you spend your life hiding who you are, you might finally end up fooling yourself. - From the episode "Gnothi Seauton."

12-11-2006, 10:47 AM	#5
Brian Damage Moderator Forum Celebrity Super Milf...This Fall on ABC Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: Someplace playing footsie with Patty Posts: 46,863	I suppose they got releases for the music they used or perhaps did an editing job and placed generic music in its place. Either way, this is GREAT news. __________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3

12-11-2006, 02:59 PM	#8
Heidi Dawn Forum Regular Happy Days Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 638	I'll still be buying WKRP in Cincinnati on DVD even if the music is replaced. As long as the episodes are uncut, that's good enough for me! __________________ TV Show DVD sets I own: Complete Series Box Sets: MASH, Three's Company, Gilligan's Island, The Dukes Of Hazzard, The Golden Girls, The Monkees, The Brady Bunch, Full House, I Dream Of Jeannie, Bewitched. Other Series: Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, Taxi, WKRP in Cincinnati, Dallas, Charlie's Angels, Gimme a Break, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts Of Life, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Love Boat, 227.

12-11-2006, 01:37 AM	#3
MikeL Senior Member tv dvd legond Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 2,906	what the hell is the loop?

12-11-2006, 02:36 PM	#7
dlemond Moderator Dangerous Business Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,483	WOW. I'm really surprised. And really happy. Just read that there will be music substitutions though. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6708

12-11-2006, 04:57 PM	#9
thebloodyscot Frequent Poster Being ridiculous Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 135	Yeah, that sounds great, even with some of the music being replaced. I watched some episodes on TVLand when it was on there, and really liked it. I'll also have to try watching it on youtube.

12-11-2006, 06:57 PM	#10
JMFabiano524 Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 318	So then will these be new "prints" and won't have the same generic music as the N@N prints? And hopefully less soundalikes sloppily dubbing over lines to fit the altered music. (If they can get just one episode unaltered, it better be when they get to "The Americanization of Ivan," as the altered version was a train wreck from what I heard. Since the music that would be eliminated fit the plot directly, I can see why) I am not sure at all that I like that announcement...I AM a strong advocate against what I've called the "Music Clearance Monster," after all. Sometimes it is more subtle than others, but when it's not, it takes at least a bit away from the pure classic element of the program, often more. Which is why I feel it's worth fighting against. I would be undecided about buying the WKRP set as such, as it would imply to Fox that we don't care if the classic element is altered, we'll just take whatever it serves up. Someone else mentioned The Wonder Years, I'd hate to see a watered down version of that as well. J. Last edited by JMFabiano524 : 12-11-2006 at 07:13 PM.

12-11-2006, 08:49 PM	#12
robyrob Moderator Forum Celebrity certified wackball#3 Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 45,586	i am getting it whether they use music substitutions or not - i'd prefer all original, but I'll take it any way I can, and hope that they try to do it justice. personally I think that they should BOLDLY ANNOUNCE all of the music that has been replaced, and which artists refused to license the rights to include their music, so fans of the show can actively boycott them. __________________ * firefox * AdAware * HiJackThis * CoolWebShredder * Spybot * SpywareBlaster * Spyware Terminator * * SpywareinfoForums * AVG * AntiVir * Avast antivirus * Housecall Online * Sysinternals Security Utilities * * ZoneAlarm * Agnitum-firewall * Comodo Firewall * AVG Anti-Rootkit * RootkitRevealer * ParasiteCheck * * Annoyances * FreeCodecs * Mikes-Hosts-File * GRC.com * MSAntispyware * DVD's * TradeList * myspace *

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