TVshowsondvd has the article here. (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2316)

Among the titles mentioned:

Brady Bunch
Star Trek Enterprise
MacGyver
Charmed
Parkers
Sister Sister
Family Ties
Hogan's Heroes (I almost got excited - thought it was the Hogan Family)

More Cheers
Fraiser
Andy Griffith
Taxi
CSI and much more

Thanks Vashti, I saw that, man they're gonna release the Brady Bunch really fast :eek:

:cuss: figures nothing about Wings :mad:

Yeah, it's great to see that they plan on releasing a whole chunk of Brady Bunch episodes by this time next year, at least three seasons worth is pretty cool. I know AKA can't wait to pick them up.

I'd much rather take Moesha over the Parkers, you don't usually see the spinoff being released before the original. I hope there's going to be alot more good news coming out of that TV-DVD conference.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Yeah, it's great to see that they plan on releasing a whole chunk of Brady Bunch episodes by this time next year, at least three seasons worth is pretty cool. I know AKA can't wait to pick them up.

I'd much rather take Moesha over the Parkers, you don't usually see the spinoff being released before the original. I hope there's going to be alot more good news coming out of that TV-DVD conference.

Yeah TBB is gonna be one of the shows to have very fast releases, probably faster than Cheers and Frasier :eek:

I know that is unusual for the spin off to be released first.

I'm hoping we'll still hear something about Wings being released at least next year, I hope Paramount doesn't think it won't sell if released, cause it sure would sell :)

Of what has been announced, these are all must-haves:

The Brady Bunch - Season 1
The Brady Bunch - Season 2
The Brady Bunch - Season 3
The Brady Bunch - Season 4
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 4
Cheers - Season 4
Cheers - Season 5
Cheers - Season 6
Cheers - Season 7
Frasier - Season 4
Frasier - Season 5
Frasier - Season 6
Frasier - Season 7
Taxi - Season 2
Taxi - Season 3
Taxi - Season 4
Taxi - Season 5
Family Ties - Season 1
Spongebob Squarepants - Season 3

and possibly....
Sister, Sister - Season 1
Sister, Sister - Season 2

I just can't get over how cool this news is.
Paramount owns.

Originally posted by barwars
I just can't get over how cool this news is.
Paramount owns.

Yeah, this news is a great gift to celebrate my one year SitcomsOnline anniversary. I knew something special would happen today. ;)

Originally posted by vashti1999
Yeah, this news is a great gift to celebrate my one year SitcomsOnline anniversary. I knew something special would happen today. ;)

lucky SOB.... hey, who's anniversary is tomorrow?!
Maybe even MORE news!!

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
I'm hoping we'll still hear something about Wings being released at least next year, I hope Paramount doesn't think it won't sell if released, cause it sure would sell :)

If they think "The Parkers" and "Sister, Sister" would sell better than "Wings", they're insane. Not saying that they're bad shows.

Originally posted by barwars
Maybe even MORE news!!

I'd love that, but I'll tell you one thing. Getting all this news all at once is a pain in the @ss updating the 2005 release list. Lots to add, but no, I shouldn't complain. Keep the news coming.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I'd love that, but I'll tell you one thing. Getting all this news all at once is a pain in the @ss updating the 2005 release list. Lots to add, but no, I shouldn't complain. Keep the news coming.

The more the better.

Originally posted by TVAdam
If they think "The Parkers" and "Sister, Sister" would sell better than "Wings", they're insane. Not saying that they're bad shows.

I agree, nothing against those shows, but it bites that they get released before Wings, maybe they're gonna wait till the 15th anniversary of Wings next year(which I know is in April) maybe we'll still hear something this year.

It's like Columbia Tri-Star thinking there's no fanbase out their for Silver Spoons, that's what I was thinking that maybe Paramount thinks Wings has a small fanbase or something :rolleyes:

Originally posted by vashti1999
Yeah, it's great to see that they plan on releasing a whole chunk of Brady Bunch episodes by this time next year, at least three seasons worth is pretty cool. I know AKA can't wait to pick them up. :lol: I almost missed this.

"Cheers" and "Frasier" are all I care about (maybe "Taxi," too) but great news for fans of the other stuff. :p

I'm really glad that Paramount is speeding up the Cheers and Frasier releases.

If Fox would do this for M*A*S*H, we'd have the complete series by the end of 2005 (though I'm not sure if they'd include "Goodbye, Farewell And Amen" on the season 11 set or issue it on its own).

Originally posted by AKA
If Fox would do this for M*A*S*H, we'd have the complete series by the end of 2005 (though I'm not sure if they'd include "Goodbye, Farewell And Amen" on the season 11 set or issue it on its own).

Why would they release it seperately??

Originally posted by AKA
I'm really glad that Paramount is speeding up the Cheers and Frasier releases.

If Fox would do this for M*A*S*H, we'd have the complete series by the end of 2005 (though I'm not sure if they'd include "Goodbye, Farewell And Amen" on the season 11 set or issue it on its own).

well, Mash season 11 was an abbreviated season, right? I think the "Regular" episodes on the first 2 discs, and then the third disc being the uncut finale would be pretty logical

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *dies* BRADY BUNCH! CHEERS! 7th Heaven!

I need a real job....:crazy:

Originally posted by barwars
Why would they release it seperately?? To make more money.

I don't think they include "GFA" in the syndicated package (even though they could easily cut it into a five-part episode). Most locals go from "As Time Goes By" (the second-to-last episode), right back to the pilot.

I have seen "GFA" aired on locals as a movie special.


Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
well, Mash season 11 was an abbreviated season, right? I think the "Regular" episodes on the first 2 discs, and then the third disc being the uncut finale would be pretty logical That's correct, and actually what I'm hoping for.

Hey AKA, you did say you were looking forward to Brady Bunch, right? ;)

Originally posted by AKA
To make more money.

I don't think they include "GFA" in the syndicated package (even though they could easily cut it into a five-part episode). Most locals go from "As Time Goes By" (the second-to-last episode), right back to the pilot.

I have seen "GFA" aired on locals as a movie special.


That's correct, and actually what I'm hoping for.

I caught GFA when it aired on Hallmark on Labor Day (or maybe 4th of July.... wow, how time flies) and really enjoyed it.... thats what actually sparked my interest in the series.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Hey AKA, you did say you were looking forward to Brady Bunch, right? ;) Only the later "Brady perm" episodes and the early '90s reunion series. ;)

All these ";) ", you'd think you were TJL or something.

Some potential Paramount releases not mentioned in the news announced earlier today, but these could still come out, maybe. I might be wrong about some of these, I'm just assuming these are all Paramount shows.


Chappelle's Show S2
Happy Days S2
I Love Lucy S4
Laverne & Shirley S2
Magnum, P.I. S2
Mork & Mindy S2
Soul Food S2
Survivor (more)
Touched by an Angel S2
Wings S1
Becker S1
Clubhouse S1
The Division S1
Girlfriends S1
JAG S1
Odd Couple S1
Get Smart S1
All That S1
Kenan & Kel S1
Hey Dude S1
Adventures of Pete & Pete S1
Salute Your Shorts S1
Are You Afraid of The Dark S1
Secret World of Alex Mack S1
Fifteen S1
Roundhouse S1
Welcome Freshmen S1
Mystery Files of Shelby Woo S1
You Cant Do That On Television S1
My Brother and Me S1
Rocko's Modern Life S1
Hey Arnold S1
Clarissa Explains It All S1

Originally posted by vashti1999
Some potential Paramount releases not mentioned in the news announced earlier today, but these could still come out, maybe. I might be wrong about some of these, I'm just assuming these are all Paramount shows.


Chappelle's Show S2
Happy Days S2
I Love Lucy S4
Laverne & Shirley S2
Magnum, P.I. S2
Mork & Mindy S2
Soul Food S2
Survivor (more)
Touched by an Angel S2
Wings S1
Becker S1
Clubhouse S1
The Division S1
Girlfriends S1
JAG S1
Odd Couple S1
Get Smart S1
All That S1
Kenan & Kel S1
Hey Dude S1
Adventures of Pete & Pete S1
Salute Your Shorts S1
Are You Afraid of The Dark S1
Secret World of Alex Mack S1
Fifteen S1
Roundhouse S1
Welcome Freshmen S1
Mystery Files of Shelby Woo S1
You Cant Do That On Television S1
My Brother and Me S1
Rocko's Modern Life S1
Hey Arnold S1
Clarissa Explains It All S1


Lots of good shows there, if they ever release Wings, it'd probably be seasons 1 and 2 together, cause the first season was really short only 6 episodes :)

If they ever announce a release for "You Can't Do That On Television", I will seriously wet myself. I MISS THAT TV SHOW SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.

Originally posted by PZelda
If they ever announce a release for "You Can't Do That On Television", I will seriously wet myself. I MISS THAT TV SHOW SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.

same here

I don't know :::splat:::

that was such a great show, especially seeing a young tomboyish Alanis Morissette.

Paramount is the best:eek:

I cant wait for Frasier Season 11:crazy:

One year after the post on TVShowsondvd.com (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2316), no Family Ties, no Sister Sister, no The Parkers and 7th Heaven only released season 2.

But they did good with
Star Trek Enterprise
MacGyver
Brady Bunch
Andy Griffith Show
Cheers
Frasier
Taxi
Charmed
C.S.I.

well, its NOT news from Paramount, but there was a recent story that shed's some light on the situation:

story here: http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6273056.html

corresponding www.TVShowsonDVD.com story here: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4309

Delay for some TV DVD season sets
When season-one discs underperform
By Susanne Ault 10/14/2005

OCT. 14 | Many TV series are now into their fifth or sixth seasons of DVD release, but several shows seem stuck in first gear.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has yet to roll out a second set of Malcolm in the Middle after launching the first-season set in 2002. After much hoopla over the mid-2004 launch of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy, Paramount Home Entertainment has yet to bow subsequent seasons.

High costs and low sales seem to be the culprit in most such cases, as music clearances on TV titles can get prohibitively pricey with no guarantees of big sales.

One mid-sized chain brought in 900 copies of Happy Days and failed to sell more than 100 in the first week, said a retail source.

“If it doesn’t sell off 30% to 40% in the first week, you know it’s not going to happen,” a chain exec said.

At Amazon.com, the most requested title these days is a second-season set of Twin Peaks, a DVD franchise Lions Gate Home Entertainment launched in 2001.

Lions Gate licensed Twin Peaks from Spelling Entertainment, which has since been purchased by Viacom. That placed the title at Paramount Home Entertainment, which has yet to re-activate the franchise.

To get around high costs, studios commonly have subbed in cheaper TV soundtracks for subsequent-season sets, but that practice has drawn some consumer ire. So retailers suggest studios consider other cost-shaving practices, such as packaging two seasons in one for some of the dormant titles.

“It’s healthy to have a decent lag time between discs, but if there’s too much time in between, there might be a drop off in interest,” Virgin Entertainment Group buyer Chris Anstey said. “What amazes me is that no matter how obscure or generic a TV show might be, there’s always someone who’ll buy it. As long as the studios recognize this, they can manufacture modest quantities and generate respectable sales.”

Gord Lacey, creator of TVShowsOnDVD.com, said some consumers hold off buying first-season TV DVD sets until further sets are announced.

“If season one doesn’t sell, the studio won’t release season two, but the problem with fans is that they’ll say they won’t buy something until a studio seems committed,” Lacey said.

Fred Meyer buyer Randy Schaff would love to see combo packaging of separate but related TV shows, such as Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days, the stars of which each appeared on both shows.

“I think you have to change the concept if the first one doesn’t work,” Schaff said. “Combine Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley at a different price point … [or] take the best episodes of certain seasons and put them into something at a lesser price point.”

Fox had slow sales with its first 2002 release of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But a second-season set came out this past July and a third-season set is scheduled for January.

“We went out there ahead of everyone else with classic TV,” Fox senior VP marketing communications Steve Feldstein said. “And it took awhile for people in the industry to catch up.”

As for potential future sets of Malcolm in the Middle, he noted, “We’re constantly evaluating everything in our library.”

Tower believes it sold less than 500 copies each of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. But the chain would like to see future episodes on disc.

“Why can’t they cram as many [episodes] as possible on as few DVDs as they can?” Tower national advertising manager Terrel Porter-Smith said. “They can release it complete and it’s done for some of these lesser shows. Not only are we running out of room, but consumers are running out of shelf space in their homes.”

Currently, the most popular way to release TV DVD is individual full-season sets.

Paramount did not comment on potential subsequent sets for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy or Twin Peaks.

Newbury Comics suggests iffy TV series be released during Christmas. Even sales of popular series, such as Seinfeld, have stifled when released outside of heavy purchasing periods.

“Season four [of Seinfeld] sold between a third to a half of what the second box set [holding season three] did,” Newbury buyer Ian Leshin said. “Those first two boxes sold at Christmas [2004] and were huge. The fourth was in May. But with season five, I’ve ordered more copies than four, because I’m sure we’ll get extra business.”

Personally, Leshin is crossing his fingers for a second Twin Peaks set.
“It can upset consumers, because they view it as, ‘You release season one, so you owe us to release the rest of it,” TVShowsOnDVD’s Lacey said. “It’s a fact that TV shows bring people all these feelings and emotions. They aren’t thinking of it as a business but just something to enjoy.”

is Gomer Pyle USMC. is it by paramount.

I Love Lucy as well.


Yes that too, but I was just going by the shows listed in the original TVShowsondvd.com article.

I am glad they are speeding them. I wonder what Family-Centered 80's shows they have the rights to? I know Sony has most of them and so does Universal. But whatever Paramount has of 80's shows, then I expect them to come on DVD, once they finish releasing all of Fraiser, Cheers, and the Brady Bunch. Friends is going fast too, but I don't know who has the rights to those.


I think once all those are released in their full seasons, with no more releases to follow, I think many fasn will be excited, because the companies will HAVE TO MOVE ON TO SHOWS THEY HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT. That could be a year from now or so. That's just my prediction, not just for Paramount, but the other studios.


I think they should speed up releases of all the other current shows (Golden Girls, Home Improvement, Roseanne, Full House, DIff'rent Strokes ALF, Punky Brewster, 227, Three's Company) as many people want them), then concentrate concentrate on those other shows like Mama's Family, Wings, Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, Benson, Perfect Strangers and Gimme A Break!, then fans will be happy that their favorite shows finally got a season 1 release.

Friends is going fast too, but I don't know who has the rights to those.

I think they should speed up releases of all the other current shows (Golden Girls, Home Improvement, Roseanne, Full House, DIff'rent Strokes ALF, Punky Brewster, 227, Three's Company) as many people want them), then concentrate concentrate on those other shows like Mama's Family, Wings, Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, Benson, Perfect Strangers and Gimme A Break!, then fans will be happy that their favorite shows finally got a season 1 release.

Friends is owned by Warner Bros, and Season 10 (the final one) is due out on Nov 15th.

And most of those other shows you listed aren't owned by Paramount.

Golden Girls & Home Improvement are owned by Buena Vista. Roseanne & Three's Company are being released by Anchor Bay. Full House, Mama's Family & Perfect Strangers are Warner. Diff'rent Strokes, 227, Silver Spoons & Facts Of Life are owned by Sony. ALF is Lions Gate. Wings is Paramount. I am not sure about Punky, Benson, or Gimmie A Break! (because I have no interest in them):wave: