I have just received an e-mail letting me know that "The Mothers-In-Law" will not be released until early next year. If you've been waiting, like me, for an announcement, we probably won't hear something for another couple of months or so. At least, we have another season of "Here's Lucy" to look forward to. :)

I have just received an e-mail letting me know that "The Mothers-In-Law" will not be released until early next year. If you've been waiting, like me, for an announcement, we probably won't hear something for another couple of months or so. At least, we have another season of "Here's Lucy" to look forward to. :)
Thanks for the info. Robert.

I noticed that the preview clip on the Here's Lucy DVD said "the complete series seasons 1 & 2" so I'm taking it as the release will still be the entire series. I look for this release of MIL to come out probably around season 3 of HL as well as the release of the next DVD in the Lucille Ball Specials series.

Don't worry, next year will be here before you know it.

In the brochure for Season 1 of "The Lucy Show" the coverart says "The Complete Series" and the write-up reads "Deluxe Set". So I'm guessing it will be a complete set with both seasons and loads of bonus features. :)

Don't worry, next year will be here before you know it.

I'm guessing sometime after Christmas!!! ;)

I to am looking forward to The Mothers-in-Law! I look for an announcement every day and appriciate the update. I wonder if the next of Lucille Ball Specials will make it in '09. (???)

I found this on Kaye's website:

Kaye has just finished recording an interview to be included on the Fall 2010 (this time it's TRUE) release of the entire series of THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW!

So it's likely that an interview with Kaye Ballard will be one of the bonus features. However, I hope we don't have to wait until Fall 2010. That would be practically a year away. :confused:

[QUOTE=Robert 13]I found this on Kaye's website:

Kaye has just finished recording an interview to be included on the Fall 2010 (this time it's TRUE) release of the entire series of THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW!

So it's likely that an interview with Kaye Ballard will be one of the bonus features. However, I hope we don't have to wait until Fall 2010. That would be practically a year away. :confused: [/QUOTE

I hope we do not have to wait that long into 2010 also!! I noticed this also on Kaye's website before I had heard about the delay of the release until 2010. I thought at the time that the fall 2010 date must have been a typo, since it was to be fall/winter of 2009. Maybe fall 2010 is correct. We just have to keep waiting and see. This is one of my favorite shows of all time. I hope the prints are in great shape!

Hopefully, it's a typo. MPI has said it will be out in early 2010. It would be a little odd for them to promote its release in that brochure so far in advance. It's been a long road for fans of this series to see it released on dvd. :)

It is frustrating not knowing if we'll see this show in the spring or not 'til fall of 2010, but I'm thrilled to know Kaye Ballard is involved in this release!:)
Thanx for this update!

TVSODVD.com just reported that (according to Kaye Ballard's Website), M.P.I.
intends to have The Mothers-in-Law out for mothers day!!!! I hope this is information we can bite on and chew!!!!!!!!

I can't wait for this show to come out on DVD. I hope the mother's day date is accurate. I could hardly stand to wait til fall!

Wow! It's March 3rd and still no news of this release?!?! I had just finished a few box sets and was coming round to get this one and there isn't even news of a release date. I'm doubting they are going to bother with it anymore. Something's fishy with this release. Hmmmmm. :rolleyes:

Wow! It's March 3rd and still no news of this release?!?! I had just finished a few box sets and was coming round to get this one and there isn't even news of a release date. I'm doubting they are going to bother with it anymore. Something's fishy with this release. Hmmmmm. :rolleyes:
I'm getting concerned about MPI in general not only inrelation to The Mothers-In-Law. It's also been quite some time now since we've had any news on more seasons of Here's Lucy.

I'm looking foward to the Mothers in Law release. This was a very funny show. Does anyone know how long it ran?

I'm getting concerned about MPI in general not only inrelation to The Mothers-In-Law. It's also been quite some time now since we've had any news on more seasons of Here's Lucy.
I know what you mean. Even "Lucy Calls The President" turned from early 2010 to April which isn't exactly early. They seem to be concentrating on a lot of horror movies and the such which are littering the dvd market right now. I guess that's what seems to be selling.

I'm looking foward to the Mothers in Law release. This was a very funny show. Does anyone know how long it ran?
2 seasons. The initial plan was to release a "complete" set but who knows what's in the plans now, if anything. If they do plan on releasing it, they sure are making fans wait.

Robert-- The information about TMIL being released in time for Mothers Day was posted on TVSODVD.com, and they got word from Kay Ballard's website.
I check M.P.I.'s website everyday, for offical word. Lucy Calls the President, which comes out this month, was just added to their upcoming releases within the past week, but it was announced on Amazon about a month ago. Anyway, MPI seems to make formal announcements at the last minute, so I'm still hopeful for a Mother's Day release, and maybe Here's Lucy season 3 soon!

Robert-- The information about TMIL being released in time for Mothers Day was posted on TVSODVD.com, and they got word from Kay Ballard's website.
I check M.P.I.'s website everyday, for offical word. Lucy Calls the President, which comes out this month, was just added to their upcoming releases within the past week, but it was announced on Amazon about a month ago. Anyway, MPI seems to make formal announcements at the last minute, so I'm still hopeful for a Mother's Day release, and maybe Here's Lucy season 3 soon!
I will be very happy if your hopes are justified and we do get these releases from MPI!

I check M.P.I.'s website everyday, for offical word. Lucy Calls the President, which comes out this month, was just added to their upcoming releases within the past week, but it was announced on Amazon about a month ago.
Actually, it was posted on MPI's website at the tail end of January. I remember because that's where the bonus features were listed. I can see how it might have been confusing though. If you go to MPI's site and click on "Coming Soon", it brings you to 1 list. If you click on "Coming Soon" (text link) on the Coming Soon page, it brings you to even more "Upcoming Releases" as the page is titled. So to recap, the first Coming Soon page leaves out some of the more recent announcements.

It's nice to know that MPI makes their announcements at the last minute. I did not know that, and I could not imagine what was taking so long! I am very eager to hear about the bonus features. Hopefully, it will be any day now! I do not mind waiting for the set in itself, I just want to see what the bonus features are!

I am very eager to get the set, but I will wait a bit for the set to go on sale. (hopefully) The MPI Here's Lucy sets were discounted substantially, fairly quickly after they were released. (only $13.99 on sale at AMAZON)

Well...I'm still hoping, hoping, hoping its has a Mother's Day release. But if it wasn't for the TVSODVD.com and Kay Ballard's Website, I would be giving up on the hope. I'm still hoping for more Here's Lucy coming soon, also!

I'm starting to wonder if the Mother's Day release date is going to happen, now!
Its only 2 monthes away. If they don't annouce it by the end of this month, I don't think its going too happen. ....still crossin' my fingers!

I'm starting to wonder if the Mother's Day release date is going to happen, now!
Its only 2 monthes away. If they don't annouce it by the end of this month, I don't think its going too happen. ....still crossin' my fingers!
I have heard unconfirmed rumors that it is no longer scheduled for May. Possibly June?

I have heard unconfirmed rumors that it is no longer scheduled for May. Possibly June?
I just emailed MPI customer service, and they responded right away. They say its "tentatively" scheduled for June. Well, not Mother's Day, but not September either. I just hope the wait means that they're intending to put out the best set as possible.

I just emailed MPI customer service, and they responded right away. They say its "tentitively" scheduled for June. Well, not Mother's Day, but not September either. I just hope the wait means that they're intending to put out the best set as possible.
The word "tentatively" scares me a little. It seems like they're leaving the door open to push back the date even further. I hope your right and it just means they need a little more time to make an even better set.

The word "tentatively" scares me a little. It seems like they're leaving the door open to push back the date even further. I hope your right and it just means they need a little more time to make an even better set.
Well, at one point it was September or fall 2010. Then it was Mothers Day. Now June. So WHO KNOWS. At least we know it hasn't been abandoned!!

Well, at one point it was September or fall 2010. Then it was Mothers Day. Now June. So WHO KNOWS. At least we know it hasn't been abandoned!!
Thanks for letting us know about the e-mail. I have a feeling it may get abandoned. It did seem too good to be true. The constant delays have been very suspicious. Something is not right. Either the film was in very bad shape or something else, perhaps a legal block, is preventing them from finalizing the release date. To pass up a great promotional opportunity like a Mother's Day release is a shame. It could have worked so well. Eh, what can you do? It's their call.

I'm sure its not abandoned. After all M.P.I., themselves, never made any announcement about a street date. They did have an announcement on a Here's Lucy release, that it was coming though. It was Kay Ballard's website that leaked the rumor that it would be out for Mothers Day. But that was never formally announced. I'm hoping for June!!!!!

I don't think it is abondoned either, it's the economy and lack of sales that are hurting all DVD companies, especially ones like MPI, who release their series the correct way most of the time.....This release is owned by The Arnaz Family who also own the rights to "Here's Lucy".....they are very proud that this series was a Desi Arnaz production right from the first opening credit and his several appearances during the 2 season run. I'm sure the hold-up is they don't want to saturate the market....."Here's Lucy" 2 came out rather quickly, they probably will release season 3 and "Mothers" sometime in 2010, probably near the fall. Don't forget they are also releasing the Lucy specials.

Remember MPI is the company that released 5 full seasons of "The Doris Day Show", a very small niche series, but they stuck with it!

I hope it isn't abandoned. But I'm not holding my breath for it. The rumors about this show coming to dvd started over a year and half ago with many rumors that never panned out. I'd just like to see MPI, at the very least, give tvshowsondvd some sort of update to keep fans in the loop. At least, that would give some sort of credence to their intentions and help their prominence as a dvd company.

When MPI released The Doris Day Show and Family Affair, the economy hadn't gone into the tank yet so they followed through with DVD's of those shows fairly quickly. But nowadays the weak economy has slowed everything down. Mothers In Law is a mostly forgotten show from over 40 years ago with a limited audience, so it's possible that public reaction to the DVD announcement has been less than expected. Maybe MPI is having second thoughts about releasing it, but most likely the DVD's are delayed rather than abandoned. MPI's track record up till now has been pretty good. It is also possible that MPI is waiting for CBS to announce Lucy Show season 2 DVD before they proceed with Here's Lucy season 3 and Mothers In Law. DVD sales of Here's Lucy seasons 1 and 2 might also have been less than expected causing a lapse in the release of further seasons.

I don't understand where this idea of "abandoned" has come from. Just because there has not been any announcement does not mean the series release will not happen. MPI announced that it is committed to releasing The Mothers In Law, just as it said it is committed to releasing Here's Lucy and Lucy's specials. The Ball/Arnaz Estates are involved in these releases - aka Lucie and Desi - and I do not believe that they will let the fans of their parents down. In fact, I believe it is their goal to provide the absolute best product and that includes super quality prints and outstanding bonus features. Perhaps some bonus features that they want to include are being held up with legal issues? (Think how awesome it would be to have Desi hosting The Hollywood Palace as a bonus feature? Not saying it is happening, just a suggestion to what opportunities could be made available on the discs.) I think the fact that Kaye Ballard herself has said it will be released is word enough for me.

If someone has written and heard back from MPI, then kudos to them. I have tried contacting them in the past and never heard back any time that I have. To what they lack in customer service they make up in quality. MPI is a small DVD company compared to CBS, Warner, Sony, and all the big companies. I do know that they can be slow with their releases (June 2009 for the first Lucy special, April 2010 for the second release. When MPI released the Color Honeymooners, there was a gap from June 2006 for the first disc, and the second disc was released in February 2008 followed by a May 2008 release for the third volume and an August 2008 release for the fourth and final volume. They're slow at releasing, but well worth it.)

The key is patience. Would you rather wait and have an outstanding set and talk about how great it is, or get some quicky job and then complain about how poor the set is and what MPI should have done to make it better? I know they are getting ready to release some of the 1970s Honeymooners reunion specials in May, so those releases could have needed some attention before focusing back on Lucy-related releases.

And an update from my last post ... Amazon is showing a release date of June 15, 2010 for Here's Lucy Season 3!

http://www.amazon.com/Heres-Lucy-Season-Lucille-Ball/dp/B003CJXJ4A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1268791212&sr=1-1

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be on their schedule for June either. They've announced their titles through June 29th. So if it does come out, it may be added last minute which would be a surprise. It may turn out to be a Fall 2010 release afterall. Hopefully, it doesn't get pushed back any further.

tvshowsondvd.com has an update on the release of The Mothers-In-Law. While it will not be out for Mother's Day, plans are still to have a release in 2010. Link to the posting: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mothers-In-Law-DVDs-Delayed/13475

I just read that news too. Wow! They really must be putting a great deal of effort into this release. I hope it makes it out this year. I'm a little worried about how they say "It still looks like it will be out this year, just later on". That may mean it could be postponed to 2011. :eek: I hope not. My guess is a Christmas release may be what they are heading for now.

The good news is that now we know that MPI is planning to release "The Mothers-In-Law" sometime this year. We just don't know exactly when. I expect it will be a great set when it finally comes out since they're taking their time putting it all together. Hopefully a release date will be ammounced soon.

I have to think that MPI is having second thoughts about releasing this DVD set. What other reason would they have for delaying a release date? Nothing else makes any sense. I'm sure they have had the episodes and any extra features ready to go for some time, all that's needed is the go ahead for the discs to go into production. I doubt if they have even gotten to that stage. Anyhow, I'm with those who are waiting for this and will probably buy it if/when it's available. But with these constant delays I'm certainly not getting my hopes up.

...that a last-minute legal snag between Desi Arnaz's estate and MPI might be causing the delay. What other reason COULD there be?

:livid:

I have to think that MPI is having second thoughts about releasing this DVD set. What other reason would they have for delaying a release date? Nothing else makes any sense. I'm sure they have had the episodes and any extra features ready to go for some time, all that's needed is the go ahead for the discs to go into production. I doubt if they have even gotten to that stage. Anyhow, I'm with those who are waiting for this and will probably buy it if/when it's available. But with these constant delays I'm certainly not getting my hopes up.

I have to agree with retro here. I think they are re-thinking this one. Their big mistake was waiting so long. Someone had put episodes up on youtube and people were watching the show who had never seen it before. They walked away disappointed. It happened to me. I had never seen it before and was planning to buy it out of curiousity. I stayed away from watching any clips or episodes until last night after reading about the latest delay. It definitely make me re-think about buying it. It just didn't have that spark in it that Lucy and Viv had in any of their shows.

If there is a substantial discount or sale at amazon, I may pick it up next year. But I am doubting it will come out at this stage too.

...that a last-minute legal snag between Desi Arnaz's estate and MPI might be causing the delay. What other reason COULD there be?

:livid:

Could be. Lucie and Desi, Jr. licensed "Here's Lucy" to them with no problems. I don't know why "The Mothers-In-Law" is different but it does seem to have suffered from legal problems in the past, if I recall correctly. I remember reading about a vhs collection or a syndication package that didn't quite make it to fruition due to legalities.

...that a last-minute legal snag between Desi Arnaz's estate and MPI might be causing the delay. What other reason COULD there be?

:livid:

I suppose it's possible, but I think any legal matters would have been cleared up prior to the announcement about the show coming to DVD. I tend to believe the delay is caused by less than expected public reaction regarding the show. Hopefully the DVD's will still be released. I just won't get my hopes up until official word comes from the studio.

I doubt that the dvd set is up in the air about being released. It could be that for what ever reasons MPI has, they may feel that towards the end of the year is a better time to release this set? I am not worried at all about it being released, but I sure am eager to hear what the bonus features are! I wonder if the plans have changed to release it as one set? Probably not, but that may explain the delay. It would be interesting to find out for sure what the delay is, but we may never know.

I am still assuming that it is the bonus features and the fact that they are restoring it, is the reason why it continues to take so long. Perhaps more bonus features were found?

Sorry that some were disappointed. I think that there was only one episode on you tube, which is not much to go on. It is a very funny show and lots of fun to watch-even after all of these years. One of my favorites of all time. This is a must buy for me.

I doubt that the dvd set is up in the air about being released. It could be that for what ever reasons MPI has, they may feel that towards the end of the year is a better time to release this set?
I think this series deserves to be in the "Most-Delayed tv-on-dvd" list. I can't recall others that have been delayed to this degree. I'm sure there have been but not in recent years. Does anyone remember any other shows that went through this much deliberation on the studio's part?

The original announcement said that MPI will release this show "later in 2009," and we're just coming up to the end of the 1st quarter of 2010. There never was a definitive date set, and considering that the 3rd month of 2010 is not even close to being done yet, all this talk of "MPI is giving up" or "This release will not happen" is just plain silly. As I said before, patience patience patience. Either you wait and get something outstaning (has the Arnaz children let anyone down with any of the releases they've been involved with yet?) or get a rush job and crap for a collection and then a bunch of complaining about how "MPI should have done this" or "MPI didn't do that, they could have made this set soooo much better."

The original announcement said that MPI will release this show "later in 2009," and we're just coming up to the end of the 1st quarter of 2010. There never was a definitive date set, and considering that the 3rd month of 2010 is not even close to being done yet, all this talk of "MPI is giving up" or "This release will not happen" is just plain silly. As I said before, patience patience patience. Either you wait and get something outstaning (has the Arnaz children let anyone down with any of the releases they've been involved with yet?) or get a rush job and crap for a collection and then a bunch of complaining about how "MPI should have done this" or "MPI didn't do that, they could have made this set soooo much better."
Very well said Benno! I'm getting very tired of all the negativity and conclusion jumping on this thread. Let's just be patient and wait for what is sure to be great set that will be released sometime this year. (as MPI has stated)

Exactly Marvo.* MPI has access to a lot of great footage, and let's give them time to sort through all of it and make it an outstanding set.* I see it as if someone wants to give up and refuses to buy the set just because "I've waiting long enough, and maybe I'll just buy it if it's on a discount" then they're not hurting anyone but themselves. Certainly not hurting MPI or the Arnaz children, and certainly not hurting me! In fact, it just betters my chance of being able to buy one with that many more available on the market!

Exactly Marvo.* MPI has access to a lot of great footage, and let's give them time to sort through all of it and make it an outstanding set.* I see it as if someone wants to give up and refuses to buy the set just because "I've waiting long enough, and maybe I'll just buy it if it's on a discount" then they're not hurting anyone but themselves. Certainly not hurting MPI or the Arnaz children, and certainly not hurting me! In fact, it just betters my chance of being able to buy one with that many more available on the market!
I too, don't like the negativity. Thankyou Marvo and Benno for all your great points. M.P.I. has yet to disappoint me. All though they don't have an extensive library of classic sit-coms, I'm so grateful for the supurb job they've done with Here's Lucy, their volumes of The Beverly Hillbillies and The Doris Day Show. I plan to get Family Affair and The Honeymooners Lost Episodes eventually. I hope they don't stop after The Mothers-in-Law.

I think this series deserves to be in the "Most-Delayed tv-on-dvd" list. I can't recall others that have been delayed to this degree. I'm sure there have been but not in recent years. Does anyone remember any other shows that went through this much deliberation on the studio's part?
Have you forgotten The Lucy Show? Remember how long it took to f-i-n-a-l-l-y get the Official Season 1 into our hands? And what about the remaining seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, (seasons 5-7), after announcing a complete series?

Have you forgotten The Lucy Show? Remember how long it took to f-i-n-a-l-l-y get the Official Season 1 into our hands? And what about the remaining seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, (seasons 5-7), after announcing a complete series?

Oh Markway, don't even get me started on how long it took to get MTM out. Fox made it up by releasing seasons 5 & 6 pretty close, and while no annoucement has been made about season 7 I look for it to be around by late summer or early fall. Then if Fox wants to go back and release an entire series box that can, but that debate involved making fans repurchase the first 4 years to get all 7. To repurchase more than half the series would have been a disaster for Fox. And yes, there will be a year gap in The Lucy Show releases if season 2 stays on the last schedule that I had heard which was in July. (Though did it get pushed back to October? Heck, I can't remember!)

If you're thinking of purchasing The Honeymooners lost episodes MPI has discontinued those DVDs for the time being. There's been talk that MPI and the Gleason Estate have been in the process of remastering the original kinescopes and releasing a more comprehensive set in the future and including some skits that were not included in the original VHS and DVD releases. I don't know what the time frame on that is, but I don't think it's something MPI has any rush to do since those shows have already been made available.

The great thing about MPI is that it is a small company and it cares about its product. Like I said earlier in this thread or elsewhere on the board, I've never been able to get a response to any calls or emails I have sent with questions or concerns. If that is the biggest problem I have with MPI then I consider that pretty darn good!

I hope it makes it out this year. I'm a little worried about how they say "It still looks like it will be out this year, just later on". That may mean it could be postponed to 2011. :eek: I hope not.

Exactly. All MPI needs to do is simply issue a statement explaining the delays and assure everyone that the series will definitely be released in 2010. They have no one to blame but themselves if people speculate because the release date keeps getting mysteriously delayed without explanation.

It's interesting when an old sitcom that had a life of one or two seasons is slated for a DVD release. The initial reaction usually is- Wow this is cool, haven't seen this in ages, will be great to see this again. But after the nostalgia trip subsides, reality sometimes sets in. With many of these one and two season sitcoms, the reason they had a short life is because the show wasn't really very good! Of course there are exceptions where you might have a great show but in a rotten time slot against established popular shows which results in poor ratings. Regarding the Mothers In Law, from what I recall the first season was decent with the majority of episodes pretty good. Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard were funny together. But it lost focus in the second season and the writing was generally not up to par. The series always struggled in the ratings department, NBC nearly cancelled it after season one but eventually renewed for a second season. Ratings didn't improve in season two, resulting in the show being cancelled.

Provide me with when there has been an actual date set for release, and then show me when it's been pushed back from that date? There hasn't been one, it's all been merely speculation. MPI took time to remaster the episodes, and put together extras. (As an old news report on tvshowsondvd.com says, "it will be loaded.") MPI has more than one project to work on, and while this is a major release for them at the same time it's not the only place for them to put their focus at.

If I was someone at MPI, came here and read all this negativity I would pull the plug on the project. I would view it as "If everyone already has this negative attitude towards something that is not even completed, then why even bother?" Of course, I can't nor would I want to. So instead of wondering about it, call them at (800) 323-0442 or send them an email via this link http://www.mpihomevideo.com/Contact/ and and maybe you'll have some luck in getting a reply back and maybe someone will give the answers of why it has not been released yet.

I don't think it is abondoned either, it's the economy and lack of sales that are hurting all DVD companies, especially ones like MPI, who release their series the correct way most of the time.....This release is owned by The Arnaz Family who also own the rights to "Here's Lucy".....they are very proud that this series was a Desi Arnaz production right from the first opening credit and his several appearances during the 2 season run. I'm sure the hold-up is they don't want to saturate the market....."Here's Lucy" 2 came out rather quickly, they probably will release season 3 and "Mothers" sometime in 2010, probably near the fall. Don't forget they are also releasing the Lucy specials.

Remember MPI is the company that released 5 full seasons of "The Doris Day Show", a very small niche series, but they stuck with it!

I am actually going to quote myself above from March 15, 2010, since then we have learned pretty much exactly what I said, according to www.tvshowsondvd.com "Here's Lucy 3" is coming June 15 and "Mothers" could come by the end of the year......lets not speculate and be so negative, again read the post, we are in extremely difficult economic times where major cuts are happening all over at especially niche smaller DVD companies......and no it doesn't help when people announce "they rent at libraries" (I understand though) or "won't buy it till the discount bin"......

If MPI doesn't release it and I'm sure they will, again The Arnaz Estate WANTS THIS OUT and it will come out, probably through MPI or if they do pass, it could come out through Shouts online only site even, but we need to be supportive here......alot of classic television is coming out again....in fact I am quite surprised by the many releases lately, these do not make much money for the companies.....

I suspect it is the restoration process and the economy, I have never seen an episode of "Mothers" in good shape....it always looked awful, they must have used the cheapest film available.....if film was erasable, I'm sure they used it.....that's a joke! It looked awful when running in the 1970's on my local WNEW-TV Channel 5 , here in New York weekdays at 1:00PM....and when it does indeed come out someday, I will watch weekdays at 1:00PM!

Posted two days after my March 15, 2010 post here announcing a probable end of the year release, just as I said.......http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mothers-In-Law-DVDs-Delayed/13475

While the delays are a legitimate cause for concern, I'll give MPI the benefit of the doubt because their track record is very good. They are probably taking their time with this to make sure everything is right before announcing a release date.

Provide me with when there has been an actual date set for release, and then show me when it's been pushed back from that date? There hasn't been one, it's all been merely speculation. MPI took time to remaster the episodes, and put together extras. (As an old news report on tvshowsondvd.com says, "it will be loaded.") MPI has more than one project to work on, and while this is a major release for them at the same time it's not the only place for them to put their focus at.

If I was someone at MPI, came here and read all this negativity I would pull the plug on the project. I would view it as "If everyone already has this negative attitude towards something that is not even completed, then why even bother?" Of course, I can't nor would I want to. So instead of wondering about it, call them at (800) 323-0442 or send them an email via this link http://www.mpihomevideo.com/Contact/ and and maybe you'll have some luck in getting a reply back and maybe someone will give the answers of why it has not been released yet.

I was going to make the same point. It really has not been pushed back as many times as people say. I remember reading that it could be fall 2010. This was before the notice appeared on Kaye's website, announcing a May release, which turned out to be not true.

I mean no offense, but I think that some of the negativity must be from people who do not seem to really be that interested in getting the set period, regardless of the delays. This is a must buy for me.

I was going to make the same point. It really has not been pushed back as many times as people say. I remember reading that it could be fall 2010. This was before the notice appeared on Kaye's website, announcing a May release, which turned out to be not true.

I mean no offense, but I think that some of the negativity must be from people who do not seem to really be that interested in getting the set period, regardless of the delays. This is a must buy for me.
Bingo! A lot of these folks are fairweather fans who are losing interest as fast as they are losing patience. It's their loss. They're going to miss out on a great set when it comes out!

I was going to make the same point. It really has not been pushed back as many times as people say. I remember reading that it could be fall 2010. This was before the notice appeared on Kaye's website, announcing a May release, which turned out to be not true.

I mean no offense, but I think that some of the negativity must be from people who do not seem to really be that interested in getting the set period, regardless of the delays. This is a must buy for me.


:clap: Right on ... right on ... right on .... :clap:

I'm interested in these DVD's, make no mistake about that. Otherwise I wouldn't voice concern over the delays. But despite these delays, MPI's reputation is pretty good so this DVD set will probably be out later this year.