http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Facts-Life-Season-4/13259

man this is great news, what the heck was Sony's problem with the show anyways - its not like it wasn't a big seller?

OH MY GOD!!! I just saw the news and I'm still trying to catch my breath...I'm so excited!!!!!!! AND we're getting the movie too. :banana:
I can't wait!!! :happyface

Thank you thank you dear gawd! It's about time the 4th season is released. I'm dying for May to get here!!:) :)

I just for the E-mail and rushed to the board. This is terrific news. I am excited. Everybody go and buy in April!

I just for the E-mail and rushed to the board. This is terrific news. I am excited. Everybody go and buy in April!

I know just a excited mistake, but the street date has been reported as May 4, 2010.

TeeVee closet, that date is cool too. I am just glad that they are taking the show off the shelf and opening the door for it.

This is awesome news!!

YAY!!! :dance: party: :bouncers :jig: :clap

I just got an email from TV On DVD and I just flipped over this news!! YAYYY!!!!!!

Incredible news! Can't wait for this. 2010 is turning out to be an amazing tv dvd year thanks to Shout!

Shout is picking up all of the old TV shows that didn't sell well enough for their companies.

And that's a good thing.

And, if FoL season 4 doesn't do well enough for Shout in retail stores, odds are they will just sell it as an online exclusive! Shout just started doing that, releasing exclusively through their website new seasons of Mr. Belvedere, Ironside, Room 222, My Three Dads, and other shows that must not have done too well in regular stores.

So hopefully, FoL will be seen through to the end with Shout, one way or the other.

This news just made my day!!!!!!!!!!! :party: :)

I just had a heart attack...

:eek2:

Somebody catch me...

:faint:

Never mind...too late...I'm dead from the shock!!!

Great News!!! I'll be pre-ordering to get it.

I do hope the cover art is a bit better... but I'll take anything with complete episodes!!

I just had a heart attack...

:eek2:

Somebody catch me...

:faint:

Never mind...too late...I'm dead from the shock!!!
That's how I felt when Sony announced they were releasing Season 2 of Barney Miller in 2008 - 4 years after the release of Season 1!! FOL fans only had to wait 3 1/2 years between releases of Seasons 3 & 4. Gotta love Sony. :rolleyes: :mad: Thank goodness Shout stepped up to the plate!!

Wow! I swear, I have the strangest luck when it comes to buying TV DVDs sometimes. I just bought the 3rd season of the Facts of Life last week. :eek: Back in 2006, I bought the first season of Mork and Mindy and a few weeks later they announced they were finally releasing Season 2 the following Spring. And in 2007, I bought a few seasons of Cheers and a few weeks later they announced they were going to release Season 9 after a long wait. I guess good things really do come to those who wait. ;) What show should I buy next? :lol:

That's how I felt when Sony announced they were releasing Season 2 of Barney Miller in 2008 - 4 years after the release of Season 1!! FOL fans only had to wait 3 1/2 years between releases of Seasons 3 & 4. Gotta love Sony. :rolleyes: :mad: Thank goodness Shout stepped up to the plate!!
I hear ya!!! Sony's so full of it! Maybe Shout will start releasing some of the later seasons of The Jeffersons too, now that they're planning on releasing season four of FOL as well as other seasons of other shows that supposedly "didn't do well" with Sony and other companies. I think that season three of Facts did just fine. I think sales were almost as good as they were for seasons one and two. I think Sony was just a pain the backside (as usual!) :rolleyes: But the important thing is at least SOMEBODY stepped up to the plate and started delivering, thank heaven!!!

THE BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHOUT! FACTORY--THREE CHEERS--HURRAH! HURRAH! HURRAH!

:party:

:rock: :rock:

I'm really happy to hear this! :D

man this is great news, what the heck was Sony's problem with the show anyways - its not like it wasn't a big seller?
Guess Sony Pictures DVD studio is in trouble economically. But if Shout's picking up the next season, then maybe it'll pick up S5 soon. Season 5. The first FOL season that I watched the first-run eps. that were originally broadcasted on NBC back in 1983.

I'm really happy to hear this! :Dme too

This is just great! Finally after 3 1/2 years they release the fourth season of the Facts of Life. I hope Shout will release them faster. I hate Sony for going so slow. But it's strange that Season 3 was released only 5 months after Seasons 1 and 2, and then they just abandoned it. Anyway, I hope that Shout will also pick up All In the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Diff'rent Strokes, Who's the Boss?, and 227. I just hope that Shout keeps the cases looking the same as Sony did.

I just hope that Shout keeps the cases looking the same as Sony did.

Shout more or less stick to slim cases with a card casing, so yes that should stay exactly the same.

This is just great! Finally after 3 1/2 years they release the fourth season of the Facts of Life. I hope Shout will release them faster. I hate Sony for going so slow. But it's strange that Season 3 was released only 5 months after Seasons 1 and 2, and then they just abandoned it. Anyway, I hope that Shout will also pick up All In the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Diff'rent Strokes, Who's the Boss?, and 227. I just hope that Shout keeps the cases looking the same as Sony did.

I don't think you have any worries regarding the cases, Shout usually issues their DVD sets in Double Slimline Cases surrounded by a cardboard sleeve, exactly the way Sony did (at least when they released Facts)....and for those interested the only difference so far with Shouts Online Only exclusive website for abandoned series (Facts is not part of this at this point) is they drop the cardboard outer sleeve and use the current CBS/Paramount type of standard amaray multi disc holder, which makes it the same size as a single movie release. Hope all that makes sense.

I am doing THE happy dance right now. This was great news to hear about this morning. Shout! is easily my favorite studio anyway, and now they're picking up one of my favorite shows.

Also: Shout Factory-produced sets tend to have some of the highest production values amongst DVD sets so you can probably bank on something in the way of bonus features, plus aesthetics like well-done menus, superb video quality, etc.

This is fantastic news, especially because just before Xmas a rep from Shout! posted online that while they would love to have Facts, Sony "wasn't interested at this time."

Perhaps the recesssion is a good thing in small ways like this, where big companies are forced to outsource their product.

It's almost a given now that Season 5 will see the light. It's my second favorite after Season 3. The one-hour season-opener where Blair and Jo start college is terrific, and Edna's Edibles gave them some wonderful and fresh storylines that year.

Now, hopefully Shout! will also pick up other abandoned Sony product like Maude, One Day at a Time, Hazel and more! They are already permanently in my good graces for bringing us Rhoda, Designing Women, and Patty Duke last year.

This is indeed extremely exciting news for two reasons.....first Shout still sells retail in stores, but now we even have a second shout source incase sales aren't good since they announced their online only website for abandoned series.....translation......lets speculate....."Facts of Life" gets to season 6 and sales start to fall off, then we have another chance it will continue on their exclusive website......SHOUT OUT TO SHOUT!!........or sing The Isley Brothers (I believe) famous song "SHOUT!"....if you don't know it, look for it on the net...The Beatles did a great cover of the song!

It would be awesome if Shout! releases season 5 as fast as Sony did season 3. Now that Shout! is releasing season 4, hopefully we will have uncut sets that include the "previously on..." and "next on..." snippets that Sony left out in the two parter episodes. Hopefully they'll clear the music for episodes such as "Crusin'" and a few other later seasons episodes I can think of, if they decide to release the rest of the series.

I'm glad Shout has the Exclusives Store online but I think this show is going to go all the way. This is the biggest tv-on-dvd news in a long time and it's received a lot of attention since yesterday's news post. It has a lot of fans. Shout has a winner on their hands. I hope they get an interview with Charlotte Rae at some point. :)

This is so awesome! Finally after all of these years, my favorite tv-movie The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, I loved it when I saw this originally when it aired. Thank you Shout! Factory! :D We can now see Blair and Jo finally graduating Eastland. And here's hoping to see Edna's Edibles real soon thereafter! I will buy this as soon as it is release, I wonder if it's up for pre-order at Amazon?

This is so awesome! Finally after all of these years, my favorite tv-movie The Facts of Life Goes To Paris, I loved it when I saw this originally when it aired. Thank you Shout! Factory! :D We can now see Blair and Jo finally graduating Eastland. And here's hoping to see Edna's Edibles real soon thereafter! I will buy this as soon as it is release, I wonder if it's up for pre-order at Amazon?
Well, even if S5 doesn't come out soon, which I think it will now that Shout's taking over, at least we have all the Eastland eps. on DVD now. That's my fav. FOL setting-Eastland era.

I was so excited when I heard the news! FINALLY! Yay. :D

It would be awesome if Shout! releases season 5 as fast as Sony did season 3. Now that Shout! is releasing season 4, hopefully we will have uncut sets that include the "previously on..." and "next on..." snippets that Sony left out in the two parter episodes. Hopefully they'll clear the music for episodes such as "Crusin'" and a few other later seasons episodes I can think of, if they decide to release the rest of the series.

This may be far off, but when all 9 seasons are released on DVD, and Shout Factory does a complete series set, maybe the edited episodes on the individual 1&2 Season sets will be unedited.

Imad

So excited!! Thanks Shout!! I don't understand why Sony dropped the ball on season four. It only made sense to release that season, as it's the last season in the original format. Even if they never put out another season, the fourth would seem to be a natural place to wrap it up :confused:

But BooHiss to Sony, and applause to Shout for this show and
Designing Women! :wave:

Well, I know what I'm buying myself for a belated birthday present :)

D

Well, even if S5 doesn't come out soon, which I think it will now that Shout's taking over, at least we have all the Eastland eps. on DVD now. That's my fav. FOL setting-Eastland era.

Me too. Did not care mutch for the episodes that followed after The Eastland years.

I hope Shout will also get the rights to Diffrent Strokes as well?

TVShowsOnDVD just sent out a slight update - four discs, 690 minutes, $39.99.

Isn't that a LOT more than the original price??

TVShowsOnDVD just sent out a slight update - four discs, 690 minutes, $39.99.

Isn't that a LOT more than the original price??

Not a lot more I think the previous seasons were selling for $29.95. You have to remember that Shout Factory has to buy the license to make the dvd's. And knowing Sony they probably charge a lot. So $10.04 more is not unreasonable. I am still buying the dvds.

TVShowsOnDVD just sent out a slight update - four discs, 690 minutes, $39.99.

Isn't that a LOT more than the original price??
Did they include coverart? They haven't posted the news at their site yet.
It's already up for pre-order on amazon for only $27.99.

No cover art yet
http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Life-Season-4/dp/B001993YB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1265231363&sr=8-1

No cover art yet
http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Life-Season-4/dp/B001993YB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1265231363&sr=8-1

Think you. Just pre order me a copy.
I just hope soon I can pre order Diffrent Strokes season 3 soon as well? I'll keep my fingers cross. Like to have every episode of Strokes and Facts on DVD.

Actually,

We all should praise that Sony sold the right's for the Home Video Distribution to Shout! They could have kept saying no and not releasing the series all together or well, like Barney Miller release a set every 4 years.

I'm without a doubt that Season 5 will be released this fall.

I also guess that the full series will be released on DVD by Shout! either exclusively or in stores.

Thank you Sony!!!

Actually,

We all should praise that Sony sold the right's for the Home Video Distribution to Shout! They could have kept saying no and not releasing the series all together or well, like Barney Miller release a set every 4 years.

I'm without a doubt that Season 5 will be released this fall.

I also guess that the full series will be released on DVD by Shout! either exclusively or in stores.

Thank you Sony!!!
Couldn't agree more. People are also griping about the price. It's not that much more. Shout needs to recoup their licensing fees, right? I think we should all be very grateful this is being continued in a market where too many shows have been abandoned.

It's already selling really well in pre-orders on amazon. I'd be surprised if Shout didn't release 1 or 2 more seasons before the end of the year.

THANK YOU SHOUT!

Let's not forget you're getting a rare 2 hour tv movie included in that price!!!

Amazon always gives a good discount anyway on the RRP, so you shouldn't worry at all.

Let's not forget you're getting a rare 2 hour tv movie included in that price!!!

Amazon always gives a good discount anyway on the RRP, so you shouldn't worry at all.
EXACTLY! :nod:

Art Cover for Season 4


http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Facts-Life-Season-4/13330

I love how they've kept to Sony's original cover layout - makes things nice and uniform. Really really can't wait for this now!

I am glad they sticked with the similar format although -- they have used season 5 pictures for Kim, Mindy, and Nancy. Mrs. Garrett's and Blairs are the only one's correct. And Mrs. G's hair is a mess. lol.

Blairs dyed job in season 4 was always so fried looking -- maybe the style made it that way -- more natural in seasons 6-9.

Awesome!!! This is gonna be a great set! Can't wait!

For future sets, I suggested that Sony conduct interviews with some of the supporting cast and recurring guest stars like Stacey Q, Michael Damian, Geri Jewell, Alex Rocco. What do you think?

We have the high res cover art over at our site. www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/ (http://www.televisionhits.com/factsoflife/) on the merchandise page.

Awesome!!! This is gonna be a great set! Can't wait!

For future sets, I suggested that Sony conduct interviews with some of the supporting cast and recurring guest stars like Stacey Q, Michael Damian, Geri Jewell, Alex Rocco. What do you think?

Also, Pamela Segall/Adlon ('Kelly' in Season 5) would be interesting (to me)... especially because she ended up in the opening credits during Season 5 (and why exactly would be worth hearing from her)... :)

Obviously, they thought Kelly was a good idea at the time--for Jo have to someone to mentor and of course, a younger kid to bring in the vibe that was lost as the girls got older. But after a few episodes, they saw that Kelly was not working out as a character and she just did a Chuck Cunningham. The producers would try again next season with Andy Moffat and he ended up clicking--not to mention be the first male regular since Mr. Bradley.

Hello Facts of Life fans! I am new here to the board and I wanted to say a statement if you all do not mind. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that Shout Factory brought the rights to Facts of Life, I was hoping and praying for any company except Shout Factory to buy the rights from Sony but my worst fears have came true :( Do not get me wrong, I am happy for you all that Facts of Life Season 4 is finally released after waiting for years but the problem is that I am deaf and Shout Factory never puts closed captioning or English subtitles on any of their DVDs releases which kept me from buying my favorite TV shows like Mr. Belvedere due to lack of closed captioning/english subtitles. I hope you all enjoy watching Season 4 while I enjoy watching Seasons 1 to 3. Shout Factory is the worst company in my book! :mad:

Obviously, they thought Kelly was a good idea at the time--for Jo have to someone to mentor and of course, a younger kid to bring in the vibe that was lost as the girls got older. But after a few episodes, they saw that Kelly was not working out as a character and she just did a Chuck Cunningham. The producers would try again next season with Andy Moffat and he ended up clicking--not to mention be the first male regular since Mr. Bradley.

I think the character Kelly was wasted on the show during Season 5, and had far more potential than the writers gave her credit for (and Pamela Segall/Adlon being seriously cute/funny is definitely a bonus), but it would be interesting (to me) to hear from Pamela herself about her experiences on the show...

Hello Facts of Life fans! I am new here to the board and I wanted to say a statement if you all do not mind. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that Shout Factory brought the rights to Facts of Life, I was hoping and praying for any company except Shout Factory to buy the rights from Sony but my worst fears have came true :( Do not get me wrong, I am happy for you all that Facts of Life Season 4 is finally released after waiting for years but the problem is that I am deaf and Shout Factory never puts closed captioning or English subtitles on any of their DVDs releases which kept me from buying my favorite TV shows like Mr. Belvedere due to lack of closed captioning/english subtitles. I hope you all enjoy watching Season 4 while I enjoy watching Seasons 1 to 3. Shout Factory is the worst company in my book! :mad:
I keep hearing this same compaint from people. I am not completely deaf, but have some serious hearing loss as well and always have the captions on my TV so I can read, more than listen to the shows. The only Shout Factory DVD I have is Rhoda Season 1, but my captions work on that show perfectly. I know there are no subtitles on the DVDs, but are you sure the CC doesn't work? I am just curious as to why I would have captions for Rhoda and none of their other sets would?

I have Shout Factory's releases of Designing Women s1 and 2 and both have CC listed on the back.

Well! I've been away for a while, busy with school and work, and I come back to this terrific news! I am so happy about this! I always knew Shout Factory would come through! Even though I love all my homemade DVD's, they still don't come up to professionally made DVD's. And to hear that the Paris movie is included in the package just adds to my glee. I just hope we don't wind up waiting too long for the other seasons to come out as well.

OMG do we really have a Season 4?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad news, Amazon has raised the price of the pre-order of The Facts of Life Season 4 from $27.99 to $35.99 only 10% off the original price! Darn it, I didn't have the money to pre-order so I didn't order it yet. So I am pretty disappointed...since it won't come out till May, maybe it will go back down in price?

Bad news, Amazon has raised the price of the pre-order of The Facts of Life Season 4 from $27.99 to $35.99 only 10% off the original price! Darn it, I didn't have the money to pre-order so I didn't order it yet. So I am pretty disappointed...since it won't come out till May, maybe it will go back down in price?

It should, amazon is good about cutting the price

Bad news, Amazon has raised the price of the pre-order of The Facts of Life Season 4 from $27.99 to $35.99 only 10% off the original price! Darn it, I didn't have the money to pre-order so I didn't order it yet. So I am pretty disappointed...since it won't come out till May, maybe it will go back down in price?
If Amazon doesn't cut the price there's gonna be trouble!!!!!! Make that a double!!!!

The pre-order price on Amazon.com is $27.99 again... :)

The pre-order price on Amazon.com is $27.99 again... :)

Yay!!! :woohoo:

I'm actually suprised to see Shout! picked up the rights, great news for us that already have the first 3 seasons. I remember coming home from school in the late 1980's and watching weekday afternoon reruns of 'The Facts Of Life' on CBC, around 4 p.m. AST. If it's available on Amazon.ca (Shout's releases usually are available in Canada), I'll definitely be getting it as an early birthday present.

I'm actually suprised to see Shout! picked up the rights, great news for us that already have the first 3 seasons. I remember coming home from school in the late 1980's and watching weekday afternoon reruns of 'The Facts Of Life' on CBC, around 4 p.m. AST. If it's available on Amazon.ca (Shout's releases usually are available in Canada), I'll definitely be getting it as an early birthday present.

Oh yeah my birthday is May 11 so this is def. gonna be an early present

So I came on here today after not being here for eons and I hear this amazing news :D . Words cannot describe how happy I am to hear that we're finally getting season 4!!!! It's about damn time :lol: . Shout! Factory should've gotten the rights to FOL a long time ago; then maybe we would've already been up to season 7/8 by now.

But OMG, I'm so happy!!! And May 4th is around the time I'll be done with classes for the year so this will be a nice present for me for making it through the semester :D .

So I came on here today after not being here for eons and I hear this amazing news :D . Words cannot describe how happy I am to hear that we're finally getting season 4!!!! It's about damn time :lol: . Shout! Factory should've gotten the rights to FOL a long time ago; then maybe we would've already been up to season 7/8 by now.

But OMG, I'm so happy!!! And May 4th is around the time I'll be done with classes for the year so this will be a nice present for me for making it through the semester :D .
May 4th is a week before finals so I'll use it as a distraction

May 4th is a week before finals so I'll use it as a distraction
You can watch "Take My Finals, Please"!! That's one that I am soooo looking forward to again. It's one of my all-time favorites. I'm so excited for Season 4! :happyface

So, my friends at SOL... when will the S4 link to Amazon be placed on the board here?

Shout Factory has a tendency to use syndicated episodes for sets they release, so beware when buying this set

Shout Factory has a tendency to use syndicated episodes for sets they release, so beware when buying this set

On the few occasions where they accidentally used syndicated eps (Rhoda s1, Father Knows Best s1, Mr Ed s1), they billed the boxes as "The fourth season", instead of "The complete fourth season". So no.. they tend to use complete ones. They used complete eps for all seasons of That Girl and Designing Women so far, and Punky Brewster as well. Surely more shows as well but those come to mind.

^ They did it recently with Simon and Simon Season 4, a couple of episodes were syndicated.

Tis why I'm not looking forward to them releasing the rest of my favorite show: Boy Meets World

Every company manage to screw up some releases, except LionsGate that cant do a single release right ofc..

Is the syndicated version a bad thing?

Syndicated version means 22 minute episodes instead of the 24-25 minute ones originally seen.

Shout knows how fans feel about having uncut episodes. They tend to use syndicated episodes as a last resort. Simon & Simon is owned by Universal just like Kate & Allie. When VEI released Seasons 1 & 2 of K&A, they also used a handful of syndicated episodes because the masters of those were not in good shape for a dvd release, as stated in a news post on tvshowsondvd.com. I feel confident that Facts will be complete and uncut.

Any word on extras? Am I overlooking them on here?

Any word on extras? Am I overlooking them on here?

The extra is the 2hr "Facts Of Life Goes To Paris" tv movie! That's a HUGE bonus considering you also get the 24 regular episodes.

I realize it's not May yet, but does anyone know which stores are going to be selling FOL season 4???? just wondering, I don't want to be driving all around Ontario, Ohio looking for this one season.

None of the stores in my area are said to be stocking it. So ordering online is my only option.

Yeah How do we know if stores have it?

Yeah How do we know if stores have it?
I guess you could call around and ask. I haven't preordered. I was hoping they would have it at Best Buy because they have a whole section of Shout Factory releases. If I can't find it there I will buy it online, but I will not be happy to have to wait for it.

Yeah How do we know if stores have it?
I checked with my local stores (one of which is Best Buy) and they don't have any indication they will be stocking it. In their system, it would say "Coming Soon" if they were going to stock it. Instead, it says "Not Available".

Well we just have Best Buy and Wal Mart so my best bet is Best Buy

And according to Best Buy you can order from them but its not in stores

And according to Best Buy you can order from them but its not in stores
Yeah, they must have started cutting down on what they will stock. It's a shame. I used to go there for all of my "new release" dvds. But I remember when Father Knows Best - Season 4 just came out, they weren't stocking it. And they stocked the previous 3 seasons. They were always very good about having Shout titles in stock. Now, online is the only way to go.

Yeah, they must have started cutting down on what they will stock. It's a shame. I used to go there for all of my "new release" dvds. But I remember when Father Knows Best - Season 4 just came out, they weren't stocking it. And they stocked the previous 3 seasons. They were always very good about having Shout titles in stock. Now, online is the only way to go.


Best Buy is 34.99 when Amazon is 27.99 both a little high if you ask me

Best Buy is 34.99 when Amazon is 27.99 both a little high if you ask me
What about Target? I bought the other seasons there when they came out. I am going to be annoyed if I have to order it and wait for it to come. Grrrrrrr!

I've already pre-ordered my copy and a friend's copy from Amazon. I'm happy to order online if it means waiting a few more days with free shipping.

I've already pre-ordered my copy and a friend's copy from Amazon. I'm happy to order online if it means waiting a few more days with free shipping.
I don't really mind waiting either Jude and you're right it is a deal with free shipping. I just didn't know it would not be available in stores or I would have preordered it before now. I just don't want to have to wait a long time to watch it because I've been looking forward to it.

You can still order/pre-order, because Amazon does not ship it to you any faster if you pre-order.

You can still order/pre-order, because Amazon does not ship it to you any faster if you pre-order.
That's true. Guess I should do that later tonight.

Got my copy today :D
Facts of Life goes to Paris is 96 minutes long and not seperated into 4 shorter episodes! Every single episode is about 25 minutes long, meaning unedited =)
The two-part episodes have their tag scenes intact. "Graduation" is presented in its original 48 minute version.

I preordered mine last night. I am wondering how long it will take to get here. My estimated delivery date is May 6. That could make for a Facts-filled weekend! :)

Got my copy today :D
Facts of Life goes to Paris is 96 minutes long and not seperated into 4 shorter episodes! Every single episode is about 25 minutes long, meaning unedited =)
The two-part episodes have their tag scenes intact. "Graduation" is presented in its original 48 minute version.
How did you get it so fast? Amazon hasn't even shipped copies out yet. I wish they would start shipping out the Friday before the release date to ensure arrival on the day of release. That should be guaranteed if you pre-order. Otherwise, what's the sense in pre-ordering?

So excited about getting this Tuesday!

How did you get it so fast? Amazon hasn't even shipped copies out yet. I wish they would start shipping out the Friday before the release date to ensure arrival on the day of release. That should be guaranteed if you pre-order. Otherwise, what's the sense in pre-ordering?

I preordered it from a site that imports DVDs to Sweden before official releasedate.
I can also verify that it has closed captions for anyone needing them.

The extra is the 2hr "Facts Of Life Goes To Paris" tv movie! That's a HUGE bonus considering you also get the 24 regular episodes.

OK. Thanks. :)

Grrr I haven't done it yet, I'm a broke college kid who doesnt wanna spend money!!!

What about Target? I bought the other seasons there when they came out. I am going to be annoyed if I have to order it and wait for it to come. Grrrrrrr!


Target is 27.89 and no place has it in stores

Target is 27.89 and no place has it in stores
I ended up preordering it from Target the other night. They sent me an e-mail yesterday saying it had shipped. I am anxious to see when it arrives. I can't wait!

I ended up preordering it from Target the other night. They sent me an e-mail yesterday saying it had shipped. I am anxious to see when it arrives. I can't wait!

I really wanna get it, I might have to just splurge. My birthday is the 11th so it can be a birthday present to myself

My copy should be on its way!!!!!! :D

One more day!

D

Got my shipping notice for my copy and Shine's too :D

Amazon emailed me yesterday and the dvds are on its way. Probably get here by Friday.

Hope you all saw our review?

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thefactsoflifeseason4dvdreview.html

Mine came in the mail TODAY!!! WhooHoo!!! I can't wait to watch some episodes tonight. :)

I actually thought this one would be an easy find, BUT NOOOO...Best Buy isn't even stocking it, it is an online only and FYE only ordered enough for the pre-orders.....so I had to buy it off amazon today.....I told the guy at best buy, "keep sending people to the internet and you'll be out of business soon too, like circuit city, virgin mega, Tower, saturday matinee, Sam Goody, etc". What these stores don't realize is that browsing leads to impulse buys or discovering something in the aisles you didn't even know was released, which doesn't happen over the internet.

I actually thought this one would be an easy find, BUT NOOOO...Best Buy isn't even stocking it, it is an online only and FYE only ordered enough for the pre-orders.....so I had to buy it off amazon today.....I told the guy at best buy, "keep sending people to the internet and you'll be out of business soon too, like circuit city, virgin mega, Tower, saturday matinee, Sam Goody, etc". What these stores don't realize is that browsing leads to impulse buys or discovering something in the aisles you didn't even know was released, which doesn't happen over the internet.

And also most people find it very risky to use their credit cards when having tomake online purchases.

I haven't been on here in forever but in honor of the 4th season coming out on dvd I have come back to post my excitement lol!!!!

And correct best buy isn't even stocking it in stores, found that out when I went to look there first. I purchased the last copy from my local Hastings, which luckily is right accross the street from bestbuy for me.

Today is the best day ever since may 9th 2006 when the first and second season came out on dvd. I couldnt believe it when I saw the 4th season was coming out on dvd! Hope there are more to follow!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't been on here in forever but in honor of the 4th season coming out on dvd I have come back to post my excitement lol!!!!

And correct best buy isn't even stocking it in stores, found that out when I went to look there first. I purchased the last copy from my local Hastings, which luckily is right accross the street from bestbuy for me.

Today is the best day ever since may 9th 2006 when the first and second season came out on dvd. I couldnt believe it when I saw the 4th season was coming out on dvd! Hope there are more to follow!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!


Hey we've missed ya Denise!!

Anyway I guess its time for me to be a true Facts Fan and spend a little bit of money

I haven't been on here in forever but in honor of the 4th season coming out on dvd I have come back to post my excitement lol!!!!

And correct best buy isn't even stocking it in stores, found that out when I went to look there first. I purchased the last copy from my local Hastings, which luckily is right accross the street from bestbuy for me.

Today is the best day ever since may 9th 2006 when the first and second season came out on dvd. I couldnt believe it when I saw the 4th season was coming out on dvd! Hope there are more to follow!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Denise! Nice to have you back. We miss you when you disappear from the board. :)

This is Billie by the way...I changed my username so I could confuse people. :lol:

I am watching FOL right now.

Anyway I guess its time for me to be a true Facts Fan and spend a little bit of money

Go for it Meghan! It can be an early b-day gift to yourself. You deserve it!!!

I never even thought about looking for FoL S4 in stores. It's a season of a show deep into the run, and the show is from before 2005. Most of the time, the box stores don't carry old shows anymore.

Plus, I wanted an uncensored cover version of Penn and Teller's B.S. Season 7, so I just went with Amazon.

Over at the Shout boards, one of the fine young men bringing us so much classic TV on DVD recommended ordering FoL from the website of one of the major stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy) to show them there's interest in classic TV so that maybe they will actually carry the shows in the stores.

Anyway, got my copy today, but I still have saeasons 2 and 3 to go through before watching it. I'm glad to see everything is unedited, and Shout pulled off another great release.

Sure, sometimes you have to watch out for the first season of shows they release, but once they get rolling with a series, everything usually turns out great.

Now, on to season 5! I hope this sold well enough for further wide releases, but I could even live with sligtly more expensive "Shout Select" exclusive releases just to finally get the complete series.

Got my copy yesterday to help future releases and watched the Paris movie last night. It really is an entertaining movie to watch. It's nice to see the characters out of their choreographed situations on the set. I love it when they head out into the world. I def have a new appreciation for Mrs. G, she does some great physical comedy.

Looking forward to the next seasons - there are still tons of incredible episodes to come! I hope they get released.

Got my copy yesterday. Haven't watched it yet. I'm finishing up Season 3. Last night, I watched "Mind Your Own Business" and "The Academy". MYOB is funny, especially when Mrs. G says "You mean she took the key out of the sock?" :lol: Hope to see Season 5 on dvd before the end of the year. :happyface

I got my copy yesterday in the mail! I probably watch the Paris movie this weekend. One of my favorite sitcom tv movies, I hope we can get at least Edna's Edibles seasons on dvd. Season 4 just came out on Tuesday and I am already wishing for Seasons 5 and 6. :lol:

For those of you yet to receive the DVDs,here's a look at the packaging. There is no cardboard slipcover,just a Viva style snapcase with the 4 discs inside...

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Hopefully, they are already planning a release of Season 5. From what I've seen for sales rank online, this has been a very successful release for them. DVDempire sold out of their stock and was expecting another order. Amazon's sales rank is at #150 which isn't that bad at all for a classic tv-on-dvd release. It would be great to start Edna's Edibles by the end of 2010. :happyface

Why oh why is there no slip cover?!?! Shout almost always go for the full works with cardboard covers and slim cases. I like consistency in packaging but shall overlook this for the sake of FOL.

This cheaper packaging is probably saving them money. It seems to be the new standard in DVD releases lately. CBS/Paramount does it this way too. As long as Shout Factory releases S5-9,I'll take whatever packaging they put it in.
BTW,I put more photos up(including the DVD menus) at the FOL Facebook page.....
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Facts-of-Life/19867791984?v=photos&ref=ts

On Tues. it was #80 on Amazon.com and #27 (!) on Amazon.ca, so I think Season 5 will be coming before year end too.

I hope so, next to Season 3, I think it was the best of the series, Eastland or not. So many great episodes: the hour-long Season Premiere, the chain-letter episode, the one with the latch-key kid and Jean Smart as his mother, the one where Pamela Segall threatens to smash their windows....

I haven't seen many of these since the NBC weekday morning reruns in the '80s.

Back then, I thought the quality of the stories dipped a little in Season 4, but I am enjoying every minute of the DVDs so far.

So where can I buy the new DVD? No place I go to in the Seattle area or at the south end seems to carry it. :confused:

I'm also having a hard time finding the set in stores. So far I went to four stores in the Boston area. I went to FYI and Borders near Downtown Crossing - no, they didn't have it. Then I went to Best Buy and Target in my neighborhood, both didn't have it. What is with Boston and new releases? (Same thing with Madonna's Blu-ray concert a few weeks ago.) I might get FOL Season 4 on Amazon.

MPKidder & ABlairican Pie try either Amazon or Wal-Mart online or Best Buy online or you can order it directly from shout's website! I've ordered DVDs from shout's website with excellent and fast service.

I loved the trivia game. I was bummed though that I only got a B.:D

I loved the trivia game. I was bummed though that I only got a B.:D
I loved the trivia game too. I got an A+, which is probably a sign that I watch way too much Facts of Life. :lol:

If there are any of you still planning to order this set online, I DO NOT recommend Best Buy. I ordered this set online last week, and when my package arrived on Saturday I opened up and to my surprise was a movie that should have been shipped to someone in another state. This is not the first time that Best Buy has screwed up on my online order. So beware when ordering from Best Buy.com. Best Buy re-ordered this set for me, and it should be in my hands later this week....if it gets handled correctly.

I am SO EXCITED! Finally..about time. sheesh!

I received my copy from Amazon yesterday :D, I haven't seen these eps in years so I'm kinda excited lol.

So after reading through the last few pages of this thread, I see that I wasn't the only one who had trouble finding the set in stores. It wasn't at my local Target or Best Buy and I ended up having to order it on the Target website, which I really didn't want to do because I didn't want to have to wait for it to show up. Thankfully my copy showed up on Monday and I've already watched the first disc (minus the Paris movie, which I'm going to watch later on). My college semester officially ends tomorrow so I'll be able to have a nice FOL marathon as a reward for surviving classes and exams :lol:.

And am I the only one who already wants to get seasons 5 and 6 on DVD? :lol:

"...And am I the only one who already wants to get seasons 5 and 6 on DVD?..." - I AM WITH YOU! Season 4 was good but Season 5 got better and Season 6 was pure 80's!!! :D I didn't buy Season 4 yet but I'm going to...I really want to find it in a store but I might have to get it from online (somewhere).


So after reading through the last few pages of this thread, I see that I wasn't the only one who had trouble finding the set in stores. It wasn't at my local Target or Best Buy and I ended up having to order it on the Target website, which I really didn't want to do because I didn't want to have to wait for it to show up. Thankfully my copy showed up on Monday and I've already watched the first disc (minus the Paris movie, which I'm going to watch later on). My college semester officially ends tomorrow so I'll be able to have a nice FOL marathon as a reward for surviving classes and exams :lol:.

And am I the only one who already wants to get seasons 5 and 6 on DVD? :lol:

"...And am I the only one who already wants to get seasons 5 and 6 on DVD?..." - I AM WITH YOU! Season 4 was good but Season 5 got better and Season 6 was pure 80's!!! :D I didn't buy Season 4 yet but I'm going to...I really want to find it in a store but I might have to get it from online (somewhere).

I highly recommend using amazon, good prices, free shipping over $25, and no tax (varies by state)...they have always been good to me and have even credited my account (without me asking) if the pre-order price drops before it ships.

I highly recommend using amazon, good prices, free shipping over $25, and no tax (varies by state)...they have always been good to me and have even credited my account (without me asking) if the pre-order price drops before it ships.


Have you tried Barnes and Noble. That's where I found My Season 4 Set.

Have you tried Barnes and Noble. That's where I found My Season 4 Set.


I am going to try to make it their tomorrow. In the past, I have had a lot of luck with them with DVDs as well as countless other products!

I ordered mine from Amazon. Couldn't find it at Target nor Barnes and Noble (wtf?!).

"...And am I the only one who already wants to get seasons 5 and 6 on DVD?..." - I AM WITH YOU! Season 4 was good but Season 5 got better and Season 6 was pure 80's!!! :D I didn't buy Season 4 yet but I'm going to...I really want to find it in a store but I might have to get it from online (somewhere).

Yeah Seasons 5 & 6 are my favorite seasons too. Can't wait for those to come out.

I have a strong feeling that Shout! will keep releasing the series, but as part of the Shout! Select program (which means available only through Shout!'s website)--they have done this for with Mr. Belvedere s4, Room 222 s2 and now Simon and Simon s5.