stevearino
08-18-2018, 10:04 PM
FYI: The Following Message Below was sent by yours truly, Steve Arino, in the hopes of pursuading SHOUT! Factory to issue "Murphy Brown: The Complete Series" on DVD; the email was sent to Jordan Fields, Head of Acquisitions at SHOUT! Factory.
Dear Jordan,
I have a proposal for SHOUT! Factory: as I'm sure you're aware, CBS is reviving "Murphy Brown" next month as a part of its Fall 2018 schedule.
That being said, in commemoration of that, combined with its impending 30th Anniversary since the original series' debut, I suggest that SHOUT! Factory make a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for SHOUT! to issue, for the first time ever on DVD, "Murphy Brown: The Complete Series," all 247 episodes from the original 10-year run of the hit '80s sitcom "Murphy Brown" complete, uncut, and unedited, as originally broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
Created by Diane English, "Murphy Brown" originally aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 - May 18, 1998 and starred Candy Bergen as the title character of Murphy Brown, the veteran star reporter of the fictional F.Y.I. Newsmagazine series based in Washington, D.C. airing Wednesday nights at 10 P.M.
Joining Candy in the "Murphy Brown" cast were, among many others, character actor Charlie Kimbrough as Jim Dial, the stuffy anchorman on "F.Y.I."; Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood, a former Miss America who initially filled in for Murphy while Murphy spent a month at Betty Ford Clinic in Rehab--only to join Frank, Jim and Murphy permanently at the start of the series; and Grant Shaud as Miles Silverberg, the new Executive Producer of "F.Y.I.," replacing the longtime recently-retired Exec Producer, Arvid (played in a flashback sequence by character actor James Karen).
After Miles left "F.Y.I." (as did Grant Shaud leaving "Murphy Brown" for further career opportunities), Lily Tomlin joined the cast as new Executive Producer Kay Sheply, formerly a producer of network TV game shows.
For the first 8 years, Pat Corley appeared as Phil, the know-it-all bartender and proprietor of the local Bar and Grill, known adeptly as Phil's; after he left, with his character killed off (or so viewers thought), his son, Phil, Jr. (character actor Pat Finn, not to be confused with the same-named TV game show host), inherited his old man's business.
Rounding out the original cast was Bob Pastorelli as Murphy's house painter (and eventually Nanny to her son Avery) Eldin Bernecky, the character of whom was written out as having studied professional painting in Spain.
After 10 seasons, Candy Bergen and Diane English mutually decided to end "Murphy Brown," with the hour-long Series Finale telecast on May 18, 1998.
In the Finale, after a year-long Battle with Breast Cancer, Murphy got a Clean Bill of Health; Eldin returned to help Murphy raise Avery once again, 4 years after his initial departure; and cameos abounded, ranging from (among many others) George Clooney, Julia Roberts and, posthumously, Edward R. Murrow; Alan King also appeared as God in an interview Murphy gave while undergoing treatment for Breast Cancer while having a Hallucination.
Many real-life Journalists appeared as themselves in guest appearances during the show's original 10-year run--among them Linda Ellerbee, Joan Lunden, and Connie Chung to name 3 examples.
Tentatively, SHOUT! Factory shall issue a Complete Series Boxset of "Murphy Brown: The Complete Series" just in time for its 30th Anniversary Week, with a Perfect Date for release being November 13, 2018 at a cost of $59.99 wherever DVDs are sold--and for those who can't afford the set, all 10 seasons shall be released in individual DVD season sets (including the first, originally released by Warner Bros. in February 2005) at a cost of only $9.99 wherever DVDs are sold, with the first season issued the same day as the Complete Series boxset and the other 9 seasons issued monthly afterwards for the remainder of the next year.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino
Dear Jordan,
I have a proposal for SHOUT! Factory: as I'm sure you're aware, CBS is reviving "Murphy Brown" next month as a part of its Fall 2018 schedule.
That being said, in commemoration of that, combined with its impending 30th Anniversary since the original series' debut, I suggest that SHOUT! Factory make a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for SHOUT! to issue, for the first time ever on DVD, "Murphy Brown: The Complete Series," all 247 episodes from the original 10-year run of the hit '80s sitcom "Murphy Brown" complete, uncut, and unedited, as originally broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
Created by Diane English, "Murphy Brown" originally aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 - May 18, 1998 and starred Candy Bergen as the title character of Murphy Brown, the veteran star reporter of the fictional F.Y.I. Newsmagazine series based in Washington, D.C. airing Wednesday nights at 10 P.M.
Joining Candy in the "Murphy Brown" cast were, among many others, character actor Charlie Kimbrough as Jim Dial, the stuffy anchorman on "F.Y.I."; Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood, a former Miss America who initially filled in for Murphy while Murphy spent a month at Betty Ford Clinic in Rehab--only to join Frank, Jim and Murphy permanently at the start of the series; and Grant Shaud as Miles Silverberg, the new Executive Producer of "F.Y.I.," replacing the longtime recently-retired Exec Producer, Arvid (played in a flashback sequence by character actor James Karen).
After Miles left "F.Y.I." (as did Grant Shaud leaving "Murphy Brown" for further career opportunities), Lily Tomlin joined the cast as new Executive Producer Kay Sheply, formerly a producer of network TV game shows.
For the first 8 years, Pat Corley appeared as Phil, the know-it-all bartender and proprietor of the local Bar and Grill, known adeptly as Phil's; after he left, with his character killed off (or so viewers thought), his son, Phil, Jr. (character actor Pat Finn, not to be confused with the same-named TV game show host), inherited his old man's business.
Rounding out the original cast was Bob Pastorelli as Murphy's house painter (and eventually Nanny to her son Avery) Eldin Bernecky, the character of whom was written out as having studied professional painting in Spain.
After 10 seasons, Candy Bergen and Diane English mutually decided to end "Murphy Brown," with the hour-long Series Finale telecast on May 18, 1998.
In the Finale, after a year-long Battle with Breast Cancer, Murphy got a Clean Bill of Health; Eldin returned to help Murphy raise Avery once again, 4 years after his initial departure; and cameos abounded, ranging from (among many others) George Clooney, Julia Roberts and, posthumously, Edward R. Murrow; Alan King also appeared as God in an interview Murphy gave while undergoing treatment for Breast Cancer while having a Hallucination.
Many real-life Journalists appeared as themselves in guest appearances during the show's original 10-year run--among them Linda Ellerbee, Joan Lunden, and Connie Chung to name 3 examples.
Tentatively, SHOUT! Factory shall issue a Complete Series Boxset of "Murphy Brown: The Complete Series" just in time for its 30th Anniversary Week, with a Perfect Date for release being November 13, 2018 at a cost of $59.99 wherever DVDs are sold--and for those who can't afford the set, all 10 seasons shall be released in individual DVD season sets (including the first, originally released by Warner Bros. in February 2005) at a cost of only $9.99 wherever DVDs are sold, with the first season issued the same day as the Complete Series boxset and the other 9 seasons issued monthly afterwards for the remainder of the next year.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino