I got this from http://www.thefutoncritic.com/

Monday, April 7, 2003 - 10:14 AM
NBC Enterprises Pacts to Bring 10 Series to DVD
By Brian Ford Sullivan


CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- NBC Enterprises plans to bring 10 of its series to DVD by the end of 2003 as the network has signed distribution deals with MGM, Lions Gate, A&E Home Video, Starlight Home Entertainment and Imavision Direct.

Lions Gate will distribute the bulk of NBC Enterprises' releases, with "Will & Grace: The Complete First Season" hitting stores on August 12 as well as the retail debut of the limited series "Kingpin" on July 22. (NBC Enterprises had previously offered the product only on its ShopNBC.com web site.) Following those two releases will be "Saved by the Bell: The Complete First and Second Seasons" on September 2.

The company will also be behind a host of "Saturday Night Live" releases including a five-disc 25th anniversary set in July. Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Molly Shannon will also get their own "spotlight" releases that month as well as re-issues of the Time Life Video showcases of Chris Farley, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey.

Other distribution deals in the works:

-- A&E Home Video is set to release "Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete First and Second Seasons" on May 27 while the company will also be behind "Profiler: The Complete First Season" in June.

-- Canadian-based Imavision Direct will release complete seasons of the beloved 1974-83 series "Little House on the Prairie" later this year. A portion of series' run had previously been released in non-season format on DVD.

-- MGM Home Entertainment will be behind the DVD bow of the network's telefilm "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie," also later this year.

-- NBC Enterprises plans to issue "Providence: The Complete First Season" through a yet-to-be-announced distributor in October.

-- Also in October, episodes of the syndicated home improvement series "Rebecca's Garden" will be released by Starlight Home Entertainment.

More announcements are expected in the coming weeks as NBC is in talks with such companies as Artisan Entertainment to distribute even more product. Among the possible titles: "Crossing Jordan," "Ed" and "The Pretender."

if this is true, i am very happy. I wonder if Ericka sent in her petition? Everyone go buy them. I know i will. :)

YAY!!! I hope its true.

Thanks for posting! :)

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
YAY!!! I hope its true.

Thanks for posting! :)

Yeah; I hope it's true too.

No problem!

I just got an e-mail from TVShowsOnDVD.com, and all I can say is...YAY!! I know we can still see episodes on TBS but I'd love to have them on DVD with their original opening credits and such :)

what did the original opening credits look like? I knew that they had to be different because for example on a season 1 episode they would show a clip from a season 3 episode in the opening credits.

Originally posted by Buddy Hodges
what did the original opening credits look like? I knew that they had to be different because for example on a season 1 episode they would show a clip from a season 3 episode in the opening credits.

Gosh, it's been so long since the original run I don't remember, lol. but I know the opening credits had to be different since the ones that are on TBS episodes show clips from various seasons.

What season was Leah Remini on the show?

I know it was 91 but what season would that be?

Originally posted by vhshunter
What season was Leah Remini on the show?

I know it was 91 but what season would that be?

I believe she was on during season 3.

This is like the best news ever . I hope they have commentary and bloopers!

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=401

Thanks to PaulP, who alerted us to an update to DVDProfiler. This new profile is for Saved By The Bell: The First Two Seasons. It shows the following specs for this release:


Running Time: 792 min.
DVD Release: 9/2/2003
Case Type: Custom
Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $49.99

Season 1 - Good Morning, Miss Bliss
1. Summer Love (30-Nov-1988)
2. Love Letters (07-Dec-1988)
3. Wall Street (14-Dec-1988)
4. Leaping to Conclusions (21-Dec-1988)
5. Parents and Teachers (28-Dec-1988)
6. The Showdown (04-Jan-1989)
7. Save the Last Dance for Me (04-Feb-1989)
8. The Boy Who Cried Rat (11-Feb-1988)
9. Let's Get Together (18-Feb-1989)
10. Practical Jokes (25-Feb-1989)
11. Stevie (04-Mar-1989)
12. Clubs and Cliques (11-Mar-1989)
13. The Mentor (18-Mar-1989)

Season 2 - Saved By The Bell
1. King of the Hill (09-Dec-1989)
2. Fatal Distraction ( 09-Sep-1989)
3. Screech's Woman (16-Sep-1989)
4. The Gift (08-Sep-1989)
5. The Lisa Card (28-Aug-1989)
6. The Election (18-Nov-1989)
7. Aloha, Slater (23-Sep-1989)
8. Dancing to the Max (20-Aug-1989)
9. The Substitute (30-Sep-1989)
10. Cream for a Day (07-Oct-1989)
11. The Mamas and the Papas (11-Nov-1989)
12. The Babysitters (01-Dec-1990)
13. Pinned to the Mat (14-Oct-1989)
14. Beauty and the Screech (21-Oct-1989)
15. The Zack Tapes (02-Dec-1989)
16. The Friendship Business (04-Nov-1989)
17. Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind (23-Nov-1990)
18. Slater's Friend (28-Nov-1992)
19. Save That Tiger (16-Dec-1989)
20. Screech's Birthday (14-Nov-1992)

Features:

Scene Access
Deleted Scenes
'Making Of' Documentary
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

English: DD 2

...And if that wasn't enough, they have front and back cover art as well:

http://tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news/SavedByTheBell_S1S2.jpg

Aren't four of those episodes from some of the last three seasons......?

Originally posted by GoldenFamilyTies
Aren't four of those episodes from some of the last three seasons......?

It does look that way... But maybe it goes in production order and NBC just aired them out of order, thus putting them in the wrong season? They did that with California Dreams.

Originally posted by GoldenFamilyTies
Aren't four of those episodes from some of the last three seasons......?

TVSHOWSONDVD.COM has just posted a message that the specs for this set is false:

News Item Removed - 9:40 AM 4/22/2003
After checking with Lions Gate Entertainment regarding the "Saved By The Bell" information which found on DVD Profiler, it was determined that the information was false. The news item has been removed in order to minimize the spread of the wrong information. When we hear official specs from Lions Gate we will post them. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Are they referring to all of the SBTB on DVD news, or just the recent news posted by PaulP?

BTW, I wonder why they are including the spin-offs as seasons of the original series?

In that case:

Season 1: 8th grade- GMMB eps.
Season 2: 9th grade
Season 3: 10th grade
Season 4: 11th grade
Season 5: 12th grade
Season 6: College freshmen year- College Years

Interesting.

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=459

After some previous confusion (http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=405) about the upcoming Saved By The Bell - Seasons 1 & 2 DVD release, Lions Gate has come forth with the official information!

For five seasons on NBC (1989-1993), Saved By The Bell followed the adventures and misadventures of six students and their principal at Bayside High School. Zack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), the cool preppy, Slater (Mario Lopez), the good-looking athlete, Screech (Dustin Diamond), the lovable nerd, Lisa (Lark Voorhies), the gossip queen, Kelly (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), the cheerleader, and Jessie (Elizabeth Berkley), the honor student. With Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins) keeping a watchful eye, the students of Bayside tackled topics ranging from popularity and the prom to death and drug use.

Pricing, running time, and exact list of episodes are not available yet (don't, however, count on "Miss Bliss"). A September 2nd release date is mentioned, though. Also included is the cover art:

News Graphic

http://tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news/SavedByTheBellDVDs.jpg

Our thanks to Tony and Luke for the help!

I hated the Good Morning Miss Bliss Years but I will still be getting it since it would sound stupid if I get Season 2 and never buy Season 1. It's good to hear that it's coming out, I hope the College years will come out, those was the BEST!

I received this e-mail:

Hi-
Just letting you know that SAVED BY THE BELL VOL. 1 (SEASON 1&2) is COMING TO DVD ON 9/2/03. You can PREORDER TODAY -
http://www.lionsgatefilms.com/dnm/profile.html?pid=IN-T-00822
If you would like more links, banners, exclusive clips and promotional information for your SBTB fansite, please contact: lionsgatehv@lgecorp.com
Thanks,
Lorene