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studd911 · 10-08-2014, 09:07 PM

im am very proud of shout factory of making the effort on bringing us WKRP and I give the credit for letting us know that they did their best to get all of the original music but they were honest by letting us no that they did try to get as much music as they could wherefore other studios wouldn't

bmasters9 · 10-29-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by studd911

im am very proud of shout factory of making the effort on bringing us WKRP and I give the credit for letting us know that they did their best to get all of the original music but they were honest by letting us no that they did try to get as much music as they could wherefore other studios wouldn't

That's why I'm definitely going in for this release!

tlc38tlc38 · 11-07-2014, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bmasters9

That's why I'm definitely going in for this release!

I really want this release but other titles have taken top priority (The Jeffersons, FOL). I'll probably get around to buying the set in March or April '15.

I also respect Shout! for telling the truth about the music and for trying their best to clear as much music as possible. Shout! is a great company and I hope they stick around for a long time to come. Pretty much them and Time Life are our only hope for classic TV on DVD.

BigManMike · 11-07-2014, 11:20 PM

This sounds like a good set but I plan to get Facts of Life and Jeffersons first as well. The only big issue for me is I have read some reviews of this set on Amazon that say these DVDs are not closed captioned evn though the box has a CC bug on it. Has anyone on here noticed that issue? I'm not deaf and can hear alright but I prefer to have captions on my shows because it makes it easier for me to follow them. I may contact Shout about this issue and see what happened here. Whenever I get around to getting this one I will also buy a bootleg set of the New WKRP from ioffer to follow up to this one.

bmasters9 · 11-08-2014, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I really want this release but other titles have taken top priority (The Jeffersons, FOL). I'll probably get around to buying the set in March or April '15.

One other title has pushed WKRP to the back burner for me: the upcoming No. 3 and No. 4 releases of Hart to Hart from Shout! (third one of which I just purchased the other day through them).

tlc38tlc38 · 12-04-2014, 12:12 PM

Having never seen the show before I popped in disc 1 and started watching, I have to say this is a really great/funny/witty show. I don't regret buying it at all. One of the biggest advantages to having never seen the series before is not knowing when there's a music/scene edit.

But...and there is a but...I have to say that I thought the "Turkeys Away" episode is way overrated. Yes, it was funny but I didn't think it was any greater than the other episodes.

This show had such a talented ensemble cast.

bh7812 · 12-22-2014, 02:49 AM

Bought the box set last month...Id told myself it was gonna wait till next year but the show looked really cool so when I saw it for 90 bucks on Amazion I said why not? I've been watching through it the last few weeks...compared to All In The Family this took a lot less time to get through! I have just 8 episodes left, going to hopefully finish it tonight! The short version of my verdict on it is it's an excellent show any sitcom fan should see! Shout did an incredible job on the set, Sky high quality as usual. With just 4 seasons I was more comfortable buying this complete series set. I'm floored they cleared 85 percent of the music!!! What they couldn't get was extremely minimal and doesn't ruin the show at all. The ones they couldnt get were massive names and I understand the difficulty clearing those songs. But like with Wonder Years, the music is a huge part of the WKRP experience and without it it really takes away from it. It's IN and ABOUT a radio station after all so any full series rekease should be all or nothing...85 percent is definitely acceptable. With that said heres a little more detailed thoughts...

What I keep coming back to in my mind is just how cool and beat this show was! Who wouldn't want to work at a place like WKRP!? Being a dj always sounded like quite an interesting job to have and I actually did get to audition for one of the stations here in Chicago a few years back so I can relate to how big of a dream that is for some. Though not my biggest dream, it's something Id definitely do if I got the opportunity! The cast of characters is just so varied and wacky. There's always some shenanigan or another going on!

I love how the ststion is family owned and operated, not like now where it's one of a few media groups. It makes for a much closer group of people, and the ststion has its own character and identity. I love Mr. Carlson. Good guy that not only likes his employees but considers them family. He treats them like it, too. He's the kind of boss everyone dreams of. He doesn't reakiy know what's going on most of the time though and doesn't really find out until mid shenanigan or worse yet after. I think Gordon Jump did an outstanding job with the role. I'm glad he got to do that role. He seemed to truly enjoy it, you can tell

RIP Gordon, thanks for giving four years to that role!

I also really liked Andy Travis. Gary Sandy played his role well too, the character comes across as very real and genuine. His character has a very tough time being tough when he needs to be which is why the stunts pulled at the station get so far out of control. However he believes in his DJ's and he's right there standing up for them when they need him. So I guess it kind of balances out. It's an interesting character for a show not usually done.

Jennifer is one of those people getting by on her looks. In a lot of ways, during the series she has to learn a lot of the human abd personality parts of being human the hard way. She looks out for herself most of the time. Towards the end she opened up more but generally worried about and looked out for herself.

Bailey is a smart, sweet girl that comes across as likeable. Just on the whole Jennifer or Bailey question...my vote is for Bailey. More real and genuine thsn Jennifer for sure.

Herb...I'm not sure I like his character at all. In the beginning he's just an average ad salesman but as the series goes on he definiteiy gets more snaky, slimy, vindictive and not really a great guy. His being married but having an unhealthy obsession with Jennifer ain't sitting great with me either. I know Frank Bonner's name and I'm sure Ive seen some of his other work just didn't care for Herb.

Les...he starts out being quite a likeable nerd type but during the second half of the series be really turns into...I'm wanting to say quite the weirdo creep that looks like he's a few steps away from losing it completely. Kinda disappointed how his character evolved. The whole way through though he is dedicated to his job. Maybe too much. So he had that going at least!

Johnny..Howard Hesseman did outstanding, he hit the Bulls eye with the role!! He does a great job both with his character and playing a very believable DJ..very natural at it. Too many laugh out loud laugh yiur ass off moments thanks to him. Too many to count. I can't see anyone else having played the role honestly. That character is so out of it most of the time and doesn't know where he is really, lol it's great!

Venus...liked him too. Tim Reid did well and I'll especially remember the scene where he was trying to teach that kid physics, really well done scene.

Overall Id give the show an A. Had been wanting to see the whole thing for a while and it was worth every Penny! Can't recommend it enough. If you have the funds for it and keep going back and forth just get it! You'll be glad you did. Just hope shout will bring out New WKRP too.

BJBear86 · 01-05-2015, 01:51 AM

I watched the show some when I was high school (graduated in 1980) but have never seen it in reruns, so I don't recall the original music. I do plan on getting the box set since most of the music is intact and I'm sure there's a lot of things about the show that flew over my head as a teen that I can better appreciate now.

TMC · 08-15-2018, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dlemond

11 years ago on this site I asked why can't we get WKRP with original music if Freaks and Geeks (Shout!) could manage it. I never directly named Shout! at that time.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ad.php?t=75126

The original rights for music in the show were negotiated specifically for 'television broadcast' only. Any other media as VHS and later DVD box-sets weren that popular a thing at the time. When they came to reissue on tape all the artists would only license their tracks for insane amounts of money. So it was suddenly unfeasible to profit from the box set. Now any music licenses for TV etc. usually say for all media, in perpetuity.

10-08-2014, 09:07 PM	#31
studd911 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 21, 2004 Posts: 1,285	im am very proud of shout factory of making the effort on bringing us WKRP and I give the credit for letting us know that they did their best to get all of the original music but they were honest by letting us no that they did try to get as much music as they could wherefore other studios wouldn't

11-07-2014, 11:20 PM	#34
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,021	This sounds like a good set but I plan to get Facts of Life and Jeffersons first as well. The only big issue for me is I have read some reviews of this set on Amazon that say these DVDs are not closed captioned evn though the box has a CC bug on it. Has anyone on here noticed that issue? I'm not deaf and can hear alright but I prefer to have captions on my shows because it makes it easier for me to follow them. I may contact Shout about this issue and see what happened here. Whenever I get around to getting this one I will also buy a bootleg set of the New WKRP from ioffer to follow up to this one.

12-04-2014, 12:12 PM	#36
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,252	Having never seen the show before I popped in disc 1 and started watching, I have to say this is a really great/funny/witty show. I don't regret buying it at all. One of the biggest advantages to having never seen the series before is not knowing when there's a music/scene edit. But...and there is a but...I have to say that I thought the "Turkeys Away" episode is way overrated. Yes, it was funny but I didn't think it was any greater than the other episodes. This show had such a talented ensemble cast.

12-22-2014, 02:49 AM	#37
bh7812 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 272	Bought the box set last month...Id told myself it was gonna wait till next year but the show looked really cool so when I saw it for 90 bucks on Amazion I said why not? I've been watching through it the last few weeks...compared to All In The Family this took a lot less time to get through! I have just 8 episodes left, going to hopefully finish it tonight! The short version of my verdict on it is it's an excellent show any sitcom fan should see! Shout did an incredible job on the set, Sky high quality as usual. With just 4 seasons I was more comfortable buying this complete series set. I'm floored they cleared 85 percent of the music!!! What they couldn't get was extremely minimal and doesn't ruin the show at all. The ones they couldnt get were massive names and I understand the difficulty clearing those songs. But like with Wonder Years, the music is a huge part of the WKRP experience and without it it really takes away from it. It's IN and ABOUT a radio station after all so any full series rekease should be all or nothing...85 percent is definitely acceptable. With that said heres a little more detailed thoughts... What I keep coming back to in my mind is just how cool and beat this show was! Who wouldn't want to work at a place like WKRP!? Being a dj always sounded like quite an interesting job to have and I actually did get to audition for one of the stations here in Chicago a few years back so I can relate to how big of a dream that is for some. Though not my biggest dream, it's something Id definitely do if I got the opportunity! The cast of characters is just so varied and wacky. There's always some shenanigan or another going on! I love how the ststion is family owned and operated, not like now where it's one of a few media groups. It makes for a much closer group of people, and the ststion has its own character and identity. I love Mr. Carlson. Good guy that not only likes his employees but considers them family. He treats them like it, too. He's the kind of boss everyone dreams of. He doesn't reakiy know what's going on most of the time though and doesn't really find out until mid shenanigan or worse yet after. I think Gordon Jump did an outstanding job with the role. I'm glad he got to do that role. He seemed to truly enjoy it, you can tell RIP Gordon, thanks for giving four years to that role! I also really liked Andy Travis. Gary Sandy played his role well too, the character comes across as very real and genuine. His character has a very tough time being tough when he needs to be which is why the stunts pulled at the station get so far out of control. However he believes in his DJ's and he's right there standing up for them when they need him. So I guess it kind of balances out. It's an interesting character for a show not usually done. Jennifer is one of those people getting by on her looks. In a lot of ways, during the series she has to learn a lot of the human abd personality parts of being human the hard way. She looks out for herself most of the time. Towards the end she opened up more but generally worried about and looked out for herself. Bailey is a smart, sweet girl that comes across as likeable. Just on the whole Jennifer or Bailey question...my vote is for Bailey. More real and genuine thsn Jennifer for sure. Herb...I'm not sure I like his character at all. In the beginning he's just an average ad salesman but as the series goes on he definiteiy gets more snaky, slimy, vindictive and not really a great guy. His being married but having an unhealthy obsession with Jennifer ain't sitting great with me either. I know Frank Bonner's name and I'm sure Ive seen some of his other work just didn't care for Herb. Les...he starts out being quite a likeable nerd type but during the second half of the series be really turns into...I'm wanting to say quite the weirdo creep that looks like he's a few steps away from losing it completely. Kinda disappointed how his character evolved. The whole way through though he is dedicated to his job. Maybe too much. So he had that going at least! Johnny..Howard Hesseman did outstanding, he hit the Bulls eye with the role!! He does a great job both with his character and playing a very believable DJ..very natural at it. Too many laugh out loud laugh yiur ass off moments thanks to him. Too many to count. I can't see anyone else having played the role honestly. That character is so out of it most of the time and doesn't know where he is really, lol it's great! Venus...liked him too. Tim Reid did well and I'll especially remember the scene where he was trying to teach that kid physics, really well done scene. Overall Id give the show an A. Had been wanting to see the whole thing for a while and it was worth every Penny! Can't recommend it enough. If you have the funds for it and keep going back and forth just get it! You'll be glad you did. Just hope shout will bring out New WKRP too.

01-05-2015, 01:51 AM	#38
BJBear86 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2015 Location: New England Posts: 6	I watched the show some when I was high school (graduated in 1980) but have never seen it in reruns, so I don't recall the original music. I do plan on getting the box set since most of the music is intact and I'm sure there's a lot of things about the show that flew over my head as a teen that I can better appreciate now.