Jeffersons 3rd Season DVDs

[tdubel]

Since Solomon was successful in getting an answer on Jeffersons with Sony, we should continually ask about the other comedies, ie the Sanford & Son Spinoffs - Sanford, Sanford Arms and Grady. They are all owned by Columbia Tristar(Sony), they just might not realize there is a market for the spinoffs!!!! I believe they also own the other short lived series Baby I'M Back and New Odd Couple. What a great feat that would be to get them to dig this stuff out of their vaults, would be easy money for the studios and easily affordable dvd sets for the consumers.

Just some thoughts,
Tom D.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by tdubel
Since Solomon was successful in getting an answer on Jeffersons with Sony, we should continually ask about the other comedies, ie the Sanford & Son Spinoffs - Sanford, Sanford Arms and Grady. They are all owned by Columbia Tristar(Sony), they just might not realize there is a market for the spinoffs!!!! I believe they also own the other short lived series Baby I'M Back and New Odd Couple. What a great feat that would be to get them to dig this stuff out of their vaults, would be easy money for the studios and easily affordable dvd sets for the consumers.

Just some thoughts,
Tom D.

I think Sanford Arms would have to be combined with the 6th season of Sanford and Son since it was a continuation of the series. I think we both know that Sanford Arms would not sell on it's own-lol

[Lady T]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I think Sanford Arms would have to be combined with the 6th season of Sanford and Son since it was a continuation of the series. I think we both know that Sanford Arms would not sell on it's own-lol

That would had rocked, if that were to be the case, but unfortunately...Sanford Arms is not going to be included on the 6th season DVD

[robby76]

So when can we expect the Third Season on DVD? This is the one I've been waiting to buy... cause I feel the show should've got underway by season 3.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by robby76
So when can we expect the Third Season on DVD? This is the one I've been waiting to buy... cause I feel the show should've got underway by season 3.

I just keep hearing early 2005 which is February or March

[barwars]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I just keep hearing early 2005 which is February or March

Or January?!


Here's a USA Today article that mentions The Jeffersons as a "pretty good success" (in terms of DVD sales)....


TV shows rerun profitably on DVD
By Mike Snider, USA TODAY



That the Seinfeld gang of Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine would end up on DVD was only a matter of time, but Raj, Dwayne and Rerun?

The 28-year-old urban comedy that aired for three seasons on ABC, What's Happening!! wouldn't seem to be a title on the must-list to be turned into a series of DVDs. (Related story: Old TV shows never die...)

But Columbia TriStar knew that there were thousands of fans of the series who were interested in having it on DVD, based on responses to a poll taken on the Sony Pictures home video Web site.

"We had released Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons to pretty good success," says Benjamin Feingold, president of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. "I thought it was the next thing in our library that needed to come out."

Since its release in February, What's Happening!! — The Complete First Season DVD has sold about 100,000 copies — not as much as Sanford and Son or the millions that Seinfeld is expected to sell when it is released Nov. 23. But it was profitable enough that two weeks ago, the studio released the What's Happening!! second-season DVD set (three discs, $30).


"Television on DVD is probably the fastest-growing segment of the industry," says Ken Graffeo of Universal Studios Home Video. "There are a lot more releases, and retail is putting more emphasis on them."

Retailers from Best Buy to Wal-Mart are increasing the amount of shelf space dedicated to TV DVD product.

Several factors explain the expanding wave of TV DVDs:

•Fans are demanding titles, even of cult hits. Since the onset of DVD, studios have been besieged by die-hard fans who want to add collections of shows like the sci-fi series Sliders and Tales of the Unexpected and the satirical cop comedy Sledge Hammer! to their DVD stashes. "A lot of it has been requests coming from consumers," Graffeo says of the Sliders release. "What we have done is really line up what we have fielded out to be the most popular shows consumers have asked for."

•DVDs can help sell TV shows and movies. For the release of the '70s series Starsky & Hutch, Warner Home Video released the first season on DVD the same week in March that the feature film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson opened. The TV series' second-season DVD coincided with the movie's DVD release.

"We don't know how many fans there were wanting Starsky & Hutch (the TV series on DVD), but all of a sudden you do a movie and millions of people see it and some say, 'That movie is great, I'll go get the DVD (of the series),' " says Don Rosenberg, publisher of Video Store Magazine.

Meanwhile, Universal released American Dreams — Season One Extended Edition on Sept. 7 just before the new season began "because that is when momentum is there," Graffeo says.

Fox is hoping to boost the audience for its Emmy-winning series Arrested Development by releasing a collection of the first season's episodes on Tuesday (three discs, $40) The new season premieres Nov. 7.

The approach has worked for Fox before. In September 2002, two weeks before the second-season premiere of 24, Fox released the first season on DVD. "When the show launched, its second-season ratings were up," Fox's Steven Feldstein says.

•There's a reason they call it classic TV. Beloved series such as Sanford and Son, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days hold up well against today's programming.

And a time-tested TV series already has "a core audience," Feingold says. "In the case of Sanford and Son, it's a piece of cultural history. These days, there's a shortage of African-American programming in general."

Even obscure series are finding an audience on DVD. Take the '90s late-night comedy series Mr. Show.

The show's co-hosts, David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, were met with fans begging for the show on DVD while on a promotional tour for the book Mr. Show: What Happened?, written by Odenkirk's wife, Naomi.

"There is a fanatical Mr. Show fan base, and if we get the product in the right place and market it in the right way, they will buy it," says Cynthia Rhea, senior vice president of marketing for HBO Video.

But Rhea worries that TV DVDs might become "too much of a good thing. I fear there will be some process of natural selection."

As TV DVDs have proven successful, the inevitable hurdles have arisen. The arrival of Seinfeld on DVD —Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2 and Season 3 (four discs each, $50) in stores Nov. 23 — was complicated when co-stars demanded compensation for their work on DVD extras. Finally, the stars were cut in on a portion of DVD sales.

While studios deal with inevitable complications, creators of current series are looking to the future. American Dreams executive producer Jonathan Prince re-edited the shows for DVD to include entire musical performances of acts such as Usher. Now in stores, the $90 DVD has extras that include original clips from Dick Clark's American Bandstand. "You actually have hard-core black-and-white footage that hasn't been seen," Prince says.

TV producers have to start considering both markets, Prince says. "We have to start shooting shows differently because DVDs will be an important part of the market."

• Contributing: Thomas K. Arnold

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by barwars
Or January?!


Here's a USA Today article that mentions The Jeffersons as a "pretty good success" (in terms of DVD sales)....


TV shows rerun profitably on DVD
By Mike Snider, USA TODAY



That the Seinfeld gang of Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine would end up on DVD was only a matter of time, but Raj, Dwayne and Rerun?

The 28-year-old urban comedy that aired for three seasons on ABC, What's Happening!! wouldn't seem to be a title on the must-list to be turned into a series of DVDs. (Related story: Old TV shows never die...)

But Columbia TriStar knew that there were thousands of fans of the series who were interested in having it on DVD, based on responses to a poll taken on the Sony Pictures home video Web site.

"We had released Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons to pretty good success," says Benjamin Feingold, president of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. "I thought it was the next thing in our library that needed to come out."

Since its release in February, What's Happening!! — The Complete First Season DVD has sold about 100,000 copies — not as much as Sanford and Son or the millions that Seinfeld is expected to sell when it is released Nov. 23. But it was profitable enough that two weeks ago, the studio released the What's Happening!! second-season DVD set (three discs, $30).


"Television on DVD is probably the fastest-growing segment of the industry," says Ken Graffeo of Universal Studios Home Video. "There are a lot more releases, and retail is putting more emphasis on them."

Retailers from Best Buy to Wal-Mart are increasing the amount of shelf space dedicated to TV DVD product.

Several factors explain the expanding wave of TV DVDs:

•Fans are demanding titles, even of cult hits. Since the onset of DVD, studios have been besieged by die-hard fans who want to add collections of shows like the sci-fi series Sliders and Tales of the Unexpected and the satirical cop comedy Sledge Hammer! to their DVD stashes. "A lot of it has been requests coming from consumers," Graffeo says of the Sliders release. "What we have done is really line up what we have fielded out to be the most popular shows consumers have asked for."

•DVDs can help sell TV shows and movies. For the release of the '70s series Starsky & Hutch, Warner Home Video released the first season on DVD the same week in March that the feature film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson opened. The TV series' second-season DVD coincided with the movie's DVD release.

"We don't know how many fans there were wanting Starsky & Hutch (the TV series on DVD), but all of a sudden you do a movie and millions of people see it and some say, 'That movie is great, I'll go get the DVD (of the series),' " says Don Rosenberg, publisher of Video Store Magazine.

Meanwhile, Universal released American Dreams — Season One Extended Edition on Sept. 7 just before the new season began "because that is when momentum is there," Graffeo says.

Fox is hoping to boost the audience for its Emmy-winning series Arrested Development by releasing a collection of the first season's episodes on Tuesday (three discs, $40) The new season premieres Nov. 7.

The approach has worked for Fox before. In September 2002, two weeks before the second-season premiere of 24, Fox released the first season on DVD. "When the show launched, its second-season ratings were up," Fox's Steven Feldstein says.

•There's a reason they call it classic TV. Beloved series such as Sanford and Son, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days hold up well against today's programming.

And a time-tested TV series already has "a core audience," Feingold says. "In the case of Sanford and Son, it's a piece of cultural history. These days, there's a shortage of African-American programming in general."

Even obscure series are finding an audience on DVD. Take the '90s late-night comedy series Mr. Show.

The show's co-hosts, David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, were met with fans begging for the show on DVD while on a promotional tour for the book Mr. Show: What Happened?, written by Odenkirk's wife, Naomi.

"There is a fanatical Mr. Show fan base, and if we get the product in the right place and market it in the right way, they will buy it," says Cynthia Rhea, senior vice president of marketing for HBO Video.

But Rhea worries that TV DVDs might become "too much of a good thing. I fear there will be some process of natural selection."

As TV DVDs have proven successful, the inevitable hurdles have arisen. The arrival of Seinfeld on DVD —Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2 and Season 3 (four discs each, $50) in stores Nov. 23 — was complicated when co-stars demanded compensation for their work on DVD extras. Finally, the stars were cut in on a portion of DVD sales.

While studios deal with inevitable complications, creators of current series are looking to the future. American Dreams executive producer Jonathan Prince re-edited the shows for DVD to include entire musical performances of acts such as Usher. Now in stores, the $90 DVD has extras that include original clips from Dick Clark's American Bandstand. "You actually have hard-core black-and-white footage that hasn't been seen," Prince says.

TV producers have to start considering both markets, Prince says. "We have to start shooting shows differently because DVDs will be an important part of the market."

• Contributing: Thomas K. Arnold

I read that article, and it had nothing to do with the Jeffersons. The article was talking about how popular the What's Happening DVD has become since February 2004. Sold 100,000 Copies.

[barwars]

From the article....

"We had released Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons to pretty good success," says Benjamin Feingold, president of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by barwars
From the article....

"We had released Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons to pretty good success," says Benjamin Feingold, president of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Benjamin Feingold made a mistake. He meant to say Sanfrd and Son and Good Times

[barwars]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Benjamin Feingold made a mistake. He meant to say Sanfrd and Son and Good Times

How do you know??




That's right.... you don't.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by barwars
How do you know??




That's right.... you don't.

Because Sanford and Son and Good Times both had 2 releases in 2004, the Jeffersons had 0 releases. That's how i know.