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hoosierelvisfan · 06-20-2005, 08:23 AM

I'm kind of surprised after coming here that nobody posted this info yet but TVShowsOnDVD.com posted last week that a special dvd will feature Welcome Back Kotter and it will be available soon at Best Buy. It won't be a season release or anything but I think that it will have four episodes, I think. Anyway, it's better than nothing. The thing that kind of get's me irritated is that Best Buy has an "exclusive" on this disc . . . at least for the time being . . . . and they are charging 15 bucks for it but the other discs in the series (e.g., F-Troop, Cheyenne, etc) will only cost 9.97 SRP. So, i.e., Best Buy is gonna charge 5 dollars extra for this disc. I mean the dvd may be available for less money later on. But it sounds like if you want to get this disc now, you have to go to Best Buy and you need to pay the price they are asking. Kind of sux, if you ask me.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

hoosierelvisfan · 06-20-2005, 08:32 AM

6/17/2005

Warner Bros has announced their "Television Favorites" collection, which includes a gathering of episodes from some of your favorite shows. Each disc carries a suggested retail price of $9.97, and will be available on September 27. We hope to have episode titles later today, which will be in separate news postings associated with the shows.

Note that the first title, The Dukes of Hazzard, should be the same item we reported on in a Mid-April story, but in a re-designed cover. The version with the cover shown previously is already available as a Wal-Mart exclusive, but the repackaged version should be available elsewhere in September. Here are the covers (the Maverick release looks to be the identical one we told you about in May):

hoosierelvisfan · 06-20-2005, 08:33 AM

Welcome Back, Kotter - Television Favorites: Best Buy Exclusive
Posted by Gord Lacey
6/18/2005

Back in April we posted news that Welcome Back, Kotter would be released under the "Television Favorites" banner, and would include a few episodes from the series, and yesterday we posted news about 5 other "Television Favorites" releases, but Kotter wasn't among them. We had a few readers email us to ask why Kotter wasn't among them; it's a Best Buy exclusive title.

Best Buy will have this title in stores on June 28, just a few weeks away, and they're already taking preorders for the disc on their site. They're selling this title for $14.95, which is $5 more than the other "Television Favorites" titles Warner announced yesterday. We know that Best Buy will have an exclusive selling period of a few months for these "exclusive" titles, so it's conceivable that Welcome Back, Kotter could be release to retail on September 28th, but Warner Bros didn't want to announce it just before it goes on sale at Best Buy, and may do so at a later date. That's pure speculation on our part, but it seems to make sense. It's likely this release will contain 6 episodes of the show, and come in somewhere around 150 mins.

hoosierelvisfan · 06-20-2005, 08:35 AM

Note: It might be a six episode disc instead of four episodes. Not too sure. I thought I had read that it was only four episodes but if the disc is around 150 minutes roughly that would be more than just four episodes.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

vashti1999 · 06-20-2005, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by hoosierelvisfan

I'm kind of surprised after coming here that nobody posted this info yet

It's been mentioned, in this thread.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoosierelvisfan

I'm kind of surprised after coming here that nobody posted this info yet but TVShowsOnDVD.com posted last week that a special dvd will feature Welcome Back Kotter and it will be available soon at Best Buy. It won't be a season release or anything but I think that it will have four episodes, I think. Anyway, it's better than nothing. The thing that kind of get's me irritated is that Best Buy has an "exclusive" on this disc . . . at least for the time being . . . . and they are charging 15 bucks for it but the other discs in the series (e.g., F-Troop, Cheyenne, etc) will only cost 9.97 SRP. So, i.e., Best Buy is gonna charge 5 dollars extra for this disc. I mean the dvd may be available for less money later on. But it sounds like if you want to get this disc now, you have to go to Best Buy and you need to pay the price they are asking. Kind of sux, if you ask me.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

Buying a DVD titled the Best of a Certain Show is a waste of my time and Money

dlemond · 06-20-2005, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Buying a DVD titled the Best of a Certain Show is a waste of my time and Money

I agree.... BUT... if sells well there will be season sets released.

I might have to buck up for this though it is against my principles.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlemond

I agree.... BUT... if sells well there will be season sets released.

I might have to buck up for this though it is against my principles.

But it shouldn;t just be a 4 ep best of DVD. The first season of WBK was a Hit and it should be released on DVD.

seventies_sitcoms · 06-20-2005, 01:49 PM

I hate "Best of..." compilations. To me that means there are no plans to release DVD season sets. Look at what Universal did to the Incredible Hulk!

dlemond · 06-20-2005, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

But it shouldn;t just be a 4 ep best of DVD. The first season of WBK was a Hit and it should be released on DVD.

I agree.

But the point is these people in charge are idiots.
They can't even fathom that people will hold off buying this in favor of season sets. They just don't get it.

They are looking at desperation, and making a stand and not buying the dvd will not help the future of this show on dvd.

TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlemond

I agree.

But the point is these people in charge are idiots.
They can't even fathom that people will hold off buying this in favor of season sets. They just don't get it.

They are looking at desperation, and making a stand and not buying the dvd will not help the future of this show on dvd.

The only thing 4 eps would do is TEASE the hell out of me-lol

dlemond · 06-20-2005, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

The only thing 4 eps would do is TEASE the hell out of me-lol

But if we all bought it and were assured season sets (because of the interest showed in buying the crappy best of)... I could kinda live with it.

But if there are no plans for season sets, then F them big time.

Trishalla · 06-20-2005, 05:17 PM

I posted a long time ago when the news first came out some months ago

robyrob · 06-20-2005, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlemond

I agree.

But the point is these people in charge are idiots.
They can't even fathom that people will hold off buying this in favor of season sets. They just don't get it.

They are looking at desperation, and making a stand and not buying the dvd will not help the future of this show on dvd.

the only way that i would feel good about getting it would be if they offered a rebate for the first season with it... i'd rather put up the $30-40 to pre-order the first season NOW than get the best of disk.

that said, i still don't know if i will get this or not

TVFactFan · 06-20-2005, 07:36 PM

If they were going to do a best of WBK it could have atleast been 10 eps. FOUR???-lol

06-20-2005, 08:23 AM	#1
hoosierelvisfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Location: I do not like TV Land any longer!!!!! Posts: 467	Special 4 episode disc available soon . . . I'm kind of surprised after coming here that nobody posted this info yet but TVShowsOnDVD.com posted last week that a special dvd will feature Welcome Back Kotter and it will be available soon at Best Buy. It won't be a season release or anything but I think that it will have four episodes, I think. Anyway, it's better than nothing. The thing that kind of get's me irritated is that Best Buy has an "exclusive" on this disc . . . at least for the time being . . . . and they are charging 15 bucks for it but the other discs in the series (e.g., F-Troop, Cheyenne, etc) will only cost 9.97 SRP. So, i.e., Best Buy is gonna charge 5 dollars extra for this disc. I mean the dvd may be available for less money later on. But it sounds like if you want to get this disc now, you have to go to Best Buy and you need to pay the price they are asking. Kind of sux, if you ask me. Signed, Respectfully, Dutch
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06-20-2005, 08:32 AM	#2
hoosierelvisfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Location: I do not like TV Land any longer!!!!! Posts: 467	Here's the First Release posted on TVShowsOnDVD.com 6/17/2005 Warner Bros has announced their "Television Favorites" collection, which includes a gathering of episodes from some of your favorite shows. Each disc carries a suggested retail price of $9.97, and will be available on September 27. We hope to have episode titles later today, which will be in separate news postings associated with the shows. Note that the first title, The Dukes of Hazzard, should be the same item we reported on in a Mid-April story, but in a re-designed cover. The version with the cover shown previously is already available as a Wal-Mart exclusive, but the repackaged version should be available elsewhere in September. Here are the covers (the Maverick release looks to be the identical one we told you about in May):

06-20-2005, 08:33 AM	#3
hoosierelvisfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Location: I do not like TV Land any longer!!!!! Posts: 467	Here's the Release Posted about WBK at BestBuy Welcome Back, Kotter - Television Favorites: Best Buy Exclusive Posted by Gord Lacey 6/18/2005 Back in April we posted news that Welcome Back, Kotter would be released under the "Television Favorites" banner, and would include a few episodes from the series, and yesterday we posted news about 5 other "Television Favorites" releases, but Kotter wasn't among them. We had a few readers email us to ask why Kotter wasn't among them; it's a Best Buy exclusive title. Best Buy will have this title in stores on June 28, just a few weeks away, and they're already taking preorders for the disc on their site. They're selling this title for $14.95, which is $5 more than the other "Television Favorites" titles Warner announced yesterday. We know that Best Buy will have an exclusive selling period of a few months for these "exclusive" titles, so it's conceivable that Welcome Back, Kotter could be release to retail on September 28th, but Warner Bros didn't want to announce it just before it goes on sale at Best Buy, and may do so at a later date. That's pure speculation on our part, but it seems to make sense. It's likely this release will contain 6 episodes of the show, and come in somewhere around 150 mins.

06-20-2005, 05:17 PM	#13
Trishalla Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 06, 2004 Posts: 185	I posted a long time ago when the news first came out some months ago
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06-20-2005, 08:35 AM	#4
hoosierelvisfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Location: I do not like TV Land any longer!!!!! Posts: 467	Note: It might be a six episode disc instead of four episodes. Not too sure. I thought I had read that it was only four episodes but if the disc is around 150 minutes roughly that would be more than just four episodes. Signed, Respectfully, Dutch

06-20-2005, 01:49 PM	#9
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	I hate "Best of..." compilations. To me that means there are no plans to release DVD season sets. Look at what Universal did to the Incredible Hulk!

06-20-2005, 07:36 PM	#15
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,057	If they were going to do a best of WBK it could have atleast been 10 eps. FOUR???-lol