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tiero · 03-28-2008, 01:17 AM

Does anyone know anything about Seasons 3-8 of Diff'rent Strokes? I have tried calling Sony and even other places, no one seems to know anything

help please?

Robert 13 · 03-28-2008, 09:44 AM

I wish I could tell you I knew why they aren't releasing anymore seasons of DS. I've been waiting for them to continue All in the Family, The Facts Of Life, Hart to Hart, What's Happening Now!!, Hazel, Archie Bunker's Place... They own a lot of classic tv shows. However, I think people have lost interest in Sony releases. Even this message board isn't as active as it used to be. No releases...nothing to talk about. Their schedule should've been filled with follow-up seasons in the coming months. It's a shame that they are missing out on the opportunity to capitalize on what the fans want.

TV DVD Fan · 03-28-2008, 11:16 AM

Sony does fine releasing current shows: King of Queens, Seinfeld, etc. (The complete series for both are already out), but they just don't care about the classics. It'll be a two-year wait between releases for shows like ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS, and FACTS OF LIFE, which are all veritable classics, but crap like TIL DEATH and RULES OF ENGAGEMENT are out in a heartbeat.

friendsfan77 · 04-03-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert 13

I wish I could tell you I knew why they aren't releasing anymore seasons of DS. I've been waiting for them to continue All in the Family, The Facts Of Life, Hart to Hart, What's Happening Now!!, Hazel, Archie Bunker's Place... They own a lot of classic tv shows. However, I think people have lost interest in Sony releases. Even this message board isn't as active as it used to be. No releases...nothing to talk about. Their schedule should've been filled with follow-up seasons in the coming months. It's a shame that they are missing out on the opportunity to capitalize on what the fans want.

I agree, it's just BS. Diff'rent Strokes, Facts of Life, AITF, The Jeffersons... these were all popular shows and they still are today in reruns and they still have loyal fanbases. There's no reason why many of the shows on DVD today are seemingly abandoned.

Tubehead · 04-03-2008, 05:38 PM

i think different storks is coming to bet tv. might be this satuday i'm not sure.

friendsfan77 · 04-03-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

i think different storks is coming to bet tv. might be this satuday i'm not sure.

There's a marathon this Sunday but it airs regularly weekdays from 9-10 am ET. Right now they're towards the end of season 3.

robby76 · 04-03-2008, 09:09 PM

Us fans who don't live in the US never get a chance to see any re-runs, so we rely purely on Sony for their dvds!!! I'm waiting for Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes and The Jeffersons... and any other rare shows they have the rights to!

TVFactFan · 04-07-2008, 03:35 PM

It's good that BET picked up Diffrent strokes but it's still in a odd time slot(9am) which won;t help future DVD releases.

it's needs a evening time slot so it can gain a new fan base for the people who are under 22 and never seen the show

Pavan · 04-07-2008, 03:36 PM

Solomon, it will gain an additional slot on BET soon. More details tomorrow on the blog

waichingliu81 · 04-07-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by robby76

Us fans who don't live in the US never get a chance to see any re-runs, so we rely purely on Sony for their dvds!!! I'm waiting for Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes and The Jeffersons... and any other rare shows they have the rights to!

you hit the nail right on the head. i cannot believe that the likes of diff'rent strokes, the jeffersons haven't been released on dvd in the UK still. i do hope though that these shows are sold here in the not too distant future, even if not many people in britain have heard or seen them. i had to get my fix of DS, the jeffersons on you tube. also on my dvd wish list are hangin' with mr cooper, who's the boss? and family matters to name. there has to be someone representing sony in europe or the uk, who is responsible for the distribution rights of these shows, that we can contact via email about this situation

TVFactFan · 04-07-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Solomon, it will gain an additional slot on BET soon. More details tomorrow on the blog

Bout time, need some new comedy between 9pm and 11pm

Pavan · 04-07-2008, 07:36 PM

No way in that time period, Solomon. BET airs originals and stuff then.

TVFactFan · 04-07-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

No way in that time period, Solomon. BET airs originals and stuff then.

Well 7pm to 9pm is not bad either

JethroSimpson · 04-09-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

you hit the nail right on the head. i cannot believe that the likes of diff'rent strokes, the jeffersons haven't been released on dvd in the UK still. i do hope though that these shows are sold here in the not too distant future, even if not many people in britain have heard or seen them. i had to get my fix of DS, the jeffersons on you tube. also on my dvd wish list are hangin' with mr cooper, who's the boss? and family matters to name. there has to be someone representing sony in europe or the uk, who is responsible for the distribution rights of these shows, that we can contact via email about this situation

Sadly there's no way that most of those shows would ever be released in the UK because Sony would probably not think that there would be a wide enough audience. They've only just go around to releasing MArried with Children which was released in America years ago - and that was actually quite popular in the UK. The only one that is possible is Diff'rent Strokes - because it has quite a strong nostalgia following in the UK. But they would probably just issue season 1 and then stop.

waichingliu81 · 04-09-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JethroSimpson

Sadly there's no way that most of those shows would ever be released in the UK because Sony would probably not think that there would be a wide enough audience. They've only just go around to releasing MArried with Children which was released in America years ago - and that was actually quite popular in the UK. The only one that is possible is Diff'rent Strokes - because it has quite a strong nostalgia following in the UK. But they would probably just issue season 1 and then stop.

i saw married with children on dvd whilst i was in hmv last year before xmas. that show is still getting reruns on ITV4 i think today. as for diff'rent strokes, i know that trouble on sky are showing reruns too

03-28-2008, 01:17 AM	#1
tiero Member Forum Cub Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 2	Diff'rent Strokes Does anyone know anything about Seasons 3-8 of Diff'rent Strokes? I have tried calling Sony and even other places, no one seems to know anything help please?

03-28-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
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03-28-2008, 09:44 AM	#2
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	I wish I could tell you I knew why they aren't releasing anymore seasons of DS. I've been waiting for them to continue All in the Family, The Facts Of Life, Hart to Hart, What's Happening Now!!, Hazel, Archie Bunker's Place... They own a lot of classic tv shows. However, I think people have lost interest in Sony releases. Even this message board isn't as active as it used to be. No releases...nothing to talk about. Their schedule should've been filled with follow-up seasons in the coming months. It's a shame that they are missing out on the opportunity to capitalize on what the fans want.

04-03-2008, 05:38 PM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i think different storks is coming to bet tv. might be this satuday i'm not sure.

04-07-2008, 03:35 PM	#8
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,119	It's good that BET picked up Diffrent strokes but it's still in a odd time slot(9am) which won;t help future DVD releases. it's needs a evening time slot so it can gain a new fan base for the people who are under 22 and never seen the show

04-07-2008, 07:36 PM	#12
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	No way in that time period, Solomon. BET airs originals and stuff then.