Shout! Releasing Abandoned Shows!

[McGillicuddy]

Shout! Factory just announced they're releasing 2 shows abandoned by their studios. The Facts of Life (Sony) and Leave It To Beaver (Universal). I hope they can get the rights to more of the dozen or so titles Sony has turned their back on!

[robby76]

Amazing news about Facts of Life!

[TV_Fan]

I'm happy for Facts fans but since I'm not a big Facts fan, I'd rather it have been Silver Spoons. Who knows, maybe it's coming and they haven't announced it yet. I also wish they could get the show Facts of Life was spun off from-Diff'rent Strokes. Hopefully they can finish off The Jeffersons & All In The Family.

[Ron Ron]

Originally Posted by TV_Fan

I'm happy for Facts fans but since I'm not a big Facts fan, I'd rather it have been Silver Spoons. Who knows, maybe it's coming and they haven't announced it yet. I also wish they could get the show Facts of Life was spun off from-Diff'rent Strokes. Hopefully they can finish off The Jeffersons & All In The Family.

I am a big fan of FOL but hope that the rest you suggested get released too. I'd love to see Shout get Alice and start releasing by Seasons.

I wonder if Shout could get Who's The Boss and Growing Pains too!

[catlover79]

Can I add Barney Miller and the rest of the Bob Newhart Show/Newhart to the wish list??? *bats eyes*

[TV_Fan]

Originally Posted by Ron Ron

I am a big fan of FOL but hope that the rest you suggested get released too. I'd love to see Shout get Alice and start releasing by Seasons.

I wonder if Shout could get Who's The Boss and Growing Pains too!

Unfortunately Alice & Growing Pains are owned by Warner Brothers, so you can forget about Shout! getting them. It's really shame because I would love to see more of both shows. According to tvshowsondvd's facebook page, the Alice fan favorites sold so poorly WB has no intention of releasing season sets.

Shout! may pick up Who's The Boss though since that's Sony's.

[TV Knowledge Fan]

...SONY and NBC/Universal decided they just don't have the resources and/or marketing muscle to release DVD box sets of those shows (in the cases of "THE FACTS OF LIFE" and "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER", probably not enough "profit margin" for them to do so). So they "lease" the rights to an outfit like Shout! Factory for "X" millions of dollars {"Here are the shows, good luck with releasing them, just make sure we get our cut as soon as possible"}, and just about everybody is happy when they're finally released on DVD. If "THE FACTS OF LIFE" sells enough box sets, perhaps "SILVER SPOONS" is next....

[Ron Ron]

I do hope we get news that The Jeffersons has been picked up by Shout too!

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by Ron Ron

I do hope we get news that The Jeffersons has been picked up by Shout too!

Ditto!!

[The Obsolete Man]

Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

...SONY and NBC/Universal...

Sony, Universal, and Fox. All three are well represented at Shout Factory.

It seems the only companies left that aren't leasing out their shows are CBS/Paramount, who still release older TV shows, and WB, who... well...

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by The Obsolete Man

Sony, Universal, and Fox. All three are well represented at Shout Factory.

It seems the only companies left that aren't leasing out their shows are CBS/Paramount, who still release older TV shows, and WB, who... well...

I don't recall Shout! picking up a series that a studio previously abandoned after initially starting a series, particularly Sony. Anyway, Facts of Life being taken over by Shout! is encouraging news for all the other Sony titles people mentioned here!

[Pavan]

Other Sony titles they need to pick-up: Diff'rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, Who's the Boss?, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Archie Bunker's Place, Benson, One Day at a Time, 227 and What's Happening Now!! Barney Miller too I guess, but they seem to be wanting to release that I think.

[robby76]

Originally Posted by markway895

I don't recall Shout! picking up a series that a studio previously abandoned after initially starting a series, particularly Sony. Anyway, Facts of Life being taken over by Shout! is encouraging news for all the other Sony titles people mentioned here!

Shout took over the Simon & Simon releases from Universal.

[TV_Fan]

Originally Posted by markway895

I don't recall Shout! picking up a series that a studio previously abandoned after initially starting a series, particularly Sony. Anyway, Facts of Life being taken over by Shout! is encouraging news for all the other Sony titles people mentioned here!

In addition to Simon & Simon mentioned by Robby, they also picked up Adam 12 from Universal starting with season 2 & Son Of The Beach Volume 2 from Fox.

[Robert 13]

Originally Posted by TV_Fan

In addition to Simon & Simon mentioned by Robby, they also picked up Adam 12 from Universal starting with season 2 & Son Of The Beach Volume 2 from Fox.

They also picked up full season sets of "Designing Women" from Sony. I believe "Blossom", "My 2 Dads", "Small Wonder" and "Room 222" are also shows that they licensed from other studios like Sony, Universal and Fox that, otherwise, would not have been made available.