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angiefan · 01-27-2010, 08:01 PM

when is this coming to dvd?

TV Knowledge Fan · 01-27-2010, 08:43 PM

...it's popular enough (even with Pernell Roberts deceased) to warrant ANY DVD issues. It was on for seven seasons (1979-'86), and repeated on FX several years ago, but "no one" remembers it now. So, they figure, why spend money to promote and market a series no one is interested in? It's the sad truth. They'd rather make money off "24" and "THE SIMPSONS" on DVD because people KNOW those series......

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treky · 04-29-2010, 01:35 AM

but a LOOOT of "MASH" fans (including myself) would love to see a DVD release of it.

Also the show "AFTER MASH" and the pilot "WALTER" which only aired once, and was about Radar O'Rielly as a cop.

Robert 13 · 04-29-2010, 09:49 AM

I read over at the Shout community board that the show isn't available for licensing. Not sure what that means. But apparently, the studio that owns it doesn't want to license it out for dvd release. It could either mean they want to release it themselves or they don't want to release it right now. I wish it would come out though. Great, great show! I can't believe people don't remember it.

01-27-2010, 08:01 PM	#1
angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	Trapper John M.D. when is this coming to dvd?

01-27-2010, 08:43 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	20th Century-Fox doesn't believe... ...it's popular enough (even with Pernell Roberts deceased) to warrant ANY DVD issues. It was on for seven seasons (1979-'86), and repeated on FX several years ago, but "no one" remembers it now. So, they figure, why spend money to promote and market a series no one is interested in? It's the sad truth. They'd rather make money off "24" and "THE SIMPSONS" on DVD because people KNOW those series...... In other words---

04-29-2010, 01:35 AM	#3
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	but a LOOOT of "MASH" fans (including myself) would love to see a DVD release of it. Also the show "AFTER MASH" and the pilot "WALTER" which only aired once, and was about Radar O'Rielly as a cop.
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04-29-2010, 09:49 AM	#4
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	I read over at the Shout community board that the show isn't available for licensing. Not sure what that means. But apparently, the studio that owns it doesn't want to license it out for dvd release. It could either mean they want to release it themselves or they don't want to release it right now. I wish it would come out though. Great, great show! I can't believe people don't remember it.
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