"Alice" Season One DVD June 12th - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 06-12-2012, 03:15 AM

"Alice" is the story of Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin), a recently widowed single mom who finds herself working as a waitress at an Arizona diner while caring for her pre-teen son, Tommy (Philip McKeon). The inimitable Vic Tayback plays Mel, the gruff owner of the diner, while Beth Howland and Polly Holliday play her co-workers, neurotic Vera and no-nonsense Flo.

This 3-Disc, 24- Episode Collection collects the entire first season of the Bicentennial-era break-out hit, including the rarely seen pilot episode featuring Alfred Lutter from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the film inspiration for "Alice".

Guest stars include "Batman's" Adam West, Victor Buono, and "Dark Shadow's" Lara Parker.

catlover79 · 06-12-2012, 03:20 AM

It's about time that this show got a full-season DVD treatment!!

Ron Ron · 06-12-2012, 01:55 PM

This is awesome news!! It was about time!! I already ordered my copy. I hope we get more releases.

Ron Ron · 06-12-2012, 02:46 PM

Now if we could get The Jefffersons going again with a release.

duckie · 06-12-2012, 03:21 PM

I need to ride down to Best Buy's later to see if they have any copies, if not, i will try Walmarts and or Targets. I've got to get me a copy of this, i loved this show in its original run.

Leslie Eckhardt · 06-12-2012, 03:37 PM

I hate to tell you guys this, but this Alice DVD is from Warner Archive. This will not be in any retail store. It is a DVD-R set which you need to order from Warner Archive directly or an internet service such as Oldies.com which sells Warner Archive titles to get the show.

AB · 06-12-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

I hate to tell you guys this, but this Alice DVD is from Warner Archive. This will not be in any retail store. It is a DVD-R set which you need to order from Warner Archive directly or an internet service such as Oldies.com which sells Warner Archive titles to get the show.

When they do it this way, you can't shop around to get the best deal. It was that way with The Courtship of Eddie's Father too. Any chance they'll offer it through Amazon? At least they will sometimes give you free shipping.

Ron Ron · 06-12-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AB

When they do it this way, you can't shop around to get the best deal. It was that way with The Courtship of Eddie's Father too. Any chance they'll offer it through Amazon? At least they will sometimes give you free shipping.

It's 29 dollars at WB. It is the shipping and taxes that make the price go up thats why I love Amazon. I am sure they will have it on Amazon soon enough but i couldnt wait...lol

Leslie Eckhardt · 06-12-2012, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Ron

It's 29 dollars at WB. It is the shipping and taxes that make the price go up thats why I love Amazon. I am sure they will have it on Amazon soon enough but i couldnt wait...lol

Go with the $29.00. I checked on Oldies.com and they will have it on July 12th for $34.98 plus shipping. Amazon will probably have a lower price eventually, but it sounds like some of you guys are just itching to get this and $29.00 sounds like a reasonable price. I've gotten one film from Warner Archive about two years ago and the service was very fast. I had the disc in my hands in less than 1 week after ordering. The disc I got played perfectly, too. According to Classic Images, there have been some defective discs shipped from Warner Archive, but the consensus is that because these are DVD-Rs, some people with really old machines or computers may not have the capability to play them, thus the discs may not really be defective.

Ron Ron · 06-12-2012, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

Go with the $29.00. I checked on Oldies.com and they will have it on July 12th for $34.98 plus shipping. Amazon will probably have a lower price eventually, but it sounds like some of you guys are just itching to get this and $29.00 sounds like a reasonable price. I've gotten one film from Warner Archive about two years ago and the service was very fast. I had the disc in my hands in less than 1 week after ordering. The disc I got played perfectly, too. According to Classic Images, there have been some defective discs shipped from Warner Archive, but the consensus is that because these are DVD-Rs, some people with really old machines or computers may not have the capability to play them, thus the discs may not really be defective.

WB doesnt have the best service...I had two DVDs lost in transit but they finally got to me. The delivery for me is rather slow but I havent had any problems with the DVDs playing on my dvd player. Amazon is still much better but they wont have Alice until probably next month and I just cant wait for this DVD...lol

duckie · 06-12-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

I hate to tell you guys this, but this Alice DVD is from Warner Archive. This will not be in any retail store. It is a DVD-R set which you need to order from Warner Archive directly or an internet service such as Oldies.com which sells Warner Archive titles to get the show.

Well that sucks, but at least i didnt make a special trip to get it, only to be disapointed when none of the stores had them. lol

TVFactFan · 06-12-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

Go with the $29.00. I checked on Oldies.com and they will have it on July 12th for $34.98 plus shipping. Amazon will probably have a lower price eventually, but it sounds like some of you guys are just itching to get this and $29.00 sounds like a reasonable price. I've gotten one film from Warner Archive about two years ago and the service was very fast. I had the disc in my hands in less than 1 week after ordering. The disc I got played perfectly, too. According to Classic Images, there have been some defective discs shipped from Warner Archive, but the consensus is that because these are DVD-Rs, some people with really old machines or computers may not have the capability to play them, thus the discs may not really be defective.

July 12th? That long?

Leslie Eckhardt · 06-12-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

July 12th? That long?

That's what the Oldies.com website says. Oldies.com gets all the Warner Archive releases, but not when they first come out. Movies Unlimited and Classic Flix also carries Warner Archive on their respective websites, but I'm not sure if they carry all the releases.

TVFactFan · 06-12-2012, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

That's what the Oldies.com website says. Oldies.com gets all the Warner Archive releases, but not when they first come out. Movies Unlimited and Classic Flix also carries Warner Archive on their respective websites, but I'm not sure if they carry all the releases.

So now sitcoms from Warner can be purchased in the store?

Leslie Eckhardt · 06-13-2012, 10:33 AM

Movies Unlimited and Classic Flix are websites to order from, not brick-and- mortar stores.

06-12-2012, 03:15 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	"Alice" Season One DVD June 12th "Alice" is the story of Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin), a recently widowed single mom who finds herself working as a waitress at an Arizona diner while caring for her pre-teen son, Tommy (Philip McKeon). The inimitable Vic Tayback plays Mel, the gruff owner of the diner, while Beth Howland and Polly Holliday play her co-workers, neurotic Vera and no-nonsense Flo. This 3-Disc, 24- Episode Collection collects the entire first season of the Bicentennial-era break-out hit, including the rarely seen pilot episode featuring Alfred Lutter from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the film inspiration for "Alice". Guest stars include "Batman's" Adam West, Victor Buono, and "Dark Shadow's" Lara Parker.

06-12-2012, 03:20 AM	#2
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06-12-2012, 03:21 PM	#5
duckie Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2011 Location: south Posts: 1,784	I need to ride down to Best Buy's later to see if they have any copies, if not, i will try Walmarts and or Targets. I've got to get me a copy of this, i loved this show in its original run.
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06-12-2012, 01:55 PM	#3
Ron Ron Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 30, 2005 Posts: 2,138	This is awesome news!! It was about time!! I already ordered my copy. I hope we get more releases.

06-12-2012, 02:46 PM	#4
Ron Ron Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 30, 2005 Posts: 2,138	Now if we could get The Jefffersons going again with a release.

06-12-2012, 03:37 PM	#6
Leslie Eckhardt Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 293	I hate to tell you guys this, but this Alice DVD is from Warner Archive. This will not be in any retail store. It is a DVD-R set which you need to order from Warner Archive directly or an internet service such as Oldies.com which sells Warner Archive titles to get the show.

06-13-2012, 10:33 AM	#15
Leslie Eckhardt Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 293	Movies Unlimited and Classic Flix are websites to order from, not brick-and- mortar stores.