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Kasey · 03-13-2013, 02:22 PM

Well it seems like most all of the Sony titles that Shout Factory had licensed (Police Woman, The Rookies, Fantasy Island) are no longer in the works for release as stated on their Facebook page. When asked about a possible release date for S5, the reply was "no date at this time". I hope this doesn't mean Sony has packed up all their shows and took leave of Shout. I really wanted to complete the series.

tlc38tlc38 · 03-13-2013, 02:52 PM

I could be wrong but something tells me we'll see season 5 by the end of the year. Recently, companies have been just announcing the release date only about 2 or 3 months before the release. They used to announce it sometimes 6 months ahead of time. Now it's almost announce it one day and before you know it you've got it in your hands.

1960'sTVfan · 03-14-2013, 09:14 AM

Maybe they are working on some special features for the 5th season DVD, that might be why there hasn't been an announcement yet. There is also a chance the 5th season won't be released due to poor sales for previous seasons. How long a wait has it been for the 3rd and final season of Flying Nun to be out on DVD, 6 or 7 years? That's ridiculous. Hopefully, Hazel won't be another show that gets abandoned on DVD with one season to go.

Leslie Eckhardt · 03-14-2013, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Maybe they are working on some special features for the 5th season DVD, that might be why there hasn't been an announcement yet. There is also a chance the 5th season won't be released due to poor sales for previous seasons. How long a wait has it been for the 3rd and final season of Flying Nun to be out on DVD, 6 or 7 years? That's ridiculous. Hopefully, Hazel won't be another show that gets abandoned on DVD with one season to go.

Several people have said that they would not buy season 5 of Hazel if it were offered. My opinion is that, while season 5 may not be quite as good as the initial seasons, it still was a fun show with an attractive cast. Ray Fulmer looked like one of those who could have been in the running to replace Dick York on Bewitched. In addition, season 5 was shown on CBS rather than NBC and that may have something to do with a different contract negotiation for the DVD rights.

Kasey · 03-14-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Eckhardt

Several people have said that they would not buy season 5 of Hazel if it were offered. My opinion is that, while season 5 may not be quite as good as the initial seasons, it still was a fun show with an attractive cast. Rat Fulmer looked like one of those who could have been in the running to replace Dick York on Bewitched. In addition, season 5 was shown on CBS rather than NBC and that may have something to do with a different contract negotiation for the DVD rights.

All 5 seasons are property of Sony regardless of the fact that Hazel aired on 2 different networks. My concern is that Sony has fractured ties with Shout Factory as Sony have begun to release certain shows on their own in MOD format such as Bridget Loves Bernie, Charlie's Angels S5 and Fantasy Island. This is not to say they will do the same for Hazel; I was just hoping Shout would finish the series completely since it seemed to be a good seller for them. Now it may be another case of 'stalled-with-1-season-left'.

Leslie Eckhardt · 03-14-2013, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasey

All 5 seasons are property of Sony regardless of the fact that Hazel aired on 2 different networks. My concern is that Sony has fractured ties with Shout Factory as Sony have begun to release certain shows on their own in MOD format such as Bridget Loves Bernie, Charlie's Angels S5 and Fantasy Island. This is not to say they will do the same for Hazel; I was just hoping Shout would finish the series completely since it seemed to be a good seller for them. Now it may be another case of 'stalled-with-1-season-left'.

Good point. Hopefully Sony will not do what Fox did with Shout. After releasing two sets of Peyton Place, that series stalled when Fox began asking higher prices for the rights to release future sets. Also I understand Fox is responsible for the season 6 episodes of Mister Ed not being released. Those 13 final episodes would have finished that series as well. As to extras on season 5, I remember a lot of promos in the late summer of 1965 on CBS: "Hazel is moving!" which could be included. Other promos I remember are 2 b/w promos from the first season which WGN ran in the late 60s to promote the first syndication package, and there are two Ford commercials on YouTube, one has Hazel hawking the '64 Falcon and the other with the entire cast promoting the debut of the Mustang. (That one was posted by Don DeFore's son Ron.)

McGillicuddy · 03-19-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasey

Well it seems like most all of the Sony titles that Shout Factory had licensed (Police Woman, The Rookies, Fantasy Island) are no longer in the works for release as stated on their Facebook page. When asked about a possible release date for S5, the reply was "no date at this time". I hope this doesn't mean Sony has packed up all their shows and took leave of Shout. I really wanted to complete the series.

The reply also said:.........but hopefully soon. So that tells me it'll be released sooner or later.

1960'sTVfan · 03-20-2013, 11:20 AM

Until the 5th season DVD comes out, if it ever comes to pass, I have the 5th season episodes recorded from TV. The episodes are edited, but at this point it's better than nothing. Same thing with the 3rd season of Flying Nun, I also have those episodes recorded from TV, in edited form.

Kasey · 03-21-2013, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Until the 5th season DVD comes out, if it ever comes to pass, I have the 5th season episodes recorded from TV. The episodes are edited, but at this point it's better than nothing. Same thing with the 3rd season of Flying Nun, I also have those episodes recorded from TV, in edited form.

You're lucky--I don't get Antenna TV, MeTV and the like so if S5 isn't released officially, I guess I will have to check out i-Offer but I'm sure hoping I won't need to.

CelticJobber · 06-09-2013, 06:16 AM

At this point, it seems like a pretty safe bet that we'll never see a DVD release for Hazel season 5. But I hope I'm wrong.

Kasey · 06-09-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CelticJobber

At this point, it seems like a pretty safe bet that we'll never see a DVD release for Hazel season 5. But I hope I'm wrong.

I am not sure that Shout Factory is still doing business with Sony. Shout have stated they have no plans to release any more of the '70s cop shows (The Rookies, Police Woman, Police Story, due to poor sales.) When asked, they also said there were no plans for more Diff'rent Strokes and their license has expired for The Facts of Life (on which they LOST money on Season 5). I know Hazel was a pretty good seller for them, hence three seasons out in 2012, but it may be over. The only hope may be Sony making it available as a MOD release, but there would have to be some public outcry from fans (on Facebook, etc.) to get them to consider doing that. If not, I will just look for a bootleg set.

McGillicuddy · 06-09-2013, 01:36 PM

Maybe it will be released as a Shout! Select item.

Kasey · 06-09-2013, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by McGillicuddy

Maybe it will be released as a Shout! Select item.

Shout doesn't seem to put much effort into their Select program. Maybe you're right but I don't have much faith in them for that.

McGillicuddy · 06-09-2013, 07:43 PM

Here is the release schedule for That Girl released between 2006-09, by Shout!, another '60's show with 5 seasons.
There was a whole year between seasons 3 & 4, and 9 months between 4 & 5.

Season 1 - May 16, 2006
Season 2 - November 14, 2006
Season 3 - August 7, 2007
Season 4 - August 12, 2008
Season 5 - May 5, 2009

It's only been 7 monthes since the last release of Hazel, and I strongly believe Hazel season 5 will still be released in August or November of this year.

tlc38tlc38 · 06-09-2013, 09:26 PM

It was August '12 when I received an email alert from tvshowsondvd.com about season 4 getting released. I think we'll get word about season 5 in August or September of this year for a November/December. I'm not giving up just yet.

03-13-2013, 02:22 PM	#1
Kasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,143	No Season 5 Yet...I'm Getting Worried Well it seems like most all of the Sony titles that Shout Factory had licensed (Police Woman, The Rookies, Fantasy Island) are no longer in the works for release as stated on their Facebook page. When asked about a possible release date for S5, the reply was "no date at this time". I hope this doesn't mean Sony has packed up all their shows and took leave of Shout. I really wanted to complete the series.

03-13-2013, 02:52 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,258	I could be wrong but something tells me we'll see season 5 by the end of the year. Recently, companies have been just announcing the release date only about 2 or 3 months before the release. They used to announce it sometimes 6 months ahead of time. Now it's almost announce it one day and before you know it you've got it in your hands.
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03-14-2013, 09:14 AM	#3
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,100	Maybe they are working on some special features for the 5th season DVD, that might be why there hasn't been an announcement yet. There is also a chance the 5th season won't be released due to poor sales for previous seasons. How long a wait has it been for the 3rd and final season of Flying Nun to be out on DVD, 6 or 7 years? That's ridiculous. Hopefully, Hazel won't be another show that gets abandoned on DVD with one season to go.

03-20-2013, 11:20 AM	#8
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,100	Until the 5th season DVD comes out, if it ever comes to pass, I have the 5th season episodes recorded from TV. The episodes are edited, but at this point it's better than nothing. Same thing with the 3rd season of Flying Nun, I also have those episodes recorded from TV, in edited form.

06-09-2013, 06:16 AM	#10
CelticJobber Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 18, 2012 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 24	At this point, it seems like a pretty safe bet that we'll never see a DVD release for Hazel season 5. But I hope I'm wrong.

06-09-2013, 01:36 PM	#12
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Maybe it will be released as a Shout! Select item.

06-09-2013, 07:43 PM	#14
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Here is the release schedule for That Girl released between 2006-09, by Shout!, another '60's show with 5 seasons. There was a whole year between seasons 3 & 4, and 9 months between 4 & 5. Season 1 - May 16, 2006 Season 2 - November 14, 2006 Season 3 - August 7, 2007 Season 4 - August 12, 2008 Season 5 - May 5, 2009 It's only been 7 monthes since the last release of Hazel, and I strongly believe Hazel season 5 will still be released in August or November of this year.

06-09-2013, 09:26 PM	#15
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,258	It was August '12 when I received an email alert from tvshowsondvd.com about season 4 getting released. I think we'll get word about season 5 in August or September of this year for a November/December. I'm not giving up just yet.