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Yong Fang · 05-12-2014, 04:32 AM

......after they are cancelled?

Some sitcom or series is cancelled after one season, some show that few watched, is forgotten.

For example....Condo starring McLean Stevenson. Lasted the Spring of 1983.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condo_(TV_series)

Is there still copies of that show somewhere? Is there a vault the network has that stores these programs? Seems like a waste of space to me, but I do not know how that works.

It would be cool to see some of these shows on the internet. Have a website. I want to see Pink Lady and Jeff. It's Japanese chicks in tight outfits. I am sure though that in some Byzantine vault underground somewhere, I can find a reel of it, and Condo, mind maybe Turn On!

Where do all the lunkers go. Is CBS going to keep a copy of "We Are Men" forever?

Regulus · 05-12-2014, 08:37 AM

Some "One Year-Wonder's" do make it to DVD. Examples include the following:

Frontier Circus

The Invisible Man (1974)

Logan's Run

Mr. Lucky

Probe/Search

Space: Above and Beyond

Various Mill Creek Releases such as:

Disappearing Frontier

Stingray

Not to mention their "Shovelware" set Prime Time Crime, which consists of four "One Season Wonders"

Many of the Hanna-Barbera "Saturday Morning Cartoons"

A number of the Gerry Anderson "Supermarionation" Series

I could go on and on!

Others can be had from our "Little Friends" at ioffer.com and sell.com.

LUNCH · 05-12-2014, 10:17 AM

It would also be nice to see some more of the older one season shows re-run on TV more.A lot of programs that lasted only one season or so made during the 1950s-early 80s are pretty good,at least the ones I've seen. A few of them have aired recently on channels like Antenna and MeTV (Gidget being one example) but they should show more of them.

Tubehead · 05-13-2014, 12:23 PM

they did remake the invisible man on sic fi channel back in 1990 to 2000 i enjoyed it a lot

DJM77 · 05-13-2014, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

For example....Condo starring McLean Stevenson. Lasted the Spring of 1983.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condo_(TV_series)

Is there still copies of that show somewhere? Is there a vault the network has that stores these programs? Seems like a waste of space to me, but I do not know how that works.

MrCleveland · 05-14-2014, 07:59 PM

I'm hoping to have a TV Station one day where I can play One-Year Wonders and there's an hour dedicated to it...I just hope I can get the regulations to do so....

factsoflife · 05-14-2014, 08:27 PM

Well I would imagine today that most shows are recorded digitally and are stored that way as well. I don't know for sure, I'm guessing...

I assume most shows between the 70's and today were probably stored in a vault by whatever studio was responsible for them.... I can't say much about anything before the 70's, I'm sure many shows are simply lost... I don't know.

EmoJoe · 05-15-2014, 02:33 AM

Well, some shows like Freaks and Geeks and Firefly go on to become cult classics.

But most of them just die. There's an astonishing amount of shows that no one remembers even existed...even in recent years. Anyone remember Man Up? How about How to Be a Gentleman? The Firm?

IllinoisTVFan · 05-15-2014, 04:57 PM

There was one station that was playing many of these one season shows. I'm not sure if they still do but it was weird to see listings for shows I never saw. Others do end up in syndication or DVD depending on a variety of factors such as its later popularity. I'm sure some older ones were just wiped (that is the taped was erased)but others were probably stored, especially later ones.

James28 · 05-19-2014, 08:26 PM

If a failed TV show ends up being cancelled after one to three seasons, then I would imagine a scenario similar to the ending of the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", where all of the prints and negative of the episodes of the failed TV show are to be permanently stored in some huge warehouse over countless similar-looking crates.

bmasters9 · 05-20-2014, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulus

Some "One Year-Wonder's" do make it to DVD. Examples include the following:

Frontier Circus

The Invisible Man (1974)

Logan's Run

Mr. Lucky

Probe/Search

Space: Above and Beyond

Various Mill Creek Releases such as:

Disappearing Frontier

Stingray

Not to mention their "Shovelware" set Prime Time Crime, which consists of four "One Season Wonders"

Many of the Hanna-Barbera "Saturday Morning Cartoons"

A number of the Gerry Anderson "Supermarionation" Series

I could go on and on!

Others can be had from our "Little Friends" at ioffer.com and sell.com.

Add Blue Thunder to that list. It was from Rastar/Public Arts/CPT, and ran for only 11 outings on ABC in 1984. I have Sony's complete release of it, though, and it wasn't too bad, in my opinion.

MacLeaper · 05-20-2014, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

......after they are cancelled?

Some sitcom or series is cancelled after one season, some show that few watched, is forgotten.

For example....Condo starring McLean Stevenson. Lasted the Spring of 1983.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condo_(TV_series)

Here's a Condo promo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pQjnxq8-qI

MacLeaper · 05-20-2014, 12:23 PM

I don't know if this is the same as what was already posted, but I also found this for Condo- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78kW3zoxNww

MacLeaper · 05-20-2014, 12:25 PM

And here's some Pink Lady and Jeff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKUDIjLXTM8

(promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJGGRyeLuQ

(another promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDriNFLVQZ4

(one more promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Huj5Xv7_2A

And Sid and Marty Krofft talking about it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01Tjbkb7ek

MacLeaper · 05-20-2014, 12:27 PM

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The Invisible Man (1974)

Logan's Run

I particularly like these.

The Blue Thunder TV series is cool too.
And yes- a number of other classic one season wonders have thankfully made it to DVD- like Voyagers!, Automan (only Region 2 so far though), Manimal (again- only Region 2), and one of my all time favorites- Starman.

05-12-2014, 04:32 AM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	What happens to all the failed TV shows.......... ......after they are cancelled? Some sitcom or series is cancelled after one season, some show that few watched, is forgotten. For example....Condo starring McLean Stevenson. Lasted the Spring of 1983. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condo_(TV_series) Is there still copies of that show somewhere? Is there a vault the network has that stores these programs? Seems like a waste of space to me, but I do not know how that works. It would be cool to see some of these shows on the internet. Have a website. I want to see Pink Lady and Jeff. It's Japanese chicks in tight outfits. I am sure though that in some Byzantine vault underground somewhere, I can find a reel of it, and Condo, mind maybe Turn On! Where do all the lunkers go. Is CBS going to keep a copy of "We Are Men" forever?

05-12-2014, 08:37 AM	#2
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	Some "One Year-Wonder's" do make it to DVD. Examples include the following: *Frontier Circus* *The Invisible Man* (1974) *Logan's Run* *Mr. Lucky* *Probe/Search* *Space: Above and Beyond* Various Mill Creek Releases such as: *Disappearing Frontier* *Stingray* Not to mention their "Shovelware" set *Prime Time Crime*, which consists of four "One Season Wonders" Many of the Hanna-Barbera "Saturday Morning Cartoons" A number of the Gerry Anderson "Supermarionation" Series I could go on and on! Others can be had from our "Little Friends" at ioffer.com and sell.com.
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05-13-2014, 12:23 PM	#4
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	the invisible man they did remake the invisible man on sic fi channel back in 1990 to 2000 i enjoyed it a lot

05-14-2014, 07:59 PM	#6
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05-14-2014, 08:27 PM	#7
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	Well I would imagine today that most shows are recorded digitally and are stored that way as well. I don't know for sure, I'm guessing... I assume most shows between the 70's and today were probably stored in a vault by whatever studio was responsible for them.... I can't say much about anything before the 70's, I'm sure many shows are simply lost... I don't know.
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05-12-2014, 10:17 AM	#3
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	It would also be nice to see some more of the older one season shows re-run on TV more.A lot of programs that lasted only one season or so made during the 1950s-early 80s are pretty good,at least the ones I've seen. A few of them have aired recently on channels like Antenna and MeTV (Gidget being one example) but they should show more of them.

05-15-2014, 02:33 AM	#8
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Well, some shows like Freaks and Geeks and Firefly go on to become cult classics. But most of them just die. There's an astonishing amount of shows that no one remembers even existed...even in recent years. Anyone remember Man Up? How about How to Be a Gentleman? The Firm?
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05-15-2014, 04:57 PM	#9
IllinoisTVFan Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2011 Location: South of Chicago Posts: 4,072	There was one station that was playing many of these one season shows. I'm not sure if they still do but it was weird to see listings for shows I never saw. Others do end up in syndication or DVD depending on a variety of factors such as its later popularity. I'm sure some older ones were just wiped (that is the taped was erased)but others were probably stored, especially later ones.

05-19-2014, 08:26 PM	#10
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,985	If a failed TV show ends up being cancelled after one to three seasons, then I would imagine a scenario similar to the ending of the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", where all of the prints and negative of the episodes of the failed TV show are to be permanently stored in some huge warehouse over countless similar-looking crates.
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05-20-2014, 12:23 PM	#13
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	I don't know if this is the same as what was already posted, but I also found this for Condo- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78kW3zoxNww

05-20-2014, 12:25 PM	#14
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	And here's some Pink Lady and Jeff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKUDIjLXTM8 (promo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJGGRyeLuQ (another promo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDriNFLVQZ4 (one more promo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Huj5Xv7_2A And Sid and Marty Krofft talking about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01Tjbkb7ek