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Impressions · 07-16-2003, 06:45 PM

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=530

An article in USA Today contained a wealth of release information for previously unannounced shows. Here's the list:

General Hospital
All My Children
Northern Exposure
The Critic
King Of Queens
Barney Miller

Also mentioned was Seinfeld (we brought you news on this previously) and confirmation that Alias: Season 2 will be out in early December. We assume that the two soaps listed will be "Best of" discs, since season sets of a soap opera don't make any sense at all. We wish we had information on who was releasing Northern Exposure, but unfortunately it wasn't included in the article.

GoldenFamilyTies · 07-16-2003, 09:25 PM

That's awesome! I'll definately get the All My Children Release... I hope it has a bunch of stuff on it!!

iloveTV · 07-16-2003, 10:19 PM

I'm SOOOOOO excited! I love General Hospital and just today was thinking about how cool it would be to have it on a DVD! YAY!!!

GoldenFamilyTies · 07-16-2003, 10:58 PM

Hey this is a question for all of you that know more about soaps than me:

Do you think the All My Children thing will be a Weddings thing? a "Best of" thing? Just random moments?

Does anyone have any idea?

It would be cool to see the very first episode...

factsoflife · 07-17-2003, 12:28 AM

I hope its not a weddings one, ABC has already released wedding stuff... in the 1990's they did ABC Soaps Unforgettable Weddings for "AMC", "OLTL" and "GH"...

Here's something to consider though..

Many of the early episodes of GH and AMC may be lost because back in the 60's they did used to tape over episodes once they aired... they never knew there would be a demand for the episodes... Also i'd venture to say all the episodes that may have aired live are destroyed (that goes for most of the older soaps)... So if they are entire episodes i'd guess they'll start somewhere in the 70's or 80's, maybe even the 1990's...

You may be write about guessing that it will just be random stuff.. We'll have to just wait and see... there are so many episodes i'd like to see again...of both shows..,

"AMC"-
All of Erica's Weddings
Erica Vs. The Grizzly Bear
Erica's marraige to Tom Cuddhay
Mona Kane's Death
Tornado destroys the Martin House
Kendall comes to town (1990's)
Erica Stabs Dimitri
Erica's drug addiction
Erica Steals Maria's baby
Maria Dies
Brooke goes to prison for not revealing her source
and many more

"GH"-
Carly tells Bobbie she is Caroline
Bobbie catches Tony and Carly in bed
Karen and Jaggers wedding
Karen is stripping at Sonny's club
Lucy and Alan's wedding
Luke rapes Laura
And Many More....

GoldenFamilyTies · 07-17-2003, 12:59 AM

Yeah but don't you think they would have at LEAST kept the very first episode of AMC?

There's a bunch of stuff I'd love to see also of AMC, hopefully there will be lots of releases... I want to see some of Jesse Hubbard and that storyline... the Santos family... the Dillons..... theres so much!!

ClassicTV4Ever · 07-17-2003, 10:08 AM

That's pretty cool. I wish NBC would release DAYS on DVD.

factsoflife · 07-17-2003, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by GoldenFamilyTies
Yeah but don't you think they would have at LEAST kept the very first episode of AMC?

No. They simply never thought that they would need it... But of course there's also the possillity that i'm wrong and they have thoes episodes, but i doubt it.

JT · 07-17-2003, 11:35 AM

Well, actually I think they miht have the first episodes of the soaps. I mean, wouldn't they have kept the first episodes for the sake of it being the first episode? As a matter of fact, wasn't one of the DAYTIME TO REMEMBER episodes of AMC one of the early 70s episodes?

It doesn't really matter if they release it or not. I wouldn't be able to buy it because well, my parents think soaps are a waste of time. I guess they'll be on some internet shopping service when I turn 18 lol.....

factsoflife · 07-17-2003, 11:41 AM

Chances are if they didn't keep any episodes from the 60's and 70's they would NOT have saved the first episodes, simply because it was the first... Now of course this is just speculation so i don't know, we'll have to wait and see. I can't wait i'll be buying both "AMC" and "GH".

Sean Snow · 07-17-2003, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by factsoflife

Many of the early episodes of GH and AMC may be lost because back in the 60's they did used to tape over episodes once they aired... they never knew there would be a demand for the episodes... Also i'd venture to say all the episodes that may have aired live are destroyed (that goes for most of the older soaps)... So if they are entire episodes i'd guess they'll start somewhere in the 70's or 80's, maybe even the 1990's...

Yeah, a lot of stuff from before 1977 (when I believe ABC started saving the episodes) is gone. However, I believe the first episode of General Hospital still exists. I remember reading that clips of the first episode were incorporated during it's 30th aniversary. That may not be true, but I've read people say it was saved. *shrug* As for the first episode of AMC, I don't know. I'd hope it would've been saved at least as a kinescope, but who knows. There are episodes of both soaps from before 1977 though, a few of them original masters and many of them kinescopes. I remember during the SoapCenter tributes to both shows, they aired clips from the early '70s of both shows.

Anyways, I also think that it'll only be clip shows, ala the 'best of AMC'. Who knows, maybe they'll do a top ten most important episodes thing and have people vote as to what their favorite moments have been and include the episodes they occured in. *Shrug* Just my speculations. Hopefully we'll know more within the next few months.

britt britt · 07-23-2003, 10:01 PM

Ooooh, thats awesome. I'm definately getting GH! whoo. I would love to see some old stuff, I only started watching it this year.

07-16-2003, 06:45 PM	#1
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	General Hospital and All My Children are Expected For a DVD Release! http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=530 An article in USA Today contained a wealth of release information for previously unannounced shows. Here's the list: General Hospital All My Children Northern Exposure The Critic King Of Queens Barney Miller Also mentioned was Seinfeld (we brought you news on this previously) and confirmation that Alias: Season 2 will be out in early December. We assume that the two soaps listed will be "Best of" discs, since season sets of a soap opera don't make any sense at all. We wish we had information on who was releasing Northern Exposure, but unfortunately it wasn't included in the article.
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07-17-2003, 12:28 AM	#5
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	I hope its not a weddings one, ABC has already released wedding stuff... in the 1990's they did ABC Soaps Unforgettable Weddings for "AMC", "OLTL" and "GH"... Here's something to consider though.. Many of the early episodes of GH and AMC may be lost because back in the 60's they did used to tape over episodes once they aired... they never knew there would be a demand for the episodes... Also i'd venture to say all the episodes that may have aired live are destroyed (that goes for most of the older soaps)... So if they are entire episodes i'd guess they'll start somewhere in the 70's or 80's, maybe even the 1990's... You may be write about guessing that it will just be random stuff.. We'll have to just wait and see... there are so many episodes i'd like to see again...of both shows.., "AMC"- All of Erica's Weddings Erica Vs. The Grizzly Bear Erica's marraige to Tom Cuddhay Mona Kane's Death Tornado destroys the Martin House Kendall comes to town (1990's) Erica Stabs Dimitri Erica's drug addiction Erica Steals Maria's baby Maria Dies Brooke goes to prison for not revealing her source and many more "GH"- Carly tells Bobbie she is Caroline Bobbie catches Tony and Carly in bed Karen and Jaggers wedding Karen is stripping at Sonny's club Lucy and Alan's wedding Luke rapes Laura And Many More....
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07-17-2003, 11:35 AM	#9
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	Well, actually I think they miht have the first episodes of the soaps. I mean, wouldn't they have kept the first episodes for the sake of it being the first episode? As a matter of fact, wasn't one of the DAYTIME TO REMEMBER episodes of AMC one of the early 70s episodes? It doesn't really matter if they release it or not. I wouldn't be able to buy it because well, my parents think soaps are a waste of time. I guess they'll be on some internet shopping service when I turn 18 lol.....
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07-23-2003, 10:01 PM	#12
britt britt Catherine O'Hara Senior Member Join Date: Apr 28, 2002 Location: canada Posts: 2,690	Ooooh, thats awesome. I'm definately getting GH! whoo. I would love to see some old stuff, I only started watching it this year.
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07-16-2003, 09:25 PM	#2
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	That's awesome! I'll definately get the All My Children Release... I hope it has a bunch of stuff on it!!

07-16-2003, 10:19 PM	#3
iloveTV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 261	I'm SOOOOOO excited! I love General Hospital and just today was thinking about how cool it would be to have it on a DVD! YAY!!!

07-16-2003, 10:58 PM	#4
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	Hey this is a question for all of you that know more about soaps than me: Do you think the All My Children thing will be a Weddings thing? a "Best of" thing? Just random moments? Does anyone have any idea? It would be cool to see the very first episode...

07-17-2003, 12:59 AM	#6
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	Yeah but don't you think they would have at LEAST kept the very first episode of AMC? There's a bunch of stuff I'd love to see also of AMC, hopefully there will be lots of releases... I want to see some of Jesse Hubbard and that storyline... the Santos family... the Dillons..... theres so much!!

07-17-2003, 10:08 AM	#7
ClassicTV4Ever Coming November 27th! Senior Member Join Date: May 02, 2002 Location: TV Land! Posts: 1,421	That's pretty cool. I wish NBC would release DAYS on DVD.

07-17-2003, 11:41 AM	#10
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	Chances are if they didn't keep any episodes from the 60's and 70's they would NOT have saved the first episodes, simply because it was the first... Now of course this is just speculation so i don't know, we'll have to wait and see. I can't wait i'll be buying both "AMC" and "GH".