Bosom Buddies to come to DVD

[dlemond]

From the TVShowsOnDVD Website:


Hildegard & Buffy (the OTHER 'Buffy') come to DVD!
10/22/2003

As you probably know, TVShowsOnDVD site owner Gord Lacey spent today at the TV DVD Conference in Los Angeles.

During the conference, Paramount had a recorded presentation about their TV-to-DVD properties, and Bosom Buddies - the show that put Tom Hanks on the map - was mentioned. There was no release timeframe given. Stay tuned, and we'll have details for you when they become available.

[w6xrl4]

Great news!

[DustBunny]

Excellent!!!!

[jimmy pop]

beyond cool - how long we have to wait is the problem

[spunkygirl]

A little over a year later and still no more news I hope it comes to DVD soon

[Harper49]

Uh, what month should it be on DVD?

[Harper49]

ANYONE?!

[robyrob]

maybe we'll get lucky and they will release the entire series in one complete set - it would only be about 6 dvd's wouldn't it?

I'm OK with waiting for it - we KNOW that it will be out eventually, all I care about is that it is COMPLETE and UNCUT, and with the ORIGINAL PILOT MOVIE in its entirety.

[spunkygirl]

Originally posted by robyrob
maybe we'll get lucky and they will release the entire series in one complete set - it would only be about 6 dvd's wouldn't it?

I'm OK with waiting for it - we KNOW that it will be out eventually, all I care about is that it is COMPLETE and UNCUT, and with the ORIGINAL PILOT MOVIE in its entirety.

They could do that just fine, both seasons at once, that's only like 36 episodes, if it can be done for Saved by the Bell why not BB?

That's what I want the most to see the episodes uncut, and the original pilot movie.

I doubt we'll get any extras knowing Paramount If they are smart they'd get Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari to do commentaries, I think they both would, I think if they did that would guarantee sales for sure, Tom Hanks fans would buy it just for him I'm sure

[Starsky]

I hope they release this show on dvd soon. I like watching it on TBS, but those episodes are edited.

[Harper49]

Well I'll bet Bosom Buddies should be on DVD soon.

[Harper49]

Anyone?!

[Harper49]

I JUST ALREADY SAID... WWWWWWWWWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT MMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTHHHHHHHH?!

[Harper49]

YOU FEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS ANSWERING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!

[robyrob]

I would think that the different stance that Paramount is taking on TV-DVD's will bode well for a release soon - but STILL no names or release dates mentioned

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2982

Happy Days - Happy Days Again? Maybe!
Posted by David Lambert
2/24/2005


Six months ago saw the release of Happy Days - The Complete 1st Season on DVD, and fans loved it. So much that six months feels like a loooong time in the TV-on-DVD business to them, because we routinely get questions about the second season of it (and Laverne & Shirley as well). Nothing's been said by the folks at Paramount, though...until now!

Yesterday's edition of The Wall Street Journal (2/23/05, Section B) had a story by Merissa Marr and Joe Flint entitled "DVDs Are Finally Paramount". The article explains that previous management figures had a strategy of bringing titles - film and TV based - to DVD in a slow and steady fashion, and that new management in place now has a different plan of increasing the studio's revenue by way of cutting loose on the library.

Much of this has been reported already, at the time that the executives did their shuffle in recent months, and it wasn't exactly news we could use here at TVShowsOnDVD because no actual titles were brought up. But the Wall Street Journal story is naming names!

Among those names are "The Cunninghams" and "The Fonz". Mentioned in the story are a number of shows that Paramount intends to release in the near future, in order to drive their profits and therefore the stock value at parent Viacom. Happy Days is mentioned as being among the titles they are keeping in mind.

Howeve, the article continues with a lot more information. Here are some selected quotes from the story (we encourage you to pick up a copy of the paper, or purchase it through the WSJ online site, and read the article in its entirety):

Paramount estimates that...95% of its TV library (has) yet to be released on DVD. The studio is expected to deliver 25%-30% growth in movie and TV DVD sales this year, with margins reaching as high as 50%.

...growth in sales of TV DVDs are expected to outperform other DVDs...

...The biggest boost ahead is expected to come from TV DVDs. Viacom already has a thriving kids DVD business, thanks to Nickelodeon. While Paramount has released 35 TV DVDs in 2002, that will jump to 220 this year. As a general rule, TV DVDs are more profitable to a studio. However, the expense of renegotiating the actors and producers, and clearing the music rights, can sometimes cut into profits. On the first season of "Happy Days," for instance, it cost almost $1 million just to get the music clearance.

The last time we spoke with the studio about Happy Days, the clear indication was that it was the various licensing costs - music and otherwise - that was at issue on this release, and perhaps others like Laverne & Shirley. It sounds like they are working the numbers there at Paramount, and getting these releases worked out. The Wall Street Journal story doesn't say anything further about Happy Days other than what we've already mentioned, but stay tuned and we'll keep you updated if we hear anything further.