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purple_eyes · 02-08-2001, 11:59 PM

FOL -- update
We recently received the contracts for The Cosby Show and Roseanne and because of these contracts we've decided to push the release of Facts of Life back to April. But I do have more info about the FOL tapes. They are being released like Diff'rent Strokes, tapes with episodes about the same character and such. But...we do have plans for the entire series.

Michele35 · 02-09-2001, 12:10 AM

Thanks for posting...glad to see that episodes relating to the same character will be on the same tape. Now we just have to be patient until April.

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 02-09-2001, 11:12 AM

april!!! ugh... begining or end of april?? well at least i'll have enough money by then to afford the tapes!! hadda get myself a job!! my rents won't pay a dime for them... hehe... but i could use the job anyways... i need blank tapes and i have to pay now for my interenet usage cuz im on it too much.. can i help it that i like to be on for like 5 hours at a time doing my facts of life routine stuff?? sending my penpals emails... (i have like 3 penpals) then checking this message board... then checking the scheduele on nick at nite... then talking to my FOL buddies all at the same tiem.. it's amazing how much my FOL buddies section has way OVER POPULATED the friends section... and the friends sectino is ONLY people that go to my school and i have 30 fol buddies and 18 people from school that i ACTUALLY talk to... and chances are soo great that when i come online somebody from the FOL part is on... i like that... NEways.. back to the topic... do you know if (like you said) all the episodes will be released? for the tapes are you planning to do them on a lot of episodes that Nick at Nite won't play IF you indeed do NOT release the whole set?? just a few questions

02-09-2001, 05:17 PM

Yesss! I don't care how long I have to wait to get the entire series. How long does it take to get all of them. Will you get like one tape with 4 eps. on it each month. Because if that were so, it'd take a long time to get the whole series.

Love The Facts Of Life · 02-09-2001, 05:50 PM

Great!! I can't wait do you know how much they will cost?

purple_eyes · 02-09-2001, 11:29 PM

Four episodes per tape one tape per month at $19.95 per volume. The price may change...we're still negotiating final royality values. If it does change it will most likely go down to $14.95, but not up.

BlairW_4 · 02-09-2001, 11:33 PM

I dunno about you guys..but twenty dollars for four episodes? I can get them for free if I buy a blank tape for 5 bucks!!!

purple_eyes · 02-09-2001, 11:36 PM

I know I'm biased since I work there and all, but I'd be a member if I could. The tapes are unedited, commercial free, and excellent quality. Plus, we always have collector's edition boxes that can't be found elsewhere.

factsofnatalie · 02-09-2001, 11:57 PM

4 episodes a tape, a tape a month? It'll take over 4 YEARS to get the whole series!

Jinny Exstead · 02-10-2001, 12:18 AM

Hi, Iam new to this topis and I was wondering if I could get the address to the company, and the address to where in april I can order the tapes. Please email me if you know anything or just want to talk, thanks

factsofnatalie · 02-10-2001, 12:19 AM

isnt there anyway you can get them faster?

purple_eyes · 02-10-2001, 02:06 AM

April 23rd is the new release date.

Columbia House Library Club
1400 North Fruitridge Ave
Terre Haute, IN 47811

or

1-800-457-0866

or
http://www.columbiahouse.com

We're contracted to release these tapes one per month. However, if you join, say next year, you may order every FOL tap ewe have in stock...even if we have 30 different volumes.

Whenever we begin a new series, the contracts are specific that only a certain number of tapes may be sold per customer per month. This is the main way we are able to establish public demand. If we sold volumes in bulk, we'd have no clear understanding of how many tapes we should order from the manufacturer. As soon as we know the number of buying customers and the potential growth market, we open the contracts to allow for multiple tapes to be ordered by a single customer at one time.

callmetootie · 03-23-2001, 02:58 PM

That's a rip-off! $4.95 for the first tape, and then 4 times the amount every time after! I can tape 12 episodes on a tape, not just 4 on a tape!

------------------
Andrew Carden

JohnMcMillin · 03-23-2001, 04:23 PM

according to the DS board, Columbia House has only been using the edited episodes too. So it's not like you will be getting the full episodes from the original airing most likely. Best luck buying a blank tape and tape the episodes.

TJ · 03-23-2001, 04:43 PM

the post on the DS board was erroneous, I believe that all 4 episodes on the first tape were unedited.. no need to be alarmed until we actually see the first FOL tape released

02-08-2001, 11:59 PM	#1
purple_eyes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2001 Posts: 22	Columbia House update for FOL tapes FOL -- update We recently received the contracts for The Cosby Show and Roseanne and because of these contracts we've decided to push the release of Facts of Life back to April. But I do have more info about the FOL tapes. They are being released like Diff'rent Strokes, tapes with episodes about the same character and such. But...we do have plans for the entire series.

02-09-2001, 05:17 PM	#4
A.J. Guest Posts: n/a	Yesss! I don't care how long I have to wait to get the entire series. How long does it take to get all of them. Will you get like one tape with 4 eps. on it each month. Because if that were so, it'd take a long time to get the whole series.
A.J. Guest Posts: n/a

02-09-2001, 12:10 AM	#2
Michele35 Jazz Girl Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 08, 2000 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 804	Thanks for posting...glad to see that episodes relating to the same character will be on the same tape. Now we just have to be patient until April.

02-09-2001, 11:12 AM	#3
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	april!!! ugh... begining or end of april?? well at least i'll have enough money by then to afford the tapes!! hadda get myself a job!! my rents won't pay a dime for them... hehe... but i could use the job anyways... i need blank tapes and i have to pay now for my interenet usage cuz im on it too much.. can i help it that i like to be on for like 5 hours at a time doing my facts of life routine stuff?? sending my penpals emails... (i have like 3 penpals) then checking this message board... then checking the scheduele on nick at nite... then talking to my FOL buddies all at the same tiem.. it's amazing how much my FOL buddies section has way OVER POPULATED the friends section... and the friends sectino is ONLY people that go to my school and i have 30 fol buddies and 18 people from school that i ACTUALLY talk to... and chances are soo great that when i come online somebody from the FOL part is on... i like that... NEways.. back to the topic... do you know if (like you said) all the episodes will be released? for the tapes are you planning to do them on a lot of episodes that Nick at Nite won't play IF you indeed do NOT release the whole set?? just a few questions

02-09-2001, 05:50 PM	#5
Love The Facts Of Life FlUtTeRfLy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,515	Great!! I can't wait do you know how much they will cost?

02-09-2001, 11:29 PM	#6
purple_eyes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2001 Posts: 22	Four episodes per tape one tape per month at $19.95 per volume. The price may change...we're still negotiating final royality values. If it does change it will most likely go down to $14.95, but not up.

02-09-2001, 11:33 PM	#7
BlairW_4 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Posts: 252	I dunno about you guys..but twenty dollars for four episodes? I can get them for free if I buy a blank tape for 5 bucks!!!

02-09-2001, 11:36 PM	#8
purple_eyes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2001 Posts: 22	I know I'm biased since I work there and all, but I'd be a member if I could. The tapes are unedited, commercial free, and excellent quality. Plus, we always have collector's edition boxes that can't be found elsewhere.

02-09-2001, 11:57 PM	#9
factsofnatalie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Posts: 51	4 episodes a tape, a tape a month? It'll take over 4 YEARS to get the whole series!

02-10-2001, 12:18 AM	#10
Jinny Exstead Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2001 Posts: 39	Hi, Iam new to this topis and I was wondering if I could get the address to the company, and the address to where in april I can order the tapes. Please email me if you know anything or just want to talk, thanks

02-10-2001, 12:19 AM	#11
factsofnatalie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Posts: 51	isnt there anyway you can get them faster?

02-10-2001, 02:06 AM	#12
purple_eyes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2001 Posts: 22	April 23rd is the new release date. Columbia House Library Club 1400 North Fruitridge Ave Terre Haute, IN 47811 or 1-800-457-0866 or http://www.columbiahouse.com We're contracted to release these tapes one per month. However, if you join, say next year, you may order every FOL tap ewe have in stock...even if we have 30 different volumes. Whenever we begin a new series, the contracts are specific that only a certain number of tapes may be sold per customer per month. This is the main way we are able to establish public demand. If we sold volumes in bulk, we'd have no clear understanding of how many tapes we should order from the manufacturer. As soon as we know the number of buying customers and the potential growth market, we open the contracts to allow for multiple tapes to be ordered by a single customer at one time.

03-23-2001, 02:58 PM	#13
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	That's a rip-off! $4.95 for the first tape, and then 4 times the amount every time after! I can tape 12 episodes on a tape, not just 4 on a tape! ------------------ Andrew Carden

03-23-2001, 04:23 PM	#14
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	according to the DS board, Columbia House has only been using the edited episodes too. So it's not like you will be getting the full episodes from the original airing most likely. Best luck buying a blank tape and tape the episodes.

03-23-2001, 04:43 PM	#15
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,688	the post on the DS board was erroneous, I believe that all 4 episodes on the first tape were unedited.. no need to be alarmed until we actually see the first FOL tape released