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Post by spacel0rd on Mar 19, 2007 12:27:46 GMT -5
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Post by MrAce on Mar 19, 2007 20:23:10 GMT -5
Soap you can see through!
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Post by Jesse on Mar 21, 2007 7:45:04 GMT -5
Because of the music rights. This show has had its fair share of legal problems in that regard.
Anyhow, I can't wait for this release. Lotta classic shows. Personal fav was the drunk driving episode, where Johnny and venus take a reaction test and drink and keep taking the test. Johnny's reaction time actually gets BETTER with each drink and venus ends up trashed. ;D
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Post by spacel0rd on Mar 22, 2007 6:28:56 GMT -5
Because of the music rights. This show has had its fair share of legal problems in that regard. Anyhow, I can't wait for this release. Lotta classic shows. Personal fav was the drunk driving episode, where Johnny and venus take a reaction test and drink and keep taking the test. Johnny's reaction time actually gets BETTER with each drink and venus ends up trashed. ;D I wonder why there was no problem with its syndication in the 80s & early 90s. And with all the drama with the music rights delaying the DVD release…why was the no problems when it came out on VHS years ago? And, for me, the Real Families episode where a reality TV show followed Herb and his family is about the funniest thing i ever saw on TV. |
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Apr 17, 2007 12:07:01 GMT -5
Looks like a lot of the music (Tull, Floyd etc) has been replaced on these and about 3-4 minutes from each episode has been cut out. I'll be passing on this one unfortunately.
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Post by spacel0rd on Apr 18, 2007 16:21:50 GMT -5
3-4 mins cut out? ahhhh dont tell me that!
If it was on tv every so often i would pass too...but 3 mns gone form WKRP is better than NO WKRP at all.
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Post by MrAce on Apr 18, 2007 21:56:53 GMT -5
3-4 mins cut out? ahhhh dont tell me that! If it was on tv every so often i would pass too...but 3 mns gone form WKRP is better than NO WKRP at all. 3 to 4 minutes cut out? Each episode is lacking 3 - 4 minutes? WTF?!!! |
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Apr 19, 2007 0:00:43 GMT -5
3-4 mins cut out? ahhhh dont tell me that! If it was on tv every so often i would pass too...but 3 mns gone form WKRP is better than NO WKRP at all. 3 to 4 minutes cut out? Each episode is lacking 3 - 4 minutes? WTF?!!! Yeah, in a lot of cases where they had music they couldn't get the licensing for instead of using different music they cut out the scene entirely.  I don't think they wanted to spend a lot of money it would've taken to put it out with the original music, so *snip* |
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Post by spacel0rd on Apr 19, 2007 7:34:17 GMT -5
Here's a lil snip-it i cut and paste from a review of the DVDs. It could be worse:
...For starters, most of the redubbing has been done rather seamlessly, and aside from a few awkward moments, the changes shouldn't be noticeable to newcomers. (Wilson himself on a commentary track said he's satisfied with the way the alterations turned out.) As for the scenes cut, they are short enough not to affect the story in any way, and they are limited - only two episodes ("Hoodlum Rock" and "A Date with Jennifer") are in their shorter syndication cut; all other cuts are only a few seconds. It also helps that the DJs had a habit of turning down the music right after it started playing, eliminating the need for even more dubbing.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 19, 2007 10:51:43 GMT -5
Sounds to me like the DVDs are of the syndicated reruns they did in the late 80's. I recall the original music being changed at that time because of musicians pissed about copywrite infringement and not getting paid. I thought the reason they held off on a WKRP dvd set was to regain those rights and release the original episodes as they were intended to be.......maybe they tried and it just couldn't be worked out. Hopefully, WKRP can now be on TV Land too.
I'm with Spacel0rd, an edited WKRP is better than no WKRP at all.
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I don't think they wanted to spend a lot of money it would've taken to put it out with the original music, so *snip*