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Posted by jayembee on 09/26/49 11:52
teem <stooges2757@alltell.net> wrote:
> jayembee <jayembeenospam@snurcher.com> wrote:
>
>> teem <stooges2757@alltell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Was at monsters in motion 7 they're offering a set of the show,
>>> i'm worried it;s a hack job?,not licensed?
>>
>>It's a hack job; no licensed.
>>
>> There is no legitimate DVD release of the show, nor has there been any
>> indication of one in the foreseeable future. Fox (who produced the
>> show, and owns the rights to it) has only said that they don't have
>> any current plans to do one. The general belief is that there are
>> rights issues with the characters. Though Fox owns the series, the
>> characters are still owned by George Trendle's Estate, so Fox would
>> likely have to negotiate for a new license to put the show out on
>> DVD.
>>
>> (The same problem is holding up BATMAN, which is owned by Fox, but
>> the characters are owned by Warner subsidiary DC Comics.)
>>
>>> How does one find out these things?.I want pritine shows like
>>> Voyage is.
>>
>> Rule of thumb is that if it's not available from major etailers (like
>> Amazon or DVD Planet) or major retailers (like Best Buy or Wal-Mart),
>> it's most likely not a legit release.
>>
>> You can also bookmark the site tvshowsondvd.com. While they do miss
>> a fair number of titles (titles from Public Domain labels, for
>> example, or relatively obscure non-American series), if it's a
>> well-known series, and they don't have a DVD release listed, it's
>> not a legit release.
>>
> So,you think this a ''at home'' job?,some dude cranking out
> dvds?,
That pretty much sums it up, yes.
> Theres gotta be some legit from this,no cable station runs all
> the Hornet eps.,where did all the epws. come from?.
(1) Yes, cable stations *do* run all of the episodes. I, for one,
have tapes of all 26 episodes when they ran on FX about a dozen
years ago. And all of them have run on Encore Action in the
relatively recent past.
(2) In addition to those two sources, collectors have a way of
acquiring copies.
-- jayembee
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