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Posted by weinmanj on 12/13/06 19:52
Actually, neither Hugh Wilson nor anybody involved with the show was
consulted for that syndicated version; the changes were made by MTM
productions when the company was completely falling apart (it would be
bought out by Fox a few years later), and they ordered a music editor
to replace all the songs wherever possible, whether it made sense or
not.
I don't know what music substitutions will be made this time around but
they will be different from those in that syndicated package, and
Wilson has at least been given a chance to hear the changes this time
around.
Derek Janssen wrote:
> elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
> > Goro wrote:
> >
> >>http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6708
> >>
> >>But they mention "music substitutions." I'm already marginally
> >>disinterested....
> >
> >
> > There is just no way that the studios can afford to license all the
> > music used in WKRP. So, for them, the only options are to either
> > replace the original music or not release the DVD's at all.
>
> Much of the music was changed for the syndicated release, and both
> syndie and DVD changes were supervised by Hugh Wilson personally, who
> approved.
> (But yes, the Russian defector still tells Les Nessman "Hold me closer,
> tiny dresser", because they couldn't afford Elton John.)
>
> Derek Janssen
> ejanss@comcast.net
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