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Hey Now!! LARRY SANDERS!! WKRP!! ROCKFORD FILES!!
Herc’s Season-Box DVD Vault!!

1st by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Feb 6th, 2007 02:20:18 AM
HA!
Hank's Sex Tape by Det. John Kimble	Feb 6th, 2007 03:08:49 AM
"Who'd he have to fuck to get this gig?" Greatest payoff line in a sitcom ever.
you had me at "22-year-old Tia Carrere" by newc0253	Feb 6th, 2007 03:22:58 AM
that is all.
That's a real shame about Sanders by Franklin T Marmoset	Feb 6th, 2007 03:41:24 AM
I would buy every season in one fell swoop if they were available, but it looks less and less likely all the time. Such a brilliant show.
Solving problems is what I do. by instant_karma	Feb 6th, 2007 04:14:20 AM
Hire Julie Taymor to re-dub the contentious episodes of Larry Sander with different people doing cover versions of the songs...
I have to get the Larry Sanders set by ChorleyFM	Feb 6th, 2007 04:16:58 AM
I have avi files downloaded on DVD-Rs, but I really want a proper DVD set.
The Spider Episode by Blanket-Man	Feb 6th, 2007 06:48:12 AM
"Makes the Ed Aames tomahawk toss look like a bucket of shit!" Damn I miss Artie...
Hank Vs Elvis Costello Vs Vince Vaughn by workshed	Feb 6th, 2007 07:02:36 AM
Why Can't HBO get it's shit together and give us what we want - not some piss-poor attempt to appease us. Just release all six series and deal with the legal ramifications later fergawdsakes..!
What about WKRP music? by Anakin Whoopass	Feb 6th, 2007 07:20:25 AM
Music licensing has always kept the show's real music out of reruns. Apparently Fox has managed to license some but not all of the correct music for DVD, and they're trying to make appropriate substitutions for the rest.
Big Train by Pandas-R-Us	Feb 6th, 2007 07:54:33 AM
I noticed that's up there too. Do yourself a favour and grab that, I've had it for a while and it's hilarious, first series/season especially.
Hey ChorleyFM! by YankeeMan	Feb 6th, 2007 09:19:03 AM
I need 3 episodes of that show. Shoot me an email please bachstarNOSPAM@yahoo.com remove the NOSPAM Thanks!!
I recently watched all of the Larry Sanders Show... by DanielKurland	Feb 6th, 2007 09:22:40 AM
and the quality of episodes is interesting. Seasons 1 and 2 are good, and I knew they were well written, but I didn't really laugh out loud or anything, but season 3-5 things got much better in my opinion, and especially in season 6. That bit in the 2nd last episode with Brian and Phil making out is a classic.And "Flip", the last episode of this show is one of the best, well-rounded finales of a show I've ever seen, right up there with "Angel", "Arrested Development", "Sports Night", and "Cheers".The entire Jim Carrey sequence is phenomenal.
Also, that whole OJ Simpson thing with Hank and Phil... by DanielKurland	Feb 6th, 2007 09:26:16 AM
is wonderful, and Hank's subsequent, "Fuck you" KICK "Fuck you" KICK "Fuck you." He was such an asshole. How he didn't get an Emmy for him or George Bluth is beyond me.
could someone please explain what "live action" is? by Cotton McKnight	Feb 6th, 2007 09:42:51 AM
I have seen that phrase used here a lot. ______ is the best "live action sitcom" of the year, or the best "live action sitcom" of all time. What the hell does that mean?
blanket-man by Cotton McKnight	Feb 6th, 2007 09:47:31 AM
I didnt even see that episode but that line is going to have me laughing all day.
Deadliest Catch by godzillasushi	Feb 6th, 2007 10:24:22 AM
Freaking amazing show. For all you internet trollers and cube ants....thats a real job.
Love for Larry Sanders by Barry Egan	Feb 6th, 2007 10:35:15 AM
I agree with Herc, this show was just brilliant. I would disagree slightly with DanielKurland: the finale would have been better had Hanks stormed out at the end and not come back. I thought they went a little soft on him at the end. Hank going to Branson, Missouri is just genius.
WKRP dvd issue by tylermo	Feb 6th, 2007 10:40:33 AM
Greetings from a guy who watched some of the first run WKRP's in elementary school, and a lot more in the later syndicated run. My friend was first aware of the discs about a month ago on another website. There will be some music changes, but it's uncertain as to how much will be replaced. Series creator, Hugh Wilson heard some of the replacement music, and was pleased with the end result. If it's like the late 90's/early 2000's butcher jobs from Nick at Nite....uugghh! Almost all of the music had been replaced. Not to mention, that some of the music was played under the disc jockeys(Dr. Fever, Venus, etc.), as they spoke their lines. So, not only did they have to replace the music, but the actors voices. It was very apparent that the actors themselves were not brought back in to re-voice their parts. And, there were songs that were crucial to specific scenes...Tiny Dancer, Hot Blooded, even little moments like Johnny playing some Pink Floyd, or the Star Wars theme during a political commercial. Those are just a few examples. I won't go in to all of the in's and out's of music licensing, and why shows like Freaks and Geeks(Thank God!) were able to be released with the original music, but shows like Dawson's Creek(who cares)couldn't be. As far as my favorite American sitcom of all time is concerned, let's just hope they've found more than a happy medium between the Nick at Nite hatchet jobs, and original episodes. With little to go on, I will make the purchase either way, to prove that there is a cult audience for WKRP on DVD. Call me crazy, but I would pay double or close to triple retail to get them with the original music, but others wouldn't. Anyway, as Les Nesman would say, "Have a good day, and may be the good news be yours!"
I'm on the WKRP set like Herb on Jennifer! by geekzapoppin	Feb 6th, 2007 10:40:58 AM
Though it's sad we won't have most of the original music, the writing and acting on this show made it one of the best sitcoms in television history. The episodes with the turkeys and the mascot fight make me giggle just thinking about them.
Complete Monty Python by hodag007	Feb 6th, 2007 10:48:01 AM
It is only 59.95 with free shipping at A&E TV.
Complete Python by tylermo	Feb 6th, 2007 11:04:21 AM
60.00?? Damn. I paid the full 150.00 from Columbia a few years back. I guess good things come to those who wait. Well, it was money well spent. Oh well.
WKRP is underrated by BizarroJerry	Feb 6th, 2007 11:39:20 AM
I think people forget the show when thinking of the best sitcoms. I remember watching it as a kid, and it held up later on in reruns. Oh, and nothing screams "foursome" as much as Charmed DVD box photos.
Live action by Blanket-Man	Feb 6th, 2007 11:49:37 AM
"Live action" means we're watching real actors, as opposed to animation, computer generation, or sock puppets. So shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Futurama don't count.
WKRP by Big Jim	Feb 6th, 2007 12:35:28 PM
To get the DVDs with all of its original music I would gladly pay HBO dvd prices. Hell, I would even pay, gasp, Star Trek dvd prices. As for the music, do they need the rights if a character is simply reciting lyrics (John Lennon's Imagine)?
Where's Shandling's other show? by jccalhoun	Feb 6th, 2007 12:47:12 PM
When will we get "It's Garry Shandling's Show" on dvd??? I used to love that show. I also used to love Anything But Love. I don't see myself getting the dvds though. As far as "live action," wikipedia has the answers as always --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L ive_action
As God as my witness ... by durhay	Feb 6th, 2007 12:47:46 PM
I thought turkeys could fly.
Simpsons Season 10 by conniebrean1	Feb 6th, 2007 12:50:25 PM
Any word?
As God as my witness ... by durhay	Feb 6th, 2007 12:59:21 PM
I thought turkeys could fly.
Who the FUCK buys Green Acres DVD sets? by Baron Karza	Feb 6th, 2007 01:07:54 PM
What kind of 'completion-ist' retard actually spends $$ on shit like that? Directors commentary?? Behind the scenes as they hose off Arnold the pig?! C'mon.. its MONEY & TIME!
Baron Karza by Bloo	Feb 6th, 2007 01:25:45 PM
I have a friend that LOVES old TV shows, he buys stuff like that, Lucy, and Hogan's Heros I don't understand it myself...well some of it but my buddy is like obessive about it...now give me NewsRadio and Scrubs and i'm happy
Big Jim by jmyoung666	Feb 6th, 2007 01:44:53 PM
Amen, Brother. I would spend Star Trek prices to get the original soundtrack as well.
Ah, to pick up TWIN PEAKS S2 or wait for the entire set by SpyGuy	Feb 6th, 2007 02:27:23 PM
...which, according to the Digital Bits, is coming later in 2007 with additional extras AND the pilot. Oh, and the new JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED set isn't "2.X"...It's actually "5.X" if you count the two JUSTICE LEAGUE seasons and the two JLU seasons, or "JLU Vol. 2" because JLU seasons 1 & 2 were already released in Vol. 1/"Season One." (SIGH) It's Warners...Whaddaya gonna do?
i hope shows learn their lessons... by datachasm	Feb 6th, 2007 03:42:42 PM
... and no longer allow performers to come on and promote their material which later will make it impossible to release the shows. whatever happened to being happy with the exposure from bands? its ungrateful and will bite them in the ass. Larry Sanders had a some artists: Jane's Addiction, Beck, Smash Mouth... and a bunch of others i cant even remember their names...
Finally!! by Pr_Frink	Feb 6th, 2007 04:46:53 PM
I had no idea there was a set of the entire run of Monty Python!!! Oh man. I'll be able to watch the fish-slapping dance as much as I want now. And I know it was already on another dvd. But I didn't want to pay for a best of and then find out about something like this. I am happy.
Was There Music On WKRP? by buster00	Feb 6th, 2007 04:59:26 PM
I was too busy staring at Loni Anderson's tits to notice.
CINCINATTI GOTTA EAT by iwontwin	Feb 6th, 2007 05:15:18 PM
wasnt loni anderson on that show? She was hot.
Just a best of? by vivavitalogy	Feb 6th, 2007 06:19:04 PM
C'mon! Double dip Twin Peaks? C'mon!
"...and the Senator, by Big Jim	Feb 6th, 2007 06:25:55 PM
while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity."
Aristophanes is ridiculous! by GrandMuffTarkin	Feb 6th, 2007 07:40:58 PM
Let's hope they release the rest of the Odd Couple seasons. I much fear trouble in the fuselage, Frederick.
Secret Agent + The Prisoner = Television Nirvana by scrivener	Feb 6th, 2007 08:06:24 PM
Patrick McGoohan gotta eat.
Barry Egan... by DanielKurland	Feb 6th, 2007 08:57:25 PM
I agree with you regarding Hank coming back, but come on. Besides that ONE moment, was the finale not incredibly satisfying? Although this shouldn't mean much it actually won an Emmy for writing for it's last episode, which hardly ever happens. Also, I consider myself a pretty big South Park fan, but WHY is that the cover for season 9? Were the Broncos even featured? And even if they were, they could have still come up with something better.
NewsRadio 5 by Livinejs	Feb 6th, 2007 10:03:35 PM
Tragic. Lovitz has no comedic talent at all, but there are hilarious episodes despite of it "White Noise" Still wish they had just done a one episode finale after the loss of Hartman.
oh okay, so we are now distinguishing between cartoons by Cotton McKnight	Feb 6th, 2007 11:14:56 PM
and "live action"? This begs the question, what cartoon could possible be ranked in the top 5 sicoms of all time? Top 10? You MIGHT be able to make a case for the Simpsons cracking the top 15, but don't you dare put it above 10. In other words, the moniker "best live action sitcom" is horseshit. Stop saying that.
and just to back up my point... by Cotton McKnight	Feb 6th, 2007 11:18:42 PM
here are ten sitcoms that are easily better than the simpsons (or any other cartoon sitcom). In no particular order: Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore, All in the Family, Cheers, WKRP in Cincinnati, MASH, Seinfeld, Bob Newhart Show, Larry Sanders. That was just off the top of my head, too. So please, STOP saying "live action"!
I buy Green Acres DVD sets , Baron Karza ... by 7-zark-7	Feb 6th, 2007 11:19:37 PM
... because I love the show. And Eva Gabor is yummylicious. But the main reason I buy them is to annoy jerks like you.
The better Larry is - the better I am... by MapMan	Feb 7th, 2007 01:31:24 AM
I don't get it. They released the entire first season on DVD. I thought that sales were less than stellar which was why they didn't release the rest. If the show was being made today there wouldn't be a problem with HBO releasing them all on DVD. What the difference? They could have just as well come out on tape if we still used that medium shudder.
Nevertheless... by MapMan	Feb 7th, 2007 01:32:27 AM
I will buy any and all Larry sets...
Larry Sanders DVDs? by HypeEndsHere	Feb 7th, 2007 07:26:22 AM
"It’s not a season set, but there’s no way to keep us comedy nerds away from it."......bullshit. watch me.
Larry Sanders Show by Space oddity	Feb 7th, 2007 08:55:07 AM
The Episodes listed there make this seem like it could be a pretty satisfying compromise for the lack of publishing that seems bizarre seeing as how we all own seasons of shit noone's ever heard of and see miles of it in Walmart and Best Buy's often disappointing selection. "What are you gonna do after this Larry? Movies? I'll crush you" Simply the best line of dialogue Jim Carrey has ever spoken.
"More news, Les Nessman" by shellfishh	Feb 7th, 2007 12:27:15 PM
The hilarious Thanskgiving Day episode of WKRP is based on something that really happened, apparently. I worked with a news anchor who worked for the guy who organized the promotion. "As God is my witness..."
WKRP!!!!!! by bubcus	Feb 7th, 2007 12:42:22 PM
I too would pay top dollar for the original versions of this. I loved Venus teaching the kid about Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons, I loved the episode about tornados and the bomb scare. Heck, I loved it when they all went to a porn theater to chat with Herb and got busted. The show is amazing! And of course flying turkeys is a legend. I'll pick up this set and hopefully I am not upset with the music changes.
GrandMuffTarkin by Bubba Gillman	Feb 7th, 2007 03:23:52 PM
I much fear there's some nut trying to read your lips. All hail the Odd Couple!
Jim Carey's "I'll crush you" line by half vader	Feb 8th, 2007 02:20:57 AM
Yeah, and what's more, it sorta came to pass! Shandling has the Bill Cosby movie curse (and even the Cos had success in the 60s/70s).
bubkus: WKRP by Jack Parsons	Feb 9th, 2007 11:13:59 AM
The original two seasons are floating around as torrents. From the rainbow shimmer on one, I think they're transfers from someone's VHS recordings. Don't feel bad about downloading -- they'll never release the originals again.
I just have to say by VitaminJ	Feb 14th, 2007 08:18:39 PM
Hey now!

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