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WKRP in Cincinnati finally coming out on DVD

post #1 of 14
12/11/06 at 3:14pm
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According to TVShowsOnDVD.com, in the upcoming DVD collection for the TV show "Stacked", there's a flyer announcing that WKRP will be out in April 2007.

There have been very few TV shows that I have had an inclination to own, but this will be one of them. Mainly because you can never find re-runs anywhere.

"BOOGER!!!!!"
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post #2 of 14
12/11/06 at 3:20pm
Hell yes. Now I can stop DVD copies from tapes.
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post #3 of 14
12/11/06 at 3:37pm
I'd set a flamingo on fire for a Frank Bonner commentary.
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post #4 of 14
12/11/06 at 3:46pm
"As God as my witness, I always thought that turkeys could fly."

Great news. WKRP is one of my favorite shows ever.

edit: looks like they're re-doing the music.
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post #5 of 14
12/11/06 at 5:21pm
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Originally Posted by ChunkyLover53
looks like they're re-doing the music.
Standard practice with TV shows, unfortunately. I've been watching a few SNL best-of DVDs lately and have issues with the same thing; a lot of sketches have had the songs in them replaced by generic session-musician soundalikes.
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post #6 of 14
12/11/06 at 6:00pm
This show is the reason why I still buy all my clothes at a pro shop in Kentucky.

This is cool news.
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post #7 of 14
12/12/06 at 1:46am
They had to redo the music due to the legal issues with the music. From what I read, the rights were in a mess and could not be worked out. Cost prohibitive to pay for the use of the songs or some shit.

Don't care since it's all about The Big Guy aka, Dudley fucker.
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post #8 of 14
1/2/07 at 12:58pm
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More from TvShowsOnDVD.com:

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We knew that fans would get excited over the news that WKRP was finally coming out, so we know they'll love this - the date, specs and a list of extras, thanks to one of our retail friends.

The 3 disc set will feature all 22 episodes (561 mins) from the first season, including the famous Turkey episode. The set will retail for $39.98 when it's released on April 3.

1. Disc 1 Side A: Pilot (Part 1)
2. Pilot (Part 2)
3. Les On a Ledge
4. Hoodlum Rock

Disc 1 Side B:
5. Hold-Up
6. Bailey's Show
7. Turkeys Away
8. Love Returns

Disc 2 Side A:
9. Mama's Review
10. A Date With Jennifer
11. The Contest Nobody Could Win2/5/1979 Tornado

Disc 2 Side B:
12. Goodbye, Johnny
13. Johnny Comes Back
14. Never Leave Me, Lucille
15. I Want to Keep My Baby

Disc 3 Side A:
16. A Commercial Break
17. Who is Gordon Sims?
18. I Do, I DoFor Now

Disc 3 Side B:
19. Young Master Carlson
20. Fish Story
21. Preacher

Special Features include:

* Commentary on Pilot (part 1) by creator and cast members
* Commentary on "Johnny Comes Back" by creator and cast members
* "Don't Touch That Dial - the Making of WKRP"
* "Turning A 'Turkey' Into A Classic"
* "Doctor Johnny Fever, And I Am Burning Up In Here"
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post #9 of 14
1/2/07 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by General Zod
They had to redo the music due to the legal issues with the music. From what I read, the rights were in a mess and could not be worked out. Cost prohibitive to pay for the use of the songs or some shit.
From TVShowsOnDVD.com:

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The studio has been working on the set for quite awhile, spending most of their time looking at the songs used in the series. As you've probably guessed, there will be music substitutions when the set comes out, but the studio has been spending a lot of time with a music supervisor to ensure that the replaced songs fit the show. Hugh Wilson, creator of the series, has heard some of the replaced music and thought Fox did a good job.
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post #10 of 14
1/3/07 at 9:57am
This is cool news. Love this show.
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post #11 of 14
1/6/07 at 10:05pm
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Originally Posted by Big Jim Slade
Standard practice with TV shows, unfortunately. I've been watching a few SNL best-of DVDs lately and have issues with the same thing; a lot of sketches have had the songs in them replaced by generic session-musician soundalikes.
I agree it is unfortunate,but I blame the music companies for asking outrageous fees for music use rather then the companies putting out the DVDs.
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post #12 of 14
4/23/07 at 5:23pm
Is anybody gonna pick this up tomorrow? I think I might bite the bullet, even with all the music changes.
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post #13 of 14
4/25/07 at 7:15am
I picked it up.....Been waiting for this for some time now.

So far i'm enjoying it......Even with the music changes.
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post #14 of 14
4/25/07 at 9:59am
I've read that not only did they change the music, they also edited out scenes where they couldn't substitute stuff. No thanks.
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