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2/12/2010 12:27 AM
Sharkadelic
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Member since: 2/12/2010
FRIDAYS
This late night ABC early 80's cult classic needs to be released! Please Shout Factory
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bc1GXuNPuQ
http://www.tvparty.com/80fridays.html
7/17/2011 12:00 AM
Godcharles
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Member since: 7/16/2011
RE: FRIDAYS
          Sharkadelic & friends,

     I whole-heartedly agree!!!!  I loved this show!!!  I have read elsewhere that it's release may be getting held up by one or more of the following:
     A.  Michael Richards.  They need his okay to release them and he may be stalling for more money.  Apparently the success he found with "Seinfeld" went to his fuzzy head.  Let's be honest, if they cut him from each episode, they'd be cutting half of the material.  His "Battle-boy" is one of the great sketch characters of all time, and with all the ensemble sketches they had over the length of the show (who can forget the Ronnie Reagan Picture Show, and Diner of the Living Dead... okay, I missed the latter, but I heard about it afterward.  DAMN!!!!), if they were to edit him out completely, they really wouldn't have a release.
     B.  Music rights.  They had a LOT of musical guests over their three seasons, at least one per show as I recall, maybe more.  I remember watching one night and seeing a group I'd never heard of before, "Huey Lewis and the News".  Getting music rights can hold up a release for a long time!!!  We may never see "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" in it's original theatrical form on home vid, and look how long it took them to get "Heavy Metal" out there.

     So, Shout... if you can get this out, preferably in a full series (3 seasons) box set, I'm THERE!!!!  CKB.
7/19/2011 2:59 PM
B Ward
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Member since: 1/12/2007
RE: FRIDAYS
This was something we looked into some time back.  Unfortunately, it's not even really about what's said above, so much as there are some folks that never really want this show to hit home video.

For some, they like the past to remain VERY FAR back in their past.

Brian

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