| 2/22/2010 11:37 AM |
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brandon
Member since: 11/22/2009 | | Question for Brian Ward | | Hi Brian! I have an few questions that aren't about shows that will be on DVD soon. I was wondering do you get to pick the box art that goes on the DVDs or is it more than one person that gets to do that? Did you work any That Girl realeases or the Here's Lucy DVD? How come Shout! didn't continue with Here's Lucy? Was it because Lucie and Desi JR only gave you the masters for one box set? Which show has been your favorite project to work on? And finally how do you ask/see if you could license an show from an certain studio? Like how you licensed the Patty Duke Show from Fox and MGM? Just one more quick question, how much would it cost for Shout to colorize an episode from one of your many black and white shows? I loved the great job that CBS did on Lucy Goes to Scottland and Sony did for Jeannie and Bewitched. Thanks for your time, I know it's very valueable!!!! Thanks again! |
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| 2/23/2010 12:07 PM |
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B Ward
Member since: 1/12/2007 | | RE: Question for Brian Ward | Lotsa questions here...
Let me see how best to answer.
1.) Art is decided by a number of people. We look at potential packaging looks, decide on what we think is the best, and make any tweaks necessary before getting final approvals from the studio or owner of the property.
2.) I did QC work on Here's Lucy, but didn't work on the production itself. I didn't work on That Girl.
3.) Sadly, Here's Lucy, while popular with some fans, didn't really sell enough to warrant a second release.
4.) My favorite project is The Middleman. It's a show that most people had never even heard of, but if you love pop culture and/or science fiction - particularly homages to science fiction of the '50s and '60s - this is a series for you. I am also a huge fan of the two volumes of Oban: Star-Racers we did a couple years back. It's an animated series, but one with such a powerful story and heart, it absolutely got tears out of me. But last year, I also got to produce the Transformers and GI Joe complete series sets and those were dreams come true. I'm working on another now that's another dream come true title, but I can't discuss it, yet.
5.) We approach studios with lists of titles we'd like to license. What they agree to negotiate is thrown onto the table and we begin negotiations.
6.) Finally, we'd truly never think of colorizing these classics. It's our obligation to restore and commemorate these series without taking it upon ourselves to make changes that were never intended. Frankly, we love TV and TV history too much to do something like that.
Enjoy the sets!
Brian
"Know Thyself"
--Thales |
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| 2/23/2010 1:41 PM |
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brandon
Member since: 11/22/2009 | | RE: Question for Brian Ward | | Thank you Brian!!! |
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