| 11/10/2010 1:56 PM |
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farrahflawless
Member since: 12/19/2008 | | As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | I think Classic shows should be released as complete series and price should vary on bonus content and the amount of seasons each show had.
If sales go down it's because of the 1-5 yr wait in between seasons.
VEI did a great job with their Gimme A break complete series set, so Shout should really look at that idea and the other studios should as well.
As far as Sony I feel they are a lost cause and are morons.
Sony released individual seasons of Sanford and Son,Whats Happening and Soap, then turn around and release all 3 shows in a complete series set for under 50.00??? Huh why not do that in the 1st place and with all their releases??? No sense at all. Sony must be ran by morons! |
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| 11/10/2010 1:58 PM |
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farrahflawless
Member since: 12/19/2008 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | Any other classic show fans have any ideas on this subject post them and hopefully someone/s will listen and give our ideas a try.
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| 11/10/2010 2:34 PM |
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ElectricPeterTork
Member since: 6/25/2010 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | No, Sony is run by people who know how to make money.
Do you really think the series sets would have been released so cheaply if the season sets hadn't already been created, and the discs hadn't already been pressed, authored, and sitting in a warehouse?
The reason those sets were so cheap was because the work had already been done, and Sony had already made a profit off of the individual seasons.
If they had been released for the first time in a complete series set? The price would have been between $150 and $250, as most complete series sets are.
Those Sony complete series sets were just a repackaging of already manufactured DVDs.
And also, while some of us don't mind sinking a couple hundred bucks into a complete series set, most people don't want to spend that much on a show, or don't want a complete run of a show. So, while Shout or any company would get a small amount of sales on the high priced complete series set, they probably make more money in the long run off of season sets... which is why shows like Larry Sanders and Leave it to Beaver are still getting season sets released, even though the complete series is also out.
People won't spend $200 bucks on a complete series, but just might casually spend 25-30 bucks on a season.
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by farrahflawless at 11/10/2010 1:56:01 PM
Sony released individual seasons of Sanford and Son,Whats Happening and Soap, then turn around and release all 3 shows in a complete series set for under 50.00??? Huh why not do that in the 1st place and with all their releases??? No sense at all. Sony must be ran by morons! |
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| 11/10/2010 2:46 PM |
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farrahflawless
Member since: 12/19/2008 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | I don't mind spending 200 dollars on a complete series if it's packaged well and the show is rare like Mary hartman Mary Hartman.
I just know alot of people were/are buying bootlegs because of the longgggggggggggg wait in between releases.
I personally never watched Larry Sanders, his comedy seemed very stale and bland to me. too boring and predictible.
Watchig him is like watching Conan B O R I N G
Also Sony makes billions, so releasing some classic quality shows would'nt hurt them.
Must there be 30 different Seinfeld dvd sets, c'mon really! |
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| 11/10/2010 3:25 PM |
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B Ward
Member since: 1/12/2007 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | They'll continue to make them, as they continue to sell. We, for instance, put about 6 months in between sets, unless they don't sell well enough for us to warrant spending the money. People forget, because it's all about their own entertainment, that this is a business. We can't afford to bring you your favorite shows if the risk is too high. We do, after all, have to stay in business.
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman had over 300 episodes. And its successor, Forever Fernwood, had an additional 130 or something. That complete series set would be astronomical and would cost an unprecedented amount of money.
Something must be taken into account here. Production costs. We can't simply decide to make a complete series whatever price we want, just because it's affordable to fans. There are legit mathematics involved in setting retail prices; numbers that must be adhered to and projections that must be met in order for a company to stay in business.
The rule of thumb is always that the first season will outsell any of the others. You can realistically gauge the number of people willing to purchase a series based on how many its first season sells. And, for fans' information, season one sets tend to outsell complete series sets astronomically, because complete series sets are designed for uber-fans, while most people would rather spend $30-50 on a series one volume at a time.
People who make their voices heard are rarely the "everyman" when it comes to retail. Most consumers aren't going to sit down and watch a complete series in a week or two. You and I are DVD and Blu-ray nuts. We love 'em. But we're the exception, not the rule.
Brian
Follow me on Twitter! (@BWard028) |
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| 11/10/2010 3:44 PM |
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farrahflawless
Member since: 12/19/2008 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | well dark Shawdows had many more episodes then Mary Hartman and they did volumes of 50 shows.
Since Sony had volume 1 of MH MH then 6 volumes of 50 shows would complete that.
I understand not everyone watches a complete series in a week. But at least get a season or volume out once or twice a year.
So many have been waiting for Mary hartman volume 2 ,maude season 2,one day at a time season 2 since 2007 and still waiting.
That's crazy! Im sure at some point One day at a time and mary hartman will surface on a future cable station and fans are going to record them and there will be no sales if the studios ever do release them. |
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| 11/11/2010 11:03 AM |
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Yeah_OK
Member since: 7/15/2010 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | The question begs asking: how then DID VEI manage to release the complete series of Gimme A Break with music intact at once? |
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| 11/12/2010 6:49 AM |
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Yeah_OK
Member since: 7/15/2010 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | Well? Thoughts anyone? |
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| 11/12/2010 7:51 AM |
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bencasey
Member since: 5/12/2007 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. |
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by farrahflawless at 11/10/2010 3:44:49 PM
well dark Shawdows had many more episodes then Mary Hartman and they did volumes of 50 shows. Since Sony had volume 1 of MH MH then 6 volumes of 50 shows would complete that. I understand not everyone watches a complete series in a week. But at least get a season or volume out once or twice a year. So many have been waiting for Mary hartman volume 2 ,maude season 2,one day at a time season 2 since 2007 and still waiting. That's crazy! Im sure at some point One day at a time and mary hartman will surface on a future cable station and fans are going to record them and there will be no sales if the studios ever do release them.
That's a cult/genre show. The only other show you could put in the category of Dark Shadows would be Strange Paradise. |
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| 11/12/2010 11:30 AM |
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kentgraovac
Member since: 2/24/2009 | | RE: As I said before.Classic tv shows need to be released differently to increase sales. | | I am not sure but it could be that VEI is a Canadian company and different music licensing rules applied. Just a guess, though. |
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