The Susan Hart Saga:

309: Amazing Collosal Man

311: It conqured the world

809: I was a Teenage Werewolf.

Twas Shout Factory themselves who said they would never be released. This "Never Say Never" attitude is really gonna bite you in the butt when you realize that certain episodes just aren't going to be released.

Gamera's

Final Sacrifice

and Godzilla Vs the Sea Monster were hinted at as being near impossible.

Id say anything is possible at this point however the least likely to me are

the Susan Harts in Season 3

Episodes 801-809

Fugitive Alien 1 & 2

Mighty Jack

Squirm

Diabolik

Episodes 111-113 (the Warner episodes)

At this point lets pray for some more surprises...

If they can get the rights to these episodes wed have some really cool sets

As for the NEVER EVER released episode :  

Godzilla vs the Sea Monster

The big question for the vast majority of films is profitability.  As long as Shout Factory can release a 4-disc set for the standard msrp and don't do something to run afoul of the Best Brains folks or their own legal department, they're going to keep bringing us what they can.  There are vast swaths (or however that's spelled) of episodes that, should Shout get a really good deal, they'd release in a nanosecond.  Or at least at the standard rate.  However, that all depends on the asking prices of the studios and/or rights holders.

Would they release the Susan Hart films?  Sure, if she changes her tune about their value or sells them to someone else.  Would they release the Lipperts?  Sure, soon as they can figure out the American vs. Canadian rights issue.  Would they release Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster?  Of course, if they can sew up the deal with someone with full access to the rights, but I'd doubt they'd jeopardize any trust over it.

That said, I wouldn't be suprised if after the vast majority of attainable episodes were out that BBI shopped the concept to the big studios, letting them know which of their properties would be involved, and asking for a reasonable cut.  Would it work?  Who knows, but I'd love to see the Universal box sets come out, whether it's through Shout, Universal, or who knows who.

There was no way for me to know you were not refering to me. Knowing what we talk about on these forums you should have clarified atleast where you heard it. Even so, whoever you were refering to is irelevent. The point I'm making is some episodes are NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED EVER. Regardless of what You, Me or anyone says.

Greetings,

Its been a while, but I was just wondering if someone could possibly provide a definitive update as to what MST3K releases are currently "not immidiately available". What this means is, any film Shout! has not already secured rights to and would require a a lengthy process of negotiation, and compensation with a particular film's studio,owner, or distributor in order to be included in any future release.

I am just beginning the list with the obvious candidates #212 (Godzilla vs Megalon) re-release  # #213 (Godzilla vs The Sea Monster). *I know "Megalon" had a limited release on Rhino's volume 10, but I'm not willing to pay $100.00 + for this on the secondary market. I'd rather have a Toho approved re-release, which I know is next to impossible at this time.

I have to agree with those who say "never say never." Unless you can predict the future I don't see how you can say otherwise. If you can predict the future, I'd appreciate some winning lottery numbers, ta.

Kind of wish I'd started collecting the MST3K sets sooner...I couldn't find a copy of the "Gila Monster" single disc so I bought 10.2 at the same time I shelled out the money for all the other stuff I didn't have (10.2 cost $30, Volumes 9 and 10 cost about $130 each).  I didn't start buying sets until around 2008.

I do think we'll see ep. 213 come to DVD on an official release, but it'll probably be either on the last box set or as a single disc (either way, it's probably going to cost more than several arms and legs).