# Movies/shows you can't find anywhere **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, movies\ **Created:** [June 18, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420 "2022-06-18T05:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/61 "2022-06-19T19:52:28Z")
Two I haven’t seen mentioned: [Ed](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247091/) and [Boston Common](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115115/) Wylene: Watergate, Contragate… Boyd: Not to mention the greatest conspiracy of all: conjugate. And who are the victims? I am, you are, he is, we are… ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/62 "2022-06-19T21:37:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I remember that show. It was right around the time of shows like _Ned & Stacey_ (starring Thomas Hayden Church and Debra Messing). I never really got into it, but I remember Tea Leoni, as it was my first exposure to her. Yeah, a friend of mine kept telling me to watch it because Leoni was so good. But I never got around to it. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/63 "2022-06-19T21:52:57Z")
I’ll Fly Away - such a lovely show with a talented cast. [I'll Fly Away (TV Series 1991–1993) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101124/) ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/64 "2022-06-19T23:16:08Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > I’ll Fly Away - such a lovely show with a talented cast. [I’ll Fly Away (TV Series 1991–1993) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101124/) Based on the reviews, it sounds absolutely briliant! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/65 "2022-06-19T23:22:27Z")
A sitcom called Spencer. Every episode started with him being sent to the guidance counselor. It probably is nowhere near as good as I remember. But I’d like to know. And has the great Saturday morning cartoon Thundarr The Barbarian ever been released on DVD? ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/66 "2022-06-19T23:40:15Z")
It is. I see that some episodes are on YouTube. The quality was poor on the videos I clicked on, but you can get the taste of it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/67 "2022-06-19T23:47:56Z")
I didn’t bother (re)searching before posting this so I’ll probably be proved wrong, but last time I tried I couldn’t find: Head Office - great movie Gong Show movie The Music of Chance ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/68 "2022-06-19T23:49:18Z")
I enjoyed that show while it was airing, but the series ending cliff-hanger killed it for me. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/69 "2022-06-19T23:50:50Z")
An old TV series called QED and a made for tv movie called A Step out of Line. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/70 "2022-06-20T00:02:13Z")
The series ending cliffhanger of _[Crime Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_Story_(American_TV_series))_? That was pretty ridiculous but so was the first-season cliffhanger ending. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/71 "2022-06-20T00:42:55Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > And has the great Saturday morning cartoon Thundarr The Barbarian ever been released on DVD? Yes, and I own it. > **[Amazon.com: Thundarr The Barbarian (4 Disc) : Bob Ridgely, Henry Cordon, Nellie...](https://www.amazon.com/Thundarr-Barbarian-Disc-Bob-Ridgely/dp/B00466X70Y)** > > Man's civilization is cast in ruin when a runaway planet speeds between the Earth and the Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction. Two-thousand years later, Earth is reborn from the ashes with a savage landscape, strange creatures and a primitive sense... ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/72 "2022-06-20T01:00:30Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Northern Exposure This was going to be my contribution. _NE_is available on DVD but the original music is gone. The music contributed to the magic of the original show. > [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Canceled entertainers The episode of _The Simpsons_ where Michael Jackson guest stars has been removed from the episodes streaming on Disney+ but not, apparently, the DVD releases. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/73 "2022-06-20T01:06:12Z")
Thanks must order it ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/74 "2022-06-20T01:30:49Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > ETA. I’d bet that music rights issues are to blame for the vast majority of “missing” movies of TV shows for those made since around 1980 or so. This is why I doubt all 3 seasons of _American Dreams_ will ever be available. Season 1 is available on DVD and that’s it. I’d like to see both seasons of _Homefront_ again too, but only Season 1 is available for that one too, streaming only. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/75 "2022-06-20T01:47:02Z")
Is this the thread where I ask if anyone knows where I can find a copy of _Big_ with the alternate ending? ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/76 "2022-06-20T02:41:27Z")
While it gets less “cred” these days, NYPD Blue was kind of in that same wheelhouse as Homicide, both were a lot different than typical cop shows, while still being…police procedurals. They both had complex storylines and high quality actors, fairly unusual for police dramas of that era. That being said, while both were good and have been cited as influential to some people who made the really good TV of the 2000s and 2010s, they are still kind of at the early fringes of the TV Renaissance. If you weren’t around when they aired in their original time, and thus lacking nostalgia for the shows, you may not find they hold up that well to modern TV standards (they do still stand out for high quality compared to their 1990s peers.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/77 "2022-06-20T02:46:07Z")
There was an amazing Irish comedy series – _Trivia_ (2011-2012) – about a guy obsessed with his pub quiz team. I saw it on Netflix or Hulu once through. Since then it has completely disappeared from any service. Character actor David Pearse was great in that. I loved that show. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/78 "2022-06-20T02:47:00Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > This was going to be my contribution. _NE_is available on DVD but the original music is gone. The music contributed to the magic of the original show. Weird, I have a (admittedly ripped from my personally owned DVD on my media server) copy of the entire series that has all the original music as I remember it from the 90s. Wonder if maybe some of the DVD releases had the music? My personal contributions: _Equalizer_–the original with Edward Woodward. There is a DVD of the entire series, which I purchased, abysmal isn’t even a good word for it. It’s not just that some episodes are missing, _entire discs_ in the set are warped and literally won’t play at all. Reading through reviews, basically everyone who has purchased this box set has complaints like this, the discs were apparently pressed on the cheap by some fly by night operation, and you’re unlikely to get a full working set. To my knowledge there is no other easy to obtain source of the show. I would have previously added _Columbo_ for similar reasons–there was a DVD boxed set that was missing lots of episodes, and there were streaming services that had a few episodes but not the whole series. But it looks like (I haven’t double checked) in the fleshing out of Peacock NBC actually has the full show with all episodes up on streaming now. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/79 "2022-06-20T03:06:10Z")
A show I really liked was China Beach. It probably has music rights issues. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420/80 "2022-06-20T03:11:08Z")
I can no longer think of _China Beach_ without thinking of Jenny Nicholson’s epic analysis of _The Vampire Diaries_ [THE Vampire Diaries Video - YouTube](https://youtu.be/p4AdFD3E2ok) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420.md?page=5)