# Still not out on DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112 "2004-10-07T22:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/61 "2004-10-11T01:11:21Z")
I would like to see the Christmas TV special [“A Wish For Wings That Work”](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302884764/104-6422301-4339125?v=glance) released on DVD. Since “Opus” is now a weekly comic strip, the timing would be good. ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/62 "2004-10-11T15:30:58Z")
WKRP in Cincinatti. The originals would be nice, before they were forced to use generic filler music in place of the real stuff and posters of rock & roll bands were digitally removed from view. But even the edited versions would be OK since it was the characters and writing that made the show work. Though I would miss scenes like the one where Mr. Carlson walks into the booth to find a seemingly comatose Johnny Fever zoning out to Pink Floyd’s _Dogs._ “Do I hear dogs barking?” _"I_ do…" It seems that the TV show WKRP succumbed to the soulless corporate mentality that the show tried so very hard to ridicule. RIP, KRP… EZ ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/63 "2004-10-11T16:32:03Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Most Jim Henson TV series are reluctant to be released on DVD. Even the original movies are barebones, and the Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock are only selected episodes. > > But since the buyout of Henson by Disney, new DVDs are one of the many things planned on happening. You know, come to think of it, I’ve been looking at those ‘selected episodes’ of The Muppet Show every time I’m in the store, hoping to find either the Edgar Bergen or Candice Bergen episode. Ideally, I’d like both. Is there a timeline anywhere that says when/if these are coming out? ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/64 "2004-10-12T03:19:58Z")
They’ve been mentioned but I’ll just second _Max Headroom_ and _The Adventures of Brisco County Jr._. ---
**Author:** ![bauble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/65 "2004-10-12T21:14:39Z")
Personally, I’d love to be able to get American Gothic on DVD. And I’ll add my vote for WKRP, too, though I _really_ want the original music and posters. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/66 "2004-10-12T21:55:04Z")
Happy, happy, joy, joy! The first two seaons of _Ren & Stimpy_, uncut, are available on DVD!!! ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/67 "2004-10-12T22:14:20Z")
Pinky & the Brain!!! ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/68 "2004-10-12T23:59:50Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > a mass market disc of ERASERHEAD (I know Lynch sells it from his site) YES! It’d be nice to have an excellent, crisp clear copy of “Eraserhead” and not have to pay $60 for it (or however high Lynch has it priced on his site). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/69 "2004-10-13T00:04:18Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > YES! It’d be nice to have an excellent, crisp clear copy of “Eraserhead” and not have to pay $60 for it (or however high Lynch has it priced on his site). [Region 0 copy on eBay](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6329665151&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/70 "2004-10-13T03:00:48Z")
I second _Yellowbeard_. Unfortunately, I’ve read (but don’t remember where) that the rights to the film are currently disputed _and_ a convoluted mess, and its keeping a DVD from being released. I’d also like to see a US release of _Erik the Viking._ Yes, I have a region-free DVD player with NTSC\<\>PAL conversion built in, but still… And while I’m at it, I wish that Viacom had released the _Invader Zim_ DVDs in their _original and uncut_ versions instead of the edited ones. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/71 "2004-10-13T03:03:18Z")
[_Threads_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/). Yeah, I know it’s on Region 2, but I don’t have a multi-region player. ---
**Author:** ![chukhung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/72 "2004-10-14T00:13:35Z")
Inspired by this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280744), here are some more small films from the 80s that I’d like to see on DVD:[ul][li][**Dead Ringers**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094964/) - [David Cronenberg](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/) directs [Jeremy Irons](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000460/). Very creepy (as you might expect with those two involved). One of the worst possible (non-porn) films to see on a first date. But $50 and up for a used copy? No thanks.[/li][li][**The Quiet Earth**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/) - An NZ science fiction film with some flaws, but I’ll watch almost anything with [Bruno Lawrence](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492649/) in it. [/li][**Urgh! A Music War**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138902/) - Remember back when [Danny Elfman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000384/) actually played in a band instead of just scoring films? Well, even if you don’t, there are early performances by The Police, UB 40, and Echo and the Bunnymen that are worth seeing. [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/73 "2004-10-14T00:19:08Z")
> [@chukhung](#): > > [**The Quiet Earth**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/) - An NZ science fiction film with some flaws, but I’ll watch almost anything with [Bruno Lawrence](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492649/) in it. It’s available in R2, but it appears to be average quality picture-wise. I recently ripped my laserdisc copy to DVD. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/74 "2004-10-14T04:06:16Z")
I would pay good money to see _Flying Blind_ on DVD… Tea Leoni in leather miniskirts… yummy… ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/75 "2004-10-14T13:43:22Z")
I own copies of _Delicatessen_ and **Lost Highway**. Sometimes it is good to be a European. I want to throw my 2 cents in for **Twin Peaks : the second season**. ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/76 "2004-10-14T18:31:59Z")
The Scrooge McDuck thread reminded me – **DuckTales**! ---
**Author:** ![li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/li_l_Dickie_Dirtz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112/77 "2004-10-14T20:24:45Z")
You know, it’s fairly easy to make at least your PC’s DVD player region free. There’s [this](http://www.dvdregionmaster.com/dvd-region-free.html) program which looks like it can do the job. There’s also a very simple registry hack for Win2K and XP. Search around on the web, you’ll find it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-not-out-on-dvd/268112.md?page=3)