# TV series you want to see in DVD format **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860 "2002-08-07T22:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/1 "2002-08-07T22:39:13Z")
With the success of the **Buffy the Vampire Slayer** season 1 and season 2 releases, as well as **Friends** and **M_A_S\*H** and **The Simpsons** and so on, I think it’s been well established that DVD format can be a major money-maker for TV series. **24** is even doing a release of its first season on DVD, before the second season starts airing, to increase viewership. TV has caught on to the fact that if they release the good stuff on disc, we’ll snap it up. Now if only that will encourage them to make more good stuff… Anyway, there are shows out there, some current, some long-neglected, that deserve the DVD treatment. And I mean the full-on, director and stars commentary, loaded with special features treatment. Here’s my list: [ul] [li]Cupid[/li][li]Northern Exposure[/li][li]You Bet Your Life[/li][li]The Burns and Allen Show[/li][li]The West Wing[/li][/ul] What shows would you like to see issued in a fan-friendly, full-season DVD format? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/2 "2002-08-07T22:42:26Z")
Anything from the Thursday NBC line-up in the late 80’s! ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/3 "2002-08-07T22:53:11Z")
Hill Street Blues Babylon 5 Daria The Paper Chase ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/4 "2002-08-07T22:56:53Z")
I would definitely choose **Soap** if I only had one choice. Ones they’re more likely to do that I’ll look forward to are **Seinfeld** and **Cheers**. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/5 "2002-08-07T22:59:58Z")
[“The West Wing”](http://dvdworld.co.uk/product_body.asp?pf%5Fid=67435) is available in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/6 "2002-08-07T23:02:41Z")
Blackadder, Liquid TV ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/7 "2002-08-07T23:08:58Z")
I’d like to see a DVD release of **Freaks and Geeks** since I’ll probably never see it again. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/8 "2002-08-07T23:24:15Z")
The one and only season of “Undeclared”. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/9 "2002-08-07T23:25:46Z")
**[DARIA!!!](http://www.petitiononline.com/dvdaria/)** \<---- click me & help make it happen! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/10 "2002-08-07T23:26:01Z")
I plan on buying _24_ when it comes out. I’d buy _Northern Exposure_ if it was available. I just got a DVD player this past Christmas…what’s the going rate for a full TV series on DVD? How many discs would _NE_ take? ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/11 "2002-08-07T23:31:31Z")
You know, I bet there’s a veritable gold mine in DVD releases of series that never made it into syndication. After all, what are they doing with them? They’re sitting on a shelf someplace, making the production companies and participants no money at all. Meanwhile, a VHS copy of **Cupid** , the complete series, just sold on EBay for over two hundred dollars. ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/12 "2002-08-08T00:04:21Z")
**Robin of Sherwood** , from the 80’s. I think you can get it in the UK, but that’s no help to me here in Texas. If it was just region coding, no problem. But it’s PAL not NTSC. Curses! **Jonathan Creek** would be nice too, and somebody needs to light a fire under MPI to increase the pace of their Jeremy Brett **Sherlock Holmes** DVDs. -fh ---
**Author:** ![buckgully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@buckgully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckgully)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/13 "2002-08-08T00:22:50Z")
**Invader Zim** I would buy that DVD with MY IRON FIST! In the same vein, **Space Ghost Coast to Coast**. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/14 "2002-08-08T01:14:07Z")
**Futurama** **St. Elsewhere** **Grand** **Moonlighting** **Cheers** **High Incident** **CHiPS** **The Incredible Hulk** **Married with Children** (mmm . . . Christina Applegate and Katey Sagal) **Growing Pains** (Tracey Gold and Joanna Kerns . . . ) ---
**Author:** ![galrion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aca169/32.png) [@galrion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galrion)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/15 "2002-08-08T01:22:39Z")
I’d like to see **Sliders** and **Babylon 5**. ---
**Author:** ![Jenner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@Jenner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/16 "2002-08-08T01:32:19Z")
Northern Exposure! I loved that show! ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/17 "2002-08-08T02:16:51Z")
Red Dwarf ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/18 "2002-08-08T02:22:46Z")
**Nightmare Cafe**. There was only about a half season of it, so they’d have room for plenty of extras, if they have any. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/19 "2002-08-08T02:38:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Robin of Sherwood, from the 80’s. I think you can get it in the UK, but that’s no help to me here in Texas. If it was just region coding, no problem. But it’s PAL not NTSC. Curses! My $70 player will play PAL on NTSC TVs and vice versa, but the moronic region encoding is impossible to kill w/o a ROM programmer. Bah! ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860/20 "2002-08-08T02:54:06Z")
**Murphy Brown,** hands down! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-you-want-to-see-in-dvd-format/122860.md?page=2)