Oh, also, while still no Moonlighting, Remington Steele is streaming on Amazon… On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 at 7:13 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
> Most people are probably like Tom; for me the pleasure comes from > satisfying my somewhat neurotic completism, mostly impossible to have done > for vintage shows originally prior to at least VCR. For instance I saw a > lot of Mannix back in the day in first run, but skipped a lot of episodes, > and even whole seasons, for one reason or another. Reruns were out of order > and grossly edited for more commercials. I dig going back and taking in the > whole thing in sequence. > > As per Kevin, the availability of shows does change often, hence my > original post. I have done a complete rewatch of Cheers and Wings, since > the Pandemic, without any missing episodes. The complete Cheers appears to > still be available (Hulu and P+) but no longer Wings. Happy Days is > available, but with missing episodes (none from S1) > > Wild Wild West is now available on Amazon (may have been part of the > recent Mannix, Barnaby Jones release on same service). Have Gun… is > (apparently completely) available on Pluto, which does not help me out > much, but it is there. Bonanza is one of those programs, like Gunsmoke, > with many missing episodes and seasons. > > I do think there is a market for complete seasons of vintage programs, > especially if they came with DVD like special features and interviews with > surviving cast or TV critics. > > On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 at 12:36 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don’t know as much about TV series, but classic movies bounce around >> from platform to platform. I miss a movie on Criterion and it shows up soon >> after on Max. I have a movie in My Stuff on Max which disappears and IMDB >> tells me it’s available on Prime. >> >> To make money streaming services have to continually bring new >> subscribers in and dusty old TV series aren’t going to do it. Pluto or Tubi >> might have them in the On Demand section. I just wouldn’t expect them in >> the premium services. >> >> I also think a lot of people are like me: if I saw an old series >> available that interested me I’d watch an episode or two to scratch my >> itch. I can’t imagine putting in the time to watch all of the episodes. >> >> On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 2:06 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I suppose my chief complaint about the streaming services is that they >>> seem to have countless viewing options… except for the shows I want to >>> watch. When I cut the cord on cable, I used that money to buy dvd box sets >>> or season passes on iTunes, so now I own those shows outright. Very few of >>> the vintage shows I binge watch have been readily available on streaming. >>> There are often rumors that Moonlighting will pop up somewhere, but it >>> hasn’t yet. Homicide Life On The Street is viewable seemingly only in my >>> house (I even bought the movie/finale on DVD so my set os complete). >>> Westerns are almost impossible to find (Wild Wild West, Bonanza, Have Gun >>> Will Travel… even F Troop). Then there is the nefarious streaming >>> proclivity of only having some episodes of a series available (Happy Days, >>> Wings, Cheers) as if to say, “hey, we’ve literally done the bare minimum >>> for you.” >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 5:11 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I had been debating literally for years whether to buy some vintage TV >>>> dramas on DVD that seemed resistant to streaming. During prime pandemic I >>>> bought The Fugitive box set and a DVD player, and counted both cheap >>>> against the pleasure. Within the last year I bought Mannix, and as noted >>>> below am not yet done with Season 1. >>>> >>>> Sure enough, I notice today that Mannix is now streaming on Amazon, >>>> along with another vintage series I have had my eye on, Barnaby Jones (no >>>> sign yet of Cannon; and no, I don’t count ad supported streaming). >>>> >>>> I don’t begrudge the development, but wondering how long these shows >>>> have been streaming, and if indeed it is recent, if the release was spurred >>>> on by the strike, and an attempt by Amazon to lure some of those old >>>> eyeballs that watch so many CBS procedurals? >>>> >>>> On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 8:45 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> …. Not only are there so many first run premium streaming shows that I >>>>> have not yet seen, but lots of vintage programs I would be happy to watch >>>>> (after some years of trying I am still only have way through the classic >>>>> Perry Mason shows, and I have the complete DVD set off Mannix that I am >>>>> only a third of the way through season 1). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 3:56 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [SNIP] >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Looks like an all reality-TV fall for everyone in the meantime. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 3:35 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It looks like the SAG-AFTRA strike starts at midnight. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 6:54 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "It is not yet clear whether SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 >>>>>>>> members, will be amenable to the idea as it would require extending its >>>>>>>> negotiations for a second time." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-federal-mediators-amptp-1235667053/ >>>>>>>> (link) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> B >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3c6a61d5-58f0-4536-a87a-36b8a0d8e1d3n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3c6a61d5-58f0-4536-a87a-36b8a0d8e1d3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHXmcmWc0TxJqkMiAmJTqJ7VzbR4%3DzWAm_i-mU3auq%2BMw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHXmcmWc0TxJqkMiAmJTqJ7VzbR4%3DzWAm_i-mU3auq%2BMw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Kevin M. 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