In a message dated 6/11/06 12:02:12 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Very sad....he is so deserving of this. Any chance of the folks over at > TVLand picking up the ball? > How much does something like that cost? > Evidently the issue isn't the cost, it's the Don Knotts estate releasing the rights to his likeness. CBS was apparently willing to do what they could (and they own TV Land). They own the rights to the Barney Fife character, but the Don Knotts estate own the rights to the actor's likeness and I'm sure a team of attorneys are looking over all the options. Who knows, maybe it'll happen years from now. Dixon _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

