Huge WB DVD Release Update! Toons/Live Action

[markatisu]

This is from an online chat with WB DVD Distribution, a lot of sets evaluated and discussed. Some like China Beach confirmed to never see the light of day due to $$$$ music rights

For the latecomers, here is what has been asked...

Warner announces King Features' Popeye cartoons - including complete theatrical and made for TV shorts; replacement for Looney Tunes Vol 2 Disc 4 DVD, Tom & Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol 2; Magilla Gorilla w/Ricochet Rabbit/Punkin Puss, etc;

Everwood Seasons 2-4? - no plans, may revisit; music rights $$
Knots Landing Season 2 - no plans
Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm SE? - under consideration
LT Bug Bunny Nips The Nips/Coal Black: future release with prologue - under advisement with Management for appropriateness
More MGM (Tex Avery, etc) - full restoration required. very $$$

Friends as a series set w/ new extras - TBA
Perfect Strangers, other Miller-Boyett/Bickley Warren shows - no specific plans
Brave Story - not WB
Dallas S7/Falcon Crest - S5 recently released, FC no plans yet
Mortal Kombat live action - Not WB

Justice League S2 - LB or anamorphic - director requested 4x3 letterbox; JLU S1 to be anamorphic
Man From UNCLE - future release, not 2006
Static Shock / The Zeta Project season sets - no plans
Superboy S2-4 - to be evaluated followg S1
Teen Titans / The Batman / Freakazoid - TT, TB 16:9 consideration, evaluating FZ

HB M4TV cartoon specials - remastering req'd
Vintage 50's/60's TV - no specifics
Veronica Mars S2 - no commentaries or Eng S/T, but lots of bonus features
Some TV shows on DVD in mono, bradcast in stereo - have to check specifics
Wally Gator/Quick Draw McGraw/80's Jetsons - remastering required

Eyes/Scarecrow & Mrs King/Without A Trace S2-3 - no plans; evaluating SCMK
Smurfs/Pac-Man/Plastic Man - workling on Smurfs; hopefully 2007; PM & PM possible
WBKotter/Chico & The Man/Drew Carey/Night Court - under consideration, no plans
Duck Dodgers/Fugitive - Tim Daly/ Two & 1/2 Men - 2-1/2 Men 2007; no others planned
DC Filmation/Ruby Spears Superman/All-New Superfriends Hr - under evaluation;

Fish Police - no plans
Tiny Toons/Road Rovers/WN Scooby Doo Season Sets - SD 2007 evaluating TT & RR
60's Batman - Fox vs DC
TT Vacation/Fastlane - TTV consideration ; Fastlane music costs $$$$$$
West Wing S7, potential series boxset - plans in works for Christmas '06

Popeye cartoons releasing schedule - staggered with LT collections
Dukes Of Hazzard TV movies - under evaluation
China Beach - no plans, Motown music $$$$$$
ER scheduling - more later this year
X-Men Evolution/Batman Beyond - XME in future, BB S2 later this year (full season)

Fleischer/Famous Superman Cartoons - later this year, Ultimate Collection
Irwin Allen Alice In Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass - issues, no plans
Falcon Crest/Alice - no plans
Superkid PH w/Shazam!; Shazam live action; Gilligan spinoffs; Dukes Spinoffs - no plans
Captain Planet - no plans

Warner WWII shorts theme set - will be handled with care for possible future consideration
Murphy Brown S2 - no plans
Silvercats/Freddy's Nightmares - SC no plans, FN under evaluation
The OC S3 - later this year w/extras
Superfriends - SP show & SP Team Galactic Guardians in 2007

Cartoon Network - Ed Edd & Eddy S1 later this year, others in discussion
Mama's Family/more Growing Pains - MF later this year, GP no plans
Superman (Reeves) mismatches; source materials - materials & ownership changed hands many times over 50 years
Eight Is Enough/Flood/Fire - no plans
Twice Upon A Time (Lucas) - theatrical

Dexter's Laboratory, Cow & Chicken, Sheep In The City - in discussion (with other CN shows)
Kung Fu The Movie & Legend Continues - under evaluation
Life Goes On/Our House - LGO future consideration, OH no plans
CHiPs, Spencer For Hire, Streets of SF - CHiPs under consideration, others no plans
Vengeance Unlimited/Supernatural - VU no plans; S w/original music

What I Like About You - no plans
Night Court S2+ - no plans, but evaluating future sets
Harvey Birdman V2/Max Headroom - HB la

[debwalsh]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the transcript. Although I'm bummed to hear that my fellow Everwood fans behaved like jack*sses and probably killed any chance that Warners might consider releasing the rest of the series on DVD. Glad I have seasons 2-4 on disc.

And I'm going to need a second and third job to continue with my DVD habit, especially now that Diamond Select is releasing some kick*ss Stagate SG-1 figures - too many good things, not enough $$ ... :>

[markatisu]

Here is the full transcript
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5802