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A rare case of the television adaptation being superior to the movie.
Question: have the HBO shows ever been released on video?
thanks!
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No they haven't. The DVD release of Season 1 (the CBS episodes, which are the only ones I like) is the first ever video release of any of the TV episodes.
I did not realize this was on for THREE SEASONS on cable!
In those days few people had it. Man, i would love to see these shows.
Eric, have you seen the HBO eps?
Good?
thanks!
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interesting.
how many eps did they produce for Showtime?
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hurrah!
my library acquired the series on dvd!
After 30 years I only remembered two eps:
the shroud
the demolition of the tavern
btw why are the prints in such bad shape?
Eric?
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I thought the film was so-so (but with some values), and I didn't like the Heart character, but I was always curious about the TV series spin-off.
Here's the thread I did on the film just a couple of months ago:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=58776&forumID=1&archive=0
thanks!
very surprised to read that Houseman was jewish.
even more surprised to read he was married.
if you know what I mean
what a character - what a great job of acting
"Miss Logan, will you please stop your babbling"?!
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Unfortunately the show just hasn't been remastered by Fox, the providers of those prints. However there are some episodes you'll see in the set that do look remastered but they suffer from slight speed-up (you'll notice it in the theme music), which indicates a partial remastering with speed-up for syndication some years back. I remember that only 13 select episodes aired on PBS stations in the early 80s prior to the Showtime revival.
You'll notice also how the pilot episode differs somewhat from the show as it took shape, which had Hart working in a pizza joint instead of Ernie's Tavern and Marilu Henner as a potential non-law student girlfriend (obviously her taking a part on "Taxi" which debuted that same season pre-empted her from returning). Also, we had the more annoying O'Connor who was replaced for the series by Francine Tacker's Logan.
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even more surprised to read he was married.
if you know what I mean
"You were not in full possession of THE FACTS, Mr. Marshall!" 
His first wife was Zita Johann, the object of Boris Karloff's obsession in the original "The Mummy."
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Unfortunately the show just hasn't been remastered by Fox, the providers of those prints. However there are some episodes you'll see in the set that do look remastered but they suffer from slight speed-up (you'll notice it in the theme music), which indicates a partial remastering with speed-up for syndication some years back. I remember that only 13 select episodes aired on PBS stations in the early 80s prior to the Showtime revival.
You'll notice also how the pilot episode differs somewhat from the show as it took shape, which had Hart working in a pizza joint instead of Ernie's Tavern and Marilu Henner as a potential non-law student girlfriend (obviously her taking a part on "Taxi" which debuted that same season pre-empted her from returning). Also, we had the more annoying O'Connor who was replaced for the series by Francine Tacker's Logan.
yeah i noticed the cast changes.
the only negative aspect of the show is the acting.
Logan, Ford and some other students were not well played imho
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even more surprised to read he was married.
if you know what I mean
"You were not in full possession of THE FACTS, Mr. Marshall!"
His first wife was Zita Johann, the object of Boris Karloff's obsession in the original "The Mummy."
well Charles laughton was married also.
if you know what i mean
Manderley - care to enlighten my prurience?
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well Charles laughton was married also.
if you know what i mean
Yes, we do know what you mean. I can't plead knowledge on that, but will defer to others if they know.
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i think some eps look bad because they were filmed, (or taken from prints), shot in 16mm
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