[78-L] So what? was Re: Warner Home Video to release Shorts via Archive Series

[David Lennick]

One can hope! And let's ask that it be properly presented and not kept a big 
secret, like all the extras in the Broadway Melody box that nobody knew about 
(not listed on the cover, not even noticed till you clicked on the extras once 
you already owned the disc).


dl

Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> The entire point of the Warner Archive series is to get material out which
> does not have potential to sell in large quantities, but items that people
> clearly want.
> 
> I agree that the MGM Our Gangs are a pretty pathetic lot, and I have no
> great interest in seeing them, let alone own them. But, yes, Feltenstein is
> probably thinking that the Archive series may be the ideal place to release
> many of the recent Vitaphone Short restorations, some of which were on the
> Jazz Singer box. There are quite a few of these that I've read about via The
> Vitaphone Project that I'd order. I saw a two-reel Fred Allen Vitaphone at
> the Museum of Modern Art that I'd love to have.
> 
> Jeff Sultanof
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
> 
>> I did in fact see your expressed hope that there'd be Vitaphones and other
>> interesting stuff. Let's hope so..but given the lack of interest in
>> continuing
>> many other series such as SCTV, Mary Tyler Moore and others beyond the
>> first
>> couple of volumes, I ain't gonna bet the mortgage that we'll ever see
>> anything
>> beyond the surefire stuff..which as I say bored me 50 years ago and won't
>> get
>> me into the video store today. As a matter of fact, twice recently I've had
>> 20%
>> coupons to use at Barnes and Noble and been unable to find ANYTHING I
>> wanted
>> (or couldn't find much cheaper online, but that's another story).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Steve Ramm wrote:
>>> Obviously you all did not get my reason for posting the article. It did
>> mention that Our Gang would be first but that there would be OTHER shorts!
>> This COULD be Vitaphones.
>>>
>>>
>>> So?? how many have ordered the Jolsons - or any of them yet? Waiting for
>> a collection at reduced price? MIGHT happen. But if sales are not great
>> there is no reason for WHV to go to effort to release them. And IMHO not all
>> are worth getting. But a few are must haves. I posted my recommedations a
>> few weeks ago. So they should be supported. Anyway, my sources say that a
>> Vitaphone disc might be coming soon. But, no, I didn't get excited about the
>> Our Gangs. But there are Our Gang collectors out there so they are testing
>> the waters.
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>