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Anyone heard any news on whether they're going to release a Freaks and Geeks
set anytime soon? I know their was a push on their website, currently up to
29,000+ signatures on the online petition, to get these dvd's produced....

I really loved that show, and know that others feel the same way...and if
Saved by the Bell can have a DVD release...well, c'mon!!

Thanks...

Mort

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:46:55 -0400, "Mort and Pam Shuman"
<> wrote:

>Anyone heard any news on whether they're going to release a Freaks and Geeks
>set anytime soon? I know their was a push on their website, currently up to
>29,000+ signatures on the online petition, to get these dvd's produced....

From http://www.tvshowsondvd.com News Archives:

Producer says 'March' in Variety 8/10/2003

Paul Feig, the Supervising Producer of Freaks and Geeks, was
discussing in Variety (free trial subscription required to view) his
newest show (HBO's Nice Guys, described as a post-high-school
version of F&G, but with HBO's advantage of looser censorship).

During the interview, more came up about Freaks & Geeks, including
a timeframe for the DVD release:

Feig felt "Freaks and Geeks" never got its due, despite
winning critical acclaim. However, it has gained cult
popularity, and episodes will be released on DVD in March,
complete with deleted scenes.

We appreciate the news, and hope you do too. Our thanks to
Matthew Louwren and Matt Koz for pointing us toward this
information.

>I really loved that show, and know that others feel the same way...and if
>Saved by the Bell can have a DVD release...well, c'mon!!

Well, regardless of what you may think of the relative merits of the
two shows are, remember that SAVED BY THE BELL had a long and
successful run on TV; FREAKS AND GEEKS didn't.

-- jayembee

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:46:55 -0400, "Mort and Pam Shuman" <> wrote:

>Anyone heard any news on whether they're going to release a Freaks and Geeks
>set anytime soon? I know their was a push on their website, currently up to
>29,000+ signatures on the online petition, to get these dvd's produced....
>
>I really loved that show, and know that others feel the same way...and if
>Saved by the Bell can have a DVD release...well, c'mon!!
>
>Thanks...
>
>Mort
>

Last I heard, there were music issues: you pay for certain music rights, so to put the music on the
DVD, you have to pay again. To use all the music as used in the original airings, apparently, would
make the DVD retail at about $120. They don't want to do that, but they don't want to cut the
music... trying to work it out is where I believe they are currently at.

In article <>,
John R. Rybock <> wrote:

> Last I heard, there were music issues: you pay for certain music rights, so
> to put the music on the
> DVD, you have to pay again. To use all the music as used in the original
> airings, apparently, would
> make the DVD retail at about $120. They don't want to do that, but they don't
> want to cut the
> music... trying to work it out is where I believe they are currently at.

Uhh. Everything has been worked out. They're going to keep the music and
yes, it's gonna retail for about a $120. This is from tvshowsondvd.com:

First of all, hello to you all. Sorry I've seemed to have disappeared
but I've been buried in things with my movie and some other pending
projects. I will say that my movie is finally getting released, and will
be coming out around October 10th, released by Artisan Entertainment.
So, that's a relief.

But now to the matter at hand. We are VERY close to getting the DVDs
out. A company that was started by the guys who sold Rhino want to put
the show out and are with us that all the original music must remain
intact. So, that's a great thing (I wouldn't release it otherwise). But
that causes one small problem -- the DVD set is going to be a little
more expensive than we wanted it to be. This is so we can include all
the original music, and also so we can get the DVDs out sooner (instead
of spending months and months doing legal work).

The price for the DVD set will probably be around $120, which is very
steep, I know. However, because of discount sites on the web and the
fact that most stores like Tower and Virgin always mark down new
releases, you'll probably be able to get it for about 80 bucks. I will
say that we're intending to include one full disc of extras, including
deleted scenes, bloopers, and lots of other fun things (that we're in
the process of pulling out of all our crates and boxes now).

So, that's what's up. I don't know any exact date for when it'll be
coming out but I know we're all shooting for before the end of the year
(probably in time for Christmas -- how embarrassingly convenient!).

Just wanted to update you all and let you know that this is what's up.
Nobody wants these DVDs out more than us, since we know how many of you
have been waiting patiently and since, well, we just want them out there
so that you guys can have them and so hopefully we can find even more
people who will discover our little show.

That's all for now. I'll update you as things progress. And please feel
free to post any feedback you might have regarding this (just to let us
know if it all works for you or not).

Thanks again. It's good to talk to you all after so much time away.

Rock on,
Paul Feig
--
BL