In article <f258bfe76d5dbaa2fd2e94c3d3576...@news.teranews.com>, "Clave"
<ClaviusFairAndBalan...@cablespeed.com> wrote: > $62.99US buys the 5-disc set, featuring nine 90-minute episodes from the first > season, and tons of bonus material:
Nearly 13 hours are spread out over the five discs of "SCTV Volume 1," and it still won't be enough for fans of the legendary comedy show of 1976 to 1981. Produced in a cinderblock studio in Edmonton, Alberta, and performed by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas and John Candy, all veterans of Second City improvisational troupes in Toronto and Chicago, SCTV began as a syndicated 30-minute series and was eventually picked up in a 90-minute format by NBC. The present set, produced by the Shout Factory, contains all nine episodes of the first NBC season, with further volumes to come.
Much of the program's enduring appeal comes from its balance of character comedy ‹ Candy's showbiz hustler Johnny LaRue, Ms. Martin's brash Edith Prickley, the beer-chugging backwoods Canadians Bob and Doug McKenzie of Mr. Moranis and Mr. Thomas ‹ with parodies of popular television formats though which the characters cycled with surrealistic abandon. The best episodes in this collection take advantage of the 90-minute format (about 65 minutes without commercials) to extend sketches beyond the "Saturday Night Live" three- or four-minute mark into minidramas, like the attempt by the showbiz bimbo Lola Heatherton (Ms. O'Hara) to stay sober for her comeback special, "Bouncin' Back to You."
The many extra features on the discs include alternate track commentaries by Mr. Flaherty and Mr. Levy, as well as 90 minutes of "making-of" documentaries and the complete SCTV tribute filmed at the 1999 Aspen Comedy Festival. A must have. 1981. $89.98. Not rated.
-- "If the cause be not good, the King himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs, and arms, and heads, chopped off in a battle, shall join together at the latter day and cry all, 'We died at such a place.'" --Henry V
Tunas49ers wrote: > More importantly, Quantum Leap, first season is available.
_Quantam Leap_ is a third - rate hack job of a show with a closet case (Miss Scott Bakula) as it's star...but then you think Barry Manilow is the best thang that ever existed.
Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be for you to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to one's own.
On 2004-06-09, Mr. Red <drj2...@MmmmSpam.concentric.net> wrote:
> "Clave" wrote: >> $62.99US buys the 5-disc set, featuring nine 90-minute episodes >> from the first season, and tons of bonus material: >> http://makeashorterlink.com/?G26652588 > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/movies/08DVD.html > SCTV Volume 1 Network 90 > Produced in a cinderblock studio in Edmonton, Alberta, and performed > by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine > O'Hara, Dave Thomas and John Candy,[...]
> > Produced in a cinderblock studio in Edmonton, Alberta, and performed > > by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine > > O'Hara, Dave Thomas and John Candy,[...]
On 2004-06-10, Clave <ClaviusFairAndBalan...@cablespeed.com> wrote:
><Br...@WatchRock.net> wrote in message >> On 2004-06-09, Mr. Red <drj2...@MmmmSpam.concentric.net> wrote: >> > "Clave" wrote: >> >> $62.99US buys the 5-disc set, featuring nine 90-minute >> >> episodes from the first season, and tons of bonus material: >> >> http://makeashorterlink.com/?G26652588 >> > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/movies/08DVD.html >> > SCTV Volume 1 Network 90 >> > Produced in a cinderblock studio in Edmonton, Alberta, and >> > performed by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick >> > Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas and John Candy,[...] >> No Martin Short? > AFAIK, he wasn't part of the original cast.
> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be for you > to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to one's > own.
> Jim
The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all time.
> > > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
> > Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be > > for you to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests > > similar to one's own.
> The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all > time.
>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com >Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time >Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
>> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
>> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be >for you >> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to >one's >> own.
>> Jim
>The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all >time.
> >Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available > >From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com > >Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time > >Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
> >> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
> >> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be > >for you > >> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to > >one's > >> own.
> >> Jim
> >The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all > >time.
>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >From: stjacque...@aol.com (Muffy) >Date: 6/12/2004 8:21 AM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <20040612092118.16952.00000...@mb-m10.aol.com>
>>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >>From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com >>Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time >>Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
>>> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
>>> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be >>for you >>> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to >>one's >>> own.
>>> Jim
>>The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all >>time.
>I mean, even Hitler liked puppies.
>M+U=FFY!
Only because they could grow up and be trained as SS & Gestapo dogs. Similarly, German women were taught to bear at least four children for their Feurher, so their babies could grow up to Soldiers or to bear even more Soldiers to sustain the 1000 year Reich. Oh and to work in munitions factories and operate anti-aircraft batteries in between labor pains.
> >Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available > >From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com > >Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time > >Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
> >> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
> >> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be > >for you > >> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to > >one's > >> own.
> >> Jim
> >The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all > >time.
> I mean, even Hitler liked puppies.
To poop on.
-- "By the life of God, it doth even take my wits from me to think on it! Here is such controversy between the sailors and the gentlemen, and such stomaching between the gentlemen and sailors, that it doth even make me mad to hear it. But, my masters, I must have it left. For I must have the gentlemen to haul and draw with the mariner and the mariner with the gentlemen. What! Let us show ourselves all to be of a company and let us not give occasion to the enemy to rejoice at our decay and overthrow. I would know him, that would refuse to set his hand to a rope, but I know there is not any such here." -+Sir Frances Drake
>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >From: "Bill Bonde ( ``I could have nailed the St. Helena goat's pelt to the > deck'' )" stde...@backpacker.com >Date: 6/12/04 5:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time >Message-id: <40CBA6D2.E8BA0...@backpacker.com>
>Muffy wrote:
>> >Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >> >From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com >> >Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time >> >Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
>> >> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
>> >> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be >> >for you >> >> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar >to >> >one's >> >> own.
>> >> Jim
>> >The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all >> >time.
>> I mean, even Hitler liked puppies.
>To poop on.
Anyway, we pre-ordered the SCTV box set a couple months ago and received it yesterday, yippee! Watched the first episode and the retrospective feature last night. These are the NBC 90-minute episodes begun in 1981 - better production values - but not the more raw, hilarious first syndicated ep's I wish they had begun with. I'm hoping if enough people buy this set they'll go back and add the first shows to future sets. Odd, really... John Candy has been dead for some years and the others have gone on to age but it's John Candy who looks so young to me in these shows; he's practically a kid.
>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >From: neutrod...@aol.com (John H. Smith) >Date: 6/12/04 1:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time >Message-id: <20040612161709.02692.00000...@mb-m28.aol.com>
>>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >>From: stjacque...@aol.com (Muffy) >>Date: 6/12/2004 8:21 AM Central Daylight Time >>Message-id: <20040612092118.16952.00000...@mb-m10.aol.com>
>>>Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available >>>From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com >>>Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time >>>Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
>>>> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
>>>> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be >>>for you >>>> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar to >>>one's >>>> own.
>>>> Jim
>>>The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all >>>time.
>>I mean, even Hitler liked puppies.
>>M+U=FFY!
> Only because they could grow up and be trained as SS & Gestapo dogs. > Similarly, German women were taught to bear at least four children for >their Feurher, so their babies could grow up to Soldiers or to bear even more >Soldiers to sustain the 1000 year Reich. Oh and to work in munitions >factories >and operate anti-aircraft batteries in between labor pains.
> >Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available > >From: "Bill Bonde ( ``I could have nailed the St. Helena goat's pelt to the > > deck'' )" stde...@backpacker.com > >Date: 6/12/04 5:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time > >Message-id: <40CBA6D2.E8BA0...@backpacker.com>
> >Muffy wrote:
> >> >Subject: Re: SCTV Vol. I DVD Now Available > >> >From: "COL. BILL KILGORE" bil...@yahoo.com > >> >Date: 6/11/04 8:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time > >> >Message-id: <4Ouyc.12638$Fd.11...@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>
> >> >> > So says Clave, the "Mr. Messenger" of Usenet.
> >> >> Not having any such yourself, I can understand how difficult it must be > >> >for you > >> >> to understand the idea of trying to help people with interests similar > >to > >> >one's > >> >> own.
> >> >> Jim
> >> >The Colonel is an authority on SCTV, one of the great comedy shows of all > >> >time.
> >> I mean, even Hitler liked puppies.
> >To poop on.
> Anyway,
I was thinking that a DVD of Triumph would've been better.
> we pre-ordered the SCTV box set a couple months ago and received it > yesterday, yippee! Watched the first episode and the retrospective feature > last night. These are the NBC 90-minute episodes begun in 1981 - better > production values - but not the more raw, hilarious first
This is kind of what has happened with "Red Dwarf". They used to only care about the laughs and now they think they are telling a story.
> syndicated ep's I > wish they had begun with. I'm hoping if enough people buy this set they'll go > back and add the first shows to future sets. Odd, really... John Candy has > been dead for some years and the others have gone on to age but it's John Candy > who looks so young to me in these shows; he's practically a kid.
A big kid though.
-- "By the life of God, it doth even take my wits from me to think on it! Here is such controversy between the sailors and the gentlemen, and such stomaching between the gentlemen and sailors, that it doth even make me mad to hear it. But, my masters, I must have it left. For I must have the gentlemen to haul and draw with the mariner and the mariner with the gentlemen. What! Let us show ourselves all to be of a company and let us not give occasion to the enemy to rejoice at our decay and overthrow. I would know him, that would refuse to set his hand to a rope, but I know there is not any such here." -+Sir Frances Drake
In article <40CCC9F9.77378...@backpacker.com>, "Bill Bonde ( ``I could have nailed the St. Helena goat's pelt to the deck'' )" <stde...@backpacker.com> wrote:
> This is kind of what has happened with "Red Dwarf". They used to only > care about the laughs and now they think they are telling a story.
Bonde...You're the Rimmer of ARTD-R.
Cheers,
Mr. Red
-- "If the cause be not good, the King himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs, and arms, and heads, chopped off in a battle, shall join together at the latter day and cry all, 'We died at such a place.'" --Henry V
> In article <40CCC9F9.77378...@backpacker.com>, "Bill Bonde ( ``I could have > nailed the St. Helena goat's pelt to the deck'' )" <stde...@backpacker.com> > wrote:
> > This is kind of what has happened with "Red Dwarf". They used to only > > care about the laughs and now they think they are telling a story.
> Bonde...You're the Rimmer of ARTD-R.
Without Rimmer, "Red Dwarf" just isn't Red Dwarf.
-- "By the life of God, it doth even take my wits from me to think on it! Here is such controversy between the sailors and the gentlemen, and such stomaching between the gentlemen and sailors, that it doth even make me mad to hear it. But, my masters, I must have it left. For I must have the gentlemen to haul and draw with the mariner and the mariner with the gentlemen. What! Let us show ourselves all to be of a company and let us not give occasion to the enemy to rejoice at our decay and overthrow. I would know him, that would refuse to set his hand to a rope, but I know there is not any such here." -+Sir Frances Drake
