Here’s Why Bruce Willis’ ‘Moonlighting’ Isn’t Streaming Anywhere

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Doug Eastick

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Apr 13, 2022, 8:26:57 PM4/13/22
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Paul Murray

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Apr 13, 2022, 9:17:00 PM4/13/22
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I should have guessed.

It's a problem until Disney decides that it isn't.


Kevin M.

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Apr 13, 2022, 9:24:49 PM4/13/22
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I long ago purchased it on DVD, and recently learned to use VLC to share my digitized copies from my Mac to my AppleTV. So for me at least, the series is streaming on my very localized network. 

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Adam Bowie

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Apr 14, 2022, 5:45:35 AM4/14/22
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Like Kevin, I wanted a DVD set of this series a few years ago. It was already long out of print in the UK, but I found a used set of the complete series on DVD, actually traveling across London to the shop that had it. Unlike Kevin I have yet to rip my DVDs for Plex/VLC purposes - but that is on my to-do list.

I can't 100% attest to what music may or may not have been replaced on these discs. I think there must have been some. That said, I know that Miami Vice, also referenced in the piece, *did* eventually get released with all its music intact (and that reminds me that I need to pick up Blu Rays of that series before they go out of print).


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Adam Bowie

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Oct 3, 2022, 6:29:15 PM10/3/22
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By the sounds of things, Moonlighting could be coming to streaming soon…

All will be revealed on Wednesday.

(I’m hanging onto those DVDs though…)

PGage

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Oct 3, 2022, 7:00:55 PM10/3/22
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Do you think that means they got the original music rights, or decided to use zombie music?

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Adam Bowie

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Oct 3, 2022, 7:09:06 PM10/3/22
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I’d guess that the music will be entirely (or v close to) intact. But I guess we’ll find out for sure in a couple of days.

Adam Bowie

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Oct 6, 2022, 4:41:12 AM10/6/22
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And... I wouldn't hold my breath...

https://twitter.com/GlennGCaron/status/1577763868771655680

Basically Disney are getting things ready for streaming. But what that actually means, or a timescale for it happening, seem to be unclear. Not even 100% certain that they'll be going back to the masters. I can't remember if the show was made in an era where they shot on film but edited on tape or not. If it was 100% film, then I think it's easier to remaster instead of rebuilding episodes from scratch from the negatives.

Brad Beam

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Sep 26, 2023, 5:57:05 PM9/26/23
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"Moonlighting" streams on Hulu beginning October 10. The article says that most (but not all) songs have been cleared.

Adam Bowie

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Sep 26, 2023, 6:36:11 PM9/26/23
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HD remasters sound good. Here's hoping that this lands on Disney+ in the UK where shows like The Bear pitch up...

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Kevin M.

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Sep 26, 2023, 6:36:54 PM9/26/23
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There’s a deep-dive reference to Moonlighting in the first episode of Stephen Bochco’s “Murder One”. During Moonlighting, several vague references were made to the Enselmo case, and in the closing credits of the finale they claimed the case was never solved and remains a mystery. On Murder One, they reference that the Enselmo case had finally gone to trial. I’m guessing Charles Eglee (who produced both shows) had something to do with it. 

All this is to say I am a huge fan of Moonlighting, I have entire scenes of the series committed to memory (including the infamous “Dr Seuss” mole on his nose scene), and meeting Cybill Shepherd was one of only two times I was star-struck when I worked in Hollywood. 

PGage

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Sep 26, 2023, 7:46:04 PM9/26/23
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Good news for several reasons.I will be interested to see what the numbers are on Hulu; this is definitely the kind of show that would threaten records on Netflix.



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