Sony's DVD Release Schedule (link inside)

falsealarms · **on:** January 02, 2008, 01:50:16 PM

Click here to see Sony's upcoming DVD release schedule

Volume 1 (1934-1936) = October 30 2007
Volume 2 (1937-1939) = May 27 2008
Volume 3 (1940-1942) = August 26 2008
Volume 4 (1943-1945) = October 7 2008
Volume 5 (1946-1948) = March 17 2009
Volume 6 (1949-1951) = June 16 2009
Volume 7 (1952-1954) = November 10 2009
Volume 8 (1955-1959) = June 1 2010

Buy Them Here!

You may also find release date info at VideoETA and/or The Digital Bits

ThumpTheShoes · **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2008, 02:11:03 PM

Gotta keep the market saturated with Life of Brian releases! Now that's important, ain't it?

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2008, 02:19:42 PM

Real shocker.

Their priorities are out of whack.

JazzBill · **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2008, 05:00:57 PM

Quote from: ThumpTheShoes on January 02, 2008, 02:11:03 PM

Gotta keep the market saturated with Life of Brian releases! Now that's important, ain't it?

Oh Yeah ! You better believe I got Feb. 5th marked down for that "Tootsie" release.

busybuddy · **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2008, 05:12:01 PM

This is second time Life of Brian has been released, and the Holy Grail was released twice! I think it's ridiculous that movies can be released numerous times before 90% of the Stooges get released once!

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2008, 05:34:30 PM

It's called double-dipping. With the way Sony's looking at this, we're saps since most of us bought the themed discs to begin with, now we're double-dipping for the chronological releases.

That's how most studios work. That's why I tend to hold off on most shoddy new releases since chances are down the road it'll get a better release. Although the Life of Brian coming out is on par with the Criterion release, which is superior to the original Sony..

Also Holy Grail is going on its 3rd release. There was a single disc edition, then the SE that came out back in 99/2000.. now another one this year.

archiezappa · **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2008, 08:58:49 PM

Why can't Sony just be straight with us? They could just tell us what the deal is. Or what their plan for the Three Stooges is. They could let us know, so we wouldn't have to be like Larry: "I wonder..."

I just thought of something funny. A Three Stooges episode where they work for a film company. They're trying to remaster the films, but everything keeps going wrong. Slapstick ensues. Vernon Dent is their boss and can't seem to get the DVD's released on time. Emil Sitka is the janitor. The Stooges are the ones working on the films, but they keep getting distracted by Curly's messes and the boss's secretary: Christine McIntyre. Maybe that's what's happening. Who knows? I wonder...

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2008, 09:19:26 PM

Quote from: archiezappa on January 02, 2008, 08:58:49 PM

Why can't Sony just be straight with us? They could just tell us what the deal is. Or what their plan for the Three Stooges is. They could let us know, so we wouldn't have to be like Larry: "I wonder..."

I just thought of something funny. A Three Stooges episode where they work for a film company. They're trying to remaster the films, but everything keeps going wrong. Slapstick ensues. Vernon Dent is their boss and can't seem to get the DVD's released on time. Emil Sitka is the janitor. The Stooges are the ones working on the films, but they keep getting distracted by Curly's messes and the boss's secretary: Christine McIntyre. Maybe that's what's happening. Who knows? I wonder...

Well if both Curly and Emil Sitka are in this short then its during his last year as a Stooge. I think a plot like this would work better with Shemp.

archiezappa · **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2008, 09:46:24 PM

Yeah, probably better with Shemp. I didn't think about that one. Especially, if Shemp is preoccupied with Christine McIntyre. They had such a great onscreen chemistry. Of course, this is all theoretical. I guess this is another one of those "Shorts That Never Were." There is a lot of potential here, though.

Moe: Get the film.

Larry: What film?

Moe: The film we've been restoring for the last ten years.

Larry: Oh, that film.

stooged and confused · **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2008, 11:49:23 AM

Quote from: archiezappa on January 02, 2008, 09:46:24 PM

Yeah, probably better with Shemp. I didn't think about that one. Especially, if Shemp is preoccupied with Christine McIntyre. They had such a great onscreen chemistry. Of course, this is all theoretical. I guess this is another one of those "Shorts That Never Were." There is a lot of potential here, though.

Moe: Get the film.

Larry: What film?

Moe: The film we've been restoring for the last ten years.

Larry: Oh, that film.

Now, that's funny! And probably a good premise for the malletheads working on the new Stooges movie. That's how they can tie in the old with the new. Have the "new" Stooges working at the studio trying to remaster the "old" films. "What film?" "The film we've been restoring for the last 10 years." That's a funny line, Archiezappa! I like that a lot!

xraffle · **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2008, 05:14:59 PM

Quote from: stooged and confused on January 03, 2008, 11:49:23 AM

Now, that's funny! And probably a good premise for the malletheads working on the new Stooges movie.

Yeah, that reminds me. What ever happened to the new Stooges movie? Why the hell does that keep getting postponed?!?!

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2008, 05:47:47 PM

Quote from: xraffle on January 03, 2008, 05:14:59 PM

Yeah, that reminds me. What ever happened to the new Stooges movie? Why the hell does that keep getting postponed?!?

Some guy that did a horrible Curly impression is apparently friends with the Farrally's and replied to a thread on the subject awhile back. The project is still apparently going through, just no idea when.

busybuddy · **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2008, 06:08:32 PM

If you look at the Farrellys on imdb it says that the new Stooges movie is in preproduction and will be out in 2009. I know that imdb is not always reliable but that's what it said the last time I looked.

busybuddy · **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2008, 06:12:48 PM

I just went to imdb and found the stooges movie and clicked on "Full Synopsis" and it said that the Farrellys no longer have anything to do with this movie and the person who wrote that said he has no idea why it is still listed on Bobby Farrelly's page as an announced project in preproduction.

IFleecem · **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2008, 09:18:08 PM

Don't bother me that this Stooges Bio is not in production yet. I'd rather see a REAL bio from the Stooges surviving relatives telling their side of the story along with unseen clips and photos.

And In a movie theatre near you!

Robin

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2008, 09:38:20 PM

Quote from: IFleecem on January 03, 2008, 09:18:08 PM

Don't bother me that this Stooges Bio is not in production yet. I'd rather see a REAL bio from the Stooges surviving relatives telling their side of the story along with unseen clips and photos.

And In a movie theatre near you!

Robin

It wasn't going to be a bio. It was going to be a send-up of the shorts starring new actors in the role, Farrally Bros. style.

In other words, a big pile of shit.

IFleecem · **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2008, 09:41:01 PM

Oh I see..............nevermind!

Robin

archiezappa · **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2008, 04:52:08 PM

I would still like to see the movie get made. It would be the best promotion for the DVD box sets. As I said before, I don't think I would have the Coy & Vance season of the Dukes Of Hazzard if it weren't for that new movie that came out when they were releasing the box sets. The Coy & Vance season is a lot like the Joe Besser era. Many folks say they don't like them, but will buy them to have a complete set. And besides, how can we argue about good and bad shorts, if we have no way of watching them.

falsealarms · **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2008, 12:31:09 PM

Releases are surfacing for planned Sony releases as late as 3/28... in this case, season 3 of Party of Five, which went 2 1/4 years between releases.

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Party-Season-3/8726

xraffle · **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2008, 03:44:55 PM

It annoys me that tvshowsondvd.com doesn't give any news about the stooges. They give news on Looney Tunes, Popeye and Tom & Jerry, but not the stooges. I find that so strange.

locoboymakesgood · **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2008, 03:56:58 PM

Quote from: xraffle on January 05, 2008, 03:44:55 PM

It annoys me that tvshowsondvd.com doesn't give any news about the stooges. They give news on Looney Tunes, Popeye and Tom & Jerry, but not the stooges. I find that so strange.

I asked them about that awhile back. They don't consider the Stooges a TV show, so they don't do information about it.

Weird.

xraffle · **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2008, 04:24:21 PM

That is weird. If they don't consider the stooges as a TV show, then why do they consider Looney Tunes, Popeye and Tom & Jerry as TV shows? Those were also short subjects that were shown in theaters.

Moe Hailstone · **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2008, 05:05:31 PM

Quote from: xraffle on January 05, 2008, 04:24:21 PM

That is weird. If they don't consider the stooges as a TV show, then why do they consider Looney Tunes, Popeye and Tom & Jerry as TV shows? Those were also short subjects that shown in theaters.

Exactly! How can you call some short subject movies "TV shows" and ignore others?!

archiezappa · **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2008, 08:22:30 AM

Yeah. They're so inconsistent that it's crazy. They should have a category for theatrical shorts. Why isn't there a website for news of theatrical shorts on DVD? Maybe someone needs to start one. After which, all theatrical shorts that are on the television website should be moved over there. Maybe these guys don't know the difference between a theater and a television? I guess we all can't be geniuses.

Three Stooges 4Life · **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2008, 06:12:47 PM

When I picked up my set at best buy it was located in the comedy movie section rather then in the television section, i know they are considered short movies but they are really a television show. They ran on tv for over 50 years and you know what bugs me the most is that tvland still doesnt consider them classic tv, they can air just shoot me and they laughed when i asked them to air the stooges