Kids, Gaming and Hollywood Cries Poor

[Clint DeBoer]

<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The DVD Insider is back at it again <A href="http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/kidsgaminghollywood.php">with his take</A> on kid and gadgets, the new gaming formats, and Hollywood's tirade against&nbsp;content protection&nbsp;(amidst a growing mound of evidence that they are actually making more money in the current marketplace.) With sales of "recycled" TV shows doing so well on DVD, broadcasters are dusting off their old series all the way back to "The Beverly Hillbillies" and they are racking up millions (if not billions) in unrealized, raw profit. It's as if all of the series developers have suddenly realized that there is a ready market for those DVDs (some large markets, some small). So they've crept back into their dark, damp vaults to mine their treasures. </FONT></P><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>[<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/kidsgaminghollywood.php">Read the Editorial</A>]</FONT></P>

[Takeereasy]

I would like to point out one positive that has arisen from re-releasing all of these old TV shows to DVD. I don't want to overhype it, but I feel it may be one of the most imporant events to occur in recent history. I am referring of course to the new season of Family Guy. This show is being brought back only because of how well it sold to the public when released on DVD. By the way, does anyone know the date that the new season will start? It has been pushed back twice so far but there are teasers for it everywhere, including on the Simpsons.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I don't understand why they are releasing garbage like the Beverly Hillbillies, the Munsters, and Green Acres when there are so many superior shows from the 60s dying to be released.

I'm waiting for Time Tunnel, Rat Patrol, Wild Wild West, Honey West, and The Man From UNCLE.

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

What did that have to do with either kids or gaming?

[Shadow_Ferret]

My post? Or the article itself?

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

the article

[Tom Andry]

I agree. It seemed like the article was a mishmash of many different articles crunched together. There seemed to be little consistency from one paragraph to another.

[Clint DeBoer]

Doh! Linked to page 2 instead of page 1... You guys were missing the first page. Sorry about that - and thanks for letting me know!

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

OK, now it makes sense.