I heard back in 2006 that both Quick Draw McGraw and Wally Gator were supposed to be out on DVD, but got replaced by Magilla Gorilla. I've got a friend that I work with who already has both Quick Draw McGraw and Wally Gator on DVD. Currently, I have Magilla Gorilla, and just recently ordered The Yogi Bear Show. I'm wondering when and where I can pick up both Quick Draw McGraw and Wally Gator. Please let me know if you have any information.
Login to reply to this topic
Comments:
|
Posted by: Chuck Taine
Posted on: 2008-02-27 at 10:28:55 PM
|
I think that there is a "tv on DVD" site you can check, and, there is a site that lists ALL forthcoming DVD releases, though the name escapes me at the moment. Of course you can always ask your local video store as well.
|
|
Posted by: Chuck Taine
Posted on: 2008-03-02 at 02:45:56 PM
|
In a posting at tvshowsondvd.com, it was reported that Warner Home Entertainment pulled them from the 2006 release schedule because "significant remastering work needed to be researched." They were "exploring" adding them to the 2007 release schedule. Obviously it didn't happen. Paste the following url into your browser for the full posting.
www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Quick-Draw-McGraw/5830
www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Quick-Draw-McGraw/5830
|
Posted by: ramapith
Posted on: 2008-05-12 at 07:53:19 AM
|
Yogibear,
The planned Quick Draw release was apparently scuttled because WB didn't want to pay for music rights; from what I understand, some of the Quick Draw background music changed hands within the past several years, taking it out of WB's control in regards to video use. WB could of course pay the new owner, but there's the question as to whether the (apparently exorbitant) price would render the DVD unprofitable.
Had the Yogi and Huckleberry Hound DVDs sold well, I suspect WB would have gladly paid to use the Quick Draw music. But Yogi and Huck apparently did badly on DVD. We cartoon fans can of course howl that WB did little to advertise the sets—and that the Huck set had an off-putting, borderline confusing cover design—but them's the breaks.
As for Wally Gator, apparently WB's master material is in terrible condition and would need major restoration work (the quality of the material broadcast on Boomerang would seem to verify this). In this case, the question of whether restoration is feasible is probably related to the relative obscurity of the character itself.
The friend you mention who already has Quick Draw and Wally DVDs probably owns fan-made bootleg collections, the kind that are often sold at conventions and farmer's markets.
The planned Quick Draw release was apparently scuttled because WB didn't want to pay for music rights; from what I understand, some of the Quick Draw background music changed hands within the past several years, taking it out of WB's control in regards to video use. WB could of course pay the new owner, but there's the question as to whether the (apparently exorbitant) price would render the DVD unprofitable.
Had the Yogi and Huckleberry Hound DVDs sold well, I suspect WB would have gladly paid to use the Quick Draw music. But Yogi and Huck apparently did badly on DVD. We cartoon fans can of course howl that WB did little to advertise the sets—and that the Huck set had an off-putting, borderline confusing cover design—but them's the breaks.
As for Wally Gator, apparently WB's master material is in terrible condition and would need major restoration work (the quality of the material broadcast on Boomerang would seem to verify this). In this case, the question of whether restoration is feasible is probably related to the relative obscurity of the character itself.
The friend you mention who already has Quick Draw and Wally DVDs probably owns fan-made bootleg collections, the kind that are often sold at conventions and farmer's markets.
|
|
Posted by: Don Markstein
Posted on: 2008-05-13 at 08:05:12 AM
|
And I suppose the source material in their archives doesn't include versions from before the sound was mixed, so they can't just use different music.
The basic problem seems to be that those choosing stuff to release don't care enough to see that these little problems are taken care of.
Quack, Don
The basic problem seems to be that those choosing stuff to release don't care enough to see that these little problems are taken care of.
Quack, Don
