10 Movies & TV Shows You Can No Longer Watch

[@TonyThompson1981]

This is why I'm a huge supporter of physical media. I buy dvds, blu-rays, cds, vinyl records, physical books.

[@Apathygrrl]

Ditto.

[@Mimiroo]

Same especially with video games and older films. Recently I tried to show my husband my favourite movie that was produced in the 1950s and it’s nowhere online including legal/illegal streaming sites.

[@obsidiansiriusblackheart]

Or piracy

[@212013114]

I like a Hardcopy of a Hardcover.

[@DrJohnAZoidberg]

Same.

[@gregbasore2108]

I can just hear Sterling Archer: DO you want more Piracy? BECAUSE THIS IS HOW YOU GET MORE PIRACY!

[@HereForTheComments]

If they won't provide it, you can assume they don't care if we pirate it.

[@callengamble7845]

Dead on.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Exactly. And when they finally decide to release them, then they'll start going after DCMAs.

[@seniormfwic]

Arrr!

[@kikib8434]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@grandpagohan1]

Good thing I have a copy of Dogma. However, I am of the opinion that every movie and tv show ever, should be available for watch and purchase to the masses. Media is art. And art deserves to be observed.

[@captainshaw685]

But sometimes, the costs associated with a show outweigh the amount of money to be made.

[@Burn3r10]

@@captainshaw685 Think you're missing the point. Money shouldn't be a reason art isn't observed.

[@captainshaw685]

@@Burn3r10 Fine. Then you decide what television show/music/movie needs to be available and YOU foot the costs associated. Printing every DVD/CD/Blue-Ray, plus packaging costs, storage, distribution, advertising, plus all royalties.

[@jonniemactyler7929]

@@captainshaw685 Release the digital files temporarily. If they did, the individuals on p2p file sharing networks would maintain the content for them.

[@funkyfiss]

Exactly, even controversial art.

[@joantaylor1271]

This cracks me up! I own almost everything on this list on DVD! My children are both millennials and are always saying “why do you bother keeping all those DVDs you can get EVERYTHING on streaming!”LOL I always reply “NO YOU CAN’T”

[@jaycurtis5036]

Millennials also watch stuff on tiny cellphone screens. How can you do that, you miss so many little things that are cool in the background.

[@thesnailtale8490]

I'm a millennial and have a huge dvd collection...I think you might mean Genz Millenials were born between 1981 and 1996. Streaming services weren't really a thing until the early 00s. We had dvd players.

[@gilgameshofuruk4060]

@@thesnailtale8490 Thanks, I thought millennials were people born around the millennium. What a confusing label.

[@thebatt421]

Three of my favorite movies are not available on streaming, but I have the physical copies - Dawn of the Dead (original), Pink Floyd the Wall and Island of Lost Souls. That is reason enough for me to keep my physical copies!

[@ianbrown3948]

@@thesnailtale8490Na they mean Millennials since am a gen Z and I have the massive collection of DVDS

[@mahlkov]

Moonlighting won't be back for one simple reason: no one will believe Bruce Willis ever had hair.

[@joker8340]

He had hair in the best Christmas movie ever Die hard

[@tigdepp4484]

He had hair in the chest, in the best movie evet!

[@nicolenewsome4863]

Lol. That's so true. I have never seen him with hair. Lol.

[@grahamoliver1470]

He had hair in the sixth sense and the kid.

[@tarantinoish]

Everybody still watches Die Hard. Unless maybe you’re still in high school or something.

[@andrewlewis414]

And people make fun of me for keeping my vast DVD collection all these years...

[@1391Ghost]

the internet giveth the internet givith away

[@funkyfiss]

Wait another decade and sell it on Ebay. Walk away laughing!

[@CrusardModding]

@@funkyfiss He doesn't keep them to sell them. He keeps them to be able to watch them.

[@funkyfiss]

@@CrusardModding why not both? Burn the DVDS on an external hard drive for personal use. And sell the DVDs for cash.

[@CrusardModding]

@@funkyfiss I don't know about you but having a physical copy in a shelf is more satisfying than having just the file.

[@kenobistyle]

“Ancient DVD release” Not ready to hear that, to be honest.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

It’s bullshit New movies are still being put out on DVD

[@jimmuscle2891]

Makes you feel old don't it...

[@Tob1Kadach1]

I still buy the occasional DVD when a film I want hasn't got a Bluray release.

[@XainPhoenix]

Also lots of tv shows still only get a DVD release in physical media

[@notsofancyqueen4794]

I remember getting a DVD player for Christmas when they came out and all my friends were jealous lol. Fk Getting old 😭😂 I still have a VHS player too not goona lie. Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down

[@Doomzdayxx]

When I hear "Disney considers it inappropriate today" My first thought is, ok, now I HAVE to watch it.

[@NeilCWCampbell]

Song of da south a bit raw And German Uberm ens ch are your betters wasn't much fun either

[@ladydeerheart1]

I have Song of the South. I won't watch it but I knew I should own it.

[@kabluey_louie1718]

Disney: "We can't have Song of the south because it's racist" Also Disney: "We bought the rights to Star Wars and our first film is going to have strong Nazi influences."

[@fluidikons]

@@ladydeerheart1 why won't you watch it? Have you ever seen it? It's pretty darn good.

[@robotrix]

@@fluidikons It's boring. And the problem between the kid's parents - that he's pro ending slavery and she's a moron - is completely ignored because Disney was afraid it would be boycotted in the South if they took an anti-slavery stance.

[@anthonyboone9408]

Then it's lucky the pirates are in fact preservationist, ain't it? Yarr!

[@armandovanhaaren7028]

No problem watching any of these movies

[@Otokichi786]

That reminds me of my bootleg DVD set of "Cowboy Bebop." I did look everywhere for Bandai/official DVDs, but the company wasn't interested at the time. I have since added a "Best of" DVD set which looks MUCH better, but Bandai was shortsighted.

[@maximaldinotrap]

They can be.

[@willmfrank]

Florence Stoker sued Prana Films for ripping off her late husband's novel "Dracula" and had the court order that all copies of "Nosferatu" be destroyed; we have an enterprising movie pirate to thank for its survival. "Nosferatu" is now considered a classic, not only of the silent era, but of all time.

[@reh3884]

If it weren't for pirates, classic films like Nosferatu and classic TV shows like Doctor Who would be lost forever.

[@db7314]

The correct title of this video should be “Why you need to buy physical media”

[@shadizarsilverhand2502]

Definitely. Why you shouldn't be getting your books via Kindle and other such readers, you don't own you rent and they can take them from you whenever they feel like and you've no recourse to get them back.

[@uselessmask3816]

I think the title should be "you should no longer watch movies and tv shows". That would be more helpful.

[@gunsharck]

Hear hear well put

[@jordanw8840]

Nah, the correct title is "Movies and shows you can't watch anymore if you've never heard of Google".

[@alastorcorvus]

Only 2 entries of this list are worth watching.

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

This is why illegal streaming sites etc are so popular. You can actually find everything you want to watch and all in one place too.

[@synvice7491]

I feel like leaving a like on this comment is a trap. lmao xD

[@teshiku1249]

Just imagine a 30 dollars per month, and it has fucking everything. I’m talking everything from the shining to The Godfather

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

@@synvice7491 🤐

[@zapkvr]

Correct

[@zapkvr]

@@teshiku1249 shining to the godfather? So no Marx Brothers then. Or Saturday night fever?

[@andrewwilliams8496]

I've always wondered why Moonlighting was not to be found on streaming services. I'd like to watch it and Northern Exposure again

[@springhollerfarm8668]

It's on there, now.

[@knighth2452]

It's available on Hulu right now. Thank God!

[@liamwilliams1794]

See people who laugh at those of us who keep the dvds wont be laughing when one if their favourites is taken off streaming

[@GwenHembrock]

That's why I hang on to favorite dvds, most of which I picked up for a dollar or two when those laughing people were dumping their dvds. This includes my copy of Cocoon. :)

[@cannibalbananas]

It's why I stick to Netflix dvd service instead of streaming. I don't have to wait for Netflix to get the digital rights or renegotiate them.

[@correlis]

Exactly why I'll always hang on to my DVDs/Blu-rays, and why I still scour charity shops/CEX for obscure releases.

[@thewizzard3150]

This is why we down load! Who has the control now !

[@valenciawoods4498]

So true! I have 100's of my DVD's and VHS movies I refuse to part with. Kind of a visual thing for me. To be able to look at the physical covers of the movies just does something for me. Old fashioned I guess👌🏽👍🏽

[@antionewilson5069]

Wow..I actually have a copy of Dogma still on dvd..it's one of the most underrated comedies.. ever!

[@v777rheesrxmirez5]

You lucky son of a bitch

[@dizzyduck44]

I have it on VHS lol. However just managed to buy it on DVD for less than the tape cost me in 1999 🤷‍♀️

[@winterknight514]

Picked up a special edition dvd set from a video store going out of business sale 10+ years ago. Glad I did.

[@DDELFIERRO]

Plus, you never know when you get a hankering for a movie with a rubber poop monster? Actually, got almost all the Smith stuff on DVD including the talking shows. Surprised how much Dogna goes for on Amazon nowadays!

[@Jmmoffa]

I have all Kevin Smith movies up to and including Dogma

[@andrewbishop1085]

WhatCulture: "Dogma DVD and Blu-Rays are out of print." Me staring at my Dogma Special Edition DVD: "Mwahahaha!" Also me: I don't have anything to play DVDs... WhatCulture: "Mwahahaha!"

[@chaosbringer546]

its 2021 and you dont have any kind of disc reader? no xbox, PS, CD drive on PC nothing?

[@AliasGreenLantern]

You can literally buy the blu-ray easily from the Secret Stash too. Like a signed copy is like $30. It’s pretty readily available.

[@schmodedo]

@@chaosbringer546 studios love it because it makes licensing easier and sometimes more lucrative. Now they they only have to allow you access to the film/game/software rather than providing you with an actual physical copy. Users like it because solid state drives take up less space and are faster. Me...I have a 400+ library of titles on Bluray/DVD/CD. Every build gets an optical drive.

[@alteredpenguin2073]

Just check ebay dvd is reasonable priced. The Blu ray is super expensive.

[@kalvenjamieson]

lol me too and my moonlighting boxsets

[@seankelly5729]

Man, Cocoon was on HBO in the eighties five times a day. With Revenge of the nerds, and Baron Von Muncheisen.😂😭

[@ladydeerheart1]

Omg! I LOVE the Barron!!!

[@debbiefaisoncook8307]

I remember that!

[@GoodLaw]

This is why I kept my physical media. Streaming falls apart when it comes down to rights disputes and when the servers fail. I'd say the hardest part is finding alot of horror. So much never made it to dvd let alone streaming. Maybe Dawn of the Dead 1978 because of the Richard Rubinstein debacle.

[@darthwiizius]

I have Dawn of the Dead on DVD, back when I got it, around 2004, the real bugger for me was finding Day of the Dead on disc.

[@dthedarkartist6709]

These stupid children have no concept of the benefits of physical media. They were never tought to truly appreciate anything. Josh, the immature narrator is a prime example of this if you follow the channel enough.

[@chupaxf]

Ditto. They can take my CDs and DVDs from my cold, dead hands.

[@TRJ2241987]

I still have a massive physical media store in my town. VHS movies are 30 cents regardless of what the movie is, and there is always about 5,000 different tapes on the shelves. And that section pales in size in comparison to the DVD/Blu Ray. I have gotten so many rare late release VHS movies there. Napoleon Dynamite, Mean Girls, 40 Year Virgin, Harold & Kumar, Team America, Dodgeball, Freddy Got Fingered, Without A Paddle, Bad Santa, Anchorman, The Longest Yard (Sandler), Herbie Fully Loaded, The Pacifier, etc.....99% of people have no idea these movies are rare and valuable

[@AlexGreat321]

Digital download has its advantages. Getting copies of stuff that is extremely difficult to get physically for one. I've got some films tv shows, gigs, documentaries, etc that were never released on DVD thanks to downloading them. Also I got rid of a few of my CDs because I don't listen to them all that much and I don't have the space. But I've still got a digital copy of the albums if I feel the need to listen to them. But nothing can replace having physical copies.

[@amanzeihedioha]

Torrents: Hold my drink.

[@yodaslovetoy]

🏴‍☠️

[@davideassis87]

Thank God for Torrents preserving culture and history. ❤️

[@sl0ptart]

If you have an android device get an app called streamio... Turns torrents into netflix

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Are torrents legal?

[@sl0ptart]

@@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu not at all but no one cares about the people downloading them... They are too busy trying to stop the uploaders. Not to mention how do you go after someone in China using American law or visa versa?

[@matman000000]

Studios that won't release a movie: "You're going to steal a movie?" Pirates: "Commandeer. We're going to commandeer a movie."

[@yoopernow]

Are you starting an insurrection?

[@amadarobles6415]

I’m dying laughing at this - saving it for later

[@michaeldavid6832]

@@yoopernow He can't. He doesn't have a buffalo horn-hat.

[@michaeldavid6832]

Voting integrity opponents: "Why are you making it harder for people to vote by insisting on ID?" Movie pirates: "Why are you making it harder to watch a movie by insisting that we pay for it?"

[@thewizzard3150]

The word is Liberate. It Is to be set free. Freedom! For all videos. Regeme change for these dictatorship studios.

[@philhopkins1795]

I have a large DVD library, and this video captures why I don't rely on streaming (nevermind the service hopping as contracts expire). I own Moonlighting and Dogma special edition and have them backed up on my Plex server should anything happen to the DVDs themselves. I would add that the masterpiece war film "A Midnight Clear" from 1991 starting Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinese, Frank Whaley and John C. McGinley is criminally difficult to find and should be on this list as well. Why there is no anniversary release with commentaries and making of docs is beyond me

[@brotherWesley]

Hypothetically speaking, let's say I had the entire Moonlighting series DVD set, was curious about its value and had had an extremely bad experience with E-bay. Are there hypothetical alternatives?

[@nickamalfitano3613]

Dogma was easily one of Kevin smith’s best movies.

[@petermcgill1315]

@wheredoyougowhenisleep well, we all need to aspire to something.

[@KYNAEVIL]

Pretty chuffed that I own a copy. Looking forward to seeing Tusk also

[@annerison]

It is his best if you ask me.

[@lt0518]

DOGMA IS AMAZING

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

Well, it is the first time Matt Damon played a character called Loki.

[@cannibalbananas]

I still don't like the trend of intangibles. I want to own books, movies and games I like and paid for

[@aweaklingify]

Absolutely despite you paying for it should the service fail/close then that's it all your paid for media gone

[@agravery223]

Yup, I have 5 bookcases in my house... all filled with books. That is my 1 splurge expense ever since I was a kid and my dad would let me go crazy at Waldenbooks, B. Daltons... remember malls y'all and book stores?!?! I do have a kindle for travel, but I so love the touch and feel of a great book... a graphic novel... a coffee table book, even a children's colorful book!! I did get rid of my DVDs and CDs though... I had to make a choice regarding space and the books won! But I do fear the future of digital copies as I pay for music and think... will this still be available to me forever like my old CDs?!?🤔

[@cannibalbananas]

@@agravery223 I kept my cds, but they're in a box in my closet. I did rip them all to my pc tho, so I have digital copies to listen to. But I'm w/ you on your worry of digital copies bought still being there when you want them. I don't like video games stored on the game console's server. I mean, do I really own it? Or am I borrowing it? 🤔

[@b.lloydreese2030]

Me too. I can't understand people proud about owning a digital copy

[@aweaklingify]

@@agravery223 I bought a DJ case, that holds around 1200 discs, put all my DVD's/Blu-ray's/4k discs into the case in alphabetical order and put them all on a spreadsheet so I can just look up the number and pull what I want and it saved on space too as the cases went into the loft.

[@stellarstylus5382]

Actually, I just checked The Criterion Channel today (June 1, 2021), and "Pink Flamingos" is among the newly added. Not my cup of tea, but just letting you know.

[@DJStupidful]

Thought they'd have pink flamingos

[@stellarstylus5382]

@@DJStupidful Yeah, they do (for now, at least).

[@redeagle1924]

Had this issue with Cold Case, love that show, and every episode had music from whatever year the murder took place in. So glad that hbo max has it now. There wasn't even any dvd's of it either!

[@axepagode33626]

I wanted to buy the DVD's but they were never released.

[@alexanderhalvardsson5752]

Im guessing you never pirate lol

[@dhenderson1810]

I was such a devotee of this show, that when a pay TV station in my country showed these again, I painstakingly recorded each and every episode on VHS. Most of the music is the same as shown on TV, so I made my own collection.

[@wilnnn5]

It is currently on Start TV at 2 pm CST. I think it has most of the original music on there.

[@TheDrugOfTheNation]

Who’d think we’d live long enough for DVD quality to be called “grotty”?

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Struth! Remember when HD tvs first came out & you could finally get the full 480p of dvd's promised resolution? That was a good day...

[@Slightly_Sadistic]

Blu-Rays aren't much better admittedly. Some of them are still wildly compressed.

[@Whalewraith]

If you grew up with heavily watched VHS tapes from Blockbuster DVD seemed insanely good quality. Best example was Pitch black, I honestly thought it was a super cheap movie that didn't actually show the aliens...

[@andrewmurray1550]

I think he meant the subject matter of the film not the actual media itself.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

DVD image quality is perfectly fine with me. I have no obsessive need for hyper crystal clarity.

[@kieranmccarney1306]

“Pricey second hand copies” CEX: hold my monster energy

[@phatnana2379]

In the northeast we got a small chain of stores Bullnose Music. You can get just about any movie or album for $10 if you're patient!

[@random_gamer_guy82]

Lmfao 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@phatnana2379]

@Robert Seasrs a lot of people like to have physical copies of media. Like, I don't buy physical copies of EVERYTHING, but I'll buy the vinyl of all my fav albums, and BluRays of my fav movies/shows to always have

[@glenndouglas8822]

C.E.X in England, bloody ace place and so cheap.

[@threadsofmadness]

Well, I own a videos store (yes, in 2021, bite me!) I specialize in Out Of Print media , and I have all those movies and series on the shelf. I and my customers can watch ALL of them anytime they want. Except ED, since there is no official physical media release at all..

[@avalanche1990]

Awesome there are still a few where i live in British Columbia's lower mainland. always nice to see them as movies can be expensive as hell to buy when you do want them

[@mrw9291]

USA or UK?

[@jimmuscle2891]

Wow, a video store I'm the only person I know who still has a VHS player do you rent tapes...

[@threadsofmadness]

@@mrw9291 USA, Corpus Christi, Texas

[@threadsofmadness]

@@jimmuscle2891 we sell to collectors mostly but have done a borrowing program similar to a checking out a library book.

[@tommiejonsson8952]

My point in the debate of "rasist" movies that were done in a time when such things weren't considered racist, is: We should not seek to delete historically made "mistakes" because then there is a greater risk that we'll repeat them.

[@jadejohnson7740]

Tales From The Crypt should definitely be on this list. I love and miss those grotesque morality tales

[@ericmareth9745]

My brother recently purchased the entire recent series release at Best Buy.

[@stevenf1953]

you can see it on Tubi tv streaming

[@mchamber366]

@@stevenf1953 it's on tubi I'm on there all the time and never saw it I'm going to have to go it up now !

[@stevenf1953]

@@mchamber366 look n search

[@sideskroll]

HBO go doesnt have it?

[@johnfreeman4435]

The 'missing' episodes of 'The Muppet Show' that are locked up due to the musical performances of their guest stars...

[@scottwelch3578]

only the Brooke shields ep is due the music the other one is due to the guest star being convicted for possession of child porn.

[@pgaven9396]

Lame

[@TNTITAN]

Because the old seasons didn’t have musical numbers?

[@jmorton201]

@@scottwelch3578 which guest was that?

[@scottwelch3578]

@@jmorton201 Chris Langham

[@laurabeane8862]

"The Drew Carey Show" has the same problem with musical rights. The show was wonderful, with guest stars ranging from Rush Limbaugh to The Reverend Horton Heat

[@tylerrutherford4148]

I'm not a religious man but there is something fishy about a reverend with the last name Heat. Sounds like he works for the devil lol

[@laurabeane8862]

@@tylerrutherford4148 Actual name is Jim Heath. Kind of like Eddie Mahoney shortening his name to Eddie Money. Also a guest star on the show

[@zapkvr]

Reverend? Hmmnm

[@williamwingo4740]

Tammy Faye Bakker also guest-starred as Mimi Bobek's mother.

[@laurabeane8862]

The thing I remember about "The Reverend Horton Heat" episode, is that only "Jim Heath" got a speaking part. The rest of the band were snarling, and making threatening postures😄👍

[@CPRsClubhouse]

Boston Public and New York Undercover are some of the best shows never to be released on DVD or Bluray

[@Spryboy]

"Northern Exposure" deserves to be on this list. And it too is tied up with music rights and unlikely to ever come to streaming.

[@TJ52359]

I know several seasons got DVD releases (the packaging gimmick was the box 'wearing' a Parka.) so I don't know why/how Streaming would be that big of an issue... unless their issue was with Multiple Studios having produced it and with everyone having their own app (Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+)

[@danielconaway2055]

NX IS available with ALL of the original music on a region-B BluRay box set -- tracked it down about a year ago for $100-ish new. US box-set versions stopped featuring the original music after season 2 because of rights issues HERE that never became a problem in the UK.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Anyone else remember the show that went up against NX in its time-slot called _Key West_? Fisher Stevens, Jennifer Tilly, Tasha Yar, a bunch of other recognizable names. I liked NX okay for the 1st season, but really dug KW for the far more congenial atmosphere of its setting. I'm *still* trying to get there, half a lifetime later! 😂

[@conniecarroll7222]

@@TJ52359 Was sure had seen some on a shelf at Half Price Books. How I wish I'd bought several series before I moved. There isn't a Half Price Books where I live now.They always had a huge offering of DVDs of movies and TV series and I loved the box sets.

[@ryancoulter4797]

There’s a euro set with the music intact. the north american versions had a lot of the music replaced with generic or other music that sticks out like a sore thumb (they left the children’s choir intro of Inchworm in but dubbed out Danny Kaye with a woman singing a country tune). the season 1 north american box set has the original music but only by accident and only in the spanish dubbed audio track.

[@Ireneharnack1138]

Thanks God that I own a "Special Edition" of both Dogma and Moonlighting. 😁

[@e8412561]

...yeah...I’ve got the all singing, all dancing version of Dogma too...had to order it from ViewAskew...

[@Cheepchipsable]

I found a set of the first series of Moonlighting in a second hand shop - gave it to a neighbour. The real question it - can you still get Bruce Willis's craptacular music album?

[@jeremybooth6720]

I had just rewatched Dogma about a month ago... Had no idea! Was wondering why no one I had met recently had ever heard of or seen Dogma...

[@d1specdrifter]

I have both on dvd

[@alfcmccoy]

I got both Dogma special edition and the complete series of Moonlighting on DVD. I still love purchasing the physical copy of things.

[@kayannaj]

I've got Dogma on DVD. I love that film, haven't watched it in years though. So strange. I didn't even know this was a thing. And when I look at the list, there are so many films and shows that I use to watch and love. Cocoon was on every Christmas when I was a kid. I loved Chicago Hope and Moonlighting was my favourite. Memories.

[@MrUnidyne]

"Song of the South" has entered Public Domain in Japan, where both DVD and Blu-Ray releases are available.

[@midnighthour733]

I'm so glad for DVD burners and the ability to convert from VHS to DVD back in the day, especially when Netflix was a DVD rent-by-mail company! You could get 3 at a time so my collection is HUGE! I learned from records/8-track/cassettes going to CD to ALWAYS save the old technology and get it converted over yourself to the latest medium when possible.

[@mszoomy]

I converted all my VHS to DVD with the exception of those that were locked. The only movies out of the 200 or so that I wasn't able to converted because the content was copy protected were Disney movies (every single one) and Heavy Metal. F'n Disney, I love them but they're a bunch of money grubbing bastards. Walt is rolling over in his grave

[@davidb7180]

@@mszoomy Torrents are still a thing. Great thing about torrents is it all fits on the hard drive!

[@mszoomy]

@@davidb7180 I have no idea what that is

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@mszoomyI always say that Walt Disney would be turning in his cryogenically frozen chamber. LOL.

[@Leonard1977ful]

Moonlighting was such a great show. Bruce Willis made the show shine. He was so funny in that role.

[@lettymoore3714]

I loved it!

[@iamisaid2295]

what a blast from the past! loved that show!!

[@georgetrapp6666]

I had such an odd crush on Cybill Shepherd back then, too. Very funny show, and the cases they were tracking were often mini-mysteries. Great series.

[@robertsaul234]

I loved it until they stopped solving cases.

[@ftolead]

There is a scene in one of the episodes that played the Star Wars theme as Bruce Willis was fighting a bad guy with some swords or something like that. I just remember it was one of the funniest scenes in a TV series I've ever seen.

[@jnm422ty1]

A great Christin Slater flick "Pump Up The Volume" is nowhere to be found.

[@lavondabland3179]

I still have the VHS and cassette soundtrack, which by the way is amazing, and probably the reason why you can't find it streaming.

[@wadethesladewilson6753]

I have a 1080p version on my Plex server.

[@jaimeperkins1444]

it's all over Ebay. I got it 3 months ago for less than $20

[@lesnash6953]

I watched it on KZbin not long ago. It's in several pieces.

[@TheTurkaderr]

Love that movie!! Filled with music so I’d imagine that’s why. It has a Great dramatic performance from Ellen Greene, better known as Audrey from the musical movie of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

[@Apoc5k]

Music rights is such a dumb excuse, those rights were already paid when it was originally released, the music in shows or movies are hardly ever the full article and should thus be considered advertising for consumers to potentially acquire a copy of the original work. All this argument over who should be getting paid what or owed just drives consumers towards piracy.

[@DavidKen878]

You're very wrong. Not to be rude, but you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about because that's not how licensing (of any type) works. Again, I'm in no way being rude, but you're saying it's dumb because those rights were paid but that is not how it works lol. What you're suggesting doesn't really make sense because no one makes money in that situation lol

[@tigdepp4484]

_

[@robertmiddleswarth4770]

It is my understanding is they don't pay to put it in the show instead they pay for the right to distribute (broadcast) the video. Even 20 years ago distribution on the internet wasn't a thing and TV, Video (DVD & VHS) and OnDemand were were the big money was. That is why Netflix was able to get so many deals in the early days no one saw them as a big deal until it was. Many of the items listed were pre internet. Some were pre-home market (VHS). No one even though about dealing with licensing these things. That is why it might be easier for you to see some shows as reruns on TV that for them to end up on a streaming service.

[@edstar83]

@@DavidKen878 Copyright is cancer. Change my mind.

[@DavidKen878]

@@edstar83 You are conflating copyrights with expensive music. No. A copyrights just protects media that is own. Even if you were to write a song for whatever reason, you would still copyright it.

[@lenig3012]

Dark Angel, highly underrated and nowhere I can find it.

[@danabc322]

Yes! Though it was always a shame it was cancelled just as it was getting good. Another series infuriatingly hard to find is Better off Ted.

[@VampiresCrypt]

The Wonder Years 😔 forever locked on tv vhs recordings i think it has soundtrack copywrite problems

[@SelasCreations-sx9hv]

Pretty sure I have that on dvd

[@jimchapman9595]

There's like 4 different rips of Dogma on KZbin, go nuts

[@newthrash1221]

Yeah, pretty sure i seen that movie like twice on youtube.

[@jimbear62]

I have 2 copies of it on DVD (collector's edition & just the movie)

[@Laurielism]

That's what I thought. I was pretty sure I'd watched it not too long ago. Found it in less than 2 seconds. This is a good thing. It's a fun watch.

[@johnbogg3349]

I have a DVD signed by Kevin Smith. But I have come across it on KZbin.

[@rosesmith6925]

I'll have to follow that. I'd was just on it and checked didn't see it.

[@ulriksrensen5281]

It actually pisses me off, that you can't get Dogma on DVD anymore, really like that film.

[@missmoxie9188]

One of my favorites

[@dovegrey1]

Thank gawd I bought a special edition of it! Very funny.

[@petermuise4927]

I have a copy I can sell.

[@DevilBoy-ww9ud]

I feel you. Still got my blu-ray and it's not going anywhere.

[@VanDavis]

eBay. Less than $15. Seriously.

[@psyonidesmith6648]

Dogma, one of my favorite movies. I always complain about it needing re-released.

[@ferox965]

I've owned it since it came out.

[@katrabbit]

It's incredibly sad that my kids won't know the feeling and smell of walking into a Blockbuster or Hollywood Video... 😥

[@blackphoenix77]

If you go to Canada they will; Blockbuster still exists there

[@brockmackin8913]

Star Wars original trilogy in their original theatrical versions. I would love to have these on DVD or BluRay.

[@JuniperMe]

They got released on DVD years ago as "bonus discs" to the special editions, but they have a weird aspect ratio, not sure if it was the player I was using but last time I tried to watch it was letterboxed massively and cropped on the sides, the picture was tiny.

[@fredsilva7274]

Despecialized versions of all three original movies are available on the high seas. They look fantastic

[@garycorbin2789]

When I was urged by my family to get with the times , and abandon my VHS player and tapes which included collectors editions of Star trek tv series a number of years ago I was adamant not to comply , I'm glad I did as I now see where the modern age is headed with media , I have a first run tape of Cocoon , and all the theatrical releases of Star Trek , and a home recordings of mash and Ed .

[@tarantinoish]

@@JuniperMe The widescreen versions are non-anamorphic, so thus the horrible cropping. You’d have to zoom using the TV, which zooms in on the image severely lowering the image quality. It’s a shame. Might as well be using the widescreen VHS.

[@michaelbeacom8277]

Now you know why I still have more than one Laserdisc player in storage, and you can have my Star Wars Laserdiscs when you pry them from my cold, dead hands.

[@TheodoraBrass]

“Northern Exposure” is another one.🥺

[@lindawilson8154]

💔

[@amberw8964]

Yes!!!!!

[@hauntedvamp]

I have that whole series on dvd

[@traceytrotter9934]

@@hauntedvamp Can I come over?

[@hauntedvamp]

@@traceytrotter9934 you can order them on Amazon. Lol

[@coreywooten95]

Considering how much my Dad talks about it, I'm surprised B.J. & the Bear didn't make the list.

[@jamesmckane1205]

Maybe because your father is one of its fans. Never cared for it

[@TJ52359]

because it was out there, somewhere, recently... I saw it listed on one of the Roku Apps less than a month ago... but I have no particular fondness so I did not retain the knowledge of where I saw it...

[@mistylee717]

When I was in 6th grade my BFF and I were convinced were going to be lady truck drivers with a monkey. Shocking how that didn’t pan out.

[@seanswinton6242]

I agree. Never saw Flamingo Road. Also the Early seasons of Boston Legal and Boston Public, David E. Kelly productions.

[@ralphpal]

BJ and the bear Wow I remember watching it all the time I wonder how it holds up

[@britishtvlover2038]

The reason it took so long for the tv show “China Beach” to come out on dvd was music rights problems. They had great soundtracks on that show. I waited and hoped for years for a box version. Then, finally!

[@troynov1965]

Thats a great show !

[@greenmonsterprod]

It should be "Difficult to Find", rather than "You Can No Longer Watch". The latter only applies to titkes that no longer exist, like "London After Midnight" and a lot of BBC shows that got wiped. Just because a title isn't streaming doesn't necessarily mean it can't be had, if you're determined.

[@cuervoramos]

They did clear up in the video that the only way to access them is through second hand copies, obtaining them through other means like buying them from another country altogether

[@eddiejc1]

The best example of this are the William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton Doctor Who episodes that got erased because nobody at the BBC honestly thought that people would be wanting to watch them 60 years in the future. Fortunately, fans managed to make audio recordings of all the episodes so the BBC has tried to recreate them by making new animated episodes to recreate the visuals of the original TV broadcasts.

[@greenmonsterprod]

@@eddiejc1 Such people should get a medal for preservation of culture.

[@hawleygriffon9290]

@@greenmonsterprod people tell me the same thing every week when I go looking for stuff in my old tapes collection. Only 2 days out of the week that I can look and today is one of them. Time to get back at it...

[@ggr1zz]

The drew Carey show is another one that got hit by the music licensing issue. Sucks because I loved that show. They only could release the first season since they changed the theme song starting in season 2.

[@Zeetana1]

And Malcolm in the Middle, Cold Case... And whatever happened to Boston Public?

[@ggr1zz]

@@Zeetana1 looks like malcom and the middle is still on Hulu at least. I didn’t finish it on Netflix before it dropped.

[@xxxsully420]

There's a company that making Drew Carey Show the complete series on DVD

[@ggr1zz]

@@xxxsully420 don’t you get my hopes up! I would lose my mind if I could watch that show again.

[@xxxsully420]

@@ggr1zz I ordered the entire Drew Carey Show last year. All you have to do is Google it and it should pop up

[@maryann4827]

What ever happened to China Beach with Dana Delaney and Marg Helgenberger? That was an awesome show. It also had lots of '60's needle drops, though.

[@davefreier7738]

I purchased a box set of the complete series at the Walmart just a year or so back.

[@TJ52359]

that show was all "needle drops" and as such has not, nor is it likely to ever get a 'bulk release' whether streaming or box set... - IIRC some Torrents are available... but illegal and wrong lol trying to recall if any of the Digital Sub Channels have it as part of their 'linear feed'...

[@adrianwintle5284]

It was released as a DVD set after they had re-recorded some of the music to get around the rights issues.

[@NicholasVargo]

StarVista/Time Life released it a few years ago. It’s not exactly cheap (It’s about $80) but the majority of the music is restored. So unless if their license lapsed, it should still be in print.

[@jcbogdon]

Loved that show! I had to be a teenager when it come out. Really loved it. Watch again as an adult!

[@mikedean739]

“WKRP in Cincinnati” was released on a box set, but some of the original music had to be changed because of musical rights.

[@geoelectro]

This “Musical Rights” issue puzzles me. If a movie has copyrighted music on it and people discover this music by watching, it likely will motivate them to purchase the music if they really like it. The movie would expose music to viewers that otherwise may never discover it. By forcing the movie to be held hostage and thus not shown, who is going to discover its sound track? This same wrong thinking goes on with KZbin. Videos being blocked for the music. A video of Phil Collins “ In The Air Tonight “ went viral on KZbin seeing millions of views in a short time. That song went to number two on Spotify! Exposing music to new listeners is always a good thing.

[@PhantomOfTheMall]

PREACH!!! It's mind boggling!!

[@kellysquirrelk]

Yup, in the long run they are screwing themselves out of perpetuity. I get that creators should make money but if it is unavailable, becomes strictly a product of the time it was released. All the tv shows, movies have soundtracks that fit a scene, making it iconic. Imagine John Cusack holding up the boom box & instead of hearing, In Your Eyes, some generic, noncopyrighted music plays, the power of that moment is gone. Charmed, Supernatural are examples of shows with popular songs that dragged thru approvals. I understand that SPN lost some classics when it aired on Netflix and people complained how it changed the whole feeling of how it played.

[@WritersOnTheWall]

how much juice do you get from the squeeze? if you can make 1mill from releasing a blue ray but new music rights cost 1mill, theres zero profit

[@alastorcorvus]

Not when music is controlled by the Record companies, TV chains and predatory streaming platforms instead of the artists.

[@amywalsh2001]

That's not how copy rights or royalties works. They're using a product not advertising a product.

[@richardchoi168]

Better title: “10 Movies & TV Shows You Can’t Legally Find on Major Streaming Services”, but it’s not as click bait-y… P.S. Add Herman’s Head to the list

[@rizkyanandita8227]

You didn't want to get the lawyer involved.

[@Promthanius]

Right LOL a quick Google search literally found me every single one of these

[@matthewhull5876]

Also Undercover Blues

[@pammason5697]

It's on Piratebay, series 1-3 now.

[@UnicornsandGlitter2]

Thanks for remembering Herman's Head.

[@WalterW]

Chris Carter's "Millennium" starring Lance Henriksen

[@lpquagmire3621]

The great thing about physical media is I can watch what I want when I want...for now, at least.

[@TheHistoryPrincess]

Daria is also caught in the trap of copyright music, they had to re record the songs. Totally takes away from it

[@matthewferguson6524]

@It's simple, we kill the SJW flying skulls!!!

[@georgetrapp6666]

@It's simple, we kill the SJW the boxed sets only have the episode segments, none of their heckling bad (and sometimes good) videos, or rocking out to their favorite videos. What there is on the DVDs is pretty good, but it's disappointing not to have the other content. Many of those were full of my favorite jokes from the series. I, too, miss Daria episodes. The original 'misery chick', which I believe the series coined the phrase?

[@johnnygnoneeded]

Glad I bought it [Daria] when I found it...at Walmart of all places! Go figure!

[@davematkins6829]

I have boxed set of Daria. Don't remember any music not created by the show. Maybe u thinking of Beavis & Butthead?

[@georgetrapp6666]

@@davematkins6829 I happen to recall episodes which played samples of popular music of the time. A particular scene, where they're sitting in traffic and someone says, "This is like that REM video, except we can't read each other's thoughts!" 'Everybody Hurts' kicks in, and the shot settles on Daria, and then a subtitle appears under her, it is the words "Thank. God."

[@BobBluth]

Also the 1978 “Dawn of the Dead” and the original cuts of the original “Star Wars” trilogy. Sure glad I have my DVDs.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

George A. Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead' is on blu-ray and 4K. As for Star Wars, I'm amazed nobody has seen fit (yet) to re-release the original versions before George Lucas meddled with them. Maybe someday.

[@chaosgyro]

@@ShanghaiRooster Sail the High Seas my friend. The "Despecialized" release is incredibly well done.

[@metheus108]

I have the THx versions and those are just about perfect. I cant even watch the 'originals' that they play on Disney or on TV, especially Jedi, that's just brutal for people who saw it in the theater.

[@thevisionary2007]

Look up Star Wars Despecialized Edition. It's your dreams come true.

[@davidrosoff3228]

@@ShanghaiRooster The original Star Wars Trilogy was released on DVD. I own them. If you find a copy, remember to make sure they are fully widescreen. I've seen versions that look widescreen by normal widescreen standards, but the original trilogy was at least half again more widescreen than that!

[@StellarAvenger]

Digimon: The Movie should be on here. That movie is never getting a rerelease because of all the licensed music tracks in it

[@Mimiroo]

I’ve held onto my VHS copy all these years and I’m so glad I did! I’ve never seen another copy since I was in elementary school.

[@realar]

The score BADLY needs to be digitally released. It's INCREDIBLE.

[@magicalpasta5462]

Lowkey I want the digimon movie to be released in it’s original Japanese version

[@yeoldegaymer1906]

Love the soundtrack for it, and the movie itself.

[@joshdobbs4421]

The TV series Brimstone definitely deserves to be on this list!

[@thac0twenty377]

I remember that

[@slick-ui3fi]

100% agree. Loved that show. I still check every few months to see if it's available.

[@petlover72704]

Cold Case is another show caught in "music rights" hell.

[@drakesmith4857]

That show was actually kinda decent always the most fucked up endings tho

[@availanila]

@@drakesmith4857 I loved it.

[@sschw68]

I LOVED cold case one of the best shows ever

[@Cheepchipsable]

Thank Gawd for that. I love the way they walked into a 30yo crime scene, turned over the corned of a mat and found a note, "Must kill X today" signed the culprit, and it was all solved!

[@EnriqueHernandez-cw3vf]

This is why Miami vice can’t get a hd remastering.

[@arghjayem]

Dogma is exceedingly easy to find on YT.

[@OdessaPNG]

Not on TV. I have the dvd somewhere and I have a saved recording of it from years ago xD

[@libbymiss]

Damn when I read this I was like.. nah. It's Literally the first thing that shows up..

[@jayhadri5782]

There is literally many ways to find Dogma online

[@ExceptionalPleb]

Unedited?

[@mikechamplin22]

I own it

[@loganpars]

You can probably add Near Dark and Something Wicked This Way Comes

[@doreenorr6435]

Loved near dark, so that's why I've not seen it for ages

[@RolandDeschain1]

I remember NEAR DARK had a blu-ray release a bunch of years ago, complete with terrible TWILIGHT-baiting cover art.

[@dpandcrspandvn]

Got it on DVD from an Exchange and Mart type place. Top film.

[@Lamtitude]

Near Dark is a great movie. The whole cast are actors from early James Cameron movies.

[@dpandcrspandvn]

@@Lamtitude Hudson, Vasquez and Bishop. Only this time, they are the aliens ...

[@shutterbug8860]

I think Cold Case should be included. It was never released on DVD or BluRay and it’s not on any major streaming service (at least here in Australia). It was an amazing show with good writing acting and absolutely phenomenal casting.

[@patlippold1899]

I watch Cold Case seven days a week on a free station called START TV. It runs with Crossing Jordan, Unforgettable, Rizzoli and Isles, The Closer and Major Crimes.

[@l.c.7955]

It's on HBO Max only place I found it

[@Tk52781]

I can’t believe Pump up The Volume didn’t make this list.

[@robinnorris7460]

Another favorite! Dang it.

[@kellymcdonell9687]

One of my favorites!

[@KaoStarrBellydance]

I used to have it on DVD, I'm not sure I can find it anywhere in my house now. Might have lost it. 😪

[@lacountess]

Moral of the story: don’t include copyrighted songs in your movie/TV show. Pay a starving artist to make original songs and buy the rights off of them. You’ll both profit.

[@DavidKen878]

Not only is that not how things work, That doesn't make sense.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@DavidKen878 It makes perfect sense. Personally, given the choice between forgettable original songs, elevator music or just not being able to watch something, I'll take the first option.

[@lacountess]

@@DavidKen878 1. Contact a musician 2. Ask them to write a song for your movie 3. Put that song in your movie 4. ????? 5. PROFIT! Which one of those simple steps don't you understand?

[@ShanghaiRooster]

Not at all. Just ensure your licence to use any song covers physical media releases and (nowadays) streaming, alongside original showings, whether that be cinema or tv.

[@SoumalyaHomRoy]

That is how it works in bollywood in most movies.

[@morganhymancomedy]

Not gonna read all of the comments to find out if anyone else has said this, but Pink Flamingos is currently streaming in HD on The Criterion Channel.

[@seajaye9540]

Cocoon was easy to find on Amazon with 2 options for purchase. Single feature and double feature with Cocoon 2.

[@RogueFamilySmithers]

Well, I JUST looked on Amazon, Dogma is available on DVD from multiple sellers and can be at your home by this weekend.

[@YouLousyKids]

Biggest one you missed is The Drew Carey Show. That show was EVERYWHERE in syndication, and I looked forward to buying the DVDs. But after the first season it didn't happen. Largely believed to be because of music rights. Stupid music industry has screwed over a lot of people wanting higher money for streaming, etc. You'd think that they'd negotiate something more permanent or all-encompassing, but there's always some unseen future format that was unanticipated when the original contract was made. WKRP in Cincinnati was similarly famous for using big hits of the era, and then running into renegotiation problems when trying to put it on DVD. They finally had to remove a lot of the music and use sound-alikes to release it, which is frustrating because that lacks the charm of the actual episode. Similarly, MST3K had to conclude their DVD box sets of their series without any of the Godzilla films and missing out on some of the great films, even final season-era films like "Quest of the Delta Knights" and "KIller Bees", because they just couldn't get permission.

[@themoviedealers]

WKRP DVDs have 90% of original music. I think that's tolerable.

[@YouLousyKids]

@@themoviedealers Thanks for correcting me. I am only vaguely aware of the situation and wrong to say anything other than "some.". It's still frustrating that this happens again and again. BTW: I was watching Taxi on Hulu and many episodes are missing. Explanation: music rights issues.

[@chaos.corner]

Yeah, they screwed up fighting online music in the early days too and only gave in when they finally conceded it was inevitable.

[@mightybk]

@@themoviedealers The WKRP ones didn't at firsts. Took a long time before they got the rights for the 90% version.

[@Lexman509]

IT would be great to see Saturday Night Live from 86-94. It has to have the same problem. I'd be happy about it.

[@Name-xf9du]

More accurate, movies/shows you can’t legally stream but if you have a dvd/vhs player there are hundreds if not thousands of copies available.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

And they ARE on the internet! The only subscription one needs is a VPN, because piracy is the way to go.

[@aminimoose3971]

People need to get at Kevin Smith to buy the rights to Dogma so he can re-release it, or at least just make another printing.

[@Rennies-World]

Glad I still have my DVD. Because it's amazing!

[@MFO6]

@@Rennies-World Same here!!!

[@christidempewolf2467]

Or call me

[@gotmypassport2]

I have my copy! One of my favorite movies of all time! Thank goodness I bought it when I did. Gonna watch me some tonight!!!

[@xenophone2006]

Can't believe it was on the list. Hopefully he'll get it all straightened out

[@Irisarc1]

My dad was a real videophile back in the 80s. He had a 1983 (not sure the exact year of release) bootleg vhs copy of Song of the South ripped from a Japanese laserdisc release. He didn't care anything about the movie. He was just proud to possess such a rare thing. I myself have seen the movie several times because, believe it or not, Disney used to show it about once a year for a while on primetime TV back in the early 70s as a part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series on Sunday nights on NBC. And yes, I am that old...

[@danmc7815]

While the depictions of Song of the South are far from perfect, seeing the movie as a whole as rascist is screwy. No character in it is depicted more respectfully or more respected than Uncle Remus. Also, what is the origin of the stories: folktales told by Black people in the American South during the 19th Century, and recorded by Joel Chandler Harris.

[@KrillLiberator]

Yeah, I take umbrage at the censure of this movie. I mean, it's dull as all hell, but that's not the same as calling it racist.

[@josemhernandez1974]

I agree. The issue is some snowflake say the cover art or something and felt offended WITHOUT watching it. I personally feel we need to have it for folks to see it and hopefully not make the same mistakes now.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@josemhernandez1974 It could be a case study, celebrated by history, on how cancellation should not just be waved through without broader consideration and agreement.

[@ohgee5103]

Said no black person, ever

[@kmech3rd]

@@KrillLiberatorAgreed. I bought a bootleg DVD of it hoping to see something that justified the outrage. I was massively let down, but benefitted from the resulting nap.

[@michaeldavid6832]

One day my once worthless DVD/Blu-ray collection will be called "antiques" and I'll be able to make a fortune.

[@Rennies-World]

"Vintage"

[@brasschick4214]

Keep the players too...

[@Luchingador]

Actually discs do have an expiration date, so they will become useless one day

[@zakbrown676]

Wow I didn’t know this! 30-100 years sayeth Google, so Dogma for instance could already be on its way out at the low end of this estimate. I wonder if its like video tapes, where the tape still looked fine but would glitch out or if it warps

[@shannoncopeland4506]

I was just thinking about Moonlighting this past weekend and wondering if there was a streaming service that offered it. Dogma is a movie that I feel like I need to see again. This is such a bummer!

[@InnaGottaDavida]

Bflix has all of these.

[@twistidtimmer]

Damn im lucky. I bought the whole DVD box set of Moonlighting at a local pawn shop for 5 bucks. My mother loved that series when i was a kid and i happened to find that right before her birthday this year.

[@mikemyers2626]

I bought Dogma in the $5 bin at Walmart

[@TheSteveStrom]

Homicide: Life on the Street. It was the best damn show on television of the 1990s.

[@mrgeebus]

Yes! I think having watched Homicide and enjoyed Andre Braugher as the hard-nosed Frank Pembleton makes his portrayal of Captain Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine much funnier.

[@haroldsession1658]

It seems as if we're the only three who loves Homicide..

[@andregraves3825]

Didn'tn't uthat show evolve into another show? ?

[@TheSteveStrom]

@@andregraves3825David Simon, who wrote the nonfiction book it was based on, went on to create The Wire.

[@TheSteveStrom]

@@andregraves3825 Homicide was where Detective John Munch originated. Then his character moved to Law & Order: SVU.

[@djvip3r420]

Y'all forgot about Freejack, a terrible 90s reimagining of a "body snatcher" story set in a dystopian future staring Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, and Mick fucking Jagger.

[@nicholaslogan6253]

Awwww man this is one of the horribly great movies my parents loved it and I have fond memories

[@tomcat124us]

It's so bad, it's good.

[@Pseudonym624]

Freejack should be instead of cocoon. Cocoon was just on flix last month.

[@Pseudonym624]

And i live in Baltimore.

[@Pseudonym624]

Another that is hard is the last starfighter

[@robinraianiemi4030]

“Herman’s Head”. Sweet Jesus, did I ever love this show! William Ragsdale was adorable, Hank Azaria was endearingly sleazy, and Yeardley Smith was cute as a button. The scripts were breezy and fun, and the storyline was engaging, Oh, and Leslie Nielsen played God.

[@MrShonuff1138]

The 1980's show Werewolf was almost released on DVD but once again music rights strikes

[@rang123yea5]

When Fox first started in the TV business that was one of their 1st shows along with "Married With Children" and "21 Jump Street".

[@Leonard1977ful]

I think it was decent when the show first started, but was great towards the end of the last season.

[@LeOhio817]

Loved this show.

[@anthonydjuan1976]

Kathryn Bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS is another one that’s hard to find. Great list!

[@mangbawi2]

Available on pirates sites

[@HealthyObbsession]

Is that the one with Ralph Fiennes?

[@jenniferfrahm6240]

@Tiguar Jagger Mine too.

[@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244]

@@mangbawi2 Bad call the gov monitors those sites at all times, that's the reason they left them open, to catch unwary downloaders.

[@mangbawi2]

@@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244 I did download it too. What now

[@derekscanlan4641]

ur opening statement is just pure WRONG! Unless someone pays concurrently for EVERY streaming service available, they don't have even close to the same access to media that people had 20 years ago, just by walking to the nearest large VHS rental shop! Having that same level of access today is so expensive as to be essentially impossible for most people

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Rental shops need to make a comeback

[@DracolegacyOfficial]

another valid title: 10 Reasons why piracy will never go away

[@nathanwall3182]

Homicide Life on the Street is not available on any streaming service.

[@tacitpermission]

You missed an important one! "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" was the first hour long show to be filmed completely in HD and originally aired on Sci-Fi Channel in the US (before the stupid Syfy BS). It was apparently hideously expensive to film but I remember it being a gorgeous and fun show. I've found exactly one place that sells the DVD's and it is super sketchy and I've never seen it on any of the less legit streaming/torrenting websites. It came about when Steampunk was really becoming a thing and I believe was highly influential in the way the esthetic evolved.

[@GeronFletcher]

I love reading these comments learning about shows like this. Influential. First of its kind yet somehow lost in time

[@Sephiroth144]

I did find it on one of the big ones- but not in HD So I'mma just touch my nose.

[@juleslund1515]

Yes

[@shesaknitter]

Oh, yes! I'd forgotten all about that one. Thanks for the reminder! Adding it to my list.

[@VileMisanthrope]

Makes me so glad I bought Dogma on DVD a number of years ago before the price started to go up on various websites. It's one of Smith's best films.

[@rubix4195]

I have the DVD too but I am wondering now if my sister stole it. I had it during my university days - it was part of the UK Film 4 films that were released on DVD.

[@yeoldegaymer1906]

You can get it for 10-20 dollars on ebay. Prices haven't gone up all that much. It's also very much a stable at most pawn shops and you can buy 5 dvds for $10 at most of them.

[@rebeccam.9963]

Does anyone else have a "Buddy Jesus" figure? 😏

[@VileMisanthrope]

@@rebeccam.9963 I actually did have one decades ago that my sister's ex-husband gave to me. At the time I hadn't seen the movie yet so I didn't know what it was from. I used it for a school project in English and then gave it to a friend of mine.

[@teishar1]

I guess I’m one of the lucky ones that’s kept dogma as a dvd in my very limited collection of dvds over the years.

[@michaelamos75]

I miss the Drew Carry Show which sadly only ever had the 1st season released.

[@orangutantapioca1530]

Yea, I recently got the urge to watch it again only to find that it’s only sold on the high seas.

[@sethjones9480]

@@orangutantapioca1530 I've never heard it put like that haha 😄 great

[@vgtrp]

Yeah, I'm guessing music rights are to blame for that one as well.

[@xxxsully420]

I own the entire series of The Drew Carey Show on DVD. Basically there's a company that makes it.

[@michaelamos75]

@@xxxsully420 what is the quality like? The best I could do looks like it was ripped from a VHS with tracking lines and a TBS logo in the corner. That's what I get for selling my original Tivo 20 years ago.

[@tdeasley]

The King of television shows that will never be released on Blu-Ray in it's original aired form... WKRP In Cincinnati. Can you imagine what the licensing fees would be for this show. Pink Floyd alone would be ASTRONOMICAL!

[@macmediaandmore]

There were a few episodes released on VHS but I am not sure if the original music was used or was replaced.

[@ferox965]

The Wonder Years was another. Also, the animated Heavy Metal took years to come out on home videos.

[@phoenixrebornfilms]

it was released on DVD with different music put in.

[@tdeasley]

@@phoenixrebornfilms Right. That is why I said "shows that will never be released on Blu-Ray in it's original aired form". It's not the same show when they put in different music that doesn't match what the scene called for.

[@RodneyMunch8767]

I think Malcolm in The Middle should be on the list. I couldn't find a boxset when I searched (had to go to eBay for a dodgy copy) - another music rights issue.

[@Eticket109]

Let It Be was in fact rereleased on Disney+ in May of 2024 As for Dogma, Kevin Smith said at a screening in June 2024 that he purchased the rights, so we may get a rerelease after all.

[@angbald]

There are multiple copies of Dogma available on Ebay for $4 with free shipping. Good research boys.

[@joewhite4730]

They should've used red state its the one kevin smith movie Im missing and i can't find it for under 50 bucks anywhere lol

[@FloridaGuy53]

That's about 4,000 pennies and that sounds pricey.

[@josephbozarth7055]

You can buy dogma from Kevin smiths website

[@ulfrick11]

I own a copy of Song Of The South on DVD.

[@nahbirdie4773]

Same I got it off torrents ages ago in a huge Disney collection

[@alexl2475]

Bootleg of laserdisc.

[@fantom1971]

It's still available on amazon

[@niobium79]

Without a doubt a bootleg but nice to have anyway

[@All2gethernow1]

Nice, I almost bought one a few years ago when I saw them selling copies at a homeschool fair.

[@adamgreenspan4988]

Much more difficult than all of these: the very first Nickelodeon sketch show, You Can’t Do That On Television.

[@prinnydood9524]

Paramount Plus has a ton of old Nickelodeon including You can't do that on Television

[@josephinemarieclayton7254]

Get slimed. Lol

[@laustcawz2089]

@@prinnydood9524 So far, only the earliest episodes. I've seen most of the episodes way back when (many repeatedly) & still remember a lot of the sketches/characters.

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

YES! I would give my right arm to have that on DVD! Shoot, even a "next generation" sequel series would do!

[@laustcawz2089]

@@jenniferpruitt6534 Can't imagine it working without Les Lye, who died some years ago.

[@AngryPapaSmurf]

“Ancient dvd release”, yeah those thousand year old shiny discs 🙄

[@ZamboniZone]

Actually Song of the South is available on Blu Ray in Japan where it's considered public domain

[@seanswinton6242]

I remember years ago, my friend found that online. He pulled the movie itself posted. We could have watched it on his computer. I was shocked.

[@notpc48]

I was fortunate to see it in the theater during it's original release. 😎

[@funkyfiss]

I actually was disappointed when song of the south was banned. The actors did an amazing job. Back at a time when few black people were put in screen. So to ban the black actors who were also the main characters is pretty upsetting. And it is the only movie to have ever portrayed the mythology of Briar Rabbit. Which was a series of stories that were told among slaves. Many having roots back in Africa with Anansi the spider god. The soundtrack was awesome. Zippity do da is a ridiculously catchy song. It seems that if slavery isnt portrayed as it is in Roots or 12 years a slave then its unfit now for public viewing is just wrong. I'm sure there were many slave owners who were decent. And treated their slaves decently as well. There were many black slave owners too at the time as well. It is such a complex subject. Of course slavery is wrong. But its something that has existed since the beginning of time and still exists today. One of the main reasons why we could abolish slavery is because of the industrial revolution. Where technology took over human labor.

[@QueensLadyDay]

@@funkyfiss WOW! Yesterday, I posted a KZbin video share of the song "Zippity do da" on FaceBook and received a Community Standards Violation and Warning!! (Btw, I'm black)

[@funkyfiss]

@@QueensLadyDay Wow! That is upsetting. Such a great song too. I hate this censorship culture. It's kind of reminiscent of the fanatics who used to burn books. James Basket the actor who played Uncle Remus was so popular that their were active campaigns to give him an oscar. At a time when segregation was still around. He actually was the first black man to receive an oscar in 1948 becauseof this movie. So the fact that his contributions to the film industry is being forgotten and flat out erased is incredibly insulting.

[@gregg88]

Just came to see if they mentioned Ed. One of my favorite shows and I've only ever seen the super low quality versions floating around out there.

[@Red-Wolf-Ben]

Holy crap... I just saw a boxed DVD set of a season of Moonlighting at a second hand store recently. Didn't know it was so rare.

[@dogenjinn4806]

VHS: a miracle of home entertainment to one generation becomes the slighted home entertainment curse of the next. NEAT!

[@KrillLiberator]

Karl Popper would be spinning in his grave knowing that people had forgotten the importance of leaving intellectual media behind you that anyone following can access, digest and comprehend.

[@robertmiddleswarth4770]

VHS big problem is that it was one of the the last analog media out there. DVD were digital and the conversion to digital TV has gotten us to a point that watching anything in analog generally requires you getting really old and out of date tech to watch.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@robertmiddleswarth4770 I know what you mean, exactly and, you say that but, try to think ahead forty years to a time when DVD will look *sooo* analogue it would be hilarious! It's quite easy to do, isn't it? Technology is weird, and people do better to have a philosophical understanding of tech and what it means, rather than just a purely technical one. Hey! I might even still be around to *see* that sort of tech shift, too (though I kinda doubt it, let's be honest).

[@robertmiddleswarth4770]

@@KrillLiberator No one knows what is going to come next. However CD are still around and they were released in 1982 whereas VHS was release in 1976 just 6 years earlier yet CD are still being sold vs VHS last Major Hollywood film was released in 2006. DVD was released in 1997 so it took less that 10 years for VHS to be completely killed off. However Blu Ray saw it's first releases of movies in 2006 and we still see movies and tv shows released in DVD today 15 years after Blu Ray's 2006 release. Personally I suspect that the next big thing to replace Blu Ray will be made backwards compatible to Blu Ray like Blu Ray was made backwards compatible to DVD so people wont have to toss there existing collections, I can't see DVD support going away anytime soon. If someone were to create a new standard to replace Blu Ray that wasn't backwards compatible it would likely never hit mass adaption and die compared to something that might not be as good but is backwards compatible with Blu Ray. DVD's will likely still play in new tech X player being introduced to replace Blu Ray. I personally have no problem with the SD format of the VHS player. I understand the quality differences between the formats and can generally live with them. The major problem I have is finding hardware to play the hundreds of VHS tape I still have. I have replaced some DVD movies with Blu Ray to get the better quality where I can see the difference. However that still doesn't mean I don't watch stuff on DVD. I also don't replace a DVD where the Blu Ray isn't much better than an upscaled DVD movie it isn't worth rebuying the movie. New stuff I almost always buy the Blu Ray over the DVD as the price difference is generally only around $5 to $10 more for the Blu Ray and my times they include both. However with that said I still buy DVD when the prices difference is great or it just isn't released in Blu Ray. Many older TV shows are that way. Their original quality isn't much better than DVD so all you are going to get on Blu Ray is upscaled video and a more expensive to produce format.