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Kids Incorporated to DVD?

posted 14 years ago by connecticutfox85
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Does anyone know if MGM and/or Disney is putting this series to DVD Format? We should get a petition going?

[–] waitai 14 years ago

I don't know if a a petition would help. I think Disney did want to release it what with the popularity of Fergie and Jennifer Love Hewitt right now but I believe the real issue is buying all of the music rights for each song for each episode. That's always a huge headache for any show that used a lot of popular songs in the original broadcasts and for Kids Inc. . . well lets just say it might take next to forever for it to come out on DVD.

[–] alderaan_princess 14 years ago

is it disney? i dont remenber it ever being on diseny unless it was reruns of it . when i was little i did not have disney channel so i never got to see mickey mouse club or what ever they called it when britney was on it . but i remnber watchng it a few times a day on saturdays but it wasnt on disney maybe it was on nick . i stop watchining stoped after 1989. so it if is was disney it must have not aired on disney cause i did not have diseny channe and i wanted it

[–] bestboy09 14 years ago

it was originally on NBC.

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[–] lashercam 14 years ago

I'd have to agree with waitai. Sadly, this series will never see the light of day on DVD in our lifetime...and probably not ever. Acquiring the rights to the songs would be a horrendous and expensive undertaking.

This is kind of the same problem they have had with releasing full seasons of "The Real World". The original soundtrack is important to the tone and pacing of the series, yet obtaining rights was too expensive so when they released the first season all of the music had been deleted and replaced with canned music and the DVD release failed miserably for it. With 23-plus seasons, I think only two full seasons have been released to DVD.

But the point is, the music is important (most obviously in the case of "KIDS Incorporated"), and the cost of acquiring the rights for those songs would most likely out weigh the pocket books of a niche fan-base that would actually go out and buy the DVD.

[–] LilMissSupernaturalBitch 14 years ago

According to Wikipedia (not a very reliable source, I know)

Current DVD plans
As of November 2006, MGM and The Disney Channel have had several talks with Thomas Lynch about releasing the series on DVD or re-broadcasting it on Disney primetime. MGM has stated that the official reason for Kids Incorporated's absence from the DVD and TV markets has not been because of domestic or music rights, but because of recent financial changes to the companies involved with the series. The final decision for future Kids Incorporated releases lies with MGM and Disney.

In the past, the series has been held from DVD and television due to complicated questions of rights and logistics. In addition to the numerous issues involving the music contained in the show, matters have been further complicated by the fact that the rights to Kids Incorporated are split between three different companies. Currently, MGM owns American domestic television rights, and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment holds DVD rights, while the video archives reside with The Disney Channel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_Incorporated#Current_DVD_plans

*I feel like I'm in Derek Zoolander's Center For Kids Who Can't Read (or spell) That Good*

[–] bestboy09 14 years ago

you're right. only 2 seasons of TRW have been released and the other releases are specials. but they could do something with KI.

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