"Motown 25"... this show just never gets old!!

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  1. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    I just won a laserdisc copy on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and sat down to watch it last weekend, after not having seen the show for quite a few years...

    Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle!!

    Marvin's Gaye's passionate performance, the Temps & the Tops going at each other (musically) Diana Ross & the Supremes going after each other (literally, though largely off-screen), Stevie Wonder blasting through hit after hit... and Michael Jackson's unbelievable dancing and singing, both with and without his brothers.

    It must have been awful to have to sit through all the stage set ups, but I would have **loved** to have been there, nevertheless!

    Find a copy of this show, if you can, folks!! :)

    Anyone else remember seeing this when it first aired??

    -Kevin
     
    Joel Cairo, Apr 5, 2004
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  2. Dan C

    Dan C Forum Fotographer

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    YES I remember that! My sister and I watched it and we couldn't contain ourselves, and I really remember us both gasping and going "WOW!!" when Jackson did his moonwalk. It was perhaps my generation's "Beatles on Sullivan" moment. :)

    Nice score, never knew it was commercially released. Another one for the DVD wish list.

    Dan C
     
    Dan C, Apr 5, 2004
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  3. xios

    xios Senior Member

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    The big question I had at the time was "What's Adam Ant doing on this show?" but I think it was a label requirement in order to allow Michael Jackson to appear.
     
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  4. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    Dan C.:

    'Fraid you'll have to settle for tape or laserdisc on the legit market... it hasn't made it to DVD yet (assuming it's ever going to...)

    -Kevin
     
    Joel Cairo, Apr 5, 2004
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  5. Dan C

    Dan C Forum Fotographer

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    Oh yeah, that's what I meant. My "wish" is that it was available in the first place.

    Dan C
     
    Dan C, Apr 5, 2004
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  6. bartels76

    bartels76 Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Motown doesn't have the rights to release it on DVD unfortunately. The special is owned by whatever network it aired on and whoever produced it.
     
    bartels76, Apr 5, 2004
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  7. srigby

    srigby Active Member

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    I am a little confused. I checked on ebay and there seems to be several Motown 25 DVD's for auction, also a laser disc 2 disc set and VHS tapes. Are these a different Motown 25 than what you are taliking about here?

    Scott
     
    srigby, Apr 6, 2004
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  8. bartels76

    bartels76 Forum Hall Of Fame

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    The special came out on laserdisc and VHS back in the 80's.
    The DVD's are boots.
     
    bartels76, Apr 6, 2004
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  9. srigby

    srigby Active Member

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    Shawn
    The laser disc set on ebay is a 2 disc set, is it an original release?

    Scott
     
    srigby, Apr 6, 2004
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  10. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    Yes it is, Scott.

    -Kevin
     
    Joel Cairo, Apr 6, 2004
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  11. srigby

    srigby Active Member

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    I just bid on it, I hope that I win it.

    Scott
     
    srigby, Apr 6, 2004
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  12. Dr. Pepper

    Dr. Pepper What, me worry?

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  13. lukejosephchung

    lukejosephchung Forum Resident

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    Time-Life has released this on DVD in an expanded 3-disc deluxe edition...it's available at Amazon.com for $26.99...
     
    lukejosephchung, Nov 20, 2014
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  14. Vidiot

    Vidiot Now in 4K HDR!

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    I asked the producer, Suzanne DePasse, if they'd ever release the moment where Diana Ross grabbed the mike from Mary Wilson and shoved her away, and she shook her head firmly and said, "no. Nobody's ever going to see that. But it did happen."
     
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  15. indy mike

    indy mike Forum Pest

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    Moonwalk? Always a treat:



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WXLDluxCM

    MJ did a nice version, too... :shtiphat:
     
    indy mike, Nov 21, 2014
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  16. Commander Lucius Emery

    Commander Lucius Emery Forum Resident

    The story I like about this special is the next day Fred Astaire brought a videotape of Michael Jackson's moonwalk to Gene Kelly. These two great dancers watched and marvelled at another great's talent.
     
    Commander Lucius Emery, Nov 21, 2014
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  17. lugnut2099

    lugnut2099 Forum Resident

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    I love how the infomercial for this set teases the MJ performance over and over, "But we can't show it to you!" as though it's a big, rarely-seen moment that makes the entire selling point of the set. I've never seen the full show myself, but I've definitely seen MJ's performance about a million times and I'm sure it's on Youtube. Seems way too common of a clip to base your entire sales angle around.
     
    lugnut2099, Nov 21, 2014
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