What are your biggest remaining video wants?

After almost 40 years of collecting, there's not a lot left that exists that I'm still after. I mean I would love to get upgrades on some things which I have off 16mm or off-air but for the most part, I can live with what I have on a lot of shows even if they aren't the greatest quality. So, aside from a bunch of series where I'm missing an episode or two to complete the run, probably the remaining episodes of Bus Stop, one of the greatest dramas ever. I'm missing about a dozen episodes. Not that they are good shows, but I've had the other 2 90 Bristol Court shows, Harris Against the World and Tom, Dick and Mary on my wantlist since I started collecting. Sports-wise, my biggest want would be the 1974 Raiders-Dolphins playoff game. I know that cheapskate NBC erased it but I hope some day it will turn up from someone's 3/4 inch or reel to reel collection. Oh, and the 1972 Laver-Rosewall WCT Final, which again NBC wiped. Not very likely but never say never.

 

1-All of Hayley Mills' movies on Blu-Ray (like "The Trouble With Angels", Tiger Bay, her Disney film collection)
2-All of Linda Blair's TV movies on Blu-Ray (like "Born Innocent") ("Sarah T.: Portrait Of A Teenage Alcoholic" is on it's way)
3-All Of Valerie Bertinelli's TV movies on Blu-Ray (Like "Young Love, First Love" & I'll Take Manhattan")
4-Official DVD/Blu-Rays of TV movies (Some were very good) (like "Eric" & "Something For Joey")
5-Concerts, music shows & music video compilations released on Blu-Ray/DVD (There's one for Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Journey...I want more)
6-"Complete Series" sets of classic shows still not available (Like "Adventures In Paradise", "77 Sunset Strip", The Space Giants", "Hi Honey...I'm Home"
7-Whatever's left in the vaults. Digitize them so they don't sit & rot away!!!

If the companies that own them don't want to release them, license them to other companies that do!

 

In addition to the Warner detective shows...77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, etc. I can't for the life of me understand why my holy grail, Ben Casey has yet to be released. The old excuse of music rights issues is a load of crap. I would even take the Worldvision tape transfers over nothing.

 

My obscure top ten...
1. All of the early SCTV episodes.
2. Journey into Fear
3. Stand alone Blu-ray release of the Monkees Head
4. Amazing Colossal Man
5. An updated collection of David Lynch's more recent short films and commercials (Dynamic 02?)
6. The Other Side of the Wind on Blu (Not everyone has Netflix!)
7. Some Girls Do (Sequel to Deadlier than the Male)
8. Another Nikkatsu Noir box from Criterion (or how about a Shishido Jo box?)
9. Nothing Lasts Forever
10. Sculpt

I know some of these films are available in obscure PAL and other region releases but I'm hoping to standard NTSC or even Blu releases. A guy can dream.

 

Over the years I've heard about three different edits of this film. I
would love to see a complete "Extended Director's Cut" type version.
It's one of my favorites from my childhood.

 

Clearly I am not alone!

 

The TV show "I'll Fly Away" and I would hope it would include the behind the scenes shorts that were made for it's reairing on PBS.

 

2K restoration of Cabeza De Vaca; and 4K restoration of too many to name, but start with The Road Warrior, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Emerald Forest, Once Upon a Time in America, etc. All on blu-ray

 

A hi-def transfer of the extended/alternate version of "The Abyss". I can't believe this hasn't been released yet!

 

I don't really want much...

Just a complete multi-camera version of the Kate Bush's Live at The Hammersmith Odeon concert, and a nice Blu-ray version of Before The Dawn.

That's all.

 

I'd also love to see her 1979 Christmas special on blu-ray

 

Roberto Benigni for the American/English market.

For such a popular guy (and Oscar(s) winner), his films are maddeningly difficult to collect here.

The official Blu-Ray of Johnny Stecchino doesn't even come with English subtitles! I have the old DVD of Il Mostro with English subtitles - but I'd certainly like an upgrade. And any decent copy of his Little Devil co-starring Walter Matthau.

Just surprised his films languish like that - these are good pictures and certainly comedy classics in Italy.

Is there any love for Roberto in the UK or Europe besides Italy? I'm guessing not but don't know why.

Jeff

 

A nice (and affordable) Ingmar Bergman blu-ray set.
More Hitchcock, Mike Leigh and Almodovar on blu-ray.

 

C'mon, you guys are slipping. 14 messages in, and nobody mentions a Blu-ray extended version and stereo remix of Let It Be?

It could be done -- all Apple has to do is want to do it.

 

me too...never missed a showing on the Saturday after movie when I was a kid! we did get the War Of The Colossal Beast on DVD...I want a double header Blu-ray!

 

better be soon as first gen fans are tired of the BS...LOL.

 

The Gazebo, Fastest Gun Alive on BD...

 

So, most people have everything they want and the biggest wants are better quality? I'm not doing blue ray. I'm done with format switches, 3/4, Beta, VHS, Super Beta, Super VHS, DVD. I'm done. Whoever gets my collection when I croak can worry about another format. Plus I don't think it would look any different on my CRT set anyway.

 

On blu. All there is atm is Laserdisc, or murky DVD.

Or this: Amazon.com: Watch Metro | Prime Video

Can we even get that in Australia?

 

Probably my biggest “Want” is a proper Blu-ray release of “Frankenstein: The True Story.” I have the old dvd release which is.... ok but it’s a poorly compressed, soft transfer that could be drastically better. And then there’s the Japanese Blu-ray which looks like an awful bootleg.

Other movies on the list include:

Invasion Of The Saucer Men
The Keep
Looking For Mr Goodbar
Dracula And Son
Song Of The South
Let It Be

 

Ask and yer shall receive
Criterion Collection: Ingmar Bergman's Cinema only $150 for 39 films in 1080p

 

Awesome! Feb ‘19 I’m in NYC so will get this (and a region A blu ray player...

 

It's region free!

 

Blu-ray on a great HD (or 4K) display is another world. I've been looking at this crap for over 50 years. CRTs ain't happening. A great 4K display need not cost you a lot of money, and we're glad to see remastered films provided they're real classics. We watched 2001 last week, and we're about to take a peek at Superman in 4K. Really looking forward to it.