My hero, my idol, my role model, the fictional character that represents all that is good in the world (or at least all that is nerdy and bandaged), Les Nessman, will not be heard doing the farm report any time soon on your DVD player. Since there’s so much music inherent in the soundtrack of the show, they would either have to pay a licensing fee every song or *shudder* replace them with new music.*
Right. I can just hear it now… instead of Ted Nugent, we’ll hear Dr. Johnny Fever spinning public domain sound files. And Venus Flytrap will get all funkay with American Idol rejects. (Actually, I’ve heard that the recent syndications of the show have done just that!)
Oh well. At least you can find some fine WKRP sound bites on the web (for now).
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!
*Wired News: Copyrights Keep TV Shows off DVD
[ via Cincinnati native, Sgt. Grump ]
And make sure you go in through the office door when you go to see Les.
How many years did it take to get the licensing done for the music such that they could release Heavy Metal? A lot!
So there is some hope. Not much, I realize…
*blinks* *stares*
…Grump came from somewhere?
i just figured he’d crawled out from under a rock or some such thing.
*zing!* oh!
That quote is my absolute all-time favorite from a show that was chock full of excellent sound bytes. I still see Gordon Jump standing in the doorway with a look of utter disbelief on his face.
Hey Les, do the helicopter report sound effects!
Personally, I liked the way Les outlined his office with tape and made believe there was a door…