Meepus wrote:
>Man, the stuff AS chooses to pursue versus the REALLY good stuff that
>they already have (I'm thinking Korgoth vs the live-action junk) but
>didn't deign popular enough amazes the hell outta me...
I thought they were making Korgoth.
As for the cheap stuff (Tim & Eric, Saul, and even 12 Oz Mouse), the
best theory I've heard was, "They had to save up enough money to make
'The Boondocks' somehow..."
>There must be some weird legal reason that DM hasn't been released,
>kinda like what went on with Heavy Metal, the licensing issues & such.
That's what I think as well, but it's strange - you would think Frank
Zappa's estate would hold the music rights (at least for the first
season), and his son is one of the stars.
>Invader Zim was heavily traded and even outright sold on eBay until
>Nickelodeon (Paramount?) realized how much they were losing and
>released it on DVD
Actually, Paramount sold the DVD rights for Zim to another company.
The only Nickelodeon shows released in season sets by Nickelodeon are
SpongeBob SquarePants and Avatar. (John Kricfalusi released Ren &
Stimpy himself through Paramount, as he wanted to include things
Nickelodeon cut out of episodes - unfortunately, there are a number of
episodes where all he has are the Nickelodeon-cut versions.) It's
fairly obvious that only the shows with strong appeal with adults (who
can spend $40 and up for a season at a time) get the season set
treatment, while other shows like The Fairly Oddparents and Danny
Phantom get the "five random episodes on a disc at a time for $15"
treatment.
-- Don
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