CBS Paramount can't escape Fugitive burn
By John Burlingame of Variety -- Video Business,06/24/2008
JUNE 24 | FROM VARIETY: CBS Paramount has gotten a taste of what can happen when you tinker with a classic TV series on DVD -- and, in the process, has put a new spin on the question of releasing old projects in new media.This month's DVD release of the second season of David Janssen's 1960s skein The Fugitive caused a firestorm when fans of the show and many in the music industry discovered that the entire underscore had been replaced -- not just a song here or there (not uncommon in shows where music licensing is a factor) but all of the dramatic music. Only composer Pete Rugolo's title theme remained, and only under the main and end credits.
DVD releases of song-heavy shows like WKRP in Cincinnati and Northern Exposure saw the replacement of many tunes, but the Fugitive case appears to be the first instance of so-called background music being dumped wholesale.
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| Submitted by: | P Yoho 8/19/2008 4:02:40 AM PT |
| Location: | Toronto Canada |
| Occupation: | Sales |
I will not be purchasing any more of "the Fugitive" unless CBS corrects this problem
| Submitted by: | Phil Latter (chromium_foil@yahoo.ca) 8/18/2008 7:41:02 AM PT |
| Location: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation: | banker |
I'm taking my The Fugitive Season Two Volume One back to the store for a refund. Thankfully I handn''t opened the set as yet.
Where can I buy the fully authentic bootleg Fugitive Season Two Volume One?
Obviously we all have to that after Paramount''s wretched release.
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