Blogcritics Comments on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Comment by Mpls on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:28:18 EST

I almost ordered, then remembered reading about the music substitutions before, then read the reviews. Hopefully, few will buy and these DVDs will go to waste. I would only buy if the original music/clips were intact.

Comment by lea on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Sat, 5 May 2007 01:53:20 EDT

When I finally, at long last, saw KRP in the dvd section I was so overjoyed I didn't bother to read the box. I snatched it up, raced home and popped it into the player. I was so happy to see all those characters, then came Johnny's big scene...I was crushed. It truly is not the same. The characters and the writing make the show, but the music was the supporting cast. I have no doubt that when KRP was originally aired, there were more than a few record execs doing everything in their power to get a song played on this series to boost record sales. Now, they want paid. Give me a break. Won't be long, we'll have credit card machines hooked up to our car stereos just so we can listen to the radio.

Comment by d romano on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:30:26 EDT

I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC WHEN I PRE-ORDERED FROM AMAZON - VERY DISAPPOINTING.

Comment by Mark Saleski on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:11:22 EDT

it's no different than back in the "tape trading is killing out business" era, or the "downloading is killing our business" era....they just don't get it.

Comment by El Bicho on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:14:37 EDT

What I don't understand is how the music companies don't see the advertising potential for the music. TV Shows on DVD has some good reporting about what happened and why.

Comment by Mark Saleski on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:14:38 EDT

here's an article that ends with a complete list of what's not there. it's worse that i could have imagined.

Comment by Steve Kravcik on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:10:12 EDT

I hear that the "Hot Blooded" accompaniment to Les preparing for his date with Jennifer has replaced by pap. No way I'll buy this. These changes would get on my nerves and ruin the memories of this great show.

Comment by Chris Beaumont on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:54:48 EDT

Besides the music replacement, I have read that many eps are of the cut for syndication variety....

Comment by Mark Saleski on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:47:36 EDT

please tell me that they managed to include Nugent's "Queen of the Forest" when Fever plays the first rock tune on the station. if they hacked that, i'm not buyin.

Comment by alessandro Nicolo on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:05:12 EDT

Man, 'KRP - one of the all-time greats. Too bad about the music but easily one of the most under rated sitcoms in television history. Very much like Newsradio.

Comment by Robert Leu on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:19:41 EDT

Gotta love the music industry. Or they'll sue you. WKRP reruns were one of many things responsible for my all-too-brief foray into the radio world. I swear to God the morning guy was Johnny Fever turned up to 11!

Comment by Brent on DVD Review: WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:53:15 EDT

It's a very short sighted view in my opinion. The music industry is saying "pay us or else" and in the process losing revenue because the DVD producers are telling them to something physiologically impossible to themselves. What they should be doing is offering a reduced rate (income for the companies) in return for promotion from the DVD producers which would presumably lead to increased sales of the music that's on the DVDs. But maybe I just don't get it.