"WKRP in Cincinnati" Fans: Updated release date; pre-ordering now available!

[Penndems]

From tvshowsondvd.com:

"New Years Day brought some early news that WKRP would be released in April, thanks to one of our retail friends. Fox has delayed the release by a few weeks, and it's coming out on April 24th now. Amazon is taking preorders for $27.99, discounted from the regular price of $39.98."

Link to tvshowsondvd.com:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6857

Amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MXPE6U?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&creative=373489&camp=211189&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B000MXPE6U

[VenusRising]

1. I love WKRP!

It was a standard growing up in my house.

Baby, if you've ever wondered,
Wondered whatever became of me,
I'm living on the air in Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, WKRP.

Got kind of tired packing and unpacking,
Town to town and up and down the dial
Maybe you and me were never meant to be,
But baby think of me once in awhile.

I'm at WKRP in Cincinnati..

[Penndems]

3. Here it is on youtube.com:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxCA2XNBTSs

:)

[VenusRising]

5. "The Senator, insisting he was not intoxicated,

could not explain his nudity."

:rofl::rofl:

Mark Foley?

[Penndems]

6. In 1978? Could've been darn near anybody!

:D

[VenusRising]

7. Ah, back in the good old days.

I was two. What did I know?

[Penndems]

8. Here are some "WKRP" Season One highlights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuDqg8FJLD8

Just to whet your appetite for the DVD!

[idgiehkt]

10. thanks so much!

that is my favorite show of all time, love it!

woohoo! clips from my fav episode, les nessman and his imaginary office!

[Penndems]

12. A pleasure, as always

Better get your order in early - looks as if this might be a hot seller!

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Yet your username

is the same as the air name Andy originally gave to Venus Flytrap.

[VenusRising]

11. Really?

I did not know that.

Lucky me!

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Andy was trying to think of a gimmick for Venus

(whose real name on the show is Gordon Simms) after he hired him away from a station in New Orleans. It was the late '70s so Andy asked him his star sign. I think it was Scorpio, and Andy said, "Ahhh, that stinks." Venus said, "It does not! It's a love sign, ruled by Venus!" Andy said, "That's it!" and dubbed him Venus Rising and told him his schtick would be to talk about love and the planets.

I don't remember who screwed up and turned him into Venus Flytrap. I do remember Herb calling him Venus Claptrap, and the famous line by Les: "I do the sports news for the station, Mr. Flytrap. I don't know if you've noticed, but there certainly are a lot of negroes in sports."

:rofl:

[VenusRising]

14. Oh, now I really can't wait to see the DVD!

Mine is just a name that evolved from something else.


Venus Claptrap.
:rofl:

[Tripper11]

2. This is great news....

While I was reading the amazon posting, I began to wonder if this will be one of the all time top sellers straight out of the gate based on the buzz of not being released for so long due to the music rights issue, plus the massive status it has.

[Penndems]

4. Did you check out the amazon.com rating?

It's already Number 71! :)

[Radical Activist]

15. music rights?

I hope that's resolved. Anyone know where I can download the opening and closing theme music? They had the best song of any show to this day.

[Penndems]

16. I'm assuming the music rights dilemma has been resolved

Hugh Wilson, the show's creator, has personally supervised the transfer to DVD, so he'll make sure the integrity isn't compromised.

Here's the first season opening theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxCA2XNBTSs

. . . the second season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7bnOpXm5Z0

. . . the third season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX73Sk8hLMM

. . . and the "gibberish" closing theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oXacufhwTA

[Radical Activist]

17. meow

thanks.