View Full Version : Would you like to see "library" content on DoD
Earl Bonovich
02-20-08, 08:50 AM
Today NBC/Universal announced they are putting some of their library titles on their website.
What value would you place in these (or any other) library titles being available on DoD?
I personally would love to see it...
As out of that list... A-Team is not in being aired any more (at least on channels I receive, as of about a month ago)...
Stuart Sweet
02-20-08, 08:54 AM
I would love this, and I think it's a great use of On Demand, which seems to be best suited to SD.
dmurphy
02-20-08, 08:57 AM
That, would be the most useful feature of DoD of all!!
Being able to watch some older shows that just aren't broadcast anymore, via DoD, would be absolutely fantastic!
I often wonder when we're going to get to the point that we can search - whether it be via a set-top box, via the web, or what else - for anything that's ever been broadcast (and not destroyed) ...
For example - my uncle was a professional boxer. I know that several of his fights at Madison Square Garden are in NBC's sports archive somewhere. I'd love to see those tapes - but they're just not available to the public.
With digital media being so readily accessible, and storage being so (relatively) cheap, I just wonder when the big studios are going to convert their entire back library to a searchable system?
Today NBC/Universal announced they are putting some of their library titles on their website.
What value would you place in these (or any other) library titles being available on DoD?
I personally would love to see it...
As out of that list... A-Team is not in being aired any more (at least on channels I receive, as of about a month ago)...
I'm all for it! There have been many shows I recall from my childhood that are not on DVD, and I would love to see some of them again! Bring it on ... demand!
jdspencer
02-20-08, 06:43 PM
That would be a fine use for DoD.
djzack67
02-20-08, 08:42 PM
I would love this, and I think it's a great use of On Demand service, Bring It.
venisenvy
02-20-08, 11:22 PM
I think that would be great, it is one of the things I have always hoped that On Demand would do.
The content on HULU has become quite compelling. Love to see it on my big screen.
MLBurks
02-21-08, 07:04 AM
I would LOVE to see library content on DoD from NBC/Universal. I would also love to see Disney do something similar.
2Guysfootball
02-21-08, 07:19 AM
I would love to see it.
richlife
02-21-08, 08:17 AM
From the beginning, this is what I hoped DOD would provide. So far, I've been badly disappointed in DOD offerings.
vollmey
02-21-08, 08:26 AM
The content on HULU has become quite compelling. Love to see it on my big screen.
Agreed, HULU has done it right. I might even pay a little bit for something like that service on my DVR. Going to need to be HD though.
I think it's a great idea.
That would be great! There are so many cheezy shows that I would love to watch, again.
Can't wait.
Wisegoat
02-21-08, 09:22 AM
Absolutely! This is what OnDemand should be about. Viewing past content that is always available, not just the last couple weeks of episodes.
The NBC content on their website looks great. That is what I would like from DOD.
Add in all of the great sporting events that NBC, ABC, etc. have in their vaults for things they will never put on DVD.
Think of all of the Saturday morning cartoons from over the years. I know I would love to watch those with my son as he is growing up and relive those days.
I just hope that these companies don't decide to do the "exclusive to one provider" route. Please make sure that all of these libraries are available to all providers!
inkahauts
02-21-08, 12:14 PM
I think it would be great.. and I would especially love it to be in HD. On older library titles, I wouldn't mind waiting for it to DL and watching them later on. I realize many titles probably aren't transfer in HD yet, so even if it was just a clean DVD copy at 480P I'd be happy... It would be like watching for the first time all over. I recall seeing Knight Rider in HD a while back and it was kinda funny, because you could see things were a little more fake back then, but because of the resolution of tv, it didn't matter. With the new translation you could tell when they switched cars, etc. It was funny!
armophob
02-21-08, 12:18 PM
Wake me up when there is HD involved. I have no interest in SD no matter how it is offered or sorted.
Earl Bonovich
02-21-08, 12:18 PM
I think it would be great.. and I would especially love it to be in HD. On older library titles, I wouldn't mind waiting for it to DL and watching them later on. I realize many titles probably aren't transfer in HD yet, so even if it was just a clean DVD copy at 480P I'd be happy... It would be like watching for the first time all over. I recall seeing Knight Rider in HD a while back and it was kinda funny, because you could see things were a little more fake back then, but because of the resolution of tv, it didn't matter. With the new translation you could tell when they switched cars, etc. It was funny!
I love catching those mistakes...
There is an early episode of the A-Team, when during the chase sceen...
The driver of the A-Team van... changed "race".
tcusta00
02-21-08, 12:24 PM
I'm all for this feature.
Speaking of cheesy 80s shows... anyone remember Airwolf? Add that one to the library!
As long as it's free or VERY low cost bring it on, the more the better:D
redfiver
02-21-08, 12:43 PM
Yeah, this would be a great addition to DoD.
Airwolf was great!
For the retro fans...look at the items currently available on HULU. If this library comes to DoD, I'd be very happy.
Astro Boy
Barney Miller
Benson
Charlie's Angels
The Dana Carvey Show
Fantasy Island
Hart to Hart
I Dream of Jeannie
Married...With Children
NewsRadio
Partridge Family
S.W.A.T.
Spider-Man
Starsky and Hutch
The Tick
What's Happening Now!!
What's Happening!
Who's the Boss?
Arrested Development
The Bob Newhart Show
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Chicago Hope
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Hill Street Blues
Land of the Giants
Lost in Space
Lou Grant
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Murder One
Nanny and the Professor
Picket Fences
The Practice
The Pretender
Remington Steele
Roswell
St. Elsewhere
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
WKRP in Cincinnati
The A-Team
Adam-12
Age of Love
Airwolf
Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias Smith And Jones
American Gladiators
American Gothic
Andy Barker P.I.
Battlestar Galactica Classic
The Biggest Loser
Bionic Woman
Boo!
Brother's Keeper
Buck Rogers
Campus Cops
Celebrity Apprentice
Chuck
Clash Of The Choirs
Cleopatra 2525
Conviction
Cover Me
The Crow: Stairway To Heaven
Days of our Lives
Deadline
Deal or No Deal
Dragnet
Dream On
Emergency!
Exosquad
Friday Night Lights
Fudge
Heroes
The Invisible Man
Jack of All Trades
Journeyman
Knight Rider
Kojak
Kojak 2004
L.A. Dragnet
Las Vegas
Last Call with Carson Daly
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Life
Lipstick Jungle
Major Dad
Manhattan, AZ
McHale's Navy
Medium
Miami Vice
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
My Name is Earl
New Dragnet
Night Gallery
The Office
Peacemakers
Quarterlife
Raines
Saturday Night Live
Scrubs
Simon & Simon
Sitting Ducks
Sixth Sense
Surface
tcusta00
02-21-08, 02:12 PM
:joy: Airwolf!!! :joy:
Add CBS to the group of streaming old library content...
From: http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9876050-36.html?tag=newsmap
An array of classic TV shows from CBS are now available online, the network's CBS Interactive division announced Thursday.
Full-length episodes of Star Trek, Melrose Place, Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver, and The Twilight Zone have been added to the lineup of the company's CBS Audience Network
As a side note to CBS' offering..I just tried the first episode of Hawaii 5-0. Couldn't play in full screen. Multiple 15 second commercials and, after they played, the content did not resume. Seems like they pushed it out too early so they could get some press on it. Similar to the recent plethora of announcements from the cell phone industry on unlimited plans.
bobnielsen
02-21-08, 03:34 PM
My local CBS station recently added RTN (Retro Television Network) as a digital subchannel. They play a lot of the old shows and also have some "retro" commercials.
tooloud10
02-22-08, 07:11 AM
Wake me up when there is HD involved. I have no interest in SD no matter how it is offered or sorted.
Seems like the "library content" would mostly be older TV series that aren't available in HD. As someone else pointed out, this is actually a pretty good use of the VOD feature.
puckhead
02-22-08, 08:19 AM
As long as it's not a replacement for what's currently available but in addition to, count me in!
wismile
02-22-08, 08:40 AM
It seems like a no brainer to me...more content is always good!
Splendor
02-22-08, 10:02 AM
YES!
MLBurks
02-22-08, 10:53 AM
Wake me up when there is HD involved. I have no interest in SD no matter how it is offered or sorted.
This is EXACTLY why I haven't made the jump in purchasing an HDTV yet. If I purchase an HD set, then I'm going to lock myself out of enjoying entertainment that is not HD. I would need to put myself on medication worrying about if a program that I want to see is in HD or not. Once HD becomes standard (and it's got a long way to go) and prices come down, then I'll join the "I won't watch it if it's not HD" club.
stickywicket
02-22-08, 02:47 PM
Yes
albriedis
02-22-08, 03:25 PM
I would love it too!
this would be just about one of the greatest things that could possibly be added to
DOD.
Groundhog45
02-22-08, 10:33 PM
I'm all for this.
I'd love to have access to this also.
jerry3b
02-23-08, 06:29 AM
Yes this is what it should be !!! Or add AMERICAN LIFE channel. Great TV shows!
bgottschalk
02-23-08, 01:49 PM
Count me in too!
Of course I'm still waiting for "non-library" content from the networks to be on DOD. :D
nathan909
02-23-08, 06:20 PM
I would love to see this!
Draconis
02-25-08, 10:38 AM
This question is a no-brainer. Of course I would enjoy this and I shall be eagerly waiting to see if/when it does come out.
Now comes the question ... would you like to see library content if it came with commercials you can't fast forward through, as ABC wants to do for their On Demand offerings? Link: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=121025
If it was for old shows not readily available, I would accept the commercials. That's where you get up, stretch your legs, and raid the fridge. :)
MLBurks
02-26-08, 04:23 AM
If it was for old shows not readily available, I would accept the commercials. That's where you get up, stretch your legs, and raid the fridge. :)
I haven't done that since the 80's. Ever since I got my very first VCR (oh what a blessed day that was:D ), I have always skipped commercials. That pause button is my best friend. I find it extremely difficult to sit through commercials while watching the news or The Weather Channel which seems to be more commercial than anything else. But if ABC would not give VOD content without the ability to ff through commercials, I think I would still take it. I guess it's better than not having it.
bgottschalk
02-26-08, 09:05 AM
Now comes the question ... would you like to see library content if it came with commercials you can't fast forward through, as ABC wants to do for their On Demand offerings? Link: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=121025
If it was for old shows not readily available, I would accept the commercials. That's where you get up, stretch your legs, and raid the fridge. :)
I wouldn't really like it, but if that's the only way we can get it - I can definately live with it. It's better than nothing!
Edit: Having read the thread - I have a condition - "as long as it doen't eventually lead to the same thing for live and recorded shows". I can live with it for VOD content, but I worry that if it works out well there and the technology is then available some genius somewhere is going to say - hey, why don't we do the same thing with live TV?
inkahauts
02-26-08, 09:54 AM
Airwolf?
inkahauts
02-26-08, 09:57 AM
Also, anyone think the end of the writers strike might b part of the reason that suddenly every network is getting in on VOD? Maybe something in that contract makes this more viable and they didn't want issues by releasing this stuff first and then negotiating? Although SAG isn't done yet.... so I am guessing that we may not see anything until after that point...
joejhawk
02-26-08, 11:56 AM
DoD should be (and I believe, will be) the ability watch any show or movie ever made at any time.
Why not sporting events too? I would like to watch the first NFL game I ever attended, I was 8 and don't remember a lot of the game.
Airwolf, wow! I'm breaking out the parachute pants, baby!
krock918316
02-26-08, 12:03 PM
Airwolf?
You're kidding - RIGHT? :D
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