A 'Terriers' DVD update from Shawn Ryan
A 'major, major company' in talks for an exclusive DVD release
Donal Logue in "Terriers."
When "Terriers" was heading towards the finish line of its first, only, brilliant, abysmally-rated season, Fienberg and I kept trying to console ourselves and the private eye drama's other fans with the notion that the series had a clear beginning, middle and end and would live forever beautifully on DVD.
However, there hasn't been much news on the DVD front since FX announced the cancellation, John Landgraf spoke, I interviewed Ted Griffin, etc. And given that the DVD market has shrunk enough in recent years that not everything gets released anymore, I began to worry. So I checked in with "Terriers" executive producer Shawn Ryan, who's been busy with the launch of FOX's "The Chicago Code," and he had some potentially good news to share.
(*) As Landgraf helped explain to me a while back, that's the reason DVD sets are released so close to the new season of a show: the home video divisions don't usually have big marketing budgets, so if they time the release to the TV premiere of the next season, the network winds up doing a lot of the promotion for them.
But, Shawn continued, "after some pressing, Fox Home Video is in talks with a major, major company to do an exclusive 'Terriers' DVD release. We'd do commentaries for the eps and extras as well. Unclear right now whether it would be standard DVD, Blu-Ray or both. This deal isn't finalized yet so I don't want to say more than that, but things are looking more promising than they were a month ago for a release."
He added that the show will also be available on Netflix streaming and iTunes, giving fans of the show multiple platforms on which to access it, proselytize to their friends, etc.
I'll keep you posted when I know more, but I feel much better now about this than I did a few weeks ago.
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Next 42 Commentsklg19
February 10, 2011 at 5:15PM EST Reply to CommentFingers CROSSED. I would put this on pre-order NOW if I could.
February 10, 2011 at 5:20PM EST Reply to CommentI will watch this once a year, at least.
Is the iTunes availability indefinite? As in, if I find out later that there won't be a DVD for some reason, can I go back there and buy them then?
Michael
February 10, 2011 at 5:22PM EST Reply to CommentI'll continue hoping for a Blu-ray release, then.
February 10, 2011 at 5:30PM EST Reply to CommentGREAT news! I imagine 'exclusive release' means that it will only be available to purchase through this company? Maybe a place like 'Best Buy' or another big box (or Amazon I suppose). Either way, I'll buy multiple copies of the BluRay!
February 10, 2011 at 5:42PM EST Reply to CommentI want this on Blu-Ray so bad.
XK
February 10, 2011 at 5:44PM EST Reply to CommentGood news... it's a must-buy for my household whenever it gets released.
Erin
February 10, 2011 at 6:05PM EST Reply to CommentI didn't know enough to be worried -- so glad to hear that things are looking promising!
Fran
February 10, 2011 at 6:20PM EST Reply to CommentThanks for the update! Was wondering if I needed to write another e-mail to Fox....
Jonnybon
February 10, 2011 at 6:23PM EST Reply to CommentWe want the blu-ray!
galxe
February 10, 2011 at 6:57PM EST Reply to CommentUm yeah, if it's DVD only I'll pass. Why some studios still release certain titles on DVD and not on Blu-ray is beyond me. It's a dying format.
Tammy Physical media in general is in decline, and the market for Blu-ray is still much smaller than than for DVD. Even The Sopranos has stalled when it comes to Blu-ray releases. DVDs are cheaper, can be played on more devices, and especially with DVD upconversion, are often good enough for people. That does not even take into account streaming and download services like Netflix and iTunes, which can offer HD without the manufacturing, distribution, and inventory costs.
February 11, 2011 at 4:27AM ESTgalxe Physical media will be around for a long time to come. Streaming is nowhere near the quality that a an average Blu-ray transfer offers. Downloads have a tiny share of the market at this point. And Blu-ray sales continue to increase, whereas DVD sales are going down. New releases on Blu-ray often get close to 50% of all sales, some have even cracked the 50% mark already. The movie "Red" that recently came out for instance had 46% of all sales - and it wasn't a BD/DVD combo pack. Also the movie "Buried" was recently only released on Blu-ray combined with the DVD - no regular DVD release is available.
February 11, 2011 at 10:54AM ESTAnd concerning The Sopranos - Blu-ray sales have not taken off because HBO has priced them ridiculously high. I'm one of the people who would like to buy them but won't because of the pricing.
jan
February 10, 2011 at 7:56PM EST Reply to CommentI'll buy the Blu-ray for sure. I keep looking for it on Amazon, and also requested it on www.showsondvd.com. Glad to hear there's at least more of a possibility now. Please keep us posted.
jan BTW, you can sign up on Amazon to be notified when it becomes available. That at least lets them know people are interested.
February 10, 2011 at 7:58PM ESTDana
February 10, 2011 at 9:38PM EST Reply to CommentThis makes me a very happy lady.
RWGibson13
February 10, 2011 at 9:56PM EST Reply to CommentGood news, Alan. I'll pass it around.
RWG (and thanks for keeping us all up on this kind of thing)
February 10, 2011 at 10:48PM EST Reply to CommentWrite a comment...
February 10, 2011 at 10:49PM EST Reply to CommentI would literally die happy if this got a Blu-Ray release.
belinda
February 10, 2011 at 10:55PM EST Reply to CommentI had no idea that Terriers had the possibility of NOT being on DVD or BR, so one big PHEW on that. Obviously, I'm going to buy the hell out of the DVD/BR (BR would be better, but the DVD would suffice).
LJA
February 10, 2011 at 11:02PM EST Reply to CommentThanks for staying on this, Alan! I can't wait to own Terriers!
Dave P
February 11, 2011 at 12:14AM EST Reply to CommentThanks for the update on such an awesome show.
Todd
February 11, 2011 at 1:34AM EST Reply to Comment"Fox Home Video is in talks with a major, major company to do an exclusive 'Terriers' DVD release."
Criterion!
February 11, 2011 at 2:20AM EST
February 11, 2011 at 3:50AM EST Reply to CommentI've been harassing John Landgraf, Shawn Ryan and FOX on twitter for 2 months now. I'd like to think it's going to get done just to shut me up lol.
Kmarko
February 11, 2011 at 10:54AM EST Reply to CommentI'm actually a little depressed even hearing about Terriers, to be honest, but I'm sure I'll be glad when it comes out.
Judy I hear ya. It's like ripping off a scab.
February 11, 2011 at 8:05PM ESTLoretta
February 11, 2011 at 11:02AM EST Reply to CommentI'm glad there seems to be movement on this front.
If it takes too long to get released though, I'm probably just going to go with Amazon video on demand. I'd much prefer to own the DVDs, but I'm glad that there's at least a safety net of some sort out there for owning the series.
kneejerk
February 11, 2011 at 1:55PM EST Reply to CommentTerriers. Chicago Code.
I know which one I would pick if there was a choice of a series...
February 11, 2011 at 2:53PM EST Reply to CommentLove for it to be shout factory. Look at their freaks and geeks set.
Nicole This was my first thought too - Freaks and Geeks is one of my favorite DVD sets because they went to such lengths to really give fans as much extra material as possible. I really hope to see the same for Terriers - I'm still depressed about the cancellation and would love some new stuff to watch like deleted scenes, interviews, commentaries, etc.. As a Canadian, I never was able to watch it legally or contribute to the ratings, and we can't access it on iTunes, Netflix or Hulu, so the dvd set is the only option - I'm adding my name to the notification list on Amazon now.
February 14, 2011 at 12:49PM ESTJudy
February 11, 2011 at 8:15PM EST Reply to CommentI read about the Tia Mowry show "The Game". Had ratings of 1 million viewers and was cancelled by whatever network it was on (BET?). Three years of the show being rerun ALOT, marathons and the show was optioned ( three years later) by another network. The ratings are now phenomenal.
Just saying!
chudleycannonfodder It was on The CW with no promotion. After years of build up of reruns and a heavy promotion campaign it worked on BET.
February 12, 2011 at 2:35AM ESTMike
February 12, 2011 at 1:45PM EST Reply to CommentThis needs to be in glorious 1080p Blu-ray, but I'd settle for HD streaming on Netflix.
February 12, 2011 at 7:12PM EST Reply to CommentDamn this was such a good show. I would love to see more adventures with these characters. Hey give us a mini series of a tv movie or two? Anyways even if there is never anymore at least on DVD it would be a complete story.
February 13, 2011 at 1:12AM EST Reply to CommentI hope it is available internationally (ie. Amazon, not Best Buy) and not region locked. None of the Australian networks seem to be interested in showing this show, so it would be nice to see it legally.
Angela Ditto that. I have friends in Europe that have no other way to see many of these shows either. :( I was shocked when someone told me what they would have to go through in order to see an actual american movie. Something like travel 200 miles to a major city to see it in a theater 1 year after the release. Well, maybe not quite that bad, but bad enough.
February 14, 2011 at 1:39AM ESTAngela
February 14, 2011 at 1:40AM EST Reply to CommentI feel better now too! And renewed hope for mankind. :)
Mandrake1979
February 18, 2011 at 10:13PM EST Reply to CommentThis show should have never been canceled
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