DVDs for short-lived shows?

Is it likely that short-lived TV shows will come out on DVD?

I was thinking of two examples: MYOB (I think only six episodes) and
Quints (13 episodes?).

David...

It's very likely if it's a sci-fi show or has a cult following. It
isn't likely for everything else.

jayembee...

Actually, these days, it's quite likely for anything. If a show is
that short-lived, it has absolutely no chance at syndication. Taking
the chance and releasing it on DVD is about the only way the studios
will ever hope to see any money on it. And even then, they'd most
likely be doing it to try and minimize the loss -- they know they'll
never make a profit on any of them.

SoHillsGuy...

It really depends on a few factors. Some short-lived series -- while
ratings failures -- are still popular enough to become cult favorites,
such as "Firefly." That turned out to be a huge seller. Sometimes you

hancock4...

Unfortunately, neither of these shows were cult favorites. (Buffy/VS
might like MYOB since it had Katherine Townson, who played a vampire
who almost beat B when she started college.)

might see a series that no one remembers getting released only because
it featured a current star in an earlier, forgotten role. As an

hancock4...

Lauren Graham was the star of MYOB just before Gilmore Girls. Kind of
why I'm interested in it.

Rob Jensen...

I know that MYOB was produced by a studio other than Warner
(Sony/Columbia IIRC?) but I've always thought that Warner should just
go ahead and license it and hide it among the various menus of a Gg
DVD as easter eggs. There were only six episodes, after all.

-- Rob

example of this, there was really no reason to release the 1998 short
series "Significant Others" other than the fact it was one of Jennifer
Garner's first co-starring roles.

When you deal with classic series from the 1950s and early 1960s, one
issue you have to consider is whether these episodes actually still
exist.

hancock4...

When Nickelodean was new it was running a lot of that stuff. Sometimes
my local PBS station runs old variety shows from the early 1950s, so
much still exists. Car 54, which I'd love, is out on videotape with
limited availability and high prices; I presume a DVD set would cost
less. But probably a lot of good stuff has been lost, too.

Also, will any 1950s shows or long time classics make it onto DVD?

Jack Bauer's Spunky Sidekick, Ian J. Ball...

Is "Cobra" out?

Ian (I think I recall hearing something that it was...)

Taylor...

Quints, or Quintuplets? The short-lived Andy Richter-starred Fox vehicle
was called Quintuplets.

I vote Doghouse (YTV/USA Network).

Keith...

Just an opinion, but I think you will see these types of shows start
to pop up on the internet on sites such as AOL's In2TV in the next few
years. The production and marketing costs will be too high, most
likely, for DVD releases.