Should the Moonlighting news give us hope that Homicide and Frank's Place might find a streaming home? My guess would be no since they are merely good shows rather than star vehicles for names that will draw views. (No slight to Moonlighting which in its day was appointment TV for me unless the show's erratic schedule postponed the appoi…
Should the Moonlighting news give us hope that Homicide and Frank's Place might find a streaming home? My guess would be no since they are merely good shows rather than star vehicles for names that will draw views. (No slight to Moonlighting which in its day was appointment TV for me unless the show's erratic schedule postponed the appointment. One of my favorite bits was the Dr. Seuss riff between Bruce Willis and a security guard.) I have Homicide DVD's that I pull out about once a year to revisit the back-to-back episodes Crosetti and The Last of the Oystermen (my favorite episode and a great showcase for Melissa Leo))
Oh and as to Gambon, maybe the brit-centric Acorn-TV or Britbox will bring back the Singing Detective. While waiting you could make due with Gambon turn in the early 90s as Maigret on BritBox.
Nobody can agree on who owns Homicide, so I would not hold my breath on a streaming deal. (The same is true of Ed.) it’s frankly a miracle those DVDs exist. And franks place basically only exists at the Paley Center and in a few low quality episodes on YouTube.
When TV Line posted an article about shows not on streaming during the summer, I mentioned in the comments section that production rights are likely holding back streaming for H:LotS but Matt Mitovich & co. quickly replied "A very well-placed source told us recenty that music is the primary hang-up."
That contradicts what Joe Adalian at Vulture has reported regarding the messy ownership issues. The TV Line piece is newer, so maybe the situation has changed. Regardless, I'm glad I own the box sets.
Should the Moonlighting news give us hope that Homicide and Frank's Place might find a streaming home? My guess would be no since they are merely good shows rather than star vehicles for names that will draw views. (No slight to Moonlighting which in its day was appointment TV for me unless the show's erratic schedule postponed the appointment. One of my favorite bits was the Dr. Seuss riff between Bruce Willis and a security guard.) I have Homicide DVD's that I pull out about once a year to revisit the back-to-back episodes Crosetti and The Last of the Oystermen (my favorite episode and a great showcase for Melissa Leo))
Oh and as to Gambon, maybe the brit-centric Acorn-TV or Britbox will bring back the Singing Detective. While waiting you could make due with Gambon turn in the early 90s as Maigret on BritBox.
Nobody can agree on who owns Homicide, so I would not hold my breath on a streaming deal. (The same is true of Ed.) it’s frankly a miracle those DVDs exist. And franks place basically only exists at the Paley Center and in a few low quality episodes on YouTube.
When TV Line posted an article about shows not on streaming during the summer, I mentioned in the comments section that production rights are likely holding back streaming for H:LotS but Matt Mitovich & co. quickly replied "A very well-placed source told us recenty that music is the primary hang-up."
That contradicts what Joe Adalian at Vulture has reported regarding the messy ownership issues. The TV Line piece is newer, so maybe the situation has changed. Regardless, I'm glad I own the box sets.
I believe the issue with Frank's Place is the music rights. Sadly, unlikely to be sorted anytime soon :-(
Homicide AND Frank's Place--yes, please!