Interesting idea...

Apparently, my new goal is to build an online archive of the DVDs the extended family has, or at least that's what Terry told me.

It's Terry's great idea that if we know exactly what everyone else has, then in theory we could massively cut down on out DVD purchases. I can see his point that if we figure out a way to control the beast, we have an massive entertainment collection. I'm not sure how to run it, though.

Point of this: Katers, if you have some free time today, do you want to start typing a list of at least what you and Jen have? I'll handle my stuff, but if you could go through what you two or even what mom has, it would save me a lot of time.

Fandom Babbling.

I need to work on Signal Loss, so this is me trying to burn off some energy.

Okay, several points of rambling today.

Point the First: Queens Park's Review of TVOntario and What it Means to You (Or At Least Me).

For those out of the loop, TVOntario is going to be restructured. The move is going to be away from television and towards "high-tech learning". The main focus will be kids, although I'm really hoping that us adults might see something worthwhile too. Nothing is final at the moment.

It means very little, given that TVO gave away the rights to PoG years ago, or that's what how the story goes. Apparently, the company that was producing the failed CD-ROM project ended up with the rights to at least the characters. Given that Mark hinted at spin off discussions several months back, that probably means that TVO isn't an issue.

The only thing I wonder about is the "missing material". The Merril collection has seasons 2 - 5. Missing are season one, commerials, bits from fundraising drives and a few specials. For example, there's references to a special Rick Green took part in back in 1993 where he was interviewing TVOntario staff on an elevator. I hold no firm hope on locating some of this material, but SOMETHING must still exist in their records.


Point the Two: The Best of the Electric Company DVD

I've been waiting to hear how this sold. Earlier this year, Shout Factory released a box set of Electric Company episodes. Electric Company was a PBS series from the 1970s and this set was to test the demand for nostalgia driven boxed set.

Well, it sold enough to put a second set into production and there's rumours of even more sets down the pipe.

We know there's a demand for PoG DVDs; recent Frantics fans have discovered that PoG is one of the more tricky productions by Frantics members to locate, compared to Puppets Who Kill, Red Green, etc. There's also some interest in the TVO fan end, because a lot of that odd fandom is focused on kid's shows, where PoG started. The Electric Company set proves that a show that came from public boardcasting and is aged can move sets. The math should be simple.

"Best Of" sets are the only solid idea I can think of at the moment, since the contract issues with people interviewed on the show blocked the earlier DVD plans.


Point the Three: Rachie's Potential DVD Recorder.

I'm thinking of getting a DVD Recorder to preserve my VHS tapes. Some episodes are in rough shape. This could make passing around episodes SO much easier. I'm going to be reading up a bit more on the topic before buying, but that is my summer goal: to dump over my episodes.