TV specials on dvd

[Jeffery l]

Hi Rick and Carpenter fans,

The other day i was browsing in the store and i came across a 5 dvd set of Barbara Streisands tv specials .

I know the excuse is that it would cost too much to pay the royalties to the people who appeared in the carpenter specials.

But if Barbara Stresiand could get around that why cant richard and the record company. Makes no sense that other artists can do it but not the carpenters.

Fans have waited too long for a 5 dvd set to come out featuring all 5 carpenter tv specials.

I hope someday and soon that becomes a reality just as it has for Barbara Stresiand fans all over.

[karlbrade]

Hi
I agree with you i think the carpenter specials should be released on dvd,it can not be just the excuse of paying royalties to the guest stars that appeared,after all several of them have now passed on .Its probably because richard was never a fan of the specials he made.

[jeffrey l]

HI,
Well, even if the guest stars have passed on they still would have to pay royalties to their families who probably own the rights to their name.

As far as Richard not being a fan to the specials, if thats the case Richard should think of the fans who are fans of the specials and not just think of himself. I dont know if that it is the case with richard but if it is he should think of all the fans who would love to own these tv specials on dvd.

[Federico Cruz]

I would buy them!!!
Who more would?

[Rick Henry]

I would certainly buy all five in a set even if there was a $150.00 price tag on it. I agree with you Jeffery, Richard should think of the fans. Regardless if he likes the specials or not - we like them. And if it is about royalties I think enough copies would sell to pay the royalties. But for some reason I don't think the royalty payments would be all that astonomical just knowing the type of business people the Carpenters camp was. They were pretty smart on the business end of things.

[Moe]

If I remember correctly, Richard answered the question on his own website that they won't be released because it would be more trouble than its worth. I think he was talking about all the people involved in the specials and all the legal stuff that would go with it. I on the other hand, I would love to see them again.

[BethMosior]

I would really love to have allllll Karen & Richards specials on DVD with alllllll the extra's too if we could only talk Richard into it we could more then pay for it with interest PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!