tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post5552782091242018470..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: Valley of LightsStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-18449101093475783292008-06-16T11:46:00.000+01:002008-06-16T11:46:00.000+01:00I thought Network did a superb job with STRANGE RE...I thought Network did a superb job with STRANGE REPORT, one of the last (<I>the</I> last?) of those 35mm ITC shows... and I was fascinated to see, in retrospect, how it straddled the gap between '60s formula and the new '70s sensibility.<BR/><BR/>There's a bloke on eBay who regularly offers bootlegs of the surviving CALLAN episodes but frankly, and ethics apart, I'd rather wait.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-79307841903617286352008-06-09T14:06:00.000+01:002008-06-09T14:06:00.000+01:00Network have licenced a huge amount of programming...Network have licenced a huge amount of programming - both film and TV - from Granada, some of which we don't deal with (e.g. TV shows like 'Man About The House' or 'On The Buses'), but much that we do (the ATV catalogue programmes like 'Thriller' and the feature film libraries). Network have their detractors but I think they do a very good job getting rarely seen shows out on DVD (and they always do their best with regard to extra material). 'Callan' isn't a Granada title although I believe Network have purchased the rights to the series - not all the early episodes still exist though.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330712432098154809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-53858186103018072462008-06-06T21:30:00.000+01:002008-06-06T21:30:00.000+01:00"Callan"? *Ears prick up*"Callan"? *Ears prick up*Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556883544757714001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-6478533009548408822008-06-06T11:31:00.000+01:002008-06-06T11:31:00.000+01:00I see the Granada logo in the most unexpected plac...I see the Granada logo in the most unexpected places these days. Seems that the company has sucked in almost all of the UK's back catalogue of film and TV! <BR/><BR/>I remember there being much excitement around the forums a year or two back at the prospect of early <B>Callan</B> material being restored and reissued, following a deal between Granada and Network Video.<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose..?Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-18507271443865419062008-06-06T08:26:00.000+01:002008-06-06T08:26:00.000+01:00Sorry for the barrage of questions but thanks for ...Sorry for the barrage of questions but thanks for taking the time to post up something about 'Valley Of Lights' - it must be frustrating when you get close to seeing something made and then it drops through (although knowing the nature of film and TV, you probably expect it by now). Funny that you mention being a old Granada employee: I'm a current one (the International arm, anyway) working out of London restoring and remastering films from, amongst others, the Rank and ITC libraries. I also sit in dark rooms with most people wondering what it is I do all day!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330712432098154809noreply@blogger.com