Our good friends over at LucyFan.com have once more provided a valuable piece of info about upcoming
I Love Lucy DVD box sets. I will just let the quote from
Tom Watson's news update speak for itself:
According to producer Gregg Oppenheimer, Paramount Home Video is moving ahead with plans for releasing Seasons 3-6 of "I Love Lucy." The big question right now is "How much will the public be willing to spend on 'I Love Lucy' DVDs in any given year?
The season 3 boxed set will most likely be released in January or February, 2005. Season 4 (and possibly Season 5) will be released later in 2005, with Season 6 coming out in 2006. Columbia House's subscription series, meanwhile, is currently issuing Season 3 shows, will start Season 4 shortly, and will have Season 5 out by May, 2005.
What great news! Thanks to Tom Watson of LucyFan.com, and to Gregg Oppenheimer for sharing these great plans. Bear in mind, though, that
Lucy retail releases have been the victim of schedule changes on a higher-than-average basis. This is probably the result of conflicts with Columbia House's schedule for subscription releases; they surely have some legal language in their license which gives them a certain amount of guaranteed time (a "sales window") before retail releases compete with their subscription offerings.
Stay tuned, and we'll bring you updates on this just as soon as we can!
