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Thank you for contributing to the following thread at HomeTheaterForum.com. Martin Blythe, who works for Paramount's DVD marketing department, reads this board, even if he doesn't respond all the time. Please be polite. Those of you who have already contributed are great, thanks. Apologies for any grouching before.

(You may have to cut and paste this into your browser.) http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/forumdisplay.php?s=8d82878c364b27e 92ca9f6b39417a236&daysprune=&forumid=15&x=14&y=13

I'm forwarding the entire thread to the folks with whom I've been communicating at Viacom. I'm not sure if they'll respond, either, but I think they'll read it.

Here's my latest post to that thread:

How has editing the "Is it College Yet?" DVD affected sales?

Courtesy of Junglescan.com, portfolio name = Quinn1, pass = blushathon

Amazon.com relative sales rankings for:

"Is it College Yet?" DVD:

8/26/2002 09:44 PM 1497 8/27/2002 01:28 AM 906 <---release 8/27/2002 09:31 AM 988 8/27/2002 01:46 PM 696 8/27/2002 05:45 PM 748 8/27/2002 09:34 PM 960 8/28/2002 01:27 AM 961 8/28/2002 05:30 AM 2209 8/28/2002 09:31 AM 2227 8/28/2002 01:44 PM 1713 8/28/2002 09:48 PM 1003 8/29/2002 01:33 AM 834 8/29/2002 05:26 AM 520 8/29/2002 09:30 AM 448 8/29/2002 01:39 PM 543 8/29/2002 06:46 PM 648 8/29/2002 10:42 PM 627 8/30/2002 02:34 AM 443 8/30/2002 06:24 AM 433 8/30/2002 10:40 AM 515 8/30/2002 02:47 PM 635 8/30/2002 06:40 PM 629 8/30/2002 10:38 PM 581 8/31/2002 10:45 AM 864 8/31/2002 06:50 PM 732 8/31/2002 10:48 PM 973 9/1/2002 06:27 AM 2377 <--people figure out the DVD is edited 9/1/2002 10:46 AM 2433 9/1/2002 02:49 PM 2582 9/1/2002 06:59 PM 5675 9/1/2002 11:01 PM 1276 9/2/2002 02:41 AM 3094 9/2/2002 06:28 AM 3414 9/2/2002 10:49 AM 3689 9/2/2002 07:14 PM 2542 9/2/2002 11:04 PM 2901 9/3/2002 06:27 AM 1461 9/3/2002 10:39 AM 1106 9/3/2002 06:48 PM 2076 9/3/2002 10:45 PM 1019 9/4/2002 06:25 AM 1474 9/4/2002 10:37 AM 2057 9/4/2002 02:45 PM 815 9/4/2002 06:43 PM 902 9/5/2002 02:37 AM 751 9/5/2002 06:30 AM 534 9/5/2002 10:36 AM 561 9/5/2002 02:47 PM 967 9/5/2002 06:46 PM 1001 9/5/2002 10:43 PM 834 9/6/2002 02:35 AM 1670 9/6/2002 06:32 AM 1480 9/6/2002 02:55 PM 1257 9/6/2002 06:48 PM 833 9/6/2002 10:50 PM 801 9/7/2002 02:42 AM 870 9/7/2002 06:30 AM 1192 9/7/2002 10:40 AM 1649 9/7/2002 02:46 PM 887 9/7/2002 06:45 PM 1487 9/7/2002 10:44 PM 2084 9/9/2002 02:46 PM 580 9/9/2002 06:46 PM 952 9/9/2002 10:47 PM 1972 9/10/2002 02:37 AM 1716 9/10/2002 06:28 AM 1823 9/10/2002 10:37 AM 1870 9/10/2002 06:46 PM 5444 9/10/2002 10:41 PM 2061 <--- close today

"Is it Fall Yet?" DVD:

8/26/2002 09:44 PM 1497 8/27/2002 01:28 AM 906 <--- IICY? release 8/27/2002 09:31 AM 988 8/27/2002 01:46 PM 696 8/27/2002 05:45 PM 748 8/27/2002 09:34 PM 960 8/28/2002 01:27 AM 961 8/28/2002 05:30 AM 2209 8/28/2002 09:31 AM 2227 8/28/2002 01:44 PM 1713 8/28/2002 09:48 PM 1003 8/29/2002 01:33 AM 834 8/29/2002 05:26 AM 520 8/29/2002 09:30 AM 448 8/29/2002 01:39 PM 543 8/29/2002 06:46 PM 648 8/29/2002 10:42 PM 627 8/30/2002 02:34 AM 443 8/30/2002 06:24 AM 433 8/30/2002 10:40 AM 515 8/30/2002 02:47 PM 635 8/30/2002 06:40 PM 629 8/30/2002 10:38 PM 581 8/31/2002 10:45 AM 864 8/31/2002 06:50 PM 732 8/31/2002 10:48 PM 973 9/1/2002 06:27 AM 2377 9/1/2002 10:46 AM 2433 9/1/2002 02:49 PM 2582 <--- people figure out the DVD is edited 9/1/2002 06:59 PM 5675 9/1/2002 11:01 PM 1276 9/2/2002 02:41 AM 3094 9/2/2002 06:28 AM 3414 9/2/2002 10:49 AM 3689 9/2/2002 07:14 PM 2542 9/2/2002 11:04 PM 2901 9/3/2002 06:27 AM 1461 9/3/2002 10:39 AM 1106 9/3/2002 06:48 PM 2076 9/3/2002 10:45 PM 1019 9/4/2002 06:25 AM 1474 9/4/2002 10:37 AM 2057 9/4/2002 02:45 PM 815 9/4/2002 06:43 PM 902 9/5/2002 02:37 AM 751 9/5/2002 06:30 AM 534 9/5/2002 10:36 AM 561 9/5/2002 02:47 PM 967 9/5/2002 06:46 PM 1001 9/5/2002 10:43 PM 834 9/6/2002 02:35 AM 1670 9/6/2002 06:32 AM 1480 9/6/2002 02:55 PM 1257 9/6/2002 06:48 PM 833 9/6/2002 10:50 PM 801 9/7/2002 02:42 AM 870 9/7/2002 06:30 AM 1192 9/7/2002 10:40 AM 1649 9/7/2002 02:46 PM 887 9/7/2002 06:45 PM 1487 9/7/2002 10:44 PM 2084 9/9/2002 02:46 PM 580 9/9/2002 06:46 PM 952 9/9/2002 10:47 PM 1972 9/10/2002 02:37 AM 1716 9/10/2002 06:28 AM 1823 9/10/2002 10:37 AM 1870 9/10/2002 06:46 PM 5444 9/10/2002 10:41 PM 2061 <--- close today

Editing the content hurts sales.

Al B

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Interesting. Though, to be honest, it's fairly obvious. About the only people who would buy the DVD would be fans of the series. Fans want the real deal, not some chopped about mess. No matter the subject or the series, whether it's Buffy, Red Dwarf, some anime series - whatever - it doesn't matter. We want it uncut; as the producers originally envisaged it. The music is problematic, but that can't really be helped. The cuts to the story, however, *can* be helped, and quite honestly, if the complete My So Called Life can get a DVD release, uncut 6/7 years after it's initial showing, then Daria should be afforded more....reasonable treatment. That's speaking as a fan.

Objectively speaking, there's no reason why the movies should be cut (or the actual series, come to think of it, should it get a release). It makes no sense to potentially harm any sales by doing anything that may adversely affect consumer confidence in the product, and cutting = adversely affecting consumer confidence in the product.

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and everything else. :-P

I've always thought there was some "Grey Cabal" at MTV that has tried, successfully it seems, to bury the very memory of Daria from history.

Firah

"Firah" wrote in message news:[email]...

Yea. It's called Viacom.