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{{quote|a few years ago someone stopped me and asked if i knew where and how they could get a copy of [http://www.allmusic.com/album/hotel-ambient-mw0002845922 'hotel ambient']. and in my ignorance i had to confess that, no, i had no idea where they could get a copy of 'hotel ambient’. and then i realized that i didn't even have a copy of 'hotel ambient', and i was the one who had made it.

so to that end we're re-releasing 'hotel ambient'.

|'''[[Moby]]''', ''[http://moby.com/journal/were-re-releasing-hotel-ambient/ journal]'' (2014)}}

== Anime & Manga ==

* The English-language version of ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' was believed to have been lost after the dubbing studio went bankrupt. However, DVD editions of the entire collection were finally released in 2008, and the whole show is currently streamed on Netflix instant.

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== Film ==

* The delay of the DVD release of ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension]]'' is one of the strangest stories in the industry. Producer David Begelman made a shady career for himself as an executive at several major Hollywood studios, including Columbia Pictures and MGM. During this period, he was the target of multiple lawsuits and criminal prosecutions for embezzlement and fraud (including a notorious check-forging scandal that exploded after actor [[Cliff Robertson]] discovered that fake checks had been made out in his name, which eventually led to Begelman's being fired from United Artists), and successfully blackmailed [[Judy Garland]] with illicitly obtained medical photos. After being fired from those studios, he founded his own production companies, Sherwood Productions and Gladden Entertainment, where he produced several moderately-successful films, including ''Buckaroo Banzai''. Due to some legal chicanery, he ended up the sole owner of the rights to the film, and because of a falling-out with the writer and director over financial issues, refused to allow any further use of the property. This included blocking a planned television series, a sequel film, and the later DVD release. During this time, Laserdisc copies of the film were selling for well over $100. It took Begelman's bankruptcy and subsequent suicide for the rights to devolve to his largest creditor, Crédit Lyonnais bank, and then to Polygram Entertainment where executive Steve Gelber (a ''Banzai'' fan) pushed for a DVD release; it was finally released in 2002 under MGM's distribution. Begelman's obfuscatory and legally-questionable bookkeeping practices continue to prevent any further development of the Banzai property — such as the long-awaited sequel, or a soundtrack album — as no one is really sure who owns the various rights involved.

* The delay of the DVD release of ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension]]'' is one of the strangest stories in the industry. Producer David Begelman made a shady career for himself as an executive at several major Hollywood studios, including Columbia Pictures and MGM. During this period, he was the target of multiple lawsuits and criminal prosecutions for embezzlement and fraud (including a notorious check-forging scandal that exploded after actor Cliff Robertson discovered that fake checks had been made out in his name, which eventually led to Begelman's being fired from United Artists), and successfully blackmailed [[Judy Garland]] with illicitly obtained medical photos. After being fired from those studios, he founded his own production companies, Sherwood Productions and Gladden Entertainment, where he produced several moderately-successful films, including ''Buckaroo Banzai''. Due to some legal chicanery, he ended up the sole owner of the rights to the film, and because of a falling-out with the writer and director over financial issues, refused to allow any further use of the property. This included blocking a planned television series, a sequel film, and the later DVD release. During this time, Laserdisc copies of the film were selling for well over $100. It took Begelman's bankruptcy and subsequent suicide for the rights to devolve to his largest creditor, Crédit Lyonnais bank, and then to Polygram Entertainment where executive Steve Gelber (a ''Banzai'' fan) pushed for a DVD release; it was finally released in 2002 under MGM's distribution. Begelman's obfuscatory and legally-questionable bookkeeping practices continue to prevent any further development of the Banzai property — such as the long-awaited sequel, or a soundtrack album — as no one is really sure who owns the various rights involved.

* ''[[Tron]]'' lapsed into this after its 20th anniversary DVD release went out-of print several years ago. In 2010, when the sequel ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' hit theaters, the film was reaching prices of up to $215 on Amazon, and even Netflix was having availability problems (the lack of re-release at such a propicious time [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/11/10/tron-dvd-is-hard-to-find/ was questioned], [http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/11/16/tron-dvd/ raised] [http://io9.com/#!5690466/is-disney-deliberately-keeping-tron-out-of-print-on-dvd theories], [http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/new-strategy-for-tron-dvd/ and boosted piracy]). But at least it got a re-release, on both DVD and Blu-Ray, when ''Legacy'' hit shelves in 2011.

* Due to rights problems (including song copyrights), ''Hellzapoppin'' has never been released on VHS or DVD in America. It ''did'' get a UK DVD release in 2007, though.

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* ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' took its sweet time to move onto DVD, mostly due to music licensing issues,but it's out now.

* In Britain companies like Network DVD are a godsend for people looking for rare archive shows, sometimes even going so far as to track down missing videotapes. A couple of examples:

** ''The Arthur Haynes Show'': Haynes was a huge star in the 50s and 60s, with a popular sketch show written by [[Till Death Us Do Part~~|Johnny Speight]]~~, yet after his untimely death in 1966 he was almost forgotten about until surviving episodes from his shows began to be released in 2011.

** ''The Arthur Haynes Show'': Haynes was a huge star in the 50s and 60s, with a popular sketch show written by Johnny Speight of ''Till Death Us Do Part'', yet after his untimely death in 1966 he was almost forgotten about until surviving episodes from his shows began to be released in 2011.

** ''The Strange World of Gurney Slade'' was a surreal 1960 series starring singer/actor Anthony Newley. It seems to have been too surreal for mass appeal, and it wasn't until 2011 that modern audiences got a chance to view it on DVD and judge for themselves.

* ''Tutti Frutti'', a 1987 six-part comedy-drama about an ageing Scottish rock band starring [[Robbie Coltraine]], [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Richard Wilson]], was unavailable to purchase for more than twenty years, allegedly due to copyright issues over a slightly reworded version of the title song (Coltraine sings "here's the rub, she makes me sleep in a tub"). These were finally settled and the DVD was released in 2009.

* ''Tutti Frutti'', a 1987 six-part comedy-drama about an ageing Scottish rock band starring Robbie Coltraine, [[Emma Thompson]] and Richard Wilson, was unavailable to purchase for more than twenty years, allegedly due to copyright issues over a slightly reworded version of the title song (Coltraine sings "here's the rub, she makes me sleep in a tub"). These were finally settled and the DVD was released in 2009.

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* ''[[Jem]]'' — Rhino Video released seasons 1-2 and part of 3 on DVD. The rest? Left in limbo. To make matters worse, the first two sets of DVDs went out of print and cost a pretty penny to buy a second-hand copy. [[Shout Factory]] has decided to release a complete series DVD boxset, including the long-unavailable season 3 episodes.

* One of the most [[Egregious]] examples of this trope was ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'', considering musical numbers were their entire shtick. But, with the success of the [[Alvin and the Chipmunks|movies]], some compilations of the show have been released.

* ''[[~~Re Boot~~]]''. [[ADV Films]] never released Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, only four episodes from Season 1 ever came out on VHS. Seasons 3-4 came out on DVD, but went out of print. Fortunately, [[Shout Factory]] eventually released DVDs of the complete series.

* ''[[ReBoot]]''. [[ADV Films]] never released Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, only four episodes from Season 1 ever came out on VHS. Seasons 3-4 came out on DVD, but went out of print. Fortunately, [[Shout Factory]] eventually released DVDs of the complete series.

** Season 3 also airs on Teletoon Retro...IN CANADA! (Well, it ''was'' made in Canada...)

* The 1980 animated feature adaptation of ''[[Gnomes]]'' languished in copyright limbo after the production company wound up. However, CCV of Norway announced that a DVD release would come in December 2011.

* The 1980 animated feature adaptation of ''Gnomes'' languished in copyright limbo after the production company wound up. However, CCV of Norway announced that a DVD release would come in December 2011.

* In late January 2012, Warner Archive released the first season of ''[[Pac-Man (animation)|Pac-Man]]'' as a manufacture-on-demand DVD title.

* ''[[The Jetsons]]'' was among the first Hanna-Barbera series to receive a DVD boxset, but it contained only the original episodes, broadcast from 1962 to 1963. These also became the only episodes to air on Boomerang. The 1980s revival did not come to DVD, or air on Boomerang, until 2009. Even then, only half of season 2 became available on DVD, as well as the theatrical 1990 movie. Fans have to buy the second half of the season, the two concurrently produced TV movies, and (eventually) the third season through the Warner Archive.

* The 2003–2007 ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'' series appeared to be in limbo when the series was dropped off Kewlopolis before the 2007 season 4 episodes could air, and rights for the series went from Playmates to Hasbro (and the animation rights went from [[Di C]] to Moonscoop). DVD releases of the series became slow and erratic, and many fans initially believed in 2009 that the releases would grind to a halt and the last eight episodes would not see the light of day upon hearing the news back then. However, stopping of releases is one thing that did not happen, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|and the last DVD of the series came out in March 2012]].

* ''[[Recess]]'' is ~~now~~ ~~availible~~ on iTunes in Germany. (An iTunes release in the U.S. is unknown, but ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' and ''Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade'' is available)

* ''[[Recess]]'' has since been released on iTunes in Germany. (An iTunes release in the U.S. is unknown, but ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' and ''Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade'' are available)

* ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' still does not have a full DVD set (nine episodes released on DVD, two VHS tapes and the ''Monster Wars'' trilogy on both formats), but the full series is now streaming on Netflix.

* ''[[The Swan Princess]]'' and ''The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure'' came to DVD in 2004, but ''The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain'' did not. People wanting to complete the trilogy had to wait five years, when the second movie came, retitled ''The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Castle''.