Wanderly Wagon DVD Released

gonker

Dont know how true this is but I thought I heard on the radio yesterday that they are bringing out a 3 disc dvd of Wanderly Wagon. Was on the program with DJ Garry on 2fm.

Bard

Nothing found on RTÉ's online shop yet anyway...

Oh we can only live in HOPE! *

*: possible sarcasm

Forty Coats

Yes its true saw an ad last night on TV for the DVD, had to text all my sisters to let them know, now to find out where we can get our hands on it!!! Oh the thoughts of reliving my kiddy years with Judge, Mr Crow, Fair Godmother and Brian. . . . . and what about sneaky snake ssssssss:D

dcr22B

Forty Coats wrote:

Yes its true saw an ad last night on TV for the DVD, had to text all my sisters to let them know, now to find out where we can get our hands on it!!! Oh the thoughts of reliving my kiddy years with Judge, Mr Crow, Fair Godmother and Brian. . . . . and what about sneaky snake ssssssss:D

I have to say I nearly jumped around the house when I saw the ad last night!

I was minding my own business reading a book while herself was watching "Fair Schity" when I heard the immortal Judge and to use a well known pun, all my Christmases had come at once.

MrJoeSoap

Just saw the ad there, its true alright!

the_syco

http://ricksbreakfastblog.blogspot.com/

Wanderly Wagon - Not back on TV but out for Christmas in the form of a glorious 150 min DVD!!! Watched some the other night and yes, it's as bizarre as you remember it was... Frank Kelly was Dr Astro!!! Forgot about that.... Sneaky Snake still scares the bejeesus out of me...

Saw an ad on RTE2 just there.

broc

got an e-mail form RTE today....
"Wanderly Wagon will be on the online shop by the end of the week and it will cost 24.95"

let's get it to No. 1 for christmas....

fozzle

But, but, but I thought the videos had all or mostly been destroyed by the incompetant nincompoops in RTÉ?!

AAAAAhhHhhhh!!!! Wanderly Wagon, how I have missed you!

pickarooney

fozzle wrote:

But, but, but I thought the videos had all or mostly been destroyed by the incompetant nincompoops in RTÉ?!

AAAAAhhHhhhh!!!! Wanderly Wagon, how I have missed you!

That's what they told us for years. Either a devious lie or they've remade the missing 24 minutes of each episode with CGI.

fozzle

*steals boyfriend's credit card*

No matter, soon it shall be mine!!!!!!!

gonker

So happy I really thought I had misheard it....:)

fozzle

I have it! It is mine! Watched it last night-what joy, what rapture! What crappy post-production RTÉ have, in one episode, the second last on the dvd I think, there's a still with a red cog on it and the words "processing needed", right in the middle of the episode! Well done RTÉ, ye can't even put video to dvd properly!

Sarky

I have also seen it, and I'm glad I did. I was just a bit too young to remember it on telly, so it was all new to me.

I really don't know how to describe it. In one sense, it's complete and utter drivel with terrible production values, acting, and plots thinner than diluted water. Missing episodes that might have shed some light on things didn't help either.

But in another way, it's gold, pure retro, comedic, so-bad-it's-good gold. I just couldn't stop watching it. It's more compelling than a flaming train wreck.

Go. Buy. If you regret it, there's something very wrong with you.

the_syco

Saw LOADS of the DVD's in HMV, Henry Street. When you go in the door, they're to your left.

nlgbbbblth

Following closer inspection.

This is 7 consecutive episodes based on the one plotline.
Episodes date from 1979 and 1980 and I remember seeing them at the time.
There are 7 chapters - to coincide with each episode

BUT
and this is not cool.

As soon as one episode finishes it goes straight into the next, skipping the end credits and most of the start credits of the new one.
Obviously there are opening credits for the very first episode.

There is a separate option to 'watch credits' which is essentially the end credits for each of the 7 episodes - in a row. Pointless editing.

Why they couldn't show each episode in its entirety is beyond me. Possibly to stop the kids being bored? But are kids going to watch this?

Volume 1 implies there will be future instalments - presumably based on sales.

DMC

Well, Hall's Pictorial Weekly Vol.2 is out this year, following on from last years first edition.

sceptre

It's 17.99 in Easons. Cheapest I've seen. Bosco is the same price.

Hall's Pictorial Weekly vol 2 is already out.

Uncle Spunk

I hate to bring this up but Wanderly Wagon was crap. Read this for definitive
proof. I've yet to get anyone disagree with the points I've made so please tell me if you feel otherwise.

Uncle Spunk

Just noticed Boards blocked that link to my article because of a rude word,
put 'wanderly wagon was sh!t' into google (replacing the !) or go to www.clamnuts.com