...that the rights to the Beatles' 'With a Little Help From my Friends" will ever be cleared, and The Lathe of Heaven restored to its original state?
Tho' it's one of my favorite films, I hardly ever watch it now, 'cause I can't get past that horrible replacement. It really ruins it for me.
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos.
I think the replacement hurts it a little bit. I doubt it that they will ever change it back because of the cost. The did the same thing when they put WKRP In Cincinnatti on dvd but it was much worse as the show is set at a radio station and various lines, jokes and scenes are very dependent upon the original music. What they changed because of royalties ruined the impact of the original productions.
"Don't tell me what I can't do."--John Locke (Lost)
I hadn't heard about the changes to WKRP... they replaced the theme song?
(I'm sure you know this, but your siggy is uttered at one time or another by most of the major characters, not just Locke. )
§« El sueño de la razón produce monstruos. »§
They didn't change the theme song, thank God. But like the episode where Les gets a date with Jennifer and he does this whole thing of putting on a ridiculous wig while "Hot Blooded" is playing, they changed it to some other rock muzak and it's just not even funny anymore. There are also other songs changed which I can't remember specifically but still you can see that it's "off". That show had character and changing the songs really takes the zing out of the zingers.
Yeah, I know most of the characters say it here and there but, to me, I most associate it with Locke as he seems to say it more often and it fits his situation so strongly. I changed my sig last night anyway. Of course, it's becoming an overused quote already but I like it.
"We aren't going to Guam are we?--Frank Lapidus (Lost S5 "316")
None. It would not be economically reasonable to attempt to recover the rights. not enough buyer base.
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Applied Science? All science is applied. Eventually.
Ironically demonstrating Haber's utilitarian approach to life, as opposed to the more poetic & organic worldview that George represents.
In fact, the replacement of the Beatles song with a bad cover version is a perfect example of what happens to the world when someone like Haber meddles with it & tries to "fix" it. To him, it would still be the same song -- same music, same lyrics -- so what's the real difference? He sees only the surface of things, never the essence -- again, ironic considering his profession as a psychiatrist, supposedly trained in getting to the heart & soul of humanity.
^^^This.
§« The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. »§
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I think replacing it with the muzak cover version adds to the subtext of alternate or fake/false realities.
I don't want to see it changed back,
what is more important is locating a better copy of The Lathe of Heaven - if it still exists - on film.