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By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer
Published on Thursday, Dec 10, 2009
If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag. . . .
Q: I cannot understand why the TV show ''Rules of Engagement'' was not renewed. I thought that it was one of the funnier ones the past two years. Do you know if there is any hope for it?
A: Yes. CBS did not cancel the show, but ordered it as a mid-season replacement. While a CBS rep said no date has been set for its return, it will be back sometime in 2010.
Q: I saw a show several months back, in the wee hours of the night, that I liked. I know it was produced by ''Bronco,'' who does a lot of evening drama shows like ''Hill Street Blues.'' There would be a court case, and most of it was behind the scenes, when court would recess or break. I don't know the name of it, but I found it to be a very interesting show and would love to see them run more.
A: You probably caught episodes of Raising the Bar, a lawyer series starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It aired for two seasons on TNT and was produced by Steven Bochco, who was also behind Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and other series. TNT decided not to order a third season because of low ratings. The first season is available on DVD.
Q: Can you tell me what Molly Price and Jason Wiles from ''Third Watch'' are doing now? Have not seen them on television for a long time. Both are such talented actors. Any information would be appreciated.
A: When you get used to seeing an actor on a show week after week, it does sometimes seem as if they have disappeared when that show ends. But Price, who played Faith Yokas on the NBC drama, went on to the short-lived Bionic Woman remake and has guest-starred on Lie to Me and The Mentalist, among other shows. Wiles (Bosco Boscorelli) has been on Six Degrees, In Plain Sight, Army Wives and other programs. He is also in the cast of Persons Unknown, a thriller series that has not yet aired.
Q: When I was a child, probably late 1950s or early 1960s, my mom took me to a movie, likely a musical, which featured a song with a lilting melody entitled, I believe, ''Drink, Drink, Drink.'' I assumed it was from a wedding movie and recently watched ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,'' but that wasn't it. Any thoughts?
A: You are probably remembering the 1954 big-screen adaptation of Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince. Edmund Purdom starred, with his musical performances dubbed admirably by Mario Lanza.
Q: Is the ''Cold Case'' series available on DVD? I have searched the Internet and found boxed sets of seasons 1-6 from three companies, but they ship from China and I'm reluctant to purchase there when nothing is showing up for sale in the U.S.
A: To date I do not know of an authorized release of the CBS drama. The sets you are seeing are most likely unauthorized copies of episodes. I do not recommend purchasing bootlegs, since you cannot be sure of the quality of either the merchandise or the seller.
Q: I have been anxiously awaiting ''Men in Trees'' on DVD and the second season of ''Picket Fences.'' Any idea when they will be out?
A: I do not know of a release date for either in an authorized DVD set at this time. (If you do spot such a set for sale, it is most likely a bootleg.) Shows do not make it to DVD for all sorts of reasons, including trouble with rights to some element in the show (especially music) and the possibility of poor sales. Even though its first season was released on DVD, Picket Fences appears to have run into problems with its second season. Hulu.com, which is streaming all of the first season and part of the second, has a note saying it cannot show six second-season episodes ''due to music rights issues.''
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Do you have a question or comment about movies, TV and other popular culture? Write to rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309. Please mark the note for Mailbag and do not phone in questions.
Letters may be edited. Individual replies cannot be guaranteed.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal, in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.
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