Where is Warner Archive? (1 Viewer)

[PMF]

I'm still waiting on my 4 for $44 order. I've gotten a couple of their emails basicallysaying don't worry be happy. But now I can't even check on it. Well, I am worried now and I'm not happy.

After being an amazing resource, Warner Archive has been a string of frustrations and disappointments. [...]

And now you can't follow up on orders from the Website? Uncool.

As a consumer who partook in every WAC 4 for $44 sale - but for this final one - I, too, find it altogether off-putting that their site was removed before all established orders were satisfied.

Too late now. They are gone. And little to be done, in terms of customer communications. IMHO, lasting reputations are also built on how a business behaves during their final bow; and customers deserve to have an outlet for access and a feeling of security. As it was, Twilight Time did not remove their website until all of their customer affairs were settled; therefore, the value of Twilight Time’s reputation - one year later - has now just further increased, in my book.

In regards to all those who are still awaiting their orders, I have little doubt that if one has already been billed on their Credit Card, then such said orders will eventually find their way to their designated doorsteps.

 

[David Norman]

Conflating Warner Archive and WbShop into the same bucket keeps making my head spin. Warner Archive hasn't had a direct retail website since probably 2013 or 2014.

One retailer (Wbshop/Araca Merchandising) that sold WA discs went under and did a fairly poor job of communicating with customers even before they pulled the plug -- bad form, but Araca wasn't a good retailer before they added the Warner line even for merchandise which was their main income source. Prices at WbShop were poor, but pretty much irrelevant outside 3 sales per year since there were a dozen other retailers selling the exact same thing most with much better prices -- discounting Amazon's unique MOD DVDR program which was by all accounts a pale imitation of the official DVDR sold by other stores.

After taking the orders, they farmed the orders over to a separate warehouse not owned/controlled by either Warner or Araca. The warehouse in Illinois doesn't have direct communications department and over the years has generally done a good job of getting orders processed, but they can't fulfill what's not in stock without permission to split shipments which WBShop virtually never did (nor does SHout, Kino, or many other small stores). Neither ATT, Warner, Araca, WbShop, Allied Vaughn nor the Warehouse can control how fast they can receive orders of the majority of the discs (the pressed DVD and BD) from Technicolor/Mexico and every studio has experienced agonizing delays with initial orders and restocks over the last year due to causes mostly out of the control of any of the companies involved.

Warner Archives still exists, is still putting out quality discs and apparently will at least for the year or so, then we'll see what happens after that

Can't speak the streaming segment.

People can chastise Warner/Warner Archive for not putting out titles they want to buy (pretty much same complaint with every other studio), but the actual output of what they did release was near the top of the skyscraper

Since virtually all orders were place through CC and/or Paypal, that certainly gives financial protection for at least 2-6 months after order, so at least another 20-30 days even on the conservative side. My reading of the CC Law seems to sy 60 days from when the statement with the Charge is generated, not the the actual charge date though I could be wrong. Even on the conservative side that date is still nearly a month away

 

[PMF]

[...]People can chastise Warner/Warner Archive for not putting out titles they want to buy (pretty much same complaint with every other studio), but the actual output of what they did release was near the top of the skyscraper[...]

Actually, I would say that WAC has touched the heavens.

 

[warnerbro]

It seems to have turned out for the best because they have opened the gates on tons of classics!

 

[Richard M S]

I haven't received either of my orders and I ordered early that Friday morning just to make sure I would be in this position. I'll miss the 4 for $44 sale, but WarnerArchive is releasing so many A+ films I would not have waited for a sale to buy anyway, so for now I don't mind it.

I just wish I'd get my orders.

 

[cineMANIAC]

So now We have to go through Amazon to order From Warner? Yikes

How is this a bad thing? One less account you have to worry about, plus if you join Prime, shipping is free and you get your order in 2 days*. Remembering passwords for dozens of accounts is hard enough

*in most cases

 

[Mark Stenroos]

I received an email yesterday informing me that my order has been dispatched via UPS and should arrive this Friday, 4/23.

 

[bujaki]

My order, placed on 3/12, arrived today. My haul was 15 discs (13 BDs, 2 DVDs).
Another order placed on 3/15 is still outstanding.

 

[F451]

Warner Archive sets an eviable standard in Blu-ray releases. My order arrived last week. Just watched my copy of The Harvey Girls last night and must say it looks and sound brilliant! Thank you WA!

 

[Mark Mayes]

Here's a little light on the subject:

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www.thevulcanreporter.com

Warner Bros. plans to shut down its physical media production department. A lot of Warner Bros-produced Films and Television series will still be getting Blu-Ray and DVD releases, though these releases will not be produced by Warner Bros themselves.
Additionally, straight-to-video projects at WB will be moved to streaming, making them HBO Max originals. Straight-to-video projects at WB include the home video Scooby-Doo movies and the animated DC movies, the latter of which went through a reboot last year with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
This move follows last year’s announcement of a pact by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to form a new joint venture that will distribute DVDs in North America for new releases, library titles, and TV content for up to 10 years.
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob is the most recent straight-to-video Scooby-Doo film, with the next Scooby-Doo film being Scooby-Doo! and Courage the Cowardly Dog which has a vague 2021 release date. The most recent animated DC film is Batman: Soul of the Dragon, with Justice Society: World War II being planned for an April 27 2021 release date.
Furthermore, Warner Archive will still be kept around, for now. The Warner Archive Collection is a home video division for releasing classic and cult films from Warner Bros.’s library. It started as a manufactured-on-demand DVD series by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on March 23, 2009, with the intention of putting previously unreleased catalog films on DVD for the first time.
While this might be shocking to fans of physical media releases, it is ultimately understandable that a media conglomerate like Warner Bros is planning to move out of the physical media space. This is likely due to the long and slow decline of physical disc sales. Sales of DVDs in the U.S. fell 9.4% in 2019, to $5.9 billion, down from about $9 billion in the U.S. in 2011, according to trade group DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
UPDATE: While Warner Bros is not abandoning home video media completely, the amount of Warner Bros films and shows that will be getting physical media releases will be going down as the idea is to develop more interest in HBO MAX

 

[rojobin]

My order, placed on 3/12, arrived today. My haul was 15 discs (13 BDs, 2 DVDs).
Another order placed on 3/15 is still outstanding.

My order from 03/24 of 23 BluRays arrived today.
I was getting nervous..
But all is well.

 

[bujaki]

My order from 03/24 of 23 BluRays arrived today.
I was getting nervous..
But all is well.

My second, and final haul, arrived today. 8 additional BDs. That matches your 23 discs.

 

[JamesSmith]

Are there any Universal films or series that any of you think might come out via this joint venture?
Found myself thinking what Universal series (that haven't already come out) and my mind drew a blank.

--jthree

 

[albert_m2]

Here's a little light on the subject:

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www.thevulcanreporter.com

Sales of DVDs in the U.S. fell 9.4% in 2019, to $5.9 billion, down from about $9 billion in the U.S. in 2011, according to trade group DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.

Even with such a decline, we're still talking about billions.

 

[Timothy E]

I don't care about Warner's. Since they have refused to release the last season and a half of Paradise with Lee Horsley and their final 50s series Colt .45 & The Alaskans, none of out 900+ members in our TV Western collectors have bought anything from Warner's. They can go you know where, we will not spend any money on Warner product.

The Alaskans with Roger Moore is a day 1 purchase for me! I cannot believe it has never been released.

 

[Mark Stenroos]

I received my shipment yesterday. All was in order.

 

[RobertMG]

Just make a deal with KIno like Universal - to see the tons of great releases coming from Kino shows u blu ray and dvd are not dead NOT to mention the 4K releases from Paramount even Disney Movie Club - VCI giving us classic serials etc!

 

[RobertMG]

Are there any Universal films or series that any of you think might come out via this joint venture?
Found myself thinking what Universal series (that haven't already come out) and my mind drew a blank.

--jthree

Bachelor Father??????? Great show!

 

[Randy Korstick]

The Alaskans with Roger Moore is a day 1 purchase for me! I cannot believe it has never been released.

I would purchase Day one same as the Warner Detective shows. But this show has the same problem as the Detective shows it uses alot of songs which results in a music clearance nightmare and too expensive for them to care anymore for the small return they would get unfortunately.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Sign me up for Bachelor Father, too! I've got all of 77 Sunset Strip (don't ask/BAD PQ) and there was minimal music that I've encounted through Season Six. Mainly it's only the house band at Dino's, and this only in sporadic episodes. Imagine what was spent on the music rights for the Peter Gunn set!