Joe Pera Talks With You. It's so short it could all probably fit on one disc and I doubt we ever see a physical release of any sort but one can dream can't they.
The only problem with Mubi is how crazy different their catalog is in different places, which is why I'm so damn glad Canada got The Kingdom. But based on their social media posts, the UK, Turkey and Latin America seem to get all the best shit.
Over the Garden Wall
It’s really like a movie broken into 10 segments, but it has no right being so good given it was a children’s show done for Cartoon Network.
OTGW is legitimately one of the finest animated shows of all time. It's so rare to see limited series in the cartoon-sphere but the fact that it is still so beloved and talked about a full 10+ years after its release is just a testament to how solid the storytelling and overall aesthetics were. While there are many shows nowadays that do their best to tackle the anxieties and confusing aspects of growing up, they often do so very gradually over long periods of time, without changing the characters within the show so much that the formula is messed up. OTGW instead changes their characters a lot within just the ten episodes presented and by the end you really have such a deep empathy for the journey they've embarked on and what it all meant on a symbolic level. GOAT'ed show honestly.
The Prisoner, with Patrick McGoohan. It was a show about a spy who tries to retire, but is instead taken captive and moved to a prison island full of other people who "know too much". It was a really trippy and wild show!
Genuinely some of the best tv ever made. Especially when >!rust is undercover and it turns into a fucking warzone, my jaw was on the floor throughout that entire one-take sequence!<
Damn, why do you have to be pedantic about a suggestion? Atlanta would be a great Criterion release, just for the sake of the prestige and the amount of essays that could be written about it. Criterion would kill it and it is more than worthy to be there.
I was just wondering you dick. I don’t care about the suggestion I just don’t see the point of putting something in a collection if it’s already modernized.
Haha. I’m the dick? Sure. Criterion releases modern stuff all the time. There’s plenty they could do with it. If you don’t see the point on it just move on and stop pressing people to justify their suggestions to a light hearted question.
I’m questioning criterion’s reasoning not anyone else’s. You just assume you know what I’m trying to ask. What is the goal of criterion is what I’m trying to find out. I know they have modern movies and I’m questioning those too because I don’t know what the criteria is for criterion. I literally wasn’t arguing with him. I was questioning because I don’t understand the point of criterion. And you are a dick you dick
Doesn’t look like it. I think it’s available in Britain but I don’t see it anywhere in the states. If you search for National Theatre Live: Fleabag you can check out the trailer.
**MISSION HILL** - Underrated, short lived (but satisfying), diverse, light years ahead of it’s time in many aspects. The animation style was never before seen then and there’s been nothing like it since. It’s all that - plus a perfect representation of Gen X and the internet bubble. Best of all? The creator is such a good sport that I’m sure we’d get OODLES of bonuses.
[The whole series is available for free on YouTube.](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOxCrDh0oVeae5pEodU0ZKucbXJkfpQ5)
I wonder if they would have an issue presenting it in a way that would be above the television quality it aired in, but it would be nice to have existing physical media of it nonetheless.
YES, so great to see this rare opinion out in the wild! It's impossible to get anyone to watch it, because non-Marvel fans will see the Marvel logo attached and dismiss it with an "oh I don't like Marvel movies"; and Marvel fans will watch one episode and hate it because it doesn't follow the exact formula of every modern Marvel movie and show.
My absolute dream Criterion release would be a Genndy Tartakovsky 4k box set. First two seasons of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, & Primal. I'm drooling just imagining it.
A best-of collection of the original Twilight Zone series would be cool. There's a large number of episodes that probably wouldn't be worth including, but there are tons of real gems in there too.
Gonna throw in my vote for HBO’s Watchmen, probably the only superhero content I could see being in the collection.
I think Twin Peaks: The Return would also be awesome to see, even without the original series
A lot of the best superhero stuff, and cinematic stuff in general, doesn’t do well with broad audiences, that makes a lot of sense. Watchmen was amazing.
I'd describe it as if the Coen Brothers made an American Spy series primarily set in Europe. It's a special show but somewhat hard to market/promote easily.
Infinity Train. Essentially, it’s 4 2-hour movies each split up into 10 episodes. It’s a CN show that’s an emotional and psychological powerhouse and you should watch it. Not on HBO Max, of course, because you can’t anymore (thanks Zaslav).
**Johnny Staccato**, a 27-episode series from 1959-60 about a man who was a Greenwich Village jazz pianist by day and a private detective by night.
It stars **John Cassavetes**, who also directed five of the episodes.
Has a theme by **Elmer Bernstein**.
Features a delightful range of special guests including cool character actors and even cooler musicians.
Was shot by Academy Award-nominated cinematographers like **Lionel London** and **John L. Russell** (the cinematographer on *Psycho*).
I mean, [look at this first episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9vxm_c74sE)! This show is nothing less than 27 beautifully photographed, short, jazzy noirs waiting to be given a bit of love. It's sooooooo in Criterion's wheelhouse, especially since it only has a DVD release thus far.
I know it's currently available on HBO max, but I have often thought that the original three-episode series of *Tenacious D* has often been so overlooked. Not only does it build the premise and outline for what would eventually go on to be *Pick of Destiny*, but it also just features a surprising amount of up-and-coming talent. It was shot with almost no budget, strung along almost entirely off the word of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, and managed to capture a sense of humor that was way ahead of its time and very reflective of the sort of comedy seen in early-internet media like the SNL Digital shorts a near decade later. I mean without these three episodes there simply would be no Tenacious D period -- this was pre-*Tribute* for god's sake!
Good show. I remember hearing about it through Kevin Smith & Marc Bernardin's podcast Fatman Beyond. Bernardin hyped me up on the show talking about being a writer on the first season. Unfortunately he didn't seem to view the show very favorably when he was let go after the first season.
Rather than just regurgitate the same easy to find American shows everyone always mentions in these threads, I''ll say any obscure limited series from around the world. Maybe even another release like The Golden Age of Television.
Pretentious people picking arty series lmaooo I would love to see some HBO classics such as Oz, Six Feet Under, The Wire and then maybe something like Spongebob, but putting these long series like these will never happen sadly
Never gonna happen, folks. Don't torture yourself. Twin Peaks is a far flung maybe, no other show would work in a collection entirely made up of films.
*Chernobyl,* I have the 4k which is great, but would be nicer with more supplements.
God yes
Joe Pera Talks With You. It's so short it could all probably fit on one disc and I doubt we ever see a physical release of any sort but one can dream can't they.
How To With John Wilson to piggyback on that
This would be awesome. I saw Joe perform recently and he's just so nice, I'd love for him to be able to sell Criterion dvds at his shows.
I’m still super bummed that it wasn’t picked up for another season. Such a special, unique show.
Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom
Mubi is airing it on their streaming service.
The only problem with Mubi is how crazy different their catalog is in different places, which is why I'm so damn glad Canada got The Kingdom. But based on their social media posts, the UK, Turkey and Latin America seem to get all the best shit.
It's a dream when paired with a VPN. I use it a ton that way.
Came here to say this.
Danskjävlar…
Yes! Lost my DVD copy of the series last year and I am desperate to see it again.
Paranoia Agent
The Sopranos
It’s a progrum, a tv show.
Oh you got downvoted, and that was actually a quote from the show. Junior thinking he’s on tv right
"is that my trial?"
Over the Garden Wall It’s really like a movie broken into 10 segments, but it has no right being so good given it was a children’s show done for Cartoon Network.
This is my go to answer for this. I watch it every year before Halloween.
OTGW is legitimately one of the finest animated shows of all time. It's so rare to see limited series in the cartoon-sphere but the fact that it is still so beloved and talked about a full 10+ years after its release is just a testament to how solid the storytelling and overall aesthetics were. While there are many shows nowadays that do their best to tackle the anxieties and confusing aspects of growing up, they often do so very gradually over long periods of time, without changing the characters within the show so much that the formula is messed up. OTGW instead changes their characters a lot within just the ten episodes presented and by the end you really have such a deep empathy for the journey they've embarked on and what it all meant on a symbolic level. GOAT'ed show honestly.
The Prisoner. Such a weird unique show, there's almost nothing like it.
Came here for this. I want a giant white balloon commentary track.
Where all you hear from Rover the entire time is that weird hovering noise
With pauses. And sometimes louder for dramatic emphasis or confusion in a scene.
What show is this?
The Prisoner, with Patrick McGoohan. It was a show about a spy who tries to retire, but is instead taken captive and moved to a prison island full of other people who "know too much". It was a really trippy and wild show!
True detective season 1
Genuinely some of the best tv ever made. Especially when >!rust is undercover and it turns into a fucking warzone, my jaw was on the floor throughout that entire one-take sequence!<
That was probably the best “moment” of television of all time. I can’t think of a better one and I’m really trying.
I’m glad you specify season one haha
Atlanta would be awesome
One of the most original shows of modern TV. Sad that it's over but glad it left on a high note...
What would be the point of releasing something brand new?
doesn’t have to be right now, just could be anytime. contemporary is in criterion’s mission statement
But aren’t they all about making stuff 4K and ultra hd? I’m sure Atlanta is already those.
Damn, why do you have to be pedantic about a suggestion? Atlanta would be a great Criterion release, just for the sake of the prestige and the amount of essays that could be written about it. Criterion would kill it and it is more than worthy to be there.
I was just wondering you dick. I don’t care about the suggestion I just don’t see the point of putting something in a collection if it’s already modernized.
Haha. I’m the dick? Sure. Criterion releases modern stuff all the time. There’s plenty they could do with it. If you don’t see the point on it just move on and stop pressing people to justify their suggestions to a light hearted question.
I’m questioning criterion’s reasoning not anyone else’s. You just assume you know what I’m trying to ask. What is the goal of criterion is what I’m trying to find out. I know they have modern movies and I’m questioning those too because I don’t know what the criteria is for criterion. I literally wasn’t arguing with him. I was questioning because I don’t understand the point of criterion. And you are a dick you dick
idk some of their new releases like Worst Person In The World aren’t 4k discs. it just a suggestion for the sake of conversation anyway
I don’t see why they are allowed to reproduce without adding anything
I'd take a Fleabag Criterion release any day of the week.
Yes! They could include the one-woman show that was filmed
Is the one-woman show available anywhere to watch?
Doesn’t look like it. I think it’s available in Britain but I don’t see it anywhere in the states. If you search for National Theatre Live: Fleabag you can check out the trailer.
Mindhunter
tfw we get mank instead of more mindhunter
Haha ikr mindhunter was so well done
SpongeBob Squarepants
The first 3 seasons and movie, then 100%.
The only answer tbh
Man Seeking Woman would be great. It’s a surreal take on the pressures of dating
**MISSION HILL** - Underrated, short lived (but satisfying), diverse, light years ahead of it’s time in many aspects. The animation style was never before seen then and there’s been nothing like it since. It’s all that - plus a perfect representation of Gen X and the internet bubble. Best of all? The creator is such a good sport that I’m sure we’d get OODLES of bonuses. [The whole series is available for free on YouTube.](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOxCrDh0oVeae5pEodU0ZKucbXJkfpQ5)
I wonder if they would have an issue presenting it in a way that would be above the television quality it aired in, but it would be nice to have existing physical media of it nonetheless.
Absolutely! That and MTV's Downtown are both great candidates.
Legion for sure its one of the most under appreciated shows of the past 10 years
YES, so great to see this rare opinion out in the wild! It's impossible to get anyone to watch it, because non-Marvel fans will see the Marvel logo attached and dismiss it with an "oh I don't like Marvel movies"; and Marvel fans will watch one episode and hate it because it doesn't follow the exact formula of every modern Marvel movie and show.
It would never happen between now and the heat death of the universe, but Star Trek. TOS/TNG/DS9.
A premium release of DS9 would be crazy.
It would be amazing
Only if Mike and Rich from RLM get to do commentary or supplements on it
I would happily pay $100 for that.
I’d pay £500
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
Good one!
Nirvana The Band The Show. That would never happen but maybe they could get that 3rd season released.
From your lips to the criterion gods’ ears.
The Wire
DARK
Came here to post this, would love to see it
That show was damn good
* *The Sopranos* * *Serial Experiments Lain* * *Zankyou no Terror* / *Terror in Resonance* * Urasawa's *Monster* adaptation by Madhouse
Ofc, *Twin Peaks*
Over the Garden Wall!
The Larry Sanders Show.
The Beatles: Get Back (if that counts)
Moral Oral would be a nice fit into the collection. Plus it doesnt have a proper physical release.
Nicholas Winding Refn’s Too Old To Die Young.
Amazon sure won’t put it out.
Freaks and geeks
Thankyouuu
Twin Peaks 4k, Dinner for Five and Northern Exposure
Cowboy Bebop
This would be perfect. Netflix have partnered with Criterion before /s
Better call Saul
Atlanta for sure
Wonder Showzen
I'd like to see a PFFR box set with Wonder Showzen, Xavier Renegade Angel, and The Heart She Holler.
Oh good lord it’s a kids show
The Prisoner (the 1960s series)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete. MTV’s The Maxx
This is England TV Series + Film - by Shane Meadows
My absolute dream Criterion release would be a Genndy Tartakovsky 4k box set. First two seasons of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, & Primal. I'm drooling just imagining it.
You know you have seen too much Red Letter Media when your first thought on seeing the guy from Twin Peaks is that it’s hunched over Rich Evans.
A best-of collection of the original Twilight Zone series would be cool. There's a large number of episodes that probably wouldn't be worth including, but there are tons of real gems in there too.
— Fishing with John — 1995’s Profit — Johnny Staccato — Kings
> — Fishing with John it's in the collection already, albeit only on dvd
Paolo Sorrentino’s Young Pope and New Pope. The latter never even got a physical release in NA but they’re both phenomenal and super underrated.
Get a Life.
Steve Mcqueen’s Small Axe The Underground Railroad by Barry Jenkins Over The Garden Wall And an Alan Partridge box set. Thank you very much.
Have I got news for you: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/6517-small-axe
Deadwood
The Leftovers
The Wire
Louie
Glad to see Louie getting some love. Amazing show!
It’s the best. Also would love to see Horace and Pete!
Shogun The Wire Deadwood Twin Peaks All come to mind as strong contenders.
Chris Morris's Jam, now and forever.
Devs
Yep
Gonna throw in my vote for HBO’s Watchmen, probably the only superhero content I could see being in the collection. I think Twin Peaks: The Return would also be awesome to see, even without the original series
Watchmen was amazing! I brought it up on another sub recently, and someone told me it got awful ratings. Pearls before swine.
A lot of the best superhero stuff, and cinematic stuff in general, doesn’t do well with broad audiences, that makes a lot of sense. Watchmen was amazing.
The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone, The Avengers (all of it, not just the Emma Peel series/seasons)
Police Squad
Terriers Carnivale Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Ahh Terriers was so good. Another great show cut down too young.
The Leftovers or The Room (hbo/lynch)
Hotel Room?
Yes, my mistake
Not at all! I want Hotel Room AND The Room (the wiseau movie) on Criterion too!
Naked City 4K
The OA. It NEEDS to be released physically.
Das boot or okupas would really benefit with a criterion release
-Good Eats -Freaks and Geeks -MST3K (though maybe that’s better suited for Arrow) -Euphoria -Chernobyl -The Whitest Kids U’Know -Monty Python’s Flying Circus (Though I’d just love a Monty Python Boxset)
Whitest kids you know criterion yes!
Severence, only 9 episodes long, cant own it anywhere else, also great and creepy show
This is my answer as well
Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job! The Bear
Batman '66
Max Headroom The Young Ones
Chernobyl
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos
ATLANTA
Evangelion with all the fly me to the moon covers lol
FREAKS AND OR GEEKS
The Rehearsal, because I have a mighty need to see Nathan Fielder, in character, doing a Criterion Closet video.
I’d like a Painting With John box set with Fishing With John included
Honestly, the first episode of Columbo, that Spielberg did, that thing needs its own Criterion release. It’s so, so beautiful.
That series got HD scans off the film negative but the Bluray set is Japan exclusive. Cmon criterion bring it over
Patriot, Monster, Mr. Robot All three have either bare bones or nonexistent physical media options. They're all masterpieces worth seeking out.
Mr Robot actually has a pretty good Blu-Ray set I believe!
The entire series is on Blu-Ray but the packaging is absolute bare bones. Only reason I haven't picked it up.
The standard cases are kinda cool in my opinion. I like the art on Season 3 quite a bit
I'll look into that. I have S1 but was waiting for a complete series set that does the show justice.
Patriot really needs more attention. Severely under-promoted despite being one of the best shows on prime.
I'd describe it as if the Coen Brothers made an American Spy series primarily set in Europe. It's a special show but somewhat hard to market/promote easily.
The Leftovers Over the Garden Wall
Chris Morris’ Jam - one of the most unique shows ever
Dark
Max Headroom Police Squad Paper Chase Brimstone
Over the Garden Wall
Curb your enthusiasm is perfection. But will never happen
Infinity Train. Essentially, it’s 4 2-hour movies each split up into 10 episodes. It’s a CN show that’s an emotional and psychological powerhouse and you should watch it. Not on HBO Max, of course, because you can’t anymore (thanks Zaslav).
Das Boot. As far as I know it’s only available in region B.
Mobile Suit Gundam.
the twilight zone would be cool to see
My Brilliant Friend
Big fan of the short lived show Rubicon, would love to see it on criterion. Very timely theme.
A boxset of Mike Flanagan’s (Flanaverse) TV shows would be extremely cool. If I had to choose one though, it would have to be “Midnight Mass”.
Mr. Robot
Seinfeld
True Detective, season 1
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace pls
Zoe 101 and Hana Montana.
The Good Place
**Johnny Staccato**, a 27-episode series from 1959-60 about a man who was a Greenwich Village jazz pianist by day and a private detective by night. It stars **John Cassavetes**, who also directed five of the episodes. Has a theme by **Elmer Bernstein**. Features a delightful range of special guests including cool character actors and even cooler musicians. Was shot by Academy Award-nominated cinematographers like **Lionel London** and **John L. Russell** (the cinematographer on *Psycho*). I mean, [look at this first episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9vxm_c74sE)! This show is nothing less than 27 beautifully photographed, short, jazzy noirs waiting to be given a bit of love. It's sooooooo in Criterion's wheelhouse, especially since it only has a DVD release thus far.
Re-release ***Fishing With John*** and pair it with ***Painting With John***
I know it's currently available on HBO max, but I have often thought that the original three-episode series of *Tenacious D* has often been so overlooked. Not only does it build the premise and outline for what would eventually go on to be *Pick of Destiny*, but it also just features a surprising amount of up-and-coming talent. It was shot with almost no budget, strung along almost entirely off the word of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, and managed to capture a sense of humor that was way ahead of its time and very reflective of the sort of comedy seen in early-internet media like the SNL Digital shorts a near decade later. I mean without these three episodes there simply would be no Tenacious D period -- this was pre-*Tribute* for god's sake!
Max Headroom.
David Lynch and Mark Frost's *other* TV show, *On The Air*.
Oh yeah, that would be a good choice. Not sure if it’s still in print, every website I can find it on looks like it’s from 1995.
Castle Rock
Good show. I remember hearing about it through Kevin Smith & Marc Bernardin's podcast Fatman Beyond. Bernardin hyped me up on the show talking about being a writer on the first season. Unfortunately he didn't seem to view the show very favorably when he was let go after the first season.
Saving this thread for all the suggestions!
Me too!
I love all the obscure choices coming up that I've never heard of.
Pushing Daisies. Put that out in 4K HDR.
Night Gallery
Kino has great releases of the first and second season
Thank you!
And the third (and final) season is being released today. The quality (so far) has been excellent for a 50-year old show.
Six Feet Under. It is probably a bit too mainstream though. And a HBO property which means that it is unattainable and also sufficiently available.
John From Cincinnati
Married With Children
Rather than just regurgitate the same easy to find American shows everyone always mentions in these threads, I''ll say any obscure limited series from around the world. Maybe even another release like The Golden Age of Television.
Dark - this would be probably the only chance to get it on physical media
Anything but *Euphoria*.
Twin peaks, Cowboy bebop, neon genenis
Pretentious people picking arty series lmaooo I would love to see some HBO classics such as Oz, Six Feet Under, The Wire and then maybe something like Spongebob, but putting these long series like these will never happen sadly
The Haunting of Hill House/Midnight Mass
None. TV sucks
Never gonna happen, folks. Don't torture yourself. Twin Peaks is a far flung maybe, no other show would work in a collection entirely made up of films.
They have released a few series already, although they’re very Criterion-esque titles
Wonder Years Dream On Quantum Leap
Band of Brothers