"Imprisoned" TV shows

[FirePuppy]

What shows can you think of that are "imprisoned" by their own networks? In other words, these shows are still owned by their respective networks today and only they have the rights to them, but those networks are not even airing them or distributing them anywhere whatsoever, nor are they allowing any other services to stream or broadcast them either.

Examples include My Little Pony: Pony Life, Hanazuki, and as of this month, all the Equestria Girls movies and specials, all on Discovery Family, and of course, the Disney animated series "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command".

 

[aegisrawks]

Infinity Train, there is no other show that fits this concept SO PRECISELY.

 

[Zorak Masaki]

Arent all of the Equestria Girls movies on DVD (unless they're now out of print)?

 

[JulianRO]

Pretty simple to answer: the entire Fox Kids/Saban cartoons except the Marvel ones. These are imprisoned for real. Disney doesn't care about them anymore.

 

[JoeMabbon]

This describes almost every tv show that was ever cancelled.

 

[Stumpos]

I thought the Equestria Girls movies were on KiDoodle.tv right now and they're on the official MLP YouTube channel. Not exactly imprisoned.

https://kidoodle.tv/2826/my-little-pony-equestria-girls-specials?category=Ages%205%20to%208

Pony Life's on iTunes and Amazon Prime too, so it's easy to watch there too.

I think this page covers that list here:

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[Takao]

Boulder Media's Micronauts series was written off by Hasbro before any official release. The show was finished.

 

[FirePuppy]

I thought the Equestria Girls movies were on KiDoodle.tv right now and they're on the official MLP YouTube channel. Not exactly imprisoned.

https://kidoodle.tv/2826/my-little-pony-equestria-girls-specials?category=Ages%205%20to%208

Pony Life's on iTunes and Amazon Prime too, so it's easy to watch there too.

I think this page covers that list here:

Western Animation - TV Tropes

Warning: Some of these posts are a bit old, or out of date. Try searching digital retailers like Apple TV or streaming services to see if some of these have been rescued. Rescued works are on on their own page. Disney is notorious for treating …

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Neither of those count. They have to be from a major streaming service, where you do  not have to buy and own them to see them.

 

[Stumpos]

Neither of those count. They have to be from a major streaming service, where you do  not have to buy and own them to see them.

I'm confused though. You still have to pay money for Netflix, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, and Max subscriptions anyway so how's that different from paying for iTunes and Amazon Prime.

The fact they're on iTunes or Amazon Prime is still better than flat out having no legal way to see it at all. And that still doesn't make KiDoodle.TV and YouTube less valid since they're actually free (meaning even easier to access).

 

[Goldstar!]

Infinity Train, Final Space and Close Enough - Removed from HBO Max as a tax write-off.

Alladin: The Series, Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse - Not on Disney+ (no reason given and no home video releases).

Neither of those count. They have to be from a major streaming service, where you do  not have to buy and own them to see them.

The shows aren't "imprisoned" if there's still some way to watch them. You just don't want to pay for them. The shows listed above can't be viewed anywhere, except for Close Enough, which is on Prime Video, but behind a paywall.

It's your own choice if you don't want to buy a DVD set of MLP, but don't claim that MLP is imprisoned just because there's no way for you to watch it for free. It if truly meant something to you, you would do whatever you needed to do in order to enjoy it. At least with physical media, you pay for it once, then you own it.

 

[Dr.Pepper]

Infinity Train, Final Space and Close Enough - Removed from HBO Max as a tax write-off.

At least the first two chapters of Infinity Train are on DVD.