Special Edition - April 6, 2003


Sugarbaker's Team to Reunite!

You never thought it would happen, but Lifetime Television is bringing the original Designing Women cast back together for one special night of laughs and memories!

Produced by Designing Women co-creator, Harry Thomason, the special will feature Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart, Mesach Taylor and series creator/producer Linda Bloodworth -- all together to share their favorite and funniest moments from the series.

Taping is tentatively set for June in front of a live audience -- and Belled will be there every step of the way with up-to-the-minute news and online contests to yadda yadda help me out

Stay tuned for further developments . . . .



Designing Women on DVD . . .

The two subjects that have produced the most mail for us in the last five years have been: 1) Requests for a Designing Women reunion, and 2) whether the series is available on video or DVD. Now, hot on the heels of plans to reunite the cast, Mozark Productions and Sony Pictures have been in negotiations to release Designing Women on DVD!

What does this mean to you? It means you'll have the opportunity to own crystal clear, commercial free copies of the episodes. And unlike what you currently see on Lifetime or in syndication -- complete with all original footage!!


Historically, sales of television series on video and/or DVD have proven to be unpredictable at best, so Sony has expressed interest in combining a group of popular episodes for a Best of Designing Women compilation rather than full-season collections. With this in mind, Belled has been asked to collect information on favorite episodes of the series from our readers -- and give you the chance to offer support and interest in full-season releases of the series.

To accomplish this, we have set up a guestbook-style poll for you to name five of your favorite episodes (please only five -- we know that's challenging!) and express whether you would be interested in purchasing Designing Women in complete seasons. This may be your only opportunity to actually be heard -- and both Sony and Mozark are listening, so even if you've never participated in contests or polls in the past, we really need your feedback and support this time.


Please, if you are a fan of this series -- and obviously you are -- don't let us down!! Every single vote counts, and we need to see a few hundred within the next ten days!! So, please take five minutes to enter your favorites by clicking the link below.