Knots Is Streaming in the US at Last!

[Daniel Avery]

Plex certainly does give lengthy descriptions of the episodes, though. I wonder where they got them from, or if they hired someone to do them especially for them. Most of these companies rely on a one-sentence synopsis that is often grossly inadequate.

I also noticed that in me S8 rewatch, they offer an alternate title to S8E9, which was titled "Brothers and Mothers," but they add "AKA Brotherly Love and Family Business". That must be one of those "international" titles that keeps being mentioned.

 

[Knots4ever]

Plex certainly does give lengthy descriptions of the episodes, though. I wonder where they got them from, or if they hired someone to do them especially for them. Most of these companies rely on a one-sentence synopsis that is often grossly inadequate.

I also noticed that in me S8 rewatch, they offer an alternate title to S8E9, which was titled "Brothers and Mothers," but they add "AKA Brotherly Love and Family Business". That must be one of those "international" titles that keeps being mentioned.

The episode descriptions come from The Movie Database. It’s all automated.

Season 1

In a seaside suburban paradise, four married couples struggle with the conflicts and passions that buffet every marriage.

www.themoviedb.org

 

[Jason73]

I've spent the weekend streaming season 5 on Plex. Having been here on this site for forever, it blows my mind that I can just turn on my TV and stream any season of Knots that I feel like watching. We've spent so long wishing for DVDs or some way to access them beyond the Soap Net bootlegs and for me it is truly exciting to see them streaming. Even looking at the streaming menu and seeing all the seasons displayed is exciting to me. I can't decide if I want to start a rewatch from season one or jump around to seasons I love.

 

[Jason73]

Now that Knots is streaming I'm trying to decide what I'm going to long for next in terms of classic TV shows streaming. It goes without saying that I'd love for classic soaps like Another World and Days to stream, but I think as far as prime time shows go, I'd love to see all of Peyton Place streaming next.

 

[Knots4ever]

A little bit of movement outside the US! Season 1 is now available to buy on Apple TV.

Knots Landing - streaming tv show online

Find out how and where to watch "Knots Landing" on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options.

www.justwatch.com

 

[Rove]

A little bit of movement outside the US! Season 1 is now available to buy on Apple TV.

Why are none of these series available in Australia? I downloaded Plex onto my smart TV and it displays all seasons of Knots Landing but it won't allow me to stream it. Before anyone jumps on me about using VPN's etc I'm happy to deal with Plex showing commercials if I can watch these series in a legitimate way. Unless @Seaviewer can correct me it's just unfortunate these streaming services are denying another market for them to tap into.

If my serves correctly I do recall my local television station airing the first 2 possible seasons of Knots Landing before dumping it I'm assuming to low ratings as it wasn't as popular as Dallas. I've heard so many positive things about the series I'd like to watch it just to witness David Jacobs pet project.

 

[Knots4ever]

Why are none of these series available in Australia? I downloaded Plex onto my smart TV and it displays all seasons of Knots Landing but it won't allow me to stream it. Before anyone jumps on me about using VPN's etc I'm happy to deal with Plex showing commercials if I can watch these series in a legitimate way. Unless @Seaviewer can correct me it's just unfortunate these streaming services are denying another market for them to tap into.

If my serves correctly I do recall my local television station airing the first 2 possible seasons of Knots Landing before dumping it I'm assuming to low ratings as it wasn't as popular as Dallas. I've heard so many positive things about the series I'd like to watch it just to witness David Jacobs pet project.

Because it is nowhere available to stream yet other than the US. Warner Brothers Discovery is a US business and the US is the biggest market. They are tied up in all sorts of contracts outside the states so it's not like "let's make everything available globally" and that's it. Likewise, unless someone currently holds the rights to KL, there's nothing keeping local streamers from approaching WBD to acquire local streaming rights. I believe Channel 9 has large deal with WBD, so it may be worth letting them know how much interest there is in Australia (or any other streaming service as I don't believe the Channel 9 deal is exclusive). From what I remember, the last time I looked, Channel 7, 9 and 10 have huge catalogues of "Classic TV" on the streaming services. Channel 10 is likely not buying anything that isn't CBS or Paramount owned.

VPNs are a grey area but perfectly legal for many things. There could be a million and one reasons why you happen to select a server in the US and happen to stumble onto Plex while it's switched on.

 

[ClassyCo]

Beloved Dallas spinoff Knots Landing is streaming in full for the very first time https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/beloved-dallas-spinoff-knots-landing-33571976

 

[Laura Avery-Sumner]

Plex, Freevee, Amazon, WBTV, WBfast - it all seems very labyrinthine to me.
How does everyone keep up with all those obscure sub-channels and sub-streamers? Not that any of it will become available over here so I guess I don't have to worry about it.

Willie,
I am also now in the Netherlands Plex is available to you but you may need to use a VPN to access some things. If you have a smart tv you should be able to find the Plex App. That would still limit you to the things they have on LiveTV so unless you screen record, it would be sequential and no break for time so 24/7 until all 14seasons run their course.

 

[Knots4ever]

I’ve done a few more checks today on what prints are being used. With exceptions, it seems like the earlier seasons up to at least 6 (I can’t check 7 as I don’t have a source to compare with) are US original prints. All episodes on Plex have the original length rather than the shorter PAL length.

Season 8 seems to be a mix of everything, hence no flute theme for the first two or so episodes.

Seasons 12-14 are international PAL prints as all of them are 4% shorter in duration than the originals.

I’ve not had a chance to look at 9-11.

 

[Willie Oleson]

I am also now in the Netherlands Plex is available to you but you may need to use a VPN to access some things. If you have a smart tv you should be able to find the Plex App.

I don't really need it, I have all episodes on my computer. The picture quality isn't always great but at least I can watch it whenever I want to.
I'd watch it on prime or another streaming that's available here presuming the picture quality would be much better than my files (it doesn't have to be Ultra4K-HD).

Personally I'm more interested in Falcon Crest S4 to 9 but that LiveTV thing isn't going to work for me anyway.

 

[Knots4ever]

I don't really need it, I have all episodes on my computer. The picture quality isn't always great but at least I can watch it whenever I want to.
I'd watch it on prime or another streaming that's available here presuming the picture quality would be much better than my files (it doesn't have to be Ultra4K-HD).

Personally I'm more interested in Falcon Crest S4 to 9 but that LiveTV thing isn't going to work for me anyway.

Both Knots and Falcon Crest are available on demand on Plex US. So if you’re using a VPN for something and happen leave it connected to a US server when opening Plex then you can watch whenever you like.

 

[Daniel Avery]

I've viewed most of S8 in past week or so and I agree that it is a mix of episodes from different sources. Of course the differences are so subtle that only KnotsNuts like ourselves would care.

Some of the episodes have no "teaser" sequence at the beginning, while others do. It's a tad annoying when there isn't one, because they 'clip off' about a second of the opening music. Some episodes have a bit more of a "gauzy" look, though I recall some of that was baked into the filming of the show since there was so much pastel/minimalist set design. And of course the flute opening is lost, though maybe we're giving it more attention than it deserves simply because of the "Forbidden Fruit" aspect.

 

[Knots4ever]

I've viewed most of S8 in past week or so and I agree that it is a mix of episodes from different sources. Of course the differences are so subtle that only KnotsNuts like ourselves would care.

Some of the episodes have no "teaser" sequence at the beginning, while others do. It's a tad annoying when there isn't one, because they 'clip off' about a second of the opening music. Some episodes have a bit more of a "gauzy" look, though I recall some of that was baked into the filming of the show since there was so much pastel/minimalist set design. And of course the flute opening is lost, though maybe we're giving it more attention than it deserves simply because of the "Forbidden Fruit" aspect.

I’m surprised with the complete mix of source material none of the US syndication versions have made it anywhere!

They all (seasons one to eight) start with the Lorimar logo followed by the cliff flyover with a voice saying “In Knots Landing…” which is then followed by clips from the last (sometime last few) episode(s) and the voiceover summarising what happened. The last time I saw those was on Soapnet. But I’m glad they’re not being used as they had a lot of scenes edited out to make more room for commercials.

 

[Knots4ever]

I've viewed most of S8 in past week or so and I agree that it is a mix of episodes from different sources. Of course the differences are so subtle that only KnotsNuts like ourselves would care.

Some of the episodes have no "teaser" sequence at the beginning, while others do. It's a tad annoying when there isn't one, because they 'clip off' about a second of the opening music. Some episodes have a bit more of a "gauzy" look, though I recall some of that was baked into the filming of the show since there was so much pastel/minimalist set design. And of course the flute opening is lost, though maybe we're giving it more attention than it deserves simply because of the "Forbidden Fruit" aspect.

I’ve managed to get a hold of an ok version of the flute theme. I’ll see how much I can clean it up

 

[Daniel Avery]

They all (seasons one to eight) start with the Lorimar logo followed by the cliff flyover with a voice saying “In Knots Landing…” which is then followed by clips from the last (sometime last few) episode(s) and the voiceover summarising what happened. The last time I saw those was on Soapnet. But I’m glad they’re not being used as they had a lot of scenes edited out to make more room for commercials.

I remember them well! But not fondly. The "catching up" voice-overs were especially unnecessary in the early years when the show was not serialized. Knowing what happened last time had no bearing on what was going to happen in that episode. I felt like I was robbed when I'd see some actor/character's name in the closing credits (like, for example the kids playing Olivia or Brian, or someone like Marsha or Barbara) when they did not appear in the episode I had just watched.

 

[Laura Avery-Sumner]

I would swear that the "catch up" was added to Knots first pass at syndication when CBS aired it in daytime (during the first run but not at the same time, they showed the first five seasons probably seven years into the original). I don't ever remember it in the first run episodes though.

 

[Knots4ever]

I would swear that the "catch up" was added to Knots first pass at syndication when CBS aired it in daytime (during the first run but not at the same time, they showed the first five seasons probably seven years into the original). I don't ever remember it in the first run episodes though.

Yes. All episodes from seasons 1-8 were “repackaged” for syndication on local stations. Not just CBS affiliates. In most markets Knots, FC and Dallas were on independent stations and I know of at least two NBC affiliates that showed Knots after the daytime soap block.

 

[knots4309]

Yes. All episodes from seasons 1-8 were “repackaged” for syndication on local stations. Not just CBS affiliates. In most markets Knots, FC and Dallas were on independent stations and I know of at least two NBC affiliates that showed Knots after the daytime soap block.

Correct the first 8 seasons of Knots were packaged for syndication with the Lorimar presents and the narrated recaps. However, they did not complete season 8. The last episode "Cement the Relationship" was not finished as this was halted during the cutbacks of the Lorimar-Telepictures regime and WB acquisition. None of the season 8 episodes packaged this way were ever seen in local market syndication as the syndication package only consisted of 160 episodes or the first 7 seasons. Season 8 was intended to get added, but the cutbacks and the eventual acquisition by WB had something to do with it. This was true when TNT acquired the rights to the show in the fall of 1992. They only ran the first 160 episodes as that is all they could obtain at the time. TNT ran Knots again as part of their Lunchbox TV in 1995 and was the first channel to show the entire series in the United States in syndication. They showed the syndicated episodes of season 8, which was the first time these syndicated season 8 episodes were seen in the US.

 

[Chris2]

And of course the flute opening is lost, though maybe we're giving it more attention than it deserves simply because of the "Forbidden Fruit" aspect.

Forbidden flute?