needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the carsey werner company llc type private industry motion pictures television founded 1981 1 headquarters encino california usa key people marcy carsey tom werner 2 website www.carseywerner.com the carsey werner company first known as carsey werner productions then known as carsey werner mandabach productions and also known as carsey werner television is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former abc writer producer duo marcy carsey and tom werner now co owner of the boston red sox baseball franchise and liverpool fc . 3 caryn mandabach was made a partner in the firm in 2001 she joined in 1984 but left in 2004 to embark on her own production deal . 4 carsey werner has had its own production and since 1997 distribution arms . prior to controlling their own distribution viacom enterprises and later paramount domestic television syndicated their programming for them . in 2002 they announced a deal with paramount pictures to develop feature films through the studio . citation needed the group was also an original partner in oxygen media before its sale in 2007 to nbcuniversal and continues to output library content to that network . contents 1 influential people 1.1 stuart glickman ceo 2 television productions 2.1 series 2.2 specials 2.3 stephen j. cannell library 2.4 dvd distribution 2.5 internet 2.6 remasters 3 films 4 references 5 external links influential people edit in 2004 carsey and werner mulled over the prospect of selling the studio including its profitable catalog of shows with ubs as their underwriter . companies most notably viacom and time warner expressed interest in buying the firm to exhibit their content on their cable networks . citation needed but the deal did not materialize and carsey werner remained independent . citation needed stuart glickman ceo edit a key addition to the carsey werner management team was stuart glickman who became chief executive officer in 1987 . originally a trial lawyer glickman became involved in the entertainment industry in 1968 when he became assistant counsel for american international pictures . in 1970 he became director of business affairs for cbs television . glickman then worked as an entertainment lawyer for 15 years providing legal and business advice to top companies and talents including carsey werner . after becoming the ceo glickman expanded on the company s production success with a mandate to create a diversified global entertainment company with multiple revenue streams . he oversaw the creation of a distribution operation reacquiring carsey werner s library of shows from paramount viacom then brokered a number of innovative syndication deals . he helped to create carsey werner moving pictures to position the company to produce feature films . according to variety glickman helped turn carsey werner into a tiny powerhouse . the fortune of carsey werner s core business in the meantime was mixed in 2000 . the company s attempt to break into animation god the devil and bob was pulled from nbc after only four episodes unable to compete opposite abc s hit quiz show who wants to be a millionaire . the company did add a major new star however when it announced in may that steve martin had signed a production deal . perhaps most important of all to carsey werner s future may have the announcement in june that its ceo of 13 years stuart glickman would be leaving the company to explore new business and investment opportunities . the company s fall production plans had just been concluded with the return to network television of that 70s show and 3rd rock from the sun plus the addition of a new comedy don t ask . i wanted to wait for an orderly time when all things were done glickman explained to variety adding i feel like i m leaving the company in good shape . glickman also agreed to help in the search for his replacement . television productions edit series edit oh madeline 1983 1984 the cosby show 1984 1992 a different world 1987 1993 roseanne 1988 1997 chicken soup 1989 grand 1990 davis rules 1991 1992 frannie s turn 1992 you bet your life 1992 1993 grace under fire 1993 1998 she tv 1994 cybill 1995 1998 townies 1996 men behaving badly 1996 1997 cosby 1996 2000 3rd rock from the sun 1996 2001 damon 1998 that 70s show 1998 2006 5 god the devil and bob 2000 ; 2011 6 normal ohio 2000 you don t know jack 2001 grounded for life 2001 2005 that 80s show 2002 the tracy morgan show 2003 2004 whoopi 2003 2004 game over 2004 good girls don t 2004 the scholar 2005 specials edit callahan 1982 single bars single women 1984 carol whoopi carl & robin 1987 the cosby outtakes show 1990 the brett butler special 1993 stephen j. cannell library edit on january 24 2006 carsey werner acquired the distribution rights to stephen j. cannell s library . it was originally owned by 20th century fox television when news corporation acquired new world communications in 1997 . cannell then reacquired his library back from fox on may 4 1998 . 7 the library includes the a team 21 jump street the greatest american hero and silk stalkings . 8 9 dvd distribution edit in 2004 they announced licensing deals with 20th century fox anchor bay entertainment and urban works to distribute several of their tv series to dvd . these were the first releases for the home entertainment market since they allowed a limited edition of the cosby show to be distributed by columbia house . in 2005 2006 carsey werner was flooded with angry letters from fans of the cosby show and roseanne complaining about edited episodes . carsey werner distribution eventually decided that seasons 2 of the cosby show and roseanne would be released with uncut shows . roseanne was decided after john goodman and roseanne barr appeared on larry king live and a fan called in asking why season 1 s dvds contained edited episodes . barr and goodman did not know about the editing but roseanne said she would talk to the producers . it has apparently worked as there has been no evidence of editing on the season 2 3 and 4 sets . in 2006 they signed a deal with magna entertainment to release the cosby show and roseanne on dvd in australia . on may 4 2011 mill creek entertainment announced that they had signed a deal with carsey werner productions to re release 3rd rock from the sun grounded for life roseanne and that 70s show on dvd in region 1 . 10 at this time it is unknown if this deal includes the future release of any other cw series . as of 2011 the following carsey werner series have been released on dvd 3rd rock from the sun anchor bay entertainment region 1 mill creek entertainment region 1 network dvd region 2 beyond home entertainment region 4 a different world urban works season 1 only region 1 cybill first look studios best of region 1 anchor bay entertainment region 2 beyond home entertainment region 4 the cosby show urban works first look studios region 1 universal playback region 2 magna entertainment region 4 god the devil and bob 20th century fox region 1 grounded for life anchor bay entertainment region 1 brightspark season 1 only region 2 visual entertainment region 4 roseanne anchor bay entertainment region 1 mill creek entertainment region 1 magna entertainment region 4 that 70s show 20th century fox regions 1 2 & 4 mill creek entertainment region 1 internet edit several carsey werner shows were made available on netflix s watch instantly beginning in february 2011 including roseanne that 70 s show cosby show & 3rd rock from the sun . however in february 2012 roseanne cosby show and 3rd rock from the sun were taken off instant streaming . since then selections of rosanne and all of 3rd rock from the sun have been added back . remasters edit in march 2013 carsey werner announced it was remastering that 70s show 3rd rock from the sun roseanne grounded for life a different world and the cosby show into 16 9 high definition . 11 films edit in november 2006 the company released its first film for universal studios a comedy film called let s go to prison . a second film the brothers solomon was released with revolution studios on september 7 2007 . in 2008 a third film smother was released . let s go to prison 2006 with universal pictures the brothers solomon 2007 with revolution studios ; tristar pictures distributor smother 2008 with variance films ; screen media distributor references edit stevenson richard w. 1988 12 23 . the media business ; cosby producers strike it rich . the new york times . retrieved 2010 11 09 . zoglin richard 1996 09 23 . television midas touch . time . retrieved 2010 09 01 . gerard jeremy 1990 11 25 . producers carsey and werner what have they done for us lately . the los angeles times . retrieved 2010 08 30 . collins scott 2005 07 13 . tv vets wind down a once powerhouse shop . the los angeles times . retrieved 2010 08 30 . karlin susan 1999 04 05 . from tube to telly the exchange is pop culture . the los angeles times . retrieved 2010 08 0 . check date values in access date help braxton greg 1999 05 17 . carsey werner raises the devil . the los angeles times . retrieved 2010 08 30 . cannell wins back rights to tv series cynthia littleton variety.com may 4 1998 retrieved on august 30 2014 carsey werner to distribute cannell library . broadcasting & cable . january 24 2006 . retrieved october 12 2013 . carsey werner picks up drama library . c21media . january 25 2006 . retrieved october 12 2013 . https www.millcreekent.com media pdf may % 202011 % 20carseywerner % 20press % 20release % 20 % 20final.pdf albiniak paige 4 march 2013 . carsey werner to remaster six veteran sitcoms in hd 2013 03 04 23 17 22 . broadcasting & cable . retrieved 30 june 2013 . external links edit carsey werner llc official website the carsey werner catalog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the carsey werner company & oldid 743511941 categories television production companies of the united statescompanies established in 1981companies based in los angeleshidden categories cs1 errors datesarticles needing additional references from august 2011all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages simple englishsuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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