Why is there not more on DVD?

I started filtering through the mass of VHS tapes I have, and found a couple of tapes of episodes of The Tick. The Tick has got to be one of the greatest cartoons of all time. There are so many memorable characters, and lines, its pretty hilarious. So, with aging but still capable Athlon XP 1800+ system and ATI 8500 All-In-Wonder card, I had it in my head that I would convert the episodes I have to DVD. I guess its kind of a hobby, which started out as trying to build a no-subscription Tivo type box (but that's another story.) Anyways, what I'm trying to get at is that I'm fairly familiar with the video editing and DVD creation process. After the better part of an hour I've got five episodes edited, and in the process of being converted. After which I thought, "Hmm, maybe I should double check that there is no DVD already available". Unfortunately there is none, so fortunately my work wasn't in vane. For those of you interested, you may want to fill out the Tick on DVD Petition. This got me thinking though. If I was able to edit the episodes I have so easily, on pretty mediocre hardware I might add, why aren't more productions like this available on DVD. I cannot imagine that the cost of sitting someone, even and intern for kr-ist sake, down in front of the master tapes, would be that outrageous. And we all know how cheap a DVD burner is now days. Sure, it could be for perceived lack of market, but there are nearly 10,000 signatures on the petition, who say that's wrong. Even a humble return on sales seems alot better than just having the episodes sitting in some Fox Cartoons vault somewhere. Oh well.

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