Sam Bottoms and "East of Eden"

Reading about the untimely passing of actor Sam Bottoms yesterday, I began remembering the wonderful 1981 miniseries he starred in, "East of Eden," with Jane Seymour. Since "Centennial" was released on DVD earlier this summer, I decided to check and see if "East of Eden" would be released anytime soon. I didn't expect much, but imagine my delight when I checked Amazon and saw it will indeed come out on DVD in the spring! This is an absolutely fabulous miniseries (not IMHO as good as "Centennial," but close!) and I can't wait to own it! Why does TV not do quality programming like this anymore? I'd much rather watch a wonderful miniseries like this, with a great cast, great script, great music, than watch people voting each other off an island, or stars dancing with each other, or talent contests. Well, at least we will have these classics on DVD to enjoy, even if the networks don't bother to make any new miniseries anymore!