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Post by shellyharman67 on Jan 31, 2014 20:17:15 GMT
Ever the believer John lol. But who knows This is potentially one of the most interesting areas in a long time. Some of those places have been there decades, behind secure fences and may never have had a good clearout. The prints that have been recently found could have been, er, "liberated" from just such a place. The good thing about that type of organisation is that people tend to know their opposite numbers on other sites. You chat up someone in Base A and, being American (and helpful !), the chances are that they'll call someone in Bases B, C and D for you. Also, being American (reverse racism here !), and military they're likely to be conscientious and efficient. If someone says they've checked a store and not found anything you can have more confidence than for most African countries. Then, if they do find anything, the military tends to have their own mail/courier system between bases...... This sure is getting complicated and intricate. Who would of thought that they were sitting in these places and we were none the wiser ! And rumours that some of these were shown in 1984 according to Ian Levine !
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 20:25:16 GMT
In 1984 they might have only been about 10 years old.
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jan 31, 2014 20:30:12 GMT
In 1984 they might have only been about 10 years old. He was on about savages i think being screened in a said country. Africa i think, but not sure. Its brain aching stuff this
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 20:48:49 GMT
In 1984 they might have only been about 10 years old. He was on about savages i think being screened in a said country. Africa i think, but not sure. Its brain aching stuff this It's believed that the Savages was shown in Sierra Leone in, iirc, the 1990s - PV has previously posted details. There seems to be a reasonable possibility that a lot of missing episodes survived there until, iirc, 1999 when the building was destroyed in a civil war.
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jan 31, 2014 20:54:40 GMT
He was on about savages i think being screened in a said country. Africa i think, but not sure. Its brain aching stuff this It's believed that the Savages was shown in Sierra Leone in, iirc, the 1990s - PV has previously posted details. There seems to be a reasonable possibility that a lot of missing episodes survived there until, iirc, 1999 when the building was destroyed in a civil war. Thats right, just found it. Such a shame
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 21:10:32 GMT
It's believed that the Savages was shown in Sierra Leone in, iirc, the 1990s - PV has previously posted details. There seems to be a reasonable possibility that a lot of missing episodes survived there until, iirc, 1999 when the building was destroyed in a civil war. Thats right, just found it. Such a shame Unfortunately too much credence was given to replies from third world countries to the effect that they didn't have anything. Philip Morris proved that in Nigeria. Had someone actually gone to some of those places twenty or thirty years ago the number of missing episodes might be.... 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing....
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jan 31, 2014 21:15:52 GMT
Thats right, just found it. Such a shame Unfortunately too much credence was given to replies from third world countries to the effect that they didn't have anything. Philip Morris proved that in Nigeria. Had someone actually gone to some of those places twenty or thirty years ago the number of missing episodes might be.... 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing.... Yeah, a wonderful thing............
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Post by Robert Lia on Jan 31, 2014 22:22:09 GMT
Robert Lia thanks for the advice. Also forgot to say I'll be here at least another year and a half. So that should give me plenty of time. Being stationed on an overseas base like I was in the Philippines is a big help. You already have accesses to the base with your ID card and can walk in the front door and be able to have preliminary conversations with people working there with relative ease. Good Luck
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 22:31:58 GMT
Robert Lia thanks for the advice. Also forgot to say I'll be here at least another year and a half. So that should give me plenty of time. Being stationed on an overseas base like I was in the Philippines is a big help. You already have accesses to the base with your ID card and can walk in the front door and be able to have preliminary conversations with people working there with relative ease. Good Luck Yep The US military really make an effort to give the GIs all the comforts of home. I heard about US bases in the UK and Europe where they showed US TV, served US food and drink, etc, etc. Perhaps those episodes of "My Living Doll" might turn up....
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Post by Robert Lia on Jan 31, 2014 23:15:10 GMT
The biggest chance of stuff showing up is from the time when they switched from black anad white to color broadcasting circa 1977. When video tapes started to replace film prints those old black and white ones were probably forgotten. Color film shows would now be broadcast in color but those old black and white 60's shows and black and whit kinoscopes of early episdoes of color shows were a thing of the past. This was before VCRs and DVD recorders so there was not the concern about copy wright that we have now.
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Post by Peter Johnston on Jan 31, 2014 23:37:47 GMT
Actually, what episodes were sent to South Korea? Any season 4/5 Troughtons?
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 23:53:57 GMT
Actually, what episodes were sent to South Korea? Any season 4/5 Troughtons? Apparently only a few Pertwees. That's why these Troughton prints were a surprise.
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Post by John Wall on Jan 31, 2014 23:55:34 GMT
The biggest chance of stuff showing up is from the time when they switched from black anad white to color broadcasting circa 1977. When video tapes started to replace film prints those old black and white ones were probably forgotten. Color film shows would now be broadcast in color but those old black and white 60's shows and black and whit kinoscopes of early episdoes of color shows were a thing of the past. This was before VCRs and DVD recorders so there was not the concern about copy wright that we have now. Could well have been forgotten on a shelf in a storeroom. A bit like the end of Raiders of the lost Ark.
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Post by Robert Lia on Feb 1, 2014 0:27:07 GMT
I had a former FEN Staffer at the Class 3 Radio Station in Subic bay between 81-84 tell me that it was very possible for older material to end up on shelf's especially after a format change. For example from 8 track to cassette, LP to CD, not everything got thrown out automatically. So shifting from black and white to color broadcasting on video tape would have meant the end of kinescopes but they obviously based on what was found in Chinese Taipei not everything made it back to the AFRTS-BC in Los Angeles.
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Post by adamjordan on Feb 1, 2014 17:47:56 GMT
Spot on. That's me and Steve Hackett. Very nice guy and amazing guitarist. I recommend everyone go see him and Genesis Revisited if you get the chance. Fantastic! I've seen Steve a couple of times in the UK. Lovely fella and a guitar legend!
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