jhc@hou5g.UUCP (Jonathan Clark) (01/30/85)
[] While watching New Jersey network on Saturday they announced that they had bought (at least) the first few Jon Pertwee episodes. They showed an excerpt where the Doctor and Lethbridge-Stewart are trying to get used to his new face (I guess it was quite a change from Patrick Troughton). The episode was in black-and-white - do not adjust your sets. They also claimed to be the only people in the States to have bought these episodes - so the rest of you can start writing to your local PBS stations knowing that they are available. If I remember correctly the screening date was Feb 16. Presumably it will be in their regular Saturday evening (9:00 pm) slot, and will be shown uncut (ie 4 original episodes spliced into 90 mins). New Jersey Network broadcasts on channels 23, 52 and some others, and should be readily available in NJ, Eastern Penn, NY City and multiple cable networks. It was pledge week last week - I think they should be supported for giving us Whovians what we want. Now to start agitating for some Hartnell episodes! While I'm on the subject, am I showing my age (and nationality) by announcing that I saw the first episode when it was broadcast? It must be showing off to say that I saw the Xmas panto episode (the one deliberately destroyed by the BBC). This is a re-posting. I have tracked one incarnation of the line-eater to between two local systems. Apologies for inconveniencing anybody. Jonathan Clark [NAC]!hou5g!jhc
dbw@maxvax.UUCP (d wood) (01/31/85)
It sounded to me more like NJNetwork hoped to be the first to SHOW the episodes.
percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (01/31/85)
> While watching New Jersey network on Saturday they announced > that they had bought (at least) the first few Jon Pertwee > episodes. They showed an excerpt where the Doctor and > Lethbridge-Stewart are trying to get used to his new face > (I guess it was quite a change from Patrick Troughton). The > episode was in black-and-white - do not adjust your sets. > They also claimed to be the only people in the States to > have bought these episodes - so the rest of you can start > writing to your local PBS stations knowing that they are > available. Are you sure it was the Brigadier near him in that laboratory shown in the ads? It seemed to be more like Benton or someone like that, although admittedly, Nicholas Courtney was younger at the time. A. G. Percus (ARPA) percus@nyu-acf4 (NYU) percus.acf4 (UUCP) ...!ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!percus
jhc@hou5g.UUCP (Jonathan Clark) (02/06/85)
[] Well I am getting on and my memory has often been accused of being faulty, but I am sure that it was Nicholas Courtney in the shot with Jon Pertwee. Remember that he had originally met the Doctor in the guise of Patrick Troughton when the Yeti invaded London (he was a 2nd Lieutenant then, if memory serves). After I've seen the show or checked up in my "Dr Who - a Celebration" I will retract if necessary. Re NJN's claim to be first with these episodes: I had heard earlier that Lionheart only just got hold of these episodes (I think the BBC copyright had expired and they had to renew it (or something) so they couldn't sell them before). Whether these stories are true I don't know, I'm just reporting... "Celebration" says that some master prints were deliberately destroyed when the copyright expired, but that later on the Beeb went round searching for extra copies to sell them. Perhaps English Law changed so that copyright didn't expire after five or ten years? Does anyone remember which story had the Doctor trapped inside the Tardis while the Daleks outside were raying it trying to get in? Then a time-accelerator bomb went off but of course it didn't effect the Tardis and the Universe was saved (again). Bring back the Mechanoids! Jonathan Clark [NAC]!hou5g!jhc
percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (02/09/85)
My apologies: you're absolutely right -- that was Brigadier
Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart standing near Pertwee
in the ad. I watched a tape of it about 8 times in a row
and am now convinced of it.
I heard somewhere that it was Lionheart who didn't want
to sell the Pertwee's until British copyright permitted,
or something like that...
A. G. Percus
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