In article <njrcq3dlfkeldf9nhm0rc4saqccpjv8ng6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Kimba W Lion <kimbawlion> wrote:
>gazelle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Kenny McCormack) wrote:
>
>>According to the cast (specifically, John Daly), the eps currently being
>>aired on GSN are in color (they talk about it a lot on the show).
>>However, what I see on my TV is still B&W. What's up?
>
>
>What we're seeing are kinescopes: 16mm films made by pointing a movie
>camera at a tv screen. Apparently G-T didn't pay for color film, which
was
>considerably more expensive than black-and-white film at the time.
>Remember, G-T was saving these shows without a good business reason at
the
>time--there was no market for game show reruns then.
Yes. That's kinda what I thought. I do know about kinescopes and how
for lots of old shows, they're all we have. So, thanks for the
confirmation.
Incidentally, does this mean that the shows were in color (as seen by
the home viewer) only on their first run? Although not common, it is
true that some of the eps of WML were shown on tape (not "live", as
noted in the closing credits when they say "this episode was previously
recorded").
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