Re: What's My Line in color: if so, why not?

gazelle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Kenny McCormack) wrote:

>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").

If the show was intended to be delayed by tape, color video tape recorders
did exist and it would have been CBS, not G-T, that made the tape for
later broadcast. This also means that CBS owned the tape, and it was
normal for networks to erase and re-use video tapes because they were very
expensive. So, a videotaped show would be aired in color, but G-T's B&W
kinescope would be all that survived for posterity.