Subj : Re: Rebroadcasts of Flying Circus are in bad shape.
To   : George Kincaid
From : Mark B.
Date : Wed Jun 13 2007 08:53 am

From: "Mark B." <[email protected]>

Hell, I just went ahead and got the 16 ton set from a guy on eBay for under
thirty bucks...Well worth it...

"George Kincaid" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Our reception here sometimes isn't very good, either. It does look like
> they're running faded old tapes, which is a shame. I live in a college
> town, and I'm trying to make young converts to the cause. I first remember
> seeing MP on PBS as a kid in the 70s, and the picture and sound quality
> were better, as I recall.
> "Analda Anglin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:48:43 -0500, "George Kincaid"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>The two PBS stations I get on cable have been running old episodes on
>>>Sunday
>>>nights. I wonder if they're stilling using old tapes from the '70s. A few
>>>are almost completely faded out. Has anybody else had this problem? Or
>>>are
>>>my two PBS stations run by cheap utter filthy swine? Or is it perhaps
>>>some
>>>sort of conspiracy?
>>>
>>
>> Our PBS station has been running old episodes occasionally.  They
>> weren't DVD quality but I don't remember them being as bad as you
>> described.
>>
>> Analda aka Sergeant of the FAQ
>> [email protected]
>
>

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