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Colonel Buckshot (buckshot@buckshot.com) 2016/01/18 09:52

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On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:54:59 GMT, nobody <nobody@nowhere.xom> wrote:

Hope this works. Not quite sure of best attachment specs on Agent.

Colonel B
>

>Sorry I can't find it.
>If at all possible please post.
>Thanks,
>nobody
>
>
>
>
>In reply to "Colonel Buckshot" who wrote the following:
>
>> http://member.nzbclub.com/search.aspx?q=Television+1988
>>
>> As a change from WW1 and 2, here is a link to the NZB's returned for
>> an extremely rare PBS documentary on the history and evolution of
>> television.
>>
>> Produced in 1988 and hosted by Edwin Newman, it's an eight part review
>> of television from its inception, and the changing trends in genres
>> over the years. It's rare because it was shown only once and never
>> repeated. It's also never been released on home video, probably owing
>> to the rights associated with all the programs' clips used in the
>> series. My understanding is the it's only available in some college
>> libraries for journalism students.
>>
>> I found it fascinating and thought you might like a pointer to the
>> uploads. They were posted in 2013, ought to be available to anyone
>> with a decent service, so I won't post them myself. Note that the
>> poster uploaded episodes to several newsgroups instead of just one, so
>> pay attention to where the headers go when you populate them; they
>> won't all go into the same newsgroup. (I don't know why people do
>> things like that.)
>>
>> It's been uploaded in an mkv (480p) format in eight eps, and also in a
>> set of eight DVD5's, so you can take your pick from the returns on the
>> above link (same material, different format).  The quality is quite
>> good considering it's from a VHS source from some guy who taped it on
>> its only broadcast, nearly 30 years ago.
>>
>> If you're an old-timer, you'll enjoy this journey back through time.
>> If you're a young-timer, you'll find it a fascinating story of where
>> the medium came from and how it progressed towards today's (1988)
>> programming, with all its virtues and vices.
>>
>> Cheers.
>> Colonel Buckshot
>>
>>
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