tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post9195160260338230727..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Hollywood Babble On & On #835: Britain, Bucks, & Box Office!Furious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-39279482280274428262012-01-14T13:54:52.832-04:002012-01-14T13:54:52.832-04:00There was a minor scandal at the ABC network in th...There was a minor scandal at the ABC network in the early 70s when they discovered that an employee had wiped the tapes containing <i>Noon Wine</i> a TV movie starring Jason Robards & directed by Sam Peckpinpah for <i>Monday Night Football</i>.<br /><br />They regretted that move when interest in Peckinpah skyrocketed in the 1990s with the restoration and re-release of some of his films and they couldn't exploit it.Furious Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-100232795360282562012-01-14T13:46:02.501-04:002012-01-14T13:46:02.501-04:00no better example of this uncommercial wasting of ...no better example of this uncommercial wasting of the public weal can be found than in the BBC's destruction of old video tapes in the 1950s, 60s, and into the 70s. Once they were done with a show they never cared to store it, because they didn't care about profits - only funding. <br /><br />By contrast, the USA corporations still own old crapola like My Mother the Car, and Tugboat Annie, because storage is cheap and who knows, there might be money in reruns. <br /><br />The result? The evil money-grubbing firms have made it possible for me to see terrific old films such as Kolchak, The Untouchables, and Columbo. <br /><br />But the noble public servants of the BBC destroyed Not Only But Also, many Doctor Who episodes, David Copperfield, and Dead of Night. <br /><br />They were destroying old tapes INTO THE 1990s for Pete's sake. The hell with them. May they roast for all eternity in a tiny room showing re-runs of My Favorite Martian to meditate on their sins.Sandy Petersenhttp://barkinglizards.comnoreply@blogger.com