Members FrenchFan Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 Never thought I would see it someday ! Thanks !! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 The episodes that I would love to see again are the thirty-minute episode in which Donald May spoke the only lines (and there were no commercials) and the one in which Mike and Nancy seperate (due to Beau Richardson). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 OMFG!!!! This is a Christmas miracle! I have been looking for this episode for decades. I was in negotiations once to trade for it, but a dishonest individual circumvented the deal and ripped me off. I thought I had missed my chance forever, since I had not seen anyone, anywhere, offer this special broadcast for trade or sale in forever. Thank you sooooooo much for @ing me! Happy Holidays, everyone! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 @DRW50 Xmas treat. thank you. Close to 50 years after it's first broadcast ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 Merry Christmas back to you @DRW50 So looking forward to watching it! Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 That's so wonderful to hear - you've done so much to help fans with your vintage episodes, and memories. I'm so glad something came around that you didn't have. I think we all needed this type of Christmas gift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 I've held a grudge for decades against the unscrupulous "trader" whose unethical behavior originally made me lose out on the chance of getting this TEON treasure. I've longed to get my hands on it for so many years. No matter how many times I come to accept that no other gems from the past will ever be uncovered...they keep on coming! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jam6242 Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 Thanks for tagging me @DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 23, 2023 Members Share Posted December 23, 2023 This is why I hold out hope for more of so many shows, especially '60s/'70s OLTL where for years we thought we'd never see more of it and now of course we have. We know some cast and crew took home kinescopes, affiliate packages, etc. from their shows. The material is out there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 I have no doubt that various actors, directors, etc., have kept copies of their favorite episodes over the years. In interviews, both Jacquie Courtney and Robin Strasser acknowledged having had kinescopes made of highlights from their days on AW. Just recently, the debut episode of AMC from 1970 appeared in soap-trading circles. We've seen footage of Gillian Spencer, Ellen Holly and Lillian Hayman from the early days of OLTL, so that era's material cannot be lost completely. I think the issue now is, getting the people who possess the buried treasure to share it with the rest of us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 Holly also made it clear in her memoir she had local affiliate packages of early episodes. It's just tragic some of this may be sorted in future by loved ones or family estates. I would kill to see the AMC pilot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 Over on Facebook, there's a group entitled Vintage Soap Opera Episodes Trade. One of the administrators is a guy named Robert Forester, who announced he had gotten vintage videotapes from Rosemary Prinz (including the AMC pilot) to digitize. He has a list of his stuff for sale. I've never dealt with him (he doesn't send to Canada), but you can always try contacting him through that FB group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 I remember Laurie Heineman also said that she bought the episode of AW she submitted for her Emmy reel. I always wonder if that is still available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) And with Jacquie Courtney passing away, I presume her kinescope archives went to her daughter. I wonder if she still has them and has ever had them digitized for safe-keeping. Edited December 24, 2023 by vetsoapfan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissPalmer Posted December 24, 2023 Members Share Posted December 24, 2023 Thank you very much!!!! A Christmas miracle!!!! I am really happy an I hope next Christmas we have the first episode of AMC!!! It is in my wishing list too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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