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From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Early Pertwee episodes
Message-ID: <542@digi-g.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 4-Apr-85 09:45:28 EST
Article-I.D.: digi-g.542
Posted: Thu Apr  4 09:45:28 1985
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In article <451@ihuxo.UUCP> dpa@ihuxo.UUCP (Dave Allen) writes:
>
>I remember watching the Twilight Zone silver aniversary special a while back.
>Portions of one of the episodes shown had been run through some special process
>and the result was fairly decent color from a b&w original.
>Anyone have any idea what it would cost to run this process on Dr. Who
>episodes?
>-- 
>Dave Allen	ihuxo!dpa

I have thought about this too.  Currently, two studios (Hal Roach & one other
that I don't remember) are trying to sell coloration, but it is VERY
expensive.  Also, the colors come out in pastels, due to the original B&W
shades being added to the colors.  I don't know if Dr. Who episodes would
be colorized, since the B&W shows are being shown and making money anyway.
They would only be colored if the extra profits outweigh the cost.  It would
be nice, though.  Probably cost around $100,000/half hour, or the same as
making new episodes!

>> 	SSS	Planet Of The Daleks		1:44:36	color (episode 3 gone)
>> 	VVV	Invasion Of The Dinosaurs	1:55:30	color (episode 1 gone)
>> 
>> Supposedly, episode 3 of 'Planet Of The Daleks' is available in B&W.
>>
>>Mr. Video

Also episode 1 of Dinosaurs, I believe (They showed it at the 4 Dr's con in
Chicago 2 years ago).  The reason episode 1 got killed is this:  the first
episode was titled simply "Invasion" so as to not reveal the type of monster.
Unfortunately, during the Great Purge, this first epside was mistaken for a
Troughton show slated for execution, and pfft!

This also shows why we HAVE to write to keep the Doctor from being killed
off after the 23rd season (see NEW rumors of cancellation).  The Beeb is
STILL run by idiots who can turn gold into lead at the touch of a button.
They get 160,000 phone calls in ONE DAY and still think about dumping the
show??  (Is this figure accurate, or did the Sun print it?).  Anyway,
the Doctor still has 6 regenerations to go!!

Merlyn Leroy
"...a dimension between shallow and substance, between science and
superficial, a place we call...The Usenet Zone"