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From: percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Questions about Tom Baker's `Underworld'
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Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 15:46:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul  7 15:46:00 1985
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>    KTEH here in San Jose showed Tom Baker's `Underworld' last Saturday and
> there were some strange things going on with this story.  The first episode
> was alright but the second had a narrator explain what happened in the first
> (even called The Doctor `Doctor Who').  The big surprise was about three
> 10 second gaps when the screen and sound just went blank.  At the end they
> didn't even have closeing credits, just ran a short piece of the opening
> again!
>    Episode three was the same way, three or four blackouts and another nar-
> rator.  The blackouts were almost as if the episode was too short and they
> were trying to stretch it out, or if scenes were missing.
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>    Anyone know why this story is so screwed up?

This is almost exactly what happened with "Image of the Fendahl"
on WLIW in Long Island, NY.  Apparently, the usual distributor
was unable to provide KTEH with the usual versions of episodes
1 and 3 of "Underworld," so they used the versions broadcast by
commercial televisions in the late 70's and early 80's (I think
I'm right about the years...).  At the beginning, the announcer
explains what happens in the most stupid and horrid way possible,
and then the regular episode begins.  A few minutes into the show,
there is a commercial break (hence the blank section on your
television station's tape), in addition to which there are several
more later on (hence the number of blackouts).  Then, as you said,
a short piece of the opening is played, which is usually followed
by *ugh* scenes from the next episode.  Then, that gives way into
the usual credits screen.  It seems that your station got a copy
with this awful ending cut off, and consequently the credits with
it.

This occurrence was probably an extreme measure -- it shouldn't
happen too many times.
                                         A. G. Percus
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