Talk:Lost television broadcast

Request for article cleanup

Would anyone like to participate in the article clean up? Specifically I would like to avoid those format warning for the list of the article that it currently is and consider subsections like distinguishing between American and United Kingdom entries, or programs that are totally lost to programs with missing episodes. How about listing what there is in chronological order? Would anyone have any other ideas? --Kencaesi (talk) 19:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Be Bold! You got ideas; make 'em happen. Binksternet (talk) 21:03, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I would be if I was not limited to dial-up internet access.--Kencaesi (talk) 23:09, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

The Young and the Restless

A great deal of interesting info here. While most of the major U.S. soap operas have been covered here, (and while The Bold and the Beautiful is recent enough that one can assume it's fully archived), I'm curious if anyone knows how much of The Young and the Restless is archived. Clips of the first episode have been posted on youtube, but while I'm guessing the show is complete from the late 70's onward, I wonder if the show was fully archived from the beginning (1973) or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.204.99 (talk) 07:51, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Trazan och Banarne

The following is essentially all true. There might be one or two minor mistakes included only. The problem is, it needs to be verified somehow before entered in the article.

A Swedish TV-series named "Trazan och Banarne" ("Trazan and Banarne") was aired in the 70-ies. When they planned a re-run of the series the original reels could not be found. It is believed that they had been destroyed by mistake. They tried to restore the original programs using VHS-recordings but eventually failed. Instead they took the old scripts and re-recorded every show pretty close to the original. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.227.58.24 (talk) 07:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I Love Money seasons 3 and 4 and Megan Wants a Millionaire

The later episodes of Megan Wants a Millionaire and all of I Love Money Seasons 3 and 4 were never aired because one of the Jasmine Fiore thing. VH1 didn't want to upset the family so they never aired the footage. This footage nmay never see the light of day, in fact it's entirely possible that VH1 has already destroyed the footage to prevent that from happening. Should there be some mention of this in this article?Schnapps17 (talk) 05:13, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

MST3K?

We know the three episodes gone missing still exist in a film reel, with that being said though, would it be considered missing really then?

These episodes are missing:

• K01 - Invaders from the Deep
• K02 - Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
• K03 - Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2

Most episodes survived for public release merely through fan recordings; these ones weren't recorded by anyone who at least is aware that these are rare. Joel Hodgson doesn't seem to want to release them. --Bladez636 (talk) 23:10, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

'Lost broadcast that was not recorded?'

I thought that all television broadcast by the law since 1936 has to be pre recorded first before transmission that means every television programme ever screened i think this process is called "Neutralisation onto video-tape before transmission" So there is little chance of TV shows being lost "because they did not recorded them": They was all recorded but not needed and it is not be be sad about because a great show at the time was not recorded like the A First edition of the Euro vision song contests. it was most definitely recorded: ALL V IN HISTORY WAS RECORDED but maybe lost or sold of hidden for a rainy day. I guess the TV stations do not want to collect clutter that will never be seen again anyway: with the moto "It would take as many years to watch every screened programme as it did to make them all so what is the point" 80 years? Maybe the TV stations only keep compilations of a series maybe 4 episodes of most series. and want to "start a new" instead of keeping the past? I do know that early BBC screenings in 1936 was pre recorded before hand. using a automatic self developing camcorder camera. and the film was taken out of he television camera and relayed on a minute time interval so they always had a minimum of a one minute gap before the viewer saw the TV programme. I believe the film was wet from the self developing chemical bowl inside the Tv camera: and then laid out into a relay to broadcast the show. I am under the impression that no machines was ever invented to relay actual time broadcasts of television: there is no such thing so there is no such machines only "Video tape" If you tried to relay actual time television broadcast i could imagine it would be to dangerous: health and safety forbid it: because it is a known hazard: i do believe it can cause burns especially the facial area are vulnerable: am thinking that it is very rare there are lost or stolen footage of TV programmes? does this page need to exist? It only needs to exist if there are important lost or stolen recordings: and that would be rare if any. It has always been standard practise to re record over video taped programmes: because that is why video recorders was developed in 1956 and the colour version in 1958 by your friends "Betamax and VHS (Ampex and RCA)iT IS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RE WRITE It is a commissioned machine is video for the sole purpose of letting TV company re write and and use old tape: it is a refinery and the tape is used thus has motive and reason of it's existence AS THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT KEEP OLD RECORDINGS BECAUSE THEY WAS ONLY COMMISSIONED TO AIR ONCE and this makes common sense. This page should now evolve into "Why they do not keep whole TV series and only compilation episodes and why they commissioned video recorders for TV station" so they could re write over the episodes at hat have no need to be archived. This page is poorly written and has to update to what i just said: or it will find its self in the administrator list of pages to delete? because I CAN FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT NOT ALL TV SHOWS EVER BROADCAST WAS NOT PRE RE CORDED FIRST and in this case there "are no lost recordings because they was not recorded pre hand before transmission. Because i am under the UNDERSTANDING "All TV programmes in the history of TV are pre recorded with a minimum of one minutes interval gap before the viewer actually sees the TV show. Maybe in the future all aired broadcasts will be stored: you must take into consideration TV is only 80 years old: judging by long play systems they are relertively a new idea as originally recording was prohibited to two hours max on a standard drive (expensive) maybe they will be of a lesser quality but they will be preserved: anything on a standard drive in longplay is value for money? using SP only is fine but if you make a cheaper cassette then the archive can perish with time: but using the long play format you can store hours of titles on a standard drive : even though it has a poorer picture: the recordings will last the distance full 75/80 year life . LP is better but is a new idea before that: vcr recorders was restricted to 8 and 12hrs max: now days for £20 (price of a consumer standard video tape or drive per hour that can be put into long play mode like vhs was 8hrs/12 hrs and now 50hrs as all tape was 1 hour but spread into long play for better value for money even though the resolution is poorer the standard drive lasts a lifetime unlike a cheaper cassette it perishes on SP mode that is why LP mode was invented: the TV company's really invented the VHS not a lot of people know that they commissioned RCA and Ampex in 1956 and 1958 to manufacture the video recorder for them better known as(Betamax and VHS)you can store loads of hours recording: lesser resolution but at least there is a archive: so to the maker of this page : yes i agree with you that it should be nessery to be able to archive programmes :as maybe that is what this page is about: so i can assure you that the newer long play systems are being developed and one day all broadcasts will be archived: as requested by you :and it will be made law maybe but not yet: it takes time: but with the cost of recoding tape it will only on low resolution Long play formats. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BBC ITV or NBSC or any TV company could you please look for these kind of pages on Wikipedia and review then and edit? iT is important that the TV station edit and maintain what is quoted and documented about TV on this encyclopaedia: can you make Wikipedia a better place? Please do not be deterd by the Betamax: and shy away it could be seen to a court that it was circumstantial that The TV company's and together with the Electronics manufacturers hyped the video age together to create a synthetic side kick to called the "betamax" aggressively hype and make the new VCR format a house hold name: and we hook line and sinker fell for the oldest trick in the book called "hype" I know the Tv company's only compensate people for "betamax persecution "That means the electronic manufacturers or TV company blamed you for the demise of the betamax when all along it was the TV company's all along with there friend " Electro"running a "New improved hype" to sell the video recorder format in our homes. and make it a house hold name house hold item standardised in our minds forever: But had side effects as "A poor workman always blames his tools" and using the "World Wide Standard Of Professional Television Broadcasting" as a crash dummy to sell the new vcr format: As it was a case where there finger prints was al over the place: because it was to coincidental at the hight of betamax and VHS that Betamax just happened to be the World Wide Standard on professional television broadcasting at the time" and even though they thought the video would be obscure with its mysterious disappearance in the 80s: it was not as hidden as they would have lied it to be: as it was in the TV stations: DUMB? Indeed: but if you say you are sorry you will be forgiven for over the top VHS and Betamax> so like i said please knowing this and what you don't want to see because of past guilts> please read Wikipedia thurally: check all pages to do with TV and edit. TV editors are the best TV editors in the world: because of how many people watch a single TV programme: and they have to be precise in what is aired to the viewer: if you do not do your job properly you get fined mostly for "breach of copyright". so please keep up your good work and help Wikipedia . Indeed Tv sets the standard how to uphold the official secrets act and is the legend of "The Camera never lies" because of how many people watch a single programme and can be influenced by every world that is said: where as the written word is a lied" is Wikipedia: they are the legend of this saying and that is why Wikipedia has such strict administrators to ensure that these words are correct and not lies on this site> for me to give a referral to a Wikipedia administrator to work for TV editing is hard because it is best to medium through fleet street first any national newspaper editor in the world have first refusal and are good for head of departments for TV company's. But if you are good at administrating on Wikipedia? then by all means i will give you a referral to work for a top national newspaper then you can work your way up to work as a top TV editor.If you say one thing that is factually incorrect about a person on TV : it can have have bad consequences on the victims health. Editing Wikipedia pages that have anything to do with TV will prove that the TV company's made amends for the early 80s vcr format hype when they used the world wide standard of professional television broadcasting as a crash dummy to hype and sell the new vcr recorder formats: and with it being "a poor workman always blame his tools" the TV company's are more than certainly going to have trouble with there broadcast equipment over this called as we know "Betamax (Betacam) it is not the machines fault its the worker. "THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BETAMAX" SP RECORDER ONLY" MODEL ON PAL and SECAM" And a NON TAPE DETHREADING WIZZARD OF ELECTRONICS SUPER STAR" Please do not forget they was that in it together that it is fact "that Betamax and VHS Invented the worlds first colour video recorder together in 1958 (Quadruplex model 1958 until 1988) to say this page does not make common sense because of what i pointed out above Is not true it is just a lack of factual information that leads people to conclusions that is all and i hope the tv COMPANY'S WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN OVER THE BETAMAX: WILL SHINE MORE LIGHT ONTO EXACTLY WHAT PERSISTER THEY TAKE IN RECORDING TV AND KEEPING ARCHIVE.and maybe contribute with some other info on pages regarding TV on Wikipedia : i look forward to seeing them editing and contributing to these pages > i can have a go but it is not my job it is the TV stations since there community service hours over the betamax scam: and has to be filled by them not me on this site John Johnstone Smith (talk) 21:44, 18 May 2014 (UTC)