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JRegis · 08-30-2014, 02:52 PM

This is a real shot in the dark here, but thought I'd ask anyway. Does anyone know where I may be able to locate the extended unaired 31-minute pilot? I vaguely remember seeing the unaired pilot as maybe a special back in the mid-90's on Nick At Nite (complete with the Farsi translations), and have never been able to track it down since. I own all the DVDs and would love to see this again to complete my collection. If Sony did indeed actually own that version, it should've been included as a bonus feature. Also, the redone soundtracks on "Russian Roulette" (S1#13), "My Poor Master, the Civilian" (S2#21), and "One Of Our Bottles is Missing" (S2#20) still bother me to this day. Surely, somebody out there must have a fuzzy low-quality broadcast or even syndication copy. Please? "One of Our Bottles Is Missing" was even included on a VHS set released in the 90's. I understand the limitations Sony had in creating a digital print of those 3 episodes, and I'll admit they did a decent job recreating the music and SOME of the canned laughter, but now I want to hear the real deal. I also am assuming that the Mill Creek re-releases use the exact same Sony prints with the reconstructed soundtracks. Can anyone out there point me in the right direction to even a badly transferred VHS rendering of these episodes? Thanks.

caladon · 09-10-2014, 03:40 PM

This may or may not be what you're looking for:

Unaired Pilot

Good Luck

JRegis · 09-16-2014, 10:25 PM

Thanks, caladon. It DOES actually appear to be what I was looking for. But, he's offering it for such an exorbitant price for essentially a single episode plus 6 additional minutes. I'll keep looking.

08-30-2014, 02:52 PM	#1
JRegis Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2012 Location: USA Posts: 20	Extended Pilot? This is a real shot in the dark here, but thought I'd ask anyway. Does anyone know where I may be able to locate the extended unaired 31-minute pilot? I vaguely remember seeing the unaired pilot as maybe a special back in the mid-90's on Nick At Nite (complete with the Farsi translations), and have never been able to track it down since. I own all the DVDs and would love to see this again to complete my collection. If Sony did indeed actually own that version, it should've been included as a bonus feature. Also, the redone soundtracks on "Russian Roulette" (S1#13), "My Poor Master, the Civilian" (S2#21), and "One Of Our Bottles is Missing" (S2#20) still bother me to this day. Surely, somebody out there must have a fuzzy low-quality broadcast or even syndication copy. Please? "One of Our Bottles Is Missing" was even included on a VHS set released in the 90's. I understand the limitations Sony had in creating a digital print of those 3 episodes, and I'll admit they did a decent job recreating the music and SOME of the canned laughter, but now I want to hear the real deal. I also am assuming that the Mill Creek re-releases use the exact same Sony prints with the reconstructed soundtracks. Can anyone out there point me in the right direction to even a badly transferred VHS rendering of these episodes? Thanks.
	Last edited by JRegis; 09-01-2014 at 12:45 PM.

09-10-2014, 03:40 PM	#2
caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	This may or may not be what you're looking for: Unaired Pilot Good Luck
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09-16-2014, 10:25 PM	#3
JRegis Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2012 Location: USA Posts: 20	Thanks, caladon. It DOES actually appear to be what I was looking for. But, he's offering it for such an exorbitant price for essentially a single episode plus 6 additional minutes. I'll keep looking.