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Can I be the first to shout "Hurray!" This is terrific news!
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I just want a quality version. And since the CBS Syndication Bible lists One Step Beyond as being remastered in HD, this set should blow the PD sets out of the water.
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2 1/2 seasons.
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AT LONG LAST!!!!!!!!
My good friend Harry told me about this impending DVD release over a month ago and I personally have been patiently waiting the momentous news of this which has finally happened.
I honestly couldn't be happier about this as I am a devout ONE STEP BEYOND (ABC 1959-61) fan myself and quite frankly I think it will do exceedingly well.
We previously had a lengthy and indepth discussion on this very topic in this very discussion forum and I can't help but feel that someone at Paramount caught wind of it and was inspired to move ahead on a truly important DVD release.
More than anyone could know!
And we are talking about (if I understand correctly) a full restoration job here.
These classic genre shows are always BIG sellers with an established market and will be remembered long after most of these tired sitcoms and drama shows have gone by the wayside.
Bring on ONE STEP BEYOND!
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THE INVADERS starring Roy Thinnes belongs in a DVD Collection.
Let them land!
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THIS caught me very flat-footed! Seems to me that CBS/P is moving heaven and earth to get back on the fan's Christmas card list and this is a big step in the right direction.
I've honestly never seen an episode, but am willing to try this on a blind buy based on reputation and word of mouth and hey, we want CBS/P to finish this.
Good lord, between Lucy, Bonanza and OSB and Shout!, this is getting expensive for classic TV.
So much TV...
So little money!
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I still recall seeing some of the original broadcasts as "ALCOA PRESENTS: ONE STEP BEYOND" all those years ago. And once these shows hit syndication, boy did the prints deteriorate quickly. I remember them running on a local UHF station with prints just as miserable and choppy as the public domain stuff out there now.
This is most welcome news - and finally official. I don't consider it any kind of double or triple dip, since the existing prints out there are so bad that people just haven't actually SEEN these episodes.
ONE STEP BEYOND was definitely a "goosebump" deliverer as some of these shows scared the bejeezus out of this impressionable 10-12 year old! If the stories weren't enough to do it, Harry Lubin's theme would get me every time.
I can't wait to see the restored prints on these - and I'd love it if the original "Alcoa" elements were left in place, but I fear that's too much to hope for. It's more likely that we'll get some kind of modern re-do of the opening/closing sequences that will eliminate the "Alcoa" stuff, or things will still be choppy.
Harry
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(i.e. not any kind of a modern re-do, please).
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I was thinking along the lines of a CGI recreation of the original, just to smooth it out. The edits in the openings that are found on the public domain versions were done to eliminate the "Alcoa" elements, announcements, etc. As I recall, they used to have John Newland himself almost seamlessly introduce the first Alcoa commercial in the network days. It was all integrated into the openings, not unlike the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse stuff.
A number of series on DVD have had reconstructed opening credit sequences - sometimes for expediency of not having to restore the same frames over and over again (e.g. THE FUGITIVE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) - sometimes just to present it without the commercial integration (e.g. BEWITCHED).
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Hmmm...This press release lists 22 episodes in the first season, yet the old stand-by book FANTASTIC TELEVISION by Gerani & Shulman lists 30 episodes in the first season.
Which one is correct?
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When I bought the Mill Creek set, I found this episode guide online.
One Step Beyond
But since it's in production order, here it is in airdate order:
Season 1 - 22 episodes
Bride Possessed (20 Jan 1959)
Night Of April 14th (27 Jan 1959)
Emergency Only (3 Feb 1959)
The Dark Room (10 Feb 1959)
Twelve Hours To Live (17 Feb 1959)
Epilogue (24 Feb 1959)
The Dream (3 Mar 1959)
Premonition (10 Mar 1959)
Dead Part Of The House (17 Mar 1959)
The Vision (24 Mar 1959)
The Devil's Laughter (31 Mar 1959)
Return Of Mitchell Campion (7 Apr 1959)
The Navigator (14 Apr 1959)
The Secret (21 Apr 1959)
The Aerialist (28 Apr 1959)
The Burning Girl (5 May 1959)
The Haunted U-Boat (12 May 1959)
Image Of Death (19 May 1959)
The Captain's Guests (26 May 1959)
Echo (2 Jun 1959)
The Front Runner (9 Jun 1959)
The Riddle (16 Jun 1959)
Season 2 - 39 episodes
Delusion (15 Sep 1959)
Ordeal On Locust Street (22 Sep 1959)
Brainwave (6 Oct 1959)
Doomsday (13 Oct 1959)
Night Of The Kill (20 Oct 1959)
The Inheritance (27 Oct 1959)
The Open Window (3 Nov 1959)
Message From Clara (10 Nov 1959)
Forked Lightning (17 Nov 1959)
Reunion (24 Nov 1959)
Dead Ringer (1 Dec 1959)
The Stone Cutter (8 Dec 1959)
Father Image (15 Dec 1959)
Make Me Not A Witch (22 Dec 1959)
The Hand (29 Dec 1959)
The Justice Tree (5 Jan 1960)
Earthquake (12 Jan 1960)
Forests Of The Night (19 Jan 1960)
Call From Tomorrow (26 Jan 1960)
Who Are You? (2 Feb 1960)
The Day The World Wept - The Lincoln Story (9 Feb 1960)
The Lovers (16 Feb 1960)
Vanishing Point (23 Feb 1960)
The Mask (1 Mar 1960)
The Haunting (8 Mar 1960)
The Explorer (15 Mar 1960)
The Clown (22 Mar 1960)
I Saw You Tomorrow (5 Apr 1960)
Encounter (12 Apr 1960)
The Peter Hurkos Story (Part 1) (19 Apr 1960)
The Peter Hurkos Story (Part 2) (26 Apr 1960)
Delia (3 May 1960)
The Visitor (10 May 1960)
Gypsy (17 May 1960)
Contact (24 May 1960)
The Lonely Room (31 May 1960)
House Of The Dead (7 Jun 1960)
Good-Bye Grandpa (14 Jun 1960)
The Storm (21 Jun 1960)
Season 3 - 35 episodes
Tidal Wave (30 Aug 1960)
Anniversary Of A Murder (27 Sep 1960)
The Death Waltz (4 Oct 1960)
The Return (11 Oct 1960)
If You See Sally (18 Oct 1960)
Moment Of Hate (25 Oct 1960)
To Know The End (1 Nov 1960)
The Trap (15 Nov 1960)
The Voice (22 Nov 1960)
The Promise (29 Nov 1960)
Tonight At 12:17 (6 Dec 1960)
Where Are They? (13 Dec 1960)
Legacy Of Love (20 Dec 1960)
Rendezvous (27 Dec 1960)
The Executioner (3 Jan 1961)
The Last Round (10 Jan 1961)
Dead Man's Tale (17 Jan 1961)
The Sacred Mushroom (24 Jan 1961)
The Gift (31 Jan 1961)
Person Unknown… (7 Feb 1961)
Night Of Decision (21 Feb 1961)
The Stranger (28 Feb 1961)
Justice (7 Mar 1961)
The Face (14 Mar 1961)
That Room Upstairs (21 Mar 1961)
Signal Received (4 Apr 1961)
The Confession (11 Apr 1961)
The Avengers (25 Apr 1961)
The Prisoner (2 May 1961)
Blood Flower (16 May 1961)
The Sorcerer (23 May 1961)
The Villa (6 Jun 1961)
The Tiger (20 Jun 1961)
The Nightmare (27 Jun 1961)
Eye Witness (4 Jul 1961)
Why do I suspect CBS will break up Seasons 2 and 3 into volumes? 
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I only remember the episode about the 1906 SF earthquake. Good stuff.
On the definitely will buy list.
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
