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A scam requires intent to defraud. Work may actually have been done and money spent, but the mechanics of an actual release failed to fall into place. This did prove the sceptics right though

Radio Shows are generally public domain and no one seems to care about rights issues associated with there release. If there are still transcriptions, that's a good idea.

Hey, I was wondering how one knows what format was being used. Is .mov the only format you can do digital cleanup on when using an Apple computer? When studios do digital cleanup (fixing scratches and the like), what do they typcially use? On another slightly different note, on concern I...

Wow. That must have been terrible.

Not sure to what you are referring to here, but there are plenty of pristine versions available. I recommend the Decca Christmas Anthology ("The Voice of Christmas") and the Crosby family produced "Crosby Christmas Sessions"...

I think that there are different types of business skills. Ozzie was a very good promoter and was savy enough to find some really good songs for Ricky to perform. That he had a blind spot for "back office" activities doesn't take away from the skills he possessed, although you are correct that...

It's an enormous project. Perhaps at some point, he'll reconsider.

My recollection of O&H is from the early 1980s on TBS, around the time they were running shows like Father Knows Best, Real McCoys, and Hazel. I never watched it as much as those other shows.

Personally, I thought he was talking about editing for the initial network broadcast (or summer repeat) by placing commercials and such into the negative or print as he mentions it being done "for ABC" and in "the early days." I am also impressed that he's stuck with this thing. It's a huge...

If it's a show I want, I only think it's better to release it season by season if the releasing company screws something up. Then, at least, they can fix it in the next season. Generally, I prefer to buy complete series. On the other hand, there are some shows where it seems the quality...

It sounded to me that they were successfully transferring the film elements, but that the cleanup was the sticking point. Personally, the way I read the kickstarter thing, the funds were going to make a documentary film about O&H, not the restoration. The restored episodes were just a bonus...

Hopefully, someone will warn him about excessive DNR.

So, at this rate, it should take a little over seven years to get the full series. (435/(12 x 5) = 7.25)

Going back to the elements for a show that lasted 14 or 15 seasons and had something like 39 episodes for most seasons -- that's a huge project. I appreciate the effort Sam is putting into this and I wish it fully succeeds as soon as possible.

There's more to the story on the Beverly Hillbillies.

The cast ads for Andy Griffith were great because they featured the cast playing their tv roles and often fit in with the plot of the episode. Anything like that, I would not mind being included in the regular run.

What exactly were their financial goals? I was always confused about the Kickstarter thing anyway as I was not sure whether they were raising funds for the restoration or the film about O&H. So, is he saying that with the funds they got they were only able to do part of the first season?

Yea, I don't care about that question. Mr. Nelson is not asking for that much money and as Neil points out, there is not a huge amount of profit potential from the project. It's interesting that Ozzie kept multiple copies of each show. Maybe at least one is in good enough shape for a clean...

From a fan's perspective, Gene Autry was perhaps the best model. He left no children to support, and a few hundred million dollars to carry on his legacy so all of his films and tv shows were restored. The amount Sam Nelson is requesting on the online donation website is only $10,000. I don't...

Sam Nelson's Kickstarter message says, "Ultimately, the accumulated footage together will be produced into a documentary that will encompass the journey of restoring and revitalizing the show from the musty vaults, all the way back to broadcast and a mainstream audience." So, it sounds like he...