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TV EPISODE GUIDES, VOLUME I
I N S T R U C T I O N S
By Don Hinkle, Jr.
(c) Copyright 1992 by VanDon Software Publishing, Co.
This "electronic-book" is simplicity in itself to operate.
You simply load and cursor down to the chapter you would
like to read, your favorite series. Press the Enter key and
it will automatically load into memory. When you are
finished reading a chapter, press Esc. and you will be
returned to the main menu, for your next selection. When
you wish to leave the Guides, simply choose "Quit" (or press
Esc twice) and you will be returned back to DOS.
This guide (and any other) has not been "justified" because
we feel it is unnecessary and makes long chapters harder to
read. For this reason, we have left each volume left
justified, and right jagged to improve long reading sessions.
There are added features that will enhance your time spent
reading this "book." They are as follows:
Page Up, Page Down, Home, End & Arrow keys - Scrolling.
Esc - Use to Exit a chapter, or to Exit to DOS.
F1 - Help screen (summary of commands).
S - Search for word, name, title or phrase. (searches only
one chapter at a time, the one you are in).
P - Print. Prints current chapter to paper (hard copy).
F3-F10 or Left & Right arrows - Change current screen color.
1-9 - Autoscroll at various speeds. Use any key to stop
scrolling.
T - Toggle Sound on/off.
This is volume is shareware (to be more precise CHEAPWARE!)
and DOES contain all the instructions, and features for the
program. (We believe in letting the program sell itself!
For this reason, you will not find horrible sales tactics in
the form of a "commercial" in the middle of your session).
You will not find crippled software or demos (unless you
request them) in the shareware market. We just don't believe
in it!
Upon registering (or purchasing another volume in the
series), you are entitled to LIFETIME updates for free!
Simply send us your proof that you registered and we will
send you the latest version of your software. Future issues
of the same software will be free also. (More on this on
other volumes). These issues could be debugged, or have
better commands, or just be better! We feel that you
shouldn't have to buy "the same" software all over again, to
get a better update!!!
See the "final" chapter for ordering further volumes, or
other products by us.
BRIEF EXPLANATION
Throughout this electronic book you will find references to
certain words you may (or not) have heard before. For this
reason, presented here is a explanation of these words, or
phrases:
HOW TO READ THIS GUIDE: The format of each series is simple
and the same for each series and every volume (past, present
or future releases). First the volume of the guide you are
reading, the show title, the credit (on every guide), the
shows air date (which also includes the number of episodes,
the type of medium used to archive the show, etc.), list of
cast members, production credits and syndication credits, a
tidbit of trivia about the show, the background story of the
show. Next is is the shows production title, and then the
description of the shows plot. Each show is presented in
"chronological order" (the order in which they were produced
and aired. Most stations air the shows in this order, but
some do not). The are no missing episodes for any series
unless noted.
PHRASES
NEW LIFE: This is a term for a series that practically bombed
on the air, but does great in syndication. Bosom Buddies is
an excellent example. They are syndicated and become cult
classics. They were cancelled by the network because of poor
ratings. Star Trek is an example of a cult classic.
VIDEO ONLY: This is for shows that are not in syndication,
but are available on video cassette. (Some you must order
through special companies, and some you can get at your local
dealer). Awful shows like Sledgehammer are available on
video cassette, but are too horrible to syndicate, for fear
of too few stations purchasing it. Some shows (Doctor Who
for example) are syndicated to PBS stations only, and are
also available on video (limited).
LIVE SERIES: In the early days of TV (particularly the 1950s)
most series were presented live. They were not filmed and no
record of these series exists. Series such as Mr. Peepers
and some of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet fall in to
this category. The early years of Doctor Who was also proof,
until some undiscovered copies of the early shows turned up,
and they were mastered and syndicated. Although it is said
that 100 Mr. Peepers kinescopes still survive, an absolute
complete episode guide remains impossible (until someone's
safe reveals different!)
NOT IN SYNDICATION: Short-lived TV series' are basically
those in which fewer than 22 episodes were produced. Among
these: The Montefuscos, Me & the Chimp, Ball Four, and all
the other awful series we might remember. Since these series
produced so few episodes, syndication is usually limited to
overseas, making the United States safe from those shows
forever. Certain series which are not in syndication are
included because they retained somewhat of a cult status and,
although few episodes were produced, many wish more episodes
were available. Series such as Quark, Captain Nice and Mr.
Terrific are all examples of this.
BANNED: Because of certain network guidelines or an outraged
viewing audience, certain series are not allowed to be
broadcast anywhere. Examples of these are Amos & Andy,
Briget Loves Bernie, Beulah, and Life With Luigi. All of
these series offended somebody enough that action was taken
to ban them. For the sake of classic TV however, Amos & Andy
has been included because it is one of the most popular
banned series and is a landmark as far as blacks on TV are
concerned. It paved the way for a whole new TV generation
and the way they viewed it!
RECENT SERIES: These shows which are brand new on the air and
have not produced enough episodes to warrant putting them in
a current volume (they will most likely be put in one later).
However, this includes the shows like Home Improvement, Step
By Step, Billy, etc. These shows could be cancelled at any
minute, and there would be too few episodes to be syndicated.
Basically, they have to prove themselves first.
SYNDICATION: "Syndication" is the term that is given to a
show if it is offered to several stations instead of just one
single network. An old show in syndication can have its
episode played on any station as opposed to the network
station that owns it. Some new series are syndicated to
local stations rather than go to a network--for various
reasons, but mostly for money. A series can be playing on
hundreds of stations but do poorly in syndication. The
number of stations a relatively new show is on doesn't
indicate how popular it is, it just means that a lot of
stations brought it.
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