[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'224508\' date=\'Aug 30 2009, 09:39 PM\']As far as "The Good Guys" that was done on film, IIRC, so there would be less of a chance than tape for deterioration. IMDB says Paramount is the current rights holder.[/quote]
"The Good Guys"? The 1960s sitcom starring Bob Denver, Herb Edelman and Joyce Van Patten? What a blast from the past!
You're right. It was done on film. Except for the pilot episode. One of the strangest viewing experiences of my youth.
It began as film, then abruptly and without explanation, switched over to videotape. And it stayed that way until the epilogue, when it switched back to film. I have no idea why they did it that way.