What is the version of the special that starts with some of the local news anchors before they go to the special. The one that I guess was a HUGE upgrade that was taken directly from a master videotape. Someone authored a GREAT dvd of this version with menus etc. Is THAT the best quality one? Any help would be tremendous.
I believe you are conflating two versions: The one with the news anchors at the beginning was someone’s fairly clean, first-generation VHS tape from the broadcast on WHIO in Chicago. I believe that one was significant in that it was the first widely-seen version that had the entire, uncut intro to the Special intact, and it was significantly better than other bootlegs that had circulated before. That one has been distributed as a DVD with great menus, etc.
The one from the broadcast master tape was shared by EditDroid and is significant for being far and away the best-looking, clearest version. Being a broadcast master, there were no commercials or station identifiers. For picture and sound quality, this is the best.