Hello everyone,

I’m a huge fan of the preservation effort being made by everyone on this site and in general the internet, and wanted to try and help to contribute. A project I feel passionate about is the preservation of a much beloved TV classic from my childhood, Grim Tales. Anyone who’s seen the show will know why I love it so much.

Now there’s absolutely no sign of a DVD release of this show in site - from what I’ve read about the internet this may be due to licensing issues with music and the like. Now I do have a lot of experience working in the video industry with various video formats, including obviously VHS - but less known formats like Umatic and Betacam.

I have a theory that since this program aired fairly regularly in my childhood, that it may exist in some form of broadcast quality tape like Umatic - and would love to know if anyone has access to such a tape. I know this is a real real long shot, but this seems a great place to start.

In the interrum, I am currently waiting on eBay copies of some of the original VHS tapes that were sold in the 90s. A lot of these will be pretty poor quality I’ll wager by the time they’ve made it as far as me, and even with a time base corrector will come out pretty average. However every copy I’ve seen of this show on the internet has been utterly terrible, and this show deserves much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvauDltf3Jc&list=PL6828CB7112F6BBD4

Please let me know if you are able to help, have any sources I could investigate, or even just an affirming pat on the back so I feel less alone in my love of this wonderful show. 😃

Thanks!