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Post #549520

Author
SKot
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Idea & Info: Westworld / Futureworld / Beyond Westworld - preservations of?
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Date created
31-Oct-2011, 5:27 PM

These films and the short-lived series are a bit dated and cheesey, but they have a few historic sci-fi moments and are still worth watching and/or preserving:
 

Westworld (1973)
Directed by Michael Crichton(!), the first film has only seen a bare-bones DVD release so far.  However, there is an additional “Making of Westworld” DVD that was released separately.  There was also a TV airing featuring a couple of extra scenes that would be a good candidate for a preservation effort.
 

Futureworld (1976)
The sequel to Westworld has never seen a US DVD release, but is available streaming on Netflix and as a digital download or manufacture-on-demand DVD-R on Amazon.
 

Beyond Westworld (1980)
This short-lived series only managed to air 3 of the 5 completed episodes.  It has never been released on DVD (or even VHS, to my knowledge).  All 5 episodes are out there, though, and have been available as torrents in the past.  This is another item that screams for a preservation.

 

I’ve recently watched Westworld and Futureworld, but have not been able to get my hands on the Beyond Westworld series, beyond a couple of  segments posted on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXWa_TfWxrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhx-Kq4-g_Q

and a promo for the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USl3Jkp1Aok
 

So a preservation for at least the TV cut of Westworld and the TV series would be worth doing, I think.

–SKot