Back in 1996 I ran into a fellow online who had these versions back then
after all these years I am still looking for the un-corrected versions of the original episode.
I have raw avi. captures (OF JUST THE SCENES that are different that I managed to pull of his website way back 20 years ago) in terrible shape shown below but that is all.
Does anyone have the original un-edited pilot episode, I would like to create a special edition with material regarding it.
If you do have it, you will know by some of the differences below. i consider this the holy grail, much harder to find than Blade Runner Workprint back in the day song.
Here is the story below.
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American-Canadian animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992 in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup. X-Men was Marvel Comics’ second attempt at an animated X-Men TV series after the pilot X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men was not picked up.
In 1991, Margaret Loesch became head of Fox Children’s Network. Having championed the Pryde of the X-Men pilot in 1989, she was quick to set up an order for 13 episodes of X-Men. X-Men was originally to premiere over the Labor Day weekend in September; however, due to production delays, it was pushed to the end of October. Moreover, when the animation team AKOM turned in the first episode, it contained hundreds of animation errors, which AKOM refused to fix. Because of time constraints, the episode was aired as is. The second episode was turned in just before deadline, with 50 scenes missing and only a single day reserved for editing. The "Night of the Sentinels two-part episode originally aired as a “sneak preview” on October 31.
Because of the production delays and animation errors in these two episodes, Fox threatened to sever AKOM’s contracts. When Fox re-aired the pilot in early 1993, the errors were all corrected. The series earned top ratings throughout its first season, and was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes. X-Men stands as the longest-running Marvel Comics-based show, lasting 76 episodes. The second longest, the 1990s Spider-Man animated series, lasted 65 episodes.
