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After downloading and reviewing all of the content available for this series on Internet Archive and the only thread I could find on here, it seems as though restoration efforts on this series have stalled.
Episodes on Internet Archive marked as “Restored” all seem to have noticable combing and tiling artifacts and (because of the differences of VHS and DVD audio) their soundtracks have dropout and sound a bit hollow during “restored” segments. Also notable is the fact that, in one episode; missing footage was replaced by a very low-resolution still image.
I think advancements in decombing algorithms and audio editing software made within the last couple years could greatly improve the quality of these fan edits.
To that end, I have undertaken a new restoration effort, aimed towards providing a bit more video fidelity and higher quality audio.
Test results from the first week of December 2025 are promising, but I could use some help fleshing out the archive of original broadcasts.
WANTED:
Higher quality versions of any episodes. Most notably, the fourth and fifth episodes (notated by the Internet Archive as episodes 1.6 and 1.7. [The DVD collection lists these as episodes 4 and 5.])
A list of changes made to the episodes of seasons 2 through 4 from broadcast to DVD. (A Reddit post detailing the changes to season one was very helpful and I’d love to know if anyone else has already done this for the rest of the series.)
Also, if anyone seeing this has experience in audio production… I’d like to get the VHS audio to blend as seamlessly with the DVD audio as I can. The audio editing software I have the most experience with is Reaper. I’ve used the “Subtract” FX to remove tape hiss, but the audio sounds a bit muffled or hollow from time to time. Is there a good way to get more high end and less low, so spoken dialogue is a little more clear and lifelike? The GUI for enhancement of bass and treble in Reaper was a little too esoteric and I gave up trying to adjust them after I began to ruin the sound by over-tuning the settings.
I hope to have a draft of the first 5 episodes ready for community perusal/feedback before 2025 ends.
If you have access to broadcasts not available on Internet Archive and are willing to share them, please reach out. I plan to replace the missing footage from some episodes with the best quality download I can find. But I will make revisions whenever higher quality footage is shared with me.
If you want to contribute or wouldn’t mind watching the rough drafts and giving feedback, please feel free to reach out and PM me.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my project. I hope to hear from you soon.