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Help: looking for... 'Xmen - The Animated Series' - Alternate Original Airing PILOT

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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-MenX-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.

Remember, Highlander, you’ve both still got your full measure of life. Use it well, and your future will be glorious.

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I believe the spleen may have the episode you're looking for.

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No, the spleen has the second release version.

in particular, one will be able to tell right away in the what BUG crawled up here sleeve. This is pictured in the picture on the top left. 

In the uncut version Storm replies with dialog, In the cut version she say's nothing.

just one example

BTW! if someone has this, let me know, i will give up a holy grail of mine for this. lol

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Are you sure the VHS release from 1992 is the fixed version?

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Where were you in '77?

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I have digitally inserted both episodes into my body, careless extraction will result in massive torrents of spleen juice.

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Thank the lord some finally has them.

I don't think people realize how hard these are to come by. 

This needs a special edition disc of some sorts

Remember, Highlander, you’ve both still got your full measure of life. Use it well, and your future will be glorious.

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I am going to spleener it for a gazillion year,

Whats interesting about these is that it was all a mistake that they were released.

But, there is more than just a few changes in these episode, audio, dialog. I used to have a list of changes.

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Please let me know if you'd like the description changed. I didn't feel like trying to dig through archives of those dead sites to try to get info and pics, so I just put up the bare minimum.

I know NMIAI uses some weird audio codec, or at least the CCCP won't run it.

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I hear ya, I can't find nothing on these anymore and was going by my small clips for reference.

Again, people just don't understand how rare these really are. if you want an alternate version than here it is.

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Mitch said:

BTW! if someone has this, let me know, i will give up a holy grail of mine for this.

 So, about that... B)

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ya, lmk man what you want ;-)  

PM me.

Remember, Highlander, you’ve both still got your full measure of life. Use it well, and your future will be glorious.