On the heels of their successful "BIG EVENT" presentation of "Gone With the Wind" in November 1976, NBC made a similar deal with MGM to bring this to TV, in another "one time only" presentation. However, it was telecast in "standard ratio" format {"pan and scan'"}. And It wasn't quite the "ratings phenomenon" that "Gone With the Wind" was- but NBC needed ANY ratings success to offset their faltering prime-time schedule that season.
I had to miss part of it because my parents wanted to watch something else. took me until I was 24 to see the whole show
altha2008 5 months ago
i still have the daily news tv guide ad for this airing.
tapthatt2012 9 months ago
Whatta a trip. Thanks for posting it. That was BIG...:-)
WBShepherd 1 year ago
On the heels of their successful "BIG EVENT" presentation of "Gone With the Wind" in November 1976, NBC made a similar deal with MGM to bring this to TV, in another "one time only" presentation. However, it was telecast in "standard ratio" format {"pan and scan'"}. And It wasn't quite the "ratings phenomenon" that "Gone With the Wind" was- but NBC needed ANY ratings success to offset their faltering prime-time schedule that season.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
NBC BIG EVENT!
Hollywoodsteve 2 years ago