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Season 1 · Episode 7

Format Wars

0.021mSeptember 27, 2012

VHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode!

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Episode 1The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Episode 2Emergency Broadcast Salute
Episode 3TV Sign-offs
Episode 4Local TV Special
Episode 5American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
Episode 6Conservative Folk Music
Episode 7Format Wars
Episode 81-900-ARCHIVE
Episode 9Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
Episode 10Captain Midnight / Vrillon
Episode 11Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
Episode 12Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
Episode 13Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
Episode 14Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas)
Episode 15Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
Episode 16Intermission
Episode 17Prehistoric Television
Episode 18gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
Episode 19Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
Episode 20Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access)
Episode 21Protect & Survive
Episode 22Duck & Cover
Episode 23Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
Episode 24Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll)
Episode 25Employee Training Videos
Episode 26VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)