[QuadList] Jack Benny: the Lost Episodes

[Sammy Jones]

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been watching the new DVD set of Jack 
Benny: the Lost Episodes.  It's comprised mostly of live or live-to-tape 
shows from the mid-50s to early 60s.  The multi-camera video shows are 
sourced from 16mm kinescopes, but it's obvious that many were originally 
recorded to Quad videotape.  Why?  They exhibit moderate to severe banding!

Since the kinescope recordings would have been made when the tapes were new 
(the films are from Jack's personal collection, now housed at UCLA), I'm 
interested to know how this would have slipped past the engineers who made 
the kines at CBS.  What were the tape to film facilities like at Television 
City in the 50s and 60s?

Is anyone else watching this set?  It's a fascinating look at a top comedy 
program of the early Quad years!

Sammy Jones