Talk:An Evening with Fred Astaire

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[edit] Got the show?

If anyone has a copy of the show, I'd love to see it!  ProhibitOnions  ^(T) 15:01, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

The show was released on video during the 1980s or 1990s and used copies occasionally turn up on internet auction sites. You could also inquire at the Yahoo Astaire mailing list. The Astaire estate owns all rights to these shows, as Astaire executive produced them and sold them on to NBC. The shows have never been officially released on DVD and the estate has no plans at present to do so. Hopefully this will change as these shows were highly regarded in their time, and are important for serious students of Astaire and 20th century televised dance in general. Dermot 12:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

No kidding. I've only seen excerpts, and a DVD with all four shows (with a quality transfer so we can see what early videotape was capable of) would be very nice. Some of these older shows are available on VHS from small companies (vide The Edsel Show) but these are usually kinescope transfers. Oh well.  ProhibitOnions  ^(T) 13:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television and Radio) has this show in their collection. I have been to the New York location several times and viewed the show once.Thomprod 13:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)