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One of the Ostrower Family's most valued possessions is a VHS recording of the #StarWars world bcast premiere on CBS from March 1984.
No one owned home videos back then so this was a big BIG deal. It was the only way to rewatch a movie.
(warning: nerdy 🧵 ahead)
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No one owned home videos back then so this was a big BIG deal. It was the only way to rewatch a movie.
(warning: nerdy 🧵 ahead)
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We would watch the VHS nearly every weekend (commercials & all)
Over time we realized we had what amounted to a time capsule from the Reagan-era.
Here is an incredible TWA ad from early in the bcast w awk 80s gender politics.
Note the young #PaulaZahn pop on a the end.
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Over time we realized we had what amounted to a time capsule from the Reagan-era.
Here is an incredible TWA ad from early in the bcast w awk 80s gender politics.
Note the young #PaulaZahn pop on a the end.
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The broadcast had "special" cutaways to commercial. Here's #MagicJohnson showing R2D2 some love.
I loved this VHS so much I decided to digitize it in 2008.
And I've been meaning to share some of these amazing ads for years, so here we are...
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I loved this VHS so much I decided to digitize it in 2008.
And I've been meaning to share some of these amazing ads for years, so here we are...
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