1939, Via 1987
Today’s video is part one of the “making of Gone with the Wind” installment of ABC’s short-lived newsmagazine, Our World. Man, I loved this show. Anchored by Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf, each episode examined the events of a single year in American history. I recall that the show was critically acclaimed, but ABC gave it a death sentence by scheduling it opposite mega-hit The Cosby Show. It limped along through the 1986-87 season before getting the axe. Stupid ABC.
Somebody on YouTube posted the entire 1939/Gone with the Wind show, so at least we have that to be thankful for.
“Our World” was way too smart to be on network TV in anything other than a death slot. (Rather like Linda Ellerbee herself, who was generally way too hip for the room that was network TV.) I used to have a bunch of “Our World” episodes on VHS, but they perished long ago. Too bad. Here’s hoping some YouTuber will resurrect a few more of them.