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Episode Order

posted 13 years ago by profh-1
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I decided to dig out my videoptape of BLACKSTAR for the first time since 1981 and watch it again. It's just as I remember-- every frame screams "Filmation!" (the same people who did JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, STAR TREK, FLASH GORDON), but it's been terribly watered-down for "the kiddies". Oh well.

Here's what baffles me. Both the IMDB and Wikipedia have the episodes listed in a certain order, with air dates. Now, as far as I know, I taped the first 11 episodes off CBS during their initial run. And the order is COMPLETELY different! How is this possible???

Unless, of course, the information on both websites is INCORRECT and is being perpetuated because nobody knows any better...

1 - SEARCH FOR THE STARSWORD
2 - KINGDOM OF NEPTUL
3 - LIGHTNING CITY OF THE CLOUDS
4 - THE QUEST
5 - THE CROWN OF THE SORCERESS
6 - THE AIR WHALES OF ANCHOR
7 - THE LORD OF TIME
8 - THE MERMAID OF SERPENT SEA
9 - TREE OF EVIL
10- CITY OF THE ANCIENT ONES
11 - THE OVERLORD'S BIG SPELL

[–] Hadrian_Rex 11 years ago

Production order doesn't always translate to air date order. Sometimes shows just get aired in the wrong order. This happens particularly with shows that are episodic. IIRC, this happened with The Prisoner and Star Trek TOS.