Here’s another one… this time advertising what is apparently the first TV airing of “2001.” This occurred on February 13, 1977… a few months before “Star Wars” hit the theaters. This actually surprises me a little… this must have been the first time I saw “2001,” but I can’t remember a time when I *didn’t* have “2001” in my life. I must’ve been exposed to “2001” via some other means prior to this, though I can’t really imagine how. Stills showed up in magazines, people talked about it… that sort of thing, I suppose.
I shudder to imagine just what a mess a TV broadcast would have made of “2001.” Pan & scan, edited for time, resolution dropped to crap-level, chopped up for commercials… bleah. Well, one makes do with what one has.
I do also recall getting an HBO movie guide (anyone else remember getting those and actually being excited to see what HBO would show next month?) that advertised “2001” on the last page as coming in the *next* month and going kinda buggo over being able to see “2001” multiple times.