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KIRO News Radio announced this morning that they are ready for whatever is going to next happen at Mount Saint Helen because they have "three live reporters" on the scene of the volcano. Amazing. How did they figure out that dead reporters file very few stories?
I have noticed that television now offers coverage of events, after the fact, which are described as "taped live." How else might they have been recorded?
I'm heading off to the Right Coast tomorrow but I look forward to being edified by your reflections upon my return.
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"I wouldn't be caught dead going to a live concert!" Count Dracula
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described as "taped live." How else might they have been recorded?
Scripted, with retakes where the intial take didn't meet the desired criteria.
Caveat:
Taped live is not a guarantee that what you see is entirely what happened, only that nothing was redone. There still may be editing that removes some elements.
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Similarly, I find the "all" in "all new episode" to be obvious.
Also, isn't it Helens?
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Saint Helens, yes. The Native Americans named it before George Vancouver did. They called it "Louwala-clough" which means "smoking mountain." They were onto something.
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I find the "all" in "all new episode" to be obvious.
Unless, of course, it contains some elements from a previous episode, flashbacks or introductory material to remind you of what happened last season.
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Through the marvels of DVD technology, I now own a disk on which three of the original (1930's) Flash Gordon serials are compended. There are 13 or 15 episodes per each, having been shown weekly in movie theatres here in the Colonies to keep people coming back (and paying a whole DIME to get in). At the beginning of each "all new" episode, there is a recap of the most exciting scenes from the last "all new" episode, to bring the viewer up to the cliff-hanger, so it makes sense.
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Through the marvels of DVD technology, I now own a disk on which three of the original (1930's) Flash Gordon serials are compended. Oh, I am sorry to hear that, Padre. Can you get your money back? What did you actually believe you were purchasing? 
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Eat you heart out, Gentle Capfka. You KNOW you are jealous of my acquisition. Now I can watch the hawkmen, the claymen, the sharkmen, and the lovely Dale Arden (who faints a lot) to my heart's content.
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Sorry, Padre. Even as a kid I found the special effects to be slightly on the unspecial side when I saw the episodes at the Mayfair Theatre matinees. Preferred the comics, me!
And, at that age, Dale Arden could have worn even less than she normally did and it wouldn't have excited my interest one iota. She was just that stupid woman who kept fainting!
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