About Us

Television Obscurities welcomes all input regarding our mission and our website. Feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

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Site History

The early history of Television Obscurities dates back to the late 1990s and encompasses severalattempts to create a website dedicated to forgotten television programs. Originally, the website was entitled "Television That Time Forgot" and was simply a listing of forgotten television programs with individual pages for various shows.

The original version of Television Obscurities was launched in late November/early December of 2002 with six main features and a few additional bits and pieces. The website was relaunched on June 11th, 2003 and has been online ever since. On January 1st, 2004, we moved the site from a freebie host to its own domain.

In January of 2006, the site was moved to a new webhost, we registered a secondary domain (www.tvobscurities.org), and a major overhaul was undertaken, resulting in the new Television Obscurities thousands of viewers enjoy today.

Mission Statement

We are dedicated to keeping obscure TV from fading away forever. To achieve that end we independently maintain a collection of rare and forgotten television programs and specials, spanning decades. This website presents audio and video files, together with images and well-researched summaries, from shows that have aired only once during their initial runs.

We welcome the contributions culled from the memories of television fans who watched obscure shows when they first ran, these memories help to flesh out our features. And, perhaps most importantly, we're avidly building a community based on forgotten and rare television as well as aspects of famous shows that the world has forgotten.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following people for their contributions to the site:

• A source that would like to remain anonymous for donating a massive collection of TV Guide magazines for use in researching television shows from the 1960s to 2000.
• This same anonymous source for also allowing Television Obscurities the use of episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation originally taped in the late 1980s that gave us access to rare promos and previews for obscure shows.
• Scott at www.mexijew.com for designing our new website.
• Eric for making our old logo and banner/button links.
• Numerous people who volunteered their time to check various versions of the sites, check for mistakes, and give feedback.
• A big thank you to Deep9x for checking the entire site to make sure everything was working.
• Webmasters who, either by our asking or of their own free well, linked to our website, therefore allowing countless visitors access to the site.
• An anonymous source for donating a Fall Preview issue of TV Guide to our collection.
• Maureen for donating tapes containing original broadcasts from The WB and UPN.

Everyone who has e-mailed us with comments, questions and corrections gets a hearty thank you. This website is a group effort. All contributions are appreciated and credited on the site.