A forum member asked if anyone had recorded any of the extended Waterworld broadcasts and had kept them for preservation purposes. Another section of this forum is dedicated to general film as well.Ī discussion thread was started in the general film section in late 2005 ( Link). This forum is primarily a band of dedicated fans that strive to protect and record all versions of the Star Wars saga including some very professionally made fan edits. One day on the internet I happened to come across a discussion forum called. In the due course of time, I later upgraded to the DVD as well, disappointed that the only bonus content was the original theatrical trailer. Despite the generally negative press, I do enjoy the film. I remember purchasing the widescreen VHS cassette of the theatrical edition for myself. That was the first and last time I saw the extended edition until researching this article.
Many years ago, a colleague at work had recorded one of these showings onto VHS tape and lent it to me. Since that night all those years ago, this longer cut has been televised every now and again on other channels such as the Sci-Fi Channel (as it was then known) but all using slightly different edits of the film. What made this television premiere different was the film being shown across two consecutive nights because of the inclusion of approximately forty minutes of new and previously unseen material. In 1997, the American television network ABC broadcast the premiere of the feature film Waterworld.