Underplayed Gems

Back to Next Saturday (1985)

Back to Next Saturday poster
Directed by
Lee Bernhardi
Genre
tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
25 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This TV special uses live action and animation to promote NBC's new Saturday morning cartoon lineup for 1985. Actors appear as both themselves and their animated characters in a crossover adventure story.

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What happens

Back to Next Saturday (Volver al próximo sábado) es un especial de televisión que mezcla acción real y animación, originalmente fue transmitido por el canal NBC el 13 de septiembre de 1985 a las 7:30 p. m. cuya función era en exhibir la nueva temporada de dibujos animados de NBC del sábado por la mañana de ese año. Destaca que varios de los actores que participan en el especial tanto como en acción real como de sus correspondientes personajes de los programas animados. Back to Next Saturday fue capaz de narrar una historia tipo crossover y aventura.​ El horario del sábado por la mañana de NBC 1985-86​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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