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Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 2:56 pm
by Ribs
Of course one imagines Cheers has to be in the queue - as well as the handful of other titles CBS announced as forthcoming
way back in 2014 when they were still releasing these things at $130 a pop. Probably a Complete Lucy set, but also "Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, Petticoat Junction, Dynasty, The Beverly Hillbillies, Taxi, and Twin Peaks (with director David Lynch involved with the restoration)."
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:05 pm
by domino harvey
Did they even release all of Petticoat Junction on DVD? I’d be stunned if that got a full series Blu set, but I’ve been stunned before by CBS’ slate!
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:47 am
by Hifihedgehog
Time Tunnel, The (Complete series, Revelation Films, UK) - SD up-conversion,
Correction. I have the entire series on Blu-ray and it is absolutely
not an upscale. Unlike my old DVD set, I can finally read the text on their name badges, see the individual threads on Tony's sweater, and even see the film grain. It is up there with my Gomer Pyle and Hogan's Heroes Blu-ray sets in terms of visual fidelity.
However...
I do have a recommendation for your shame list. I Dream of Jeannie is totally an upscale. In fact, it looks noticeably worse than my DVD set because the frame rate is off as well. I assume they are using some temporal upscaler that is very hit-or-miss. You can see here just how bad it is. (It is a stark contrast to Time Tunnel above which is true HD.) Just look at the line aliasing on Dr. Bellows' clipboard. Besides that, you cannot make out any text or fabric texture. Atrocious.

Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:12 pm
by Blip Martindale
LOL to your user name, very clever! But you'll have to post more "random" nude screenshots to complete the reference.
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:57 pm
by Hifihedgehog
Missed one! One other correction to the master list here:
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Complete - Discotek, US)
This is one of those infamous "SD on BD" releases of the classic Sonic media, the other being Sonic X (post 2000). So it belongs on the shame list:

Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2025 8:41 pm
by domino harvey
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2026 1:59 am
by domino harvey
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 1:47 pm
by jazzo
This just had me do the dance of joy, Dom
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 7:49 pm
by aox
I remember that show from my youth, but haven't thought about it in almost 40 years. Do they ever end up banging? Being in the 1980s, does the show allude to it?
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:16 pm
by domino harvey
They’re cousins! And they date/marry two girls during the series, so nothing as torrid as that
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:21 pm
by aox
domino harvey wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:16 pm
They’re cousins! And they date/marry two girls during the series, so nothing as torrid as that
Wow. Talk about being completely off-base. I'm like a child (Donnie) who wanders into the middle of a movie.
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:30 pm
by The Narrator Returns
I’ve been watching The Leftovers for the first time and the season 2 premiere’s payoff to Perfect Strangers being mentioned throughout season 1 really made me laugh, and will now be my main association with the show.
Re: Pre-2000s Television on Blu-ray
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:31 pm
by domino harvey
I doubt I’ve seen an episode in at least 25 years and have no idea if it holds up as entertainment but
the theme song still rules