CLASSIC TV: Is it doomed to DVD presentation? - Blu-ray Forum

Maggot · 11-21-2014, 06:22 AM

Not withstanding some excellent standouts like Star Trek, Twilight Zone and the recent Batman series, do you think the majority of TV shows will ever get released on the format? Granted, I don't ever expect a personal favorite of mine like WKRP to ever come to the format....lets face it..... sadly, it was shot on videotape and it looks it. Fortunately, the new DVD collection is pretty darn good!

I read somewhere not that long ago that research suggested TV shows sell best on DVD. Beloved classic TV shows that were shot on film or at least 1 inch master tape......like.....The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, The Munster's, Mission Impossible, MASH, I Dream of Jeannie and Bonanza to name a few, just seem to be delegated to DVD, with new rehashed sets coming out all the time. I'm certainly glad to CBS/Paramount for putting out the Bonanza DVD season sets FINALLY, but could they be brought to Blu-ray?

Granted, who knows what condition the masters are in for all these shows, although looking at general quality of these DVD sets, they are not too bad off at all. I would think the uptick in resolution from just a rescan of current holdings would suffice? A restoration would be wonderful, but considering the cost and or unless they have already undergone enough past work, why don't they just put these out?

Also, is there really any interest in bringing these to Blu-ray as many of these shows I list, while just fun, popular kids Americana in their time, are just not sellable enough. That the demographic might suggest that most people who would watch these shows are going to be fine with DVD?

So many great shows on up through the 80's, yet so little of it on Blu-ray....

11-21-2014, 06:22 AM	#1
Maggot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:United States 4K collection:643 Blu-ray collection:1342 DVD collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:81	CLASSIC TV: Is it doomed to DVD presentation? Not withstanding some excellent standouts like Star Trek, Twilight Zone and the recent Batman series, do you think the majority of TV shows will ever get released on the format? Granted, I don't ever expect a personal favorite of mine like WKRP to ever come to the format....lets face it..... sadly, it was shot on videotape and it looks it. Fortunately, the new DVD collection is pretty darn good! I read somewhere not that long ago that research suggested TV shows sell best on DVD. Beloved classic TV shows that were shot on film or at least 1 inch master tape......like.....The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, The Munster's, Mission Impossible, MASH, I Dream of Jeannie and Bonanza to name a few, just seem to be delegated to DVD, with new rehashed sets coming out all the time. I'm certainly glad to CBS/Paramount for putting out the Bonanza DVD season sets FINALLY, but could they be brought to Blu-ray? Granted, who knows what condition the masters are in for all these shows, although looking at general quality of these DVD sets, they are not too bad off at all. I would think the uptick in resolution from just a rescan of current holdings would suffice? A restoration would be wonderful, but considering the cost and or unless they have already undergone enough past work, why don't they just put these out? Also, is there really any interest in bringing these to Blu-ray as many of these shows I list, while just fun, popular kids Americana in their time, are just not sellable enough. That the demographic might suggest that most people who would watch these shows are going to be fine with DVD? So many great shows on up through the 80's, yet so little of it on Blu-ray....

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