TV shows on Blu-ray

[ussrelativity]

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

[Tanman19az]

I'll buy all the prison breaks(I know they have season 1 out), seinfelds, and the OCs. Oh I would consider everybody loves raymond too!

[Galactus]

I'd like to see Monk on blu-ray

[X-Man777]

Heroes, Lost, Las Vegas

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by ben7ben3

maybe the office because it's already in hd. scrubs, tho, is not filmed in hd, and is a 4:3 ratio. it's recorded like older shows like seinfeld, friends, raymond etc.

With the exception of the first few seasons, "Everybody Loves Raymond" (HBO) was filmed in HD. According to DVDEmpire.com, the ELR releases on DVD went widescreen starting with the fifth season? Can anybody confirm?

"Firefly" (Fox)
"Battlestar Galactica" (Universal)
"Veronica Mars" (WB)
"Kyle XY" (Disney)
"Everwood" (WB)
"Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" (WB)
"Arrested Development" (Fox)
"Supernatural" (WB)
"The O.C." (WB)
"Smallville" (WB)
"Torchwood" (BBC)
"Robin Hood" (BBC)
"Dead Like Me" (MGM)
"Tru Calling" (Fox)
"Lost" (Disney)
"Blade: The Series" (New Line)
"Wildfire" (Lionsgate)
"Surface" (Universal)
"Threshold" (Paramount)
"Invasion" (WB)
"Lost"
"The Office"
"He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe" (BCI) (RUMORED)
"How I Met Your Mother" (Fox)
"Joan Of Arcadia" (Paramount)
"Standoff" (Fox)
"The 4400" (Paramount)
"Kitchen Confidential" (Fox)
"Eureka" (Universal)
"8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter" (Disney)
"The Dresden Files" (Lionsgate)
"Ugly Betty" (Disney)
"30 Rock" (Universal)
"Ghost Whisperer" (Paramount)
"My Name Is Earl" (Fox)
"Jericho" (Paramount)
"Bones" (Fox)
"House, M.D." (Universal)
"Heroes" (Universal)
"Friday Night Lights" (Universal)
"Joey" (WB)
"October Road" (Disney)

"Life" (Universal)
"Samantha Who" (Disney)
"The Big Bang Theory" (WB? Paramount?)
"Chuck" (WB)
"Journeyman" (Fox)
"Reaper" (WB)
"Pushing Daisies" (WB)
"Bionic Woman" (Universal)
"Gossip Girl" (WB)
"Men In Trees" (WB)
"Moonlight" (WB)
"Notes From The Underbelly" (WB)
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (WB)
"My Boys" (Sony)

Those are my choices above, though I would be open to some more series depending on the circumstances. Given the great reviews for "Prison Break", I'll probably pick up "Season One" sometime this Summer, and "Stargate: Atlantis" looks so GREAT on Sci-Fi HD, I might have to pick up some of those as well. There are several series that only had partial seasons filmed in HD like "Gilmore Girls", "Everybody Loves", "The King Of Queens", "Reba", and "Frasier" that I'd LOVE to have the HD seasons, but I'd hate to have my collection so uneven. The aboves are definate buys, I'd have to consider everything else on a case by case basis.

~Alan

[Heart_Collector]

All of the shows from HBO (except Sex in the City...never impressed with that one ), although I have all of Oz on DVD already.
I've also heard good things about Showtime shows, sepecially Dexter

[Original-6ix]

yes give me dexter, my fav show of the last couple years and also all prison break seasons, followed by 24. thank you and get cracking on em

[d0uble0se7en]

Arrested Development!!!


24
Smallville 1-5
Lost 1-2
Veronica Mars

Edit: OH and The Office of course.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Home Media Magazine

Another option could be an increase in TV shows on high-definition disc, now that the format war has been decided in favor of Blu-ray Disc. According to Jyoti Sarda, executive director of TV DVD marketing for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, high-definition sets give studios the chance to present fresh material without having to revisit a standard-DVD release.

Studios Weigh Options For Post-Strike TV DVD

~Alan

[MeltdownMessiah]

I'm definitely thinking that Battlestar Galactica, X-Files, Millenium, Rescue Me (Seasons 1 and 2), Lost (Seasons 1 and 2), Firefly, and Farscape should be released in Blu-Ray. I would absolutely be willing to pay the price for those particular series...and I know of at least another 2 dozen or so people in my own circle of friends who would do the same.

[Aaron]

I would love to see Boston Legal on BD

[krazeyeyez]

lost: season 1 and 2
smallville all of em
heroes
battlestar gallactica
enterprise
las vegas
csi
wire
band of brothers
big love
dead wood
rome
hercules
xena
buffy
farscape
stargate
startrek: movies and series
babylon 5
andromeda
x-files
comedys i can wait for but i would like just for the ease of a season or series on 1/2 discs ...... curb your enthusiasm, news radio, scrubs, futurama, family guy, and arrested development

[two1361]

Originally Posted by JTK

One disc for an entire season works for me. Or series for that matter.

Im a fan of Stargate SG-1, and if that would go to bluray... make it lot easier to have all 10 seasons

[jimmymiro12]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

With the exception of the first few seasons, "Everybody Loves Raymond" (HBO) was filmed in HD. According to DVDEmpire.com, the ELR releases on DVD went widescreen starting with the fifth season? Can anybody confirm?

~Alan

Actually I think it may have been season 3 or 4

[Cplhicks]

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

lost: season 1 and 2
smallville all of em
heroes
battlestar gallactica
enterprise
las vegas
csi
wire
band of brothers
big love
dead wood
rome
hercules
xena
buffy
farscape
stargate
startrek: movies and series
babylon 5
andromeda
x-files
comedys i can wait for but i would like just for the ease of a season or series on 1/2 discs ...... curb your enthusiasm, news radio, scrubs, futurama, family guy, and arrested development

As much as I'd love to see some of those, B5 in particular, I doubt it will ever happen unless they are just in SD on less discs. Many older shows were mastered to video once shot on film, and so trying to put them in HD would be extremely costly/impossible. B5 had issues going to DVD because of the FX being 4:3 while the live actions was shot 16:9, making the FX look worse even on DVD. HD would be impossible. I'm guessing that's the same issue shows like Buffy, ST:TNG and others would have as well. Unless the studio wants to go back to the original negative on those shows, HD might be impossible. Newer shows is all we'll see, I'd guess, or really old ones like ST:TOS which were shot and mastered on film.

[Blu-Jawa]

I would like to see the 2005-2008 Doctor Who Shows on Blu-Ray. I think they are shot on HD Camara's.

And Even though it may cost a lot per-season. I know the DVD sets are around 60 to 70 bucks each. It would be cool if the Blu-Rays would be less but that maybe wishful thinking.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Blu-Jawa

I would like to see the 2005-2008 Doctor Who Shows on Blu-Ray. I think they are shot on HD Camara's.

"Doctor Who" was shot in SD, and the SFX was done at SD resolution, so aside from an UPCONVERTED release, the odds of seeing them are somewhat slim... which brings me to my NEXT comment:

Originally Posted by Cplhicks

As much as I'd love to see some of those, B5 in particular, I doubt it will ever happen unless they are just in SD on less discs. Many older shows were mastered to video once shot on film, and so trying to put them in HD would be extremely costly/impossible. B5 had issues going to DVD because of the FX being 4:3 while the live actions was shot 16:9, making the FX look worse even on DVD. HD would be impossible. I'm guessing that's the same issue shows like Buffy, ST:TNG and others would have as well. Unless the studio wants to go back to the original negative on those shows, HD might be impossible. Newer shows is all we'll see, I'd guess, or really old ones like ST:TOS which were shot and mastered on film.

Years ago, there was a rumor that FOX was going to be creating a NEW HD cable channel which had programming from the FOX vault (movies, TV series, etc...), and a lot of people mentioned several shows they were hoping to be on it. "The X-Files", "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer", and "Firefly" were among some of the most WANTED/DESIRED series. There was much discussion regarding the chances these shows would be "upgradable" to HD, and much of the discussion mirrored your comments... which are all very true.

HOWEVER, a year or two later, "Firefly" was announced as coming to Universal-HD. A lot of people were very interested in how this was possible and tuned in to view it. From my understanding, they solved the SFX (which was rendered in SD) problem by simply UPCONVERTING the SFX scenes. "Firefly" is a little simpler than some series though as the majority of the SFX scenes are space scenes, whereas some shows would require upconverting many scenes with a mixture of live action and SFX... which could possibly distract a viewer way too much.

That being said, there very well COULD be an older series or two out there that may seem impossible, but which could be converted pretty easily, but I do agree that newer HD series will most likely remain the majority of TV series on Blu-ray for a little while now...

~Alan

[ThomasGOAL]

Still nothing about Dexter season 1 and 2 ?

[PCiAM]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Although things are obviously still early on as far as even films are concerned with Blu-ray, how soon do you think studios will start announcing plans to release seasons of televison series on Blu-ray? I'm particulary interested in a couple of TV series from Twentieth Century Fox ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "Firefly" etc.) that I'll love to be able to replace their DVD counterparts with an all new high definition transfer.

I would go seriously in debt to own some Buffy on Blu Ray! I'd be giddy as hell. I loved Angel, too, though for some reason I could never get into Firefly.

[PCiAM]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

"Doctor Who" was shot in SD, and the SFX was done at SD resolution, so aside from an UPCONVERTED release, the odds of seeing them are somewhat slim... which brings me to my NEXT comment:



Years ago, there was a rumor that FOX was going to be creating a NEW HD cable channel which had programming from the FOX vault (movies, TV series, etc...), and a lot of people mentioned several shows they were hoping to be on it. "The X-Files", "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer", and "Firefly" were among some of the most WANTED/DESIRED series. There was much discussion regarding the chances these shows would be "upgradable" to HD, and much of the discussion mirrored your comments... which are all very true.

HOWEVER, a year or two later, "Firefly" was announced as coming to Universal-HD. A lot of people were very interested in how this was possible and tuned in to view it. From my understanding, they solved the SFX (which was rendered in SD) problem by simply UPCONVERTING the SFX scenes. "Firefly" is a little simpler than some series though as the majority of the SFX scenes are space scenes, whereas some shows would require upconverting many scenes with a mixture of live action and SFX... which could possibly distract a viewer way too much.

That being said, there very well COULD be an older series or two out there that may seem impossible, but which could be converted pretty easily, but I do agree that newer HD series will most likely remain the majority of TV series on Blu-ray for a little while now...

~Alan

I do think it's definitely as possible, as Firefly suggests. The only difference is that Firefly only lasted a handful of episodes so converting the entire series to HD wasn't nearly as much work as it would be for Buffy or The X-Files. And you're right... seeing the SFX scenes on Buffy in upconversion would be a little off-putting if mixed in with other scenes in true HD, especially considering all those fight sequences.