Ken Burns' The Civil War Coming To BD From PBS - Blu-ray Forum

stvn1974 · 04-10-2015, 05:59 PM

http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archiv...chieve-highes/

Love the series and can't wait to see/own it. Hopefully "Baseball' is next.

biglou114 · 04-10-2015, 06:05 PM

YES!!! I've been holding back on buying the DVD set (which has been going for pretty cheap).

johnny · 04-10-2015, 06:06 PM

I was tempted many times to buy the DVD Set, I'm glad now I waited....

HD Goofnut · 04-10-2015, 06:08 PM

Sweet.

This was one of the best series I ever witnessed on the Civil War. The only one I liked better was Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War.

StLouisRibs · 04-10-2015, 06:09 PM

The fact this is made to be broadcast to me suggests it'll be done in 16:9, so maybe don't bust out the party poppers just yet.

HD Goofnut · 04-10-2015, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

The fact this is made to be broadcast to me suggests it'll be done in 16:9, so maybe don't bust out the party poppers just yet.

If it's stretched I am not buying it. If it's open matte I will still buy it.

Angel Eyes · 04-10-2015, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archiv...chieve-highes/

Love the series and can't wait to see/own it. Hopefully "Baseball' is next.

Love the series...hopefully Baseball and Jazz will follow.

MifuneFan · 04-10-2015, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

The fact this is made to be broadcast to me suggests it'll be done in 16:9, so maybe don't bust out the party poppers just yet.

Should be no issues with framing

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This is the first time the film will be seen with the exact same fidelity and framing as the negative that Burns and his co-cinematographers Allen Moore and Buddy Squires shot over 25 years ago

StLouisRibs · 04-10-2015, 06:39 PM

So it will be 16:9. It's the ratio it was shot in, not how it was presented.

CinemaScope · 04-10-2015, 07:12 PM

I hope it's multi-region, I'll buy it. I have the DVD set, I'm really interested in the American Civil War, so bloodthirsty. I think that was down to it being the first war where rifles were used a lot (accurate & deadly).

biglou114 · 04-10-2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CinemaScope

I hope it's multi-region, I'll buy it. I have the DVD set, I'm really interested in the American Civil War, so bloodthirsty. I think that was down to it being the first war where rifles were used a lot (accurate & deadly).

Based on other PBS releases, I doubt that it will be region free.

Oscar Rothman · 04-10-2015, 07:16 PM

Great news

OI8T12 · 04-10-2015, 07:26 PM

I love all things about the civil war. I need to collect more blu rays about this ugly part of our history. It's too bad it happened, but it did. I'm all in.

EddieLarkin · 04-10-2015, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

So it will be 16:9. It's the ratio it was shot in, not how it was presented.

What are you talking about?

StLouisRibs · 04-10-2015, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

What are you talking about?

Sorry, I phrased that wrongly; if it's framed differently than originally presented, as it says it will, it's still wrong.

EddieLarkin · 04-10-2015, 08:15 PM

It was shot 16mm, so it will have been shot and framed 4x3. They probably just mean it'll have a bit more image on all four sides. Which may have always been intended as part of the original composition anyway.

StingingVelvet · 04-10-2015, 08:18 PM

Oh man, this is pretty cool. His best documentary by far and seeing those old photos in HD will be nice.

iaf6 · 04-10-2015, 08:19 PM

I had almost given up hope of this happening! This was an amazing series, putting Burns and his style on everyone's radar and creating his reputation as the foremost documentarian of American history of his generation.

I second the hope that this is followed by Baseball and Jazz in HD on Blu-ray! Thanks, PBS!

BobbyMcGee · 04-10-2015, 08:27 PM

Great news!

Would also love to see Jazz (2001) and Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005) on Blu-ray as well.

EVERYONE LIES · 04-10-2015, 08:48 PM

This is great news. I hope Baseball is coming soon too.

04-10-2015, 05:59 PM	#1
stvn1974 Banned Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	Ken Burns' The Civil War Coming To BD From PBS http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archiv...chieve-highes/ Love the series and can't wait to see/own it. Hopefully "Baseball' is next.

04-10-2015, 06:05 PM	#2
biglou114 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:NYC 4K collection:515 Blu-ray collection:3143 DVD collection:745 Trading Score:3	YES!!! I've been holding back on buying the DVD set (which has been going for pretty cheap).

04-10-2015, 06:06 PM	#3
johnny Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:British Columbia,Canada 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:4413 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 2	I was tempted many times to buy the DVD Set, I'm glad now I waited....

04-10-2015, 06:08 PM	#4
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2371 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1093 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	Sweet. This was one of the best series I ever witnessed on the Civil War. The only one I liked better was Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War.

04-10-2015, 06:09 PM	#5
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	The fact this is made to be broadcast to me suggests it'll be done in 16:9, so maybe don't bust out the party poppers just yet.

04-10-2015, 06:39 PM	#9
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	So it will be 16:9. It's the ratio it was shot in, not how it was presented.

04-10-2015, 07:12 PM	#10
CinemaScope Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London	I hope it's multi-region, I'll buy it. I have the DVD set, I'm really interested in the American Civil War, so bloodthirsty. I think that was down to it being the first war where rifles were used a lot (accurate & deadly).

04-10-2015, 07:16 PM	#12
Oscar Rothman Banned Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Hawaii Blu-ray collection:412	Great news

04-10-2015, 07:26 PM	#13
OI8T12 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Boston,MA. 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1087 DVD collection:466 MA collection:23 Digital collection:234 iTunes collection:180 Blu-ray reviews: 41 Trading Score:275	I love all things about the civil war. I need to collect more blu rays about this ugly part of our history. It's too bad it happened, but it did. I'm all in.

04-10-2015, 08:15 PM	#16
EddieLarkin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2011 4K collection:659 Blu-ray collection:4699 DVD collection:893 Trading Score:1	It was shot 16mm, so it will have been shot and framed 4x3. They probably just mean it'll have a bit more image on all four sides. Which may have always been intended as part of the original composition anyway.

04-10-2015, 08:18 PM	#17
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Oh man, this is pretty cool. His best documentary by far and seeing those old photos in HD will be nice.

04-10-2015, 08:19 PM	#18
iaf6 Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2014 Location:Canada 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:1993 DVD collection:110	I had almost given up hope of this happening! This was an amazing series, putting Burns and his style on everyone's radar and creating his reputation as the foremost documentarian of American history of his generation. I second the hope that this is followed by Baseball and Jazz in HD on Blu-ray! Thanks, PBS!

04-10-2015, 08:27 PM	#19
BobbyMcGee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:500 Blu-ray collection:4495 Trading Score:361	Great news! Would also love to see Jazz (2001) and Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005) on Blu-ray as well.

04-10-2015, 08:48 PM	#20
EVERYONE LIES Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:329 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:31 iTunes collection:2034 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:330	This is great news. I hope Baseball is coming soon too.

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