Will we ever see older TV shows make it to Blu-ray?

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Originally Posted by LMN8R

The one that would be day one for me is the late 60's Adam West Batman series. It looks now to be more possible than it seemed a year or two ago.

That would be great to own on blu ray or dvd. I hope it gets released soon.

[Quad]

Originally Posted by *PREACHER*

Head of the Class
The Equalizer
Twin Peaks
All in the Family
Moonlighting

Like to get all of those but especially the Equalizer. They only released the first season on DVD in the US, drives me crazy when they do that.

Another Studio did the same thing with Newhart and St Elsewhere. Would also like to see the complete Hill Street Blues as well.

Some others I'd like to see are UFO, Monty Python's Flying Circus, All Creatures Great and Small, The Young Ones, Ren and Stimpy.
And The Rockford Files.

[hedliniv]

Day 1 purchase - no price limit - just please please have subtitles and Mr. West's commentary that he supposedly recorded already!!!!

Originally Posted by LMN8R

The one that would be day one for me is the late 60's Adam West Batman series. It looks now to be more possible than it seemed a year or two ago.

[blonde_devil]

Problem is too many shows were done on video and not film so putting them on bluray really doesn't accomplish anything. Look at TNG - it was done on film but all the work was done on video. A lot of shows from the 60's until around 2000 were done just on video so there is no film version of it to upgrade. It kept costs down and no one ever thought that tv resolution would be so good or that people would want to buy the shows to watch at home. That's why so many are just coming out on dvd now - there is no rush since this is the best they will ever look.

[Spidey Blu]

If the rights ever get cleared up, I'd love to see Batman 66 on Blu.

[Quad]

Originally Posted by blonde_devil

Problem is too many shows were done on video and not film so putting them on bluray really doesn't accomplish anything. Look at TNG - it was done on film but all the work was done on video. A lot of shows from the 60's until around 2000 were done just on video so there is no film version of it to upgrade. It kept costs down and no one ever thought that tv resolution would be so good or that people would want to buy the shows to watch at home. That's why so many are just coming out on dvd now - there is no rush since this is the best they will ever look.

That's a great point. There won't be much improvement in some cases. One reason I'm doing it is because I heard the next gen HDTVs coming out in the next decade, will be able to upscale blurays but not DVDs. Its a ways off but I'd like to stay ahead of the curve.

[David McMinn]

How about:

Adventures Of Superman
Battlestar Galacitica -original
Emergency
Knight Rider - original
Airwolf
The Blue & The Gray - mini series
North & South - mini series
George Washington - mini series

And many others

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by Atreyu

The Munsters is my fave, and I'd love to see The Odd Couple (well at least the movie is hitting blu).
Also I'd love to see my favorite British sitcom on Blu: Fawlty Towers.

FT was shot on videotape, so it would not benefit on bd.

[WyldeMF]

The only way the shows shot on video could benefit from a BR release is less discs. Maybe more vibrant colors.

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[FilmEntertainment]

I Love Lucy

[donald.brown]

The Thorn Birds.

[Crimson King]

I want the colour Dragnet series on blu (1966-1970), but Shout Factory wont deliver, the late Jack Webb shot the series on quality Technicolor film.

[BAMAVADER]

Originally Posted by bigshot

Rod Serling's Night Gallery

the DVDs are very good quality and it took 9 years for them to release all three seasons. I doubt we will see it on bluray.

[Canuck21]

Originally Posted by WyldeMF

You gotta wonder if we'd even want to watch some of these older shows on blu, I mean a show like Threes Company, even if it were shot on film, I don't think it would look right in HD. There might even be stuff that we're not supposed to see.
If I were to guess, I'd say Threes Company was shot on video tape.


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For shows like Three's Company, I can only expect better compression and fewer disks in one neat package.

[Terrorfirmer]

I'd love to have The Munsters, The Addams Family, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, Tales From The Crypt, Three's Company, and Golden Girls. That being said there are still shows I'd just like to see released on any format like the remaining seasons of Perfect Strangers, My Secret Identity, and Empty Nest. I'd also like to see more cartoon series from the 80's/early-mid 90s's get released as well.

[cole2kb]

Originally Posted by DuaneB

I would love to see a Blu-ray release for NYPD Blue, but since 20th Century Fox never bothered to release anything beyond the first four seasons on DVD, I'm not holding my breath.

The series actually was just released on DVD in the UK. Don't think they're on Blu though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?url=search...%3Anypd%20blue

[msb1428]

I would like to see Freddy's Nightmares get a release on either Blu or dvd at this point Ill take any format.

[Chef_Boy-RT]

I Love Lucy would be great on blu ray! For a show that debuted more than 60yrs ago, it still racks up 20mil/yr and is seen by more than 40mil/yr


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[Atreyu]

Originally Posted by true.harv

Still hoping to see MASH!!!!

I think you will see M*A*S*H on blu someday. Just like i am convinced Seinfeld will also hit blu. That's why I only have two seasons of each on dvd as I don't want to buy them all and than have them hit blu. I will just wait it out.

[King Troll]

The Cosby Show