Lost in Space (Series) - Remastered in HD - Blu-ray Forum

Skorpius · 09-30-2013, 11:16 PM

As posted on the Classic Horror Film Board, Lost in Space is being/has been remastered in high definition. Example has been posted on YouTube, with debate about what aspect ratio it should be presented in in the comments.

vidjunkie · 09-30-2013, 11:20 PM

Damn can't wait for this

RickWJ324 · 09-30-2013, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vidjunkie

Damn can't wait for this

I second that!! A huge staple of my childhood.

I hope when we see the price tag we don't start yelling: Oh the pain, the pain!!

Jar Jar Stinks · 09-30-2013, 11:24 PM

Looks gorgeous.

crazyBLUE · 09-30-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RickWJ324

I second that!! A huge staple of my childhood.

I hope when we see the price tag we don't start yelling: Oh the pain, the pain!!

Dido ~ I was a big watcher of this as a child

vidjunkie · 09-30-2013, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Dido ~ I was a big watcher of this as a child

lol I guess a lot of us are showing are age

The Great Owl · 09-30-2013, 11:33 PM

Ahhh....memories.

Lost in Space used to air on TBS Superstation on Sunday mornings during my childhood. When my brother and I finished getting dressed for church, we would watch this show while our parents finished getting ready. About five minutes before the end of the episode each week, our parents would turn the television off and we would leave for church. I never got to see how any of the episodes ended.

I've probably seen every single Lost in Space episode a dozen times over, but I honestly do not believe that I've ever seen the ending of one.

If this show comes out on Blu-ray, I might actually be able to watch these episodes in their entirety. I have this eerie suspicion, though, that I might hear a knock on the door of my home five minutes before the end of each episode, and that my parents will have driven an hour from their house to mine to invite me to church.

At any rate, this could be great news.

silverlakephil · 09-30-2013, 11:37 PM

Looks like it was originally filmed in 1:78 and black bars added for 60s TVs.

Arkadin · 09-30-2013, 11:37 PM

great news, but why would there be any debate about aspect ratio? they always want to pull this sh%%t.
put it out in 1.37:1 or don't release it at all.
simple as that.

imo even if it was filmed in 16:9 it shouldn't matter one bit because that's not the way it was exhibited. Now one could argue well they had no choice, and that's true. but the fact remains everyone watched it in 1:37:1 and that's the way it should be preserved on bd.
simple as that imo.
my 3 cents.

Jar Jar Stinks · 09-30-2013, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by silverlakephil

Looks like it was originally filmed in 1:78 and black bars added for 60s TVs.

You're joking, right? Go to the 5:32 mark of the YouTube video.

rrpmpstck · 10-01-2013, 12:05 AM

Absolutely fabulous!

crazyBLUE · 10-01-2013, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by vidjunkie

lol I guess a lot of us are showing are age

I was 4 when that first aired ~ I'd Almost bet I saw every episode whether it was broadcast or rerun at least one time ~ Gosh I'm old

Thomas Guycott · 10-01-2013, 12:31 AM

I'm in for the first season!

But only if OAR.

*PREACHER* · 10-01-2013, 12:39 AM

Made my day...awesome news!!!

Mr.Dig · 10-01-2013, 12:49 AM

Awesome news!

We need more Irwin Allen movies and series on blu-ray. Land of the Giants would be great!

Walts Ghost · 10-01-2013, 12:53 AM

This is great news! Never thought I'd see this land on blu. I'm actually really excited about this.

Oscar Rothman · 10-01-2013, 01:07 AM

Don't wanna burst anyone's bubble, but there's no mention of blu-ray release in that video

Dex Robinson · 10-01-2013, 01:34 AM

Damn...now I'll have to get surgery.

My doctor figures I have a chance of outliving my prostate cancer but if there's any possibility of LOST IN SPACE ever coming to Blu-ray, I can't take a chance on dying before that happens. I'll have to get this fixed.

I'm a LOST IN SPACE superfan. In my entire life, I have only obsessed about one thing: LOST IN SPACE. Never cared for Trek. Never seen Star Wars. I was pure "Lisfan" to the core.

When the DVD's came out (ironically, right after my colon cancer surgery...I've had some bad luck

), I was crushed. The DVDs were awful. To this day, the Lost in Space DVDs are among the worst TV DVDs ever produced. In fact, I will go so far as to say that they ARE the worst TV DVDs ever produced by a major studio. The DVDs were (and are) worse looking than the broadcast versions I was seeing over 10 years ago.

A producer named Kevin Burns had overseen LIS transfers for a limited number of Fox VHS tapes. These are not to be confused with the full series sold by Columbia House. Fox sold a limited number of tapes they did themselves...only a few episodes. These were remastered for the Fox VHS tapes. When the DVDs were released, Fox went back to vintage videotape masters (circa 1981 as I recall) for the DVDs. They didn't even use the limited number of new transfers they had because they didn't want the newly transferred episodes to show how poorly the other episodes looked and they didn't want to spend the money to remaster all of them. So the whole hideous release was done with ancient videotape masters.

If this comes to Blu-ray, I will do the hyper happy dance...with whatever remaining body parts I still have left.

My 1967 LIS lunchbox:

[Show spoiler]

My LIS Jupiter Model:

[Show spoiler]

One of many display cases of my stuff:

[Show spoiler]

A box of very hard to find Christmas Ornaments:

[Show spoiler]

Dex Robinson · 10-01-2013, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Don't wanna burst anyone's bubble, but there's no mention of blu-ray release in that video

Of course, you are absolutely correct and we shouldn't count our chickens before they are hatched. Blu-rays are still just a dream.

That being said, the most expensive part of any blu-ray production is the restoration and transfer of original source material to provide HD masters.

If HD masters exist, then there also exists the possibility that Blu-rays may be produced. Perhaps not even by Fox themselves...but if HD masters are made then it becomes feasible for a smaller company to produced licensed Blu-rays. Think of somebody like Image with THE TWILIGHT ZONE or THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.

oildude · 10-01-2013, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

Don't wanna burst anyone's bubble, but there's no mention of blu-ray release in that video

"Dr. Smith, please. You're making the Robot very unhappy!"

09-30-2013, 11:37 PM	#9
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	great news, but why would there be any debate about aspect ratio? they always want to pull this sh%%t. put it out in 1.37:1 or don't release it at all. simple as that. imo even if it was filmed in 16:9 it shouldn't matter one bit because that's not the way it was exhibited. Now one could argue well they had no choice, and that's true. but the fact remains everyone watched it in 1:37:1 and that's the way it should be preserved on bd. simple as that imo. my 3 cents. Last edited by Arkadin; 09-30-2013 at 11:40 PM.

09-30-2013, 11:20 PM	#2
vidjunkie Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Earth Blu-ray collection:2041 Trading Score:68	Damn can't wait for this

09-30-2013, 11:24 PM	#4
Jar Jar Stinks Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:246	Looks gorgeous.

09-30-2013, 11:33 PM	#7
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:925 Blu-ray collection:6033 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Ahhh....memories. Lost in Space used to air on TBS Superstation on Sunday mornings during my childhood. When my brother and I finished getting dressed for church, we would watch this show while our parents finished getting ready. About five minutes before the end of the episode each week, our parents would turn the television off and we would leave for church. I never got to see how any of the episodes ended. I've probably seen every single Lost in Space episode a dozen times over, but I honestly do not believe that I've ever seen the ending of one. If this show comes out on Blu-ray, I might actually be able to watch these episodes in their entirety. I have this eerie suspicion, though, that I might hear a knock on the door of my home five minutes before the end of each episode, and that my parents will have driven an hour from their house to mine to invite me to church. At any rate, this could be great news.

09-30-2013, 11:37 PM	#8
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	Looks like it was originally filmed in 1:78 and black bars added for 60s TVs.

10-01-2013, 12:05 AM	#11
rrpmpstck Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Kansas City Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:3195 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:14	Absolutely fabulous!

10-01-2013, 12:31 AM	#13
Thomas Guycott Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:544 DVD collection:181 Trading Score:2	I'm in for the first season! But only if OAR.

10-01-2013, 12:39 AM	#14
PREACHER Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2012 Trading Score:5	Made my day...awesome news!!!

10-01-2013, 12:49 AM	#15
Mr.Dig Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Norway 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:902 Trading Score:1	Awesome news! We need more Irwin Allen movies and series on blu-ray. Land of the Giants would be great!

10-01-2013, 12:53 AM	#16
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:790 Blu-ray collection:3093 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	This is great news! Never thought I'd see this land on blu. I'm actually really excited about this.

10-01-2013, 01:07 AM	#17
Oscar Rothman Banned Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Hawaii Blu-ray collection:412	Don't wanna burst anyone's bubble, but there's no mention of blu-ray release in that video

10-01-2013, 01:34 AM	#18
Dex Robinson Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Winnipeg, Canada Trading Score:1	Damn...now I'll have to get surgery. My doctor figures I have a chance of outliving my prostate cancer but if there's any possibility of LOST IN SPACE ever coming to Blu-ray, I can't take a chance on dying before that happens. I'll have to get this fixed. I'm a LOST IN SPACE superfan. In my entire life, I have only obsessed about one thing: LOST IN SPACE. Never cared for Trek. Never seen Star Wars. I was pure "Lisfan" to the core. When the DVD's came out (ironically, right after my colon cancer surgery...I've had some bad luck ), I was crushed. The DVDs were awful. To this day, the Lost in Space DVDs are among the worst TV DVDs ever produced. In fact, I will go so far as to say that they ARE the worst TV DVDs ever produced by a major studio. The DVDs were (and are) worse looking than the broadcast versions I was seeing over 10 years ago. A producer named Kevin Burns had overseen LIS transfers for a limited number of Fox VHS tapes. These are not to be confused with the full series sold by Columbia House. Fox sold a limited number of tapes they did themselves...only a few episodes. These were remastered for the Fox VHS tapes. When the DVDs were released, Fox went back to vintage videotape masters (circa 1981 as I recall) for the DVDs. They didn't even use the limited number of new transfers they had because they didn't want the newly transferred episodes to show how poorly the other episodes looked and they didn't want to spend the money to remaster all of them. So the whole hideous release was done with ancient videotape masters. If this comes to Blu-ray, I will do the hyper happy dance...with whatever remaining body parts I still have left. My 1967 LIS lunchbox: [Show spoiler] My LIS Jupiter Model: [Show spoiler] One of many display cases of my stuff: [Show spoiler] A box of very hard to find Christmas Ornaments: [Show spoiler]

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