80's Cartoon series on Blu Ray?!

[LexInHD]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

While "X-Men: The Animated Series" isn't from the 80's (90's actually), it's surprising it hasn't been remastered in HD for a BD release.

Like many animated series of the time, it was finished on video, to create the broadcast masters. The original film elements are probably gone.

[Bamble]

Originally Posted by LexInHD

Like many animated series of the time, it was finished on video, to create the broadcast masters. The original film elements are probably gone.

Yes, and the same situation unfortunately applies to the majority of such series from roughly 1983/1984 onwards. Series from the very early 80s were still finished on film, therefore if any original broadcast prints still exist, Blu-ray releases would be possible.

Not 1980s (but close), but Warner's foresight to archive all the film prints for Batman: The Animated Series is a notable exception, one that almost certainly won't apply to most other 80s or 90s shows edited and finished on video.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by Bamble

Yes, and the same situation unfortunately applies to the majority of such series from roughly 1983/1984 onwards. Series from the very early 80s were still finished on film, therefore if any original broadcast prints still exist, Blu-ray releases would be possible.

Not 1980s (but close), but Warner's foresight to archive all the film prints for Batman: The Animated Series is a notable exception, one that almost certainly won't apply to most other 80s or 90s shows edited and finished on video.

Warner Bros as a whole has shown to be a lot better preserving or future proofing their material than any other studio.