Northern Exposure

[albabe]

Really? The Original Music? That would be awesome. They replaced so much of it on the DVD Seasons, they sometimes seem like different episodes.

As an example: There's the one about the sick Tree that Maurice cuts down and then feels bad about it. The original ends with the Byrds: Turn Turn Turn, and it's really moving and uplifting. All that Byrdsian Pete Seegery/Book of Ecclesiastes stuff (I'm not Religious in the least). The DVD version has some awful Muzak and it just ruins an amazing show.

Maybe the High-Def Stream of those episodes were just copied from the original cans. Maybe because they weren't for sale, they didn't have to license all the toons the same way they would for a DVD.

[bo130]

Originally Posted by leesa

Really? The Original Music? That would be awesome. They replaced so much of it on the DVD Seasons, they sometimes seem like different episodes.

As an example: There's the one about the sick Tree that Maurice cuts down and then feels bad about it. The original ends with the Byrds: Turn Turn Turn, and it's really moving and uplifting. All that Byrdsian Pete Seegery/Book of Ecclesiastes stuff (I'm not Religious in the least). The DVD version has some awful Muzak and it just ruins an amazing show.

Maybe the High-Def Stream of those episodes were just copied from the original cans. Maybe because they weren't for sale, they didn't have to license all the toons the same way they would for a DVD.

I'm not sure how the streaming rights would differ from broadcast rights. NX is likely re-broadcast in syndication on television with its original music. The problem is is that they never secured future home video rights for the music, and they didn't want to pay out for the dvd's. I'm guessing the same situation would exist if it hit streaming.

The good part about it is that the German limited edition wooden box released has all of the original music. However, it's pricey (150 euros) and limited to 3k copies. It would of course require a region free player if you aren't in europe.

[Veronica Mars]

I would gobble this up on bd and stream it regularly if I could. What an incredible show this was for most of its run. I have the DVDs but I rarely watch any of my DVDs anymore.

[pmil]

Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

I would gobble this up on bd and stream it regularly if I could. What an incredible show this was for most of its run. I have the DVDs but I rarely watch any of my DVDs anymore.

I own the series from season 3 to the final season 6. Northern Exposure peaked in quality in season 5. The quality of the shows with this series is unfortunately all over the place and season 1-2 are pretty awful. Season 6 is not that good either. Mixed in there are some truly great American shows.

All my DVDs have been ripped and I stream them to my Apple TV with no visible quality loss. So convenient. My Blu-Rays will likely never get ripped. I also only rip the best episodes, basically the ones I will watch again.

The people that complained about mostly no original music are wrong. Most of the episodes on DVD have the original music. See the more knowledgeable Amazon reviews.

I hope it makes it to Blu-Ray as the DVD quality is not very good. Would look great in Blu-Ray. Disgusting and disgraceful how these now anti-American studios continually refuse or take forever to release great American classic TV shows on Blu-Ray. Most TV series from the 70s, for example, are not available in Blu-Ray.

[albabe]

Originally Posted by pmil

The people that complained about mostly no original music are wrong. Most of the episodes on DVD have the original music. See the more knowledgeable Amazon reviews.

Wrong (No offense). A LOT of the Music has been replaced. I've compared.

[bo130]

Originally Posted by pmil

I own the series from season 3 to the final season 6. Northern Exposure peaked in quality in season 5. The quality of the shows with this series is unfortunately all over the place and season 1-2 are pretty awful. Season 6 is not that good either. Mixed in there are some truly great American shows.

I can't disagree more about Seasons 1 and 2 being awful. Those seasons contain some of the shows best episodes, and many of them are what gave the show its recognition and notice by audiences.

[albabe]

Originally Posted by bo130

I can't disagree more about Seasons 1 and 2 being awful. Those seasons contain some of the shows best episodes, and many of them are what gave the show its recognition and notice by audiences.

I agree, especially Seasons Two and Three. Season One, it's fairly obvious they're trying to find their footing and it seems almost more Twin Peaks than what the Show eventually evolved into, but it's sill pretty great. But Season Two and Three are fantastic.

Unlike most fans, I LOVE the last Season. I enjoy the new Doctor and his wife. She's especially good as a Character and as an Actor. in fact, The Graduate is one the VERY BEST Episodes.