They should release Married with Children on Blu-ray!

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

MWC is a very popular show, and I'm sure sold very well on DVD.

There are many newer shows that get canceled after 1-2 seasons that are on DVD where your statement could be more applicable.

it is they feel it isn't worth paying the fees to use the original opening song, so they have that oddball replacement. They stalled on releasing more for a while and then they started back up but they are slower on their releases now. I am sure it sales. I am still waiting on Police Woman season 2 from Sony ... I won't hold my breath.

Angie Dickinson Rocks!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Powell&Pressburger

it is they feel it isn't worth paying the fees to use the original opening song, so they have that oddball replacement.

Quite a few TV shows have some music changed for DVD release.

There's a reason why a popular show like The Wonder Years isn't on DVD yet. The costs of licensing all of that music is too expensive.

[chamkila]

thanks guys but i hope they bring them out......i mean the dvds are still far better then the tv broadcast.

[GGX]

Originally Posted by chamkila

thanks guys but i hope they bring them out......i mean the dvds are still far better then the tv broadcast.

That doesn't change the fact that the show wont look any better on Blu-ray than the DVD's. 480i is 480i. No amount of upscaling is going to change that.

[MobileES]

Favorite show of all time, I have been collecting the season dvd's and was wondering as well if this would show up on blu-ray. Seeing the posts above seems like it wouldn't be much of an advantage if any at all except for more seasons on less discs.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by devisionraymond

they should release married with children on blu-ray that would sell quick...

Sure--You want the one with the rights-changed theme music?

[Icedburden]

Amazingly hilarious show. One of the few shows where I actually instead of thinking "oh, that's funny". They can keep the last couple seasons though, they sucked.

[Alpha]

I didn't even finish collecting all the seasons on DVD, lol. But I'd definitely start with the Blus if they were to be released. Season 10 was/is/forever will be my favorite of the series.

[Beaner666]

How about at least releasing them in Anamorphic 4:3 DVD so they are properly pillerboxed/widowboxed on an upconverted DVD player or Blu-Ray player that automatically upconverts?

I don't actually own any of the Married With Children DVD's so if they are properly encoded please forgive me and ignore this post but every "4:3 TV on DVD" title that I do own suffers from the same problem - they are not Anamorphically encoded. When watching them on an upconverting DVD player or Blu-Ray player I need to always toggle to player's resolution to 480p since the 1080p signal is forced into "Stretch Mode" on my TV.

I have a few 4:3 Blu-Ray's and those are properly encoded with the side matte bars. A Blu-Ray release, while not upgrading the image would at least ensure it is displayed in the proper aspect ratio.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Beaner666

I don't actually own any of the Married With Children DVD's so if they are properly encoded please forgive me and ignore this post but every "4:3 TV on DVD" title that I do own suffers from the same problem - they are not Anamorphically encoded. When watching them on an upconverting DVD player or Blu-Ray player I need to always toggle to player's resolution to 480p since the 1080p signal is forced into "Stretch Mode" on my TV.

Most 16x9 TVs have an option in the menu to detect either a 16x9 or a 4x3 signal and adust accordingly.

My TV does it just fine with 4x3 framed material appearing pillarboxed and 16x9 framed material appearing in the proper dimensions.

[Beaner666]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Most 16x9 TVs have an option in the menu to detect either a 16x9 or a 4x3 signal and adust accordingly.

My TV does it just fine with 4x3 framed material appearing pillarboxed and 16x9 framed material appearing in the proper dimensions.

I guess I must be in the minority. I have 2 HDTV's (1 Sony and 1 Mitsubishi) in my household and both automatically stretch all 720p, 1080i and 1080p signals. Broadcast SDTV shows up as 480i so that properly displays, but whenever I pop in a 4:3 DVD on my Blu-Ray player I need to resest the players output to 480p to get them to display properly.

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by Alpha

I didn't even finish collecting all the seasons on DVD, lol. But I'd definitely start with the Blus if they were to be released. Season 10 was/is/forever will be my favorite of the series.

Can you spoiler tag what happen in the series finale? I'm curious, thanks.

[Jeff Kleist]

Most players have a flag for 4:3 material that would automatically pillarbox it for you. Read your manual

[Alpha]

Originally Posted by carpaltonnel

Can you spoiler tag what happen in the series finale? I'm curious, thanks.

[Show spoiler]The series finale is a two-parter. Kelly is going to get married, and that's the basis for both parts. Before the wedding, the groom kisses Marcy and says it's no big deal. Basically, he doesn't think of marriage as something important and binding. Word gets around just as Kelly is about to say "I do". Kelly asks the groom if it's true, and he confirms it, saying it's no big deal. The marriage is stopped, and it ends with Kelly surrounded by the groomsmen, smiling.

No real "finale", but that was the last episode. They just restarted with the new episodes again on TBS, so it'll be awhile before the finale airs again, but it will, just keep an eye out.

[Beaner666]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Most players have a flag for 4:3 material that would automatically pillarbox it for you. Read your manual

I searched both manuals extensively when I first purchased them and couldn't find anything. I will double-check though.

On both of my TV's HDTV & SDTV displays fine - HDTV shows as 1080i and SDTV shows as 480i. It is watching 4:3 upconverted DVD's that is the problem as the signail outputs at 1080p.

Both TV's pillerbox 480i and 480p, but stretch all 720p, 1080i and 1080p material regardless of if it is 4:3 or 16:9.

UPDATE:

On my Sony KDF-E4210A Page 53 of the manual states "When the TV recieves a 720p or 1080i signal NORMAL cannot be selected"

Manual here: http://www.fixyourdlp.com/manuals/Sony/kdfe42_50a10.pdf

On my Mitsubishi WD-60735 Page 32 of the manual hints at basically the same problem, but I couldn't find anything that specifically mentions the problem or how to fix it.

Manual here: http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/pdf/own...s/WD-65735.pdf

[Beaner666]

I guess "updates" don't bump the thread so please see above.

[steve_dave]

The Sony Wega has an autoformat feature:

Wega Gate > Settings > Screen > 4:3 Default

Set 4:3 Defaul to Normal on all the inputs for your television and you will be find. Yes, I said all the inputs. My Sony LCD is the same way, I have to select each individual input and set this. This is done so that the TV is more flexible for different materials.

As for the series finale of Married...:

[Show spoiler]
It was not just about Kelly's wedding, it also allowed Al to finally defend his family instead of just putting them down as he did constantly in the final seasons.

In the early seasons, Al used to be warmer and the writers tried to capture in the middle of the show's run with a few episodes but the show literally became a live-action cartoon.

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by Alpha

[Show spoiler]The series finale is a two-parter. Kelly is going to get married, and that's the basis for both parts. Before the wedding, the groom kisses Marcy and says it's no big deal. Basically, he doesn't think of marriage as something important and binding. Word gets around just as Kelly is about to say "I do". Kelly asks the groom if it's true, and he confirms it, saying it's no big deal. The marriage is stopped, and it ends with Kelly surrounded by the groomsmen, smiling.

No real "finale", but that was the last episode. They just restarted with the new episodes again on TBS, so it'll be awhile before the finale airs again, but it will, just keep an eye out.

Thanks! It's kind of a fitting finale

[YodasFootPowder]

I've seen these shows on TBS HD and obviously they don't look high-def quality, but they look better on TBS HD than they do on my DVD sets. I'd bite if they were on Blu-ray just to have the whole set on two discs.

[TylerDurden]

This series was really not a great show. I dont think I would be able to sit thru an entire season.