Lol xD

I'm going to be watching an old show again today (well, technically in a few days ;) ) very soon, just like I do every year...

I don't often do New Year's anymore (every few years I'll host or attend) but I DO make a point to watch an inordinate amount of Twilight Zone episodes. I still love them, even though they're very old and I've spent many years rewatching them.

I thought one might have to own up to an embarrassing old favourite - such as Knight Rider, lol. I was as shocked to see its simplicity on rerun, as I pleased to see the depth of Modesty Blaise Titan republish,

But the difference surely is between controlled (or studio) and natural lighting.

... next stop, The Twilight Zone!
Some were really disturbing (in a good way), do you remember the one with the 8 year old kid who gained control of the world?

I'm jealous.

I'm 50 miles from Canada. Come on over! :D

Mind you, it's 50 miles of water, but how hard could a reliable boat be to find this time of year?

If I wait a bit, I won't need a boat. The ice will be thick enough to drive!

I've been on a kick this year, rewatching old tv series like All in the Family, Barney Miller and Bewitched. they all have that funky weird look to them, sepia toned except Bewitched and I dream of Genie looks like they have been colorized by Disney. Are you Being Served and other old bbc fare are another favorite.

Enjoy them all which says something about the my taste with current shows lol. Lots of the mega hits like Miami Vice and Charlies Angels are such a hoot to watch (not for the show but for the fashions!) also most of the supporting actors would have a hard time getting work nowadays due to their lack of attractiveness, especially in the seventies era. And not a boob job to be seen!

on a side note, I went thru my vhs collection to toss it out and I had often recorded tv shows or movies, etc. What I found supremely interesting was not the shows anymore but rather in the commercial breaks. Little snippets of culture at that time. The prices of items, the fashions, the news flashes etc. And most telling HOW LONG the breaks were. they may have been 3min at the top with 7 commercials. Nowadays its min 8-10min with 12 comm and repeating blitz of 4 station identifiers and come ons and overlays during the show. you just dont catch on to all the changes until you watch some of these tapes. its insidious

blaugh. thats why cable tv is on its way down, who the hell watches it anymore. movies cut to hell and full of commercials.

How much older is "older"? Because my guess would be that that makes a difference. Portability, lighting, and whatnot will chance depending on how far back you go. I don't know. I've always found lightning to be a bigger problem outdoors than indoors.

Just hearing the name, the theme starts playing in my head.

Got the Twilight Zone blu-rays last year. Worth the upgrade, if you're a fan and rewatch the episodes a lot (like I do).

I watch old shows almost exclusively. There's just something about their aesthetics that I like better than modern shows.

The one I want to talk to. I have the DVD set, can you try to give me a list of upgrades? I know it's kind if a vague question.

Well, the main upgrade is picture quality, obviously (with the exception of the two or three episodes that were shot on videotape, those were simply upscaled).

And while the DVD set contained quite a number of audio commentary tracks already, the blu-rays add just about a boatload more, so if you're into those that's a nice bonus. There's also a lot of extra material like an episode of Desilu Playhouse Serling wrote, and more interviews with writers/directors/actors and such. All the episode teasers and even some old commercials are included. In short, in terms of bonus features, I've never seen a blu-ray release more fully loaded than this one. It really feels like they crammed every disc to the limit.

They are not cheap though, at least not when I bought them a while back. But if you can get a decent deal on them, as I said, it's worth it.

The one thing about the DVD that pissed me off is you couldn't hit play and forget it. Every individual episode required to select and push play. Do you know if the BluRay allows you to just run an entire disc of episodes without stopping?