The Shield Seasons being released in 16x9??!
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The Shield Seasons being re-released in 16x9 now!
I didn't see any other mention in DVDTalk about this...
On another site someone said that Sony Pictures now have the distribution rights to Shawn Ryan's The Shield and the seasons were being rereleased all in 16x9!
True enough, i went to DVDEmpire and they have a separate SKU for them, checked the back cover scan, and YES they are 16x9 now. Apparently when Season 6 is released, it'll be widescreen as well.
If my info's right, the show is filmed widescreen but cropped for standard (3x2) television as Ryan's preference.
I'm absolutely all for a director's preference, but this news honestly has me considering getting the new sets...
On another site someone said that Sony Pictures now have the distribution rights to Shawn Ryan's The Shield and the seasons were being rereleased all in 16x9!
True enough, i went to DVDEmpire and they have a separate SKU for them, checked the back cover scan, and YES they are 16x9 now. Apparently when Season 6 is released, it'll be widescreen as well.
If my info's right, the show is filmed widescreen but cropped for standard (3x2) television as Ryan's preference.
I'm absolutely all for a director's preference, but this news honestly has me considering getting the new sets...
Last edited by JayDerek; 03-25-08 at 03:29 PM.
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Originally Posted by kingtopher
Do we know for sure that the 4:3 ones are cropped and not the 16:9 ones?
I may look around tonight at Best Buy and Circuit City to see if these are out there and may buy 1 season. If I do, i'll post screenshot comparisons here...
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no luck finding these at my local Best Buy or Circuit City
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The European releases were always in 16:9 and they do show more on the sides - so the 1.33:1 releases are cropped and not the 16:9 ones.
But the creator of the show has said that he prefers the 1.33:1 ratio because he wants the show to look like a documentary.
So it's a Buffy Season 4-7/Dark Angel scenario where the original aspect ratio is 16:9 but the intended ratio is 1.33:1.
We could drag The Last Emperor or Apocalypse Now into this discussion to make it really interesting.
But the creator of the show has said that he prefers the 1.33:1 ratio because he wants the show to look like a documentary.
So it's a Buffy Season 4-7/Dark Angel scenario where the original aspect ratio is 16:9 but the intended ratio is 1.33:1.
We could drag The Last Emperor or Apocalypse Now into this discussion to make it really interesting.
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Looks like these are gonna have the same box artwork as the old editions (?) but will include "minisodes" from other (lesser) TV shows; 'The Jeffersons', 'Fantasy Island', 'Dilbert', 'VIP', "TJ Hooker', 'Married With Children', "Diff'rent Strokes', etc.
If that don't win "stupidest idea ever" award, I don't know what will.
And I ain't re-buying these until I'm sure there's no PAL speedup.
If that don't win "stupidest idea ever" award, I don't know what will.
And I ain't re-buying these until I'm sure there's no PAL speedup.
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Hmmmm. Slim sets are nice due to space, but I had no interest in flipping my old ones for the new ones. Hmmmm need a review.
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So, how is wanting this show to be 16:9 when the creator has directly stated that the show is intended to be 4:3 any different than people buying "fullscreen" DVD's? Am I missing something here?
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Originally Posted by sb5
So, how is wanting this show to be 16:9 when the creator has directly stated that the show is intended to be 4:3 any different than people buying "fullscreen" DVD's? Am I missing something here?
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Again, if you have the old season 1, watch the deleted scenes. The image quality in just those is considerably better.
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Originally Posted by Chris Bergmann
So it's a Buffy Season 4-7/Dark Angel scenario where the original aspect ratio is 16:9 but the intended ratio is 1.33:1.
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I'm going to be pretty upset with Sony if season 6 is only released in this incorrect widescreen format. The show is not meant to be shown like this, and it's borderline offensive (and, sadly, not terribly surprising coming from this awful studio) that they'd take matters into their own hands to make these more "consumer friendly" after Fox has done such a great job on the DVDs for the past five seasons.
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Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus
I'm going to be pretty upset with Sony if season 6 is only released in this incorrect widescreen format. The show is not meant to be shown like this, and it's borderline offensive (and, sadly, not terribly surprising coming from this awful studio) that they'd take matters into their own hands to make these more "consumer friendly" after Fox has done such a great job on the DVDs for the past five seasons.
Agree 100%
The Shield is not meant to be crisp and clean picture. It's supposed to be grainy, documentary type feel too it.
I don't know why any real fan of this show would want it in widescreen.
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Originally Posted by sb5
So, how is wanting this show to be 16:9 when the creator has directly stated that the show is intended to be 4:3 any different than people buying "fullscreen" DVD's? Am I missing something here?
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I knew this was going to happen. As soon as I saw the news on TSoD, I said 16 X 9. And that is a mistake. The show has to be in your face and you don't get that with widescreen. If they do s6 this way, I will not buy it.