LOTR: FOTR to be shown in High Definition (HDTV)
10-19-04, 02:16 PM
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LOTR: FOTR to be shown in High Definition (HDTV)
I hadn't seen anyone post this, but I noticed a commercial for it last night:
Don't miss The Network Television premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in High Definition, November 7 [on The WB].
http://www.thewb.com/MediaCenter/Index/1,17492,195908||,00.html
Don't miss The Network Television premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in High Definition, November 7 [on The WB].
http://www.thewb.com/MediaCenter/Index/1,17492,195908||,00.html
10-19-04, 10:31 PM
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Originally posted by al_bundy
is it the extended edition
is it the extended edition
And what a surprise it's on broadcast TV this early! I guess it just makes solid promo sense for the ROTK: EE in December.
10-20-04, 05:36 AM
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Does KTLA do HD?
Does KTLA do HD?
I thought they were one of the first in LA to broadcast in HDTV?
10-20-04, 01:05 PM
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WB = Warner Brothers
AOLTW = AOL Time Warner
Same company.
GAH! I can't believe we don't get WB in HD in NYC! And Time Warner is our cable company!!!! Bastards!
AOLTW = AOL Time Warner
Same company.
GAH! I can't believe we don't get WB in HD in NYC! And Time Warner is our cable company!!!! Bastards!
10-20-04, 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by Superman07
Perhaps this is my ignorance, but if the film on dvd is 480p, then how can they be showing it in HD?
Perhaps this is my ignorance, but if the film on dvd is 480p, then how can they be showing it in HD?
10-20-04, 02:37 PM
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Originally posted by raven56706
upconverting it
upconverting it
BTW, The Two Towers is going to air in Fall 2005 on the WB, and Return of the King will follow in 2006. They have the rights to show all three movies in 2006-2007, and plans are for high-definition broadcasts of each of those as well.
10-20-04, 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by GuessWho
Early?
Three years seems about right.
Early?
Three years seems about right.
I guess that's "progress."
10-20-04, 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by Jepthah
You may have a very short memory, but just a few years ago a blockbuster of this size wouldn't get shown on network TV, much less in Hi-Def, for 5 years or more after its original release.
I guess that's "progress."
You may have a very short memory, but just a few years ago a blockbuster of this size wouldn't get shown on network TV, much less in Hi-Def, for 5 years or more after its original release.
I guess that's "progress."
10-20-04, 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by Jepthah
You may have a very short memory, but just a few years ago a blockbuster of this size wouldn't get shown on network TV, much less in Hi-Def, for 5 years or more after its original release.
I guess that's "progress."
You may have a very short memory, but just a few years ago a blockbuster of this size wouldn't get shown on network TV, much less in Hi-Def, for 5 years or more after its original release.
I guess that's "progress."
11-08-04, 09:19 AM
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Originally posted by TK-421
Did anyone get to see this in HD? How did it look? Was it the Theatrical or Extended editions?
Did anyone get to see this in HD? How did it look? Was it the Theatrical or Extended editions?
11-08-04, 01:26 PM
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It was the theatrical version. And only the first half of the movie too (It ended at the same place the layer change is on the theatrical dvd, which is the same place the EE ends the first disc: Right after the line "Great. Where are we going?")
The second half airs tonight from 8-10.
It wasn't the full 2.35:1 frame either, it was cropped to 1.77:1
The second half airs tonight from 8-10.
It wasn't the full 2.35:1 frame either, it was cropped to 1.77:1