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[Escape Goat]

I finally broke down and got the 1st season of the X-Files on Bluray. I figured $20 was pretty good for an entire season and I could really stop buying them after season 5. I never realized how good this show was going to look though. Its an entirely new experience. But there are some scenes where the low resolution worked in favor of the show to hide bad makeup/effects or make things feel a little more gritty/scarier. Scully, why do they make you wear so many unflattering pant suits?

Now I'm just hoping I can piece together the mythology without losing the plot. I better start writing stuff down...

Here are just a few examples of how much better the Bluray are over the DVDs.

More examples here - http://www.xfilesvault.com/episodes/1X79-Pilot/1X79-Blu-ray-DVD-Comparison/

 

[Replicant]

They went from 4:3 to 16:9? What format was it shot?

 

[Tugatrix]

They went from 4:3 to 16:9? What format was it shot?

35mm film in 16:9, later cropped in 4:3 for tv

 

[Engell]

They went from 4:3 to 16:9? What format was it shot?

looks like some of the top is missing in the bluray version (sorry maybe not the same frame) ahh whatever..


but yeah looks amazing

 

[ascii42]

They went from 4:3 to 16:9? What format was it shot?

Shot in 16:9, framed for 4:3. Supposedly is 16:9 safe though, from what I've read. Unlike, say, Buffy.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Possibly the best restoration of an old TV show yet.

Now give me Miami Vice.

 

[Replicant]

35mm film in 16:9, later cropped in 4:3 for tv

Nice. I didn't know this. I thought it was like Buffy.

looks like some of the top is missing in the bluray version (sorry maybe not the same frame) ahh whatever..

but yeah looks amazing

Shot in 16:9, framed for 4:3. Supposedly is 16:9 safe though, from what I've read. Unlike, say, Buffy.

Yeah, I can see a bit of the top chopped off, if that's the same frame. But still, it looks great. Will probably get this too.

 

[d00d3n]

35mm film in 16:9, later cropped in 4:3 for tv

The bluray version appears to be cropped/vert- in the screenshots posted here, though.

 

[Siegcram]

Yes. Yes it does.

 

[Thaedolus]

I wish DS9 would get some of dat Blurary treatment, the DVDs and streaming versions are awful.

 

[sc0la]

If these are the same as the Netflix HD versions then they are great. Except when you occasionally get a Grip or mic handler on the periphery who would have been cut in the 4:3 crop.

 

[HStallion]

Yeah the show is surprisingly good looking in HD but I guess it helps with how it was shot. I will say the effects are for the most part decent looking in HD, there are a couple that don't hold up at all but the blurriness of 90's TV most likely helped cover a bit of that up.

 

[PaulloDEC]

Seems like they probably should've just gone for a 4:3 presentation. The constant reframing is going to drive the purists absolutely nuts.

Also, would it have killed them to get the right font for the on-screen credits? I make shitty local ads for a living, and even I'd have gone to the trouble of finding something closer than what they used.

Increased resolution looks nice, though!

 

[jerry113]

Gillian Anderson in HD oh my

 

[demosthenes]

Wow.

I'm not a huge x files fan enough to buy this but that is an amazing job.

 

[AzureSkies]

I wish DS9 would get some of dat Blurary treatment, the DVDs and streaming versions are awful.

Sadly not happening. The cost for a Bluray remaster for DS9 won't make it profitable. :/ TNG didn't do well enough to justify it either.

http://furiousfanboys.com/2015/08/we-probably-wont-see-ds9-or-voyager-in-hd/

 

[Extra Sauce]

Sadly not happening. The cost for a Bluray remaster for DS9 won't make it profitable. :/ TNG didn't do well enough to justify it either.

http://furiousfanboys.com/2015/08/we-probably-wont-see-ds9-or-voyager-in-hd/

Are fans gonna have to kickstart a bitch?

 

[Starviper]

Watching Via netflix there is a noticable upgrade in visual quality (is HD) and is in 16:9, however won't look quite as good as the blu-ray i'm sure.

 

[Escape Goat]

Gillian Anderson in HD oh my

Its a shame the 90s tried to make women look unattractive. Scully is covered up by so much tweed.

 

[plentyofmilhouse]

Been on the fence with this release for a while now, but this seals the deal. I need these Blu-rays.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Sadly not happening. The cost for a Bluray remaster for DS9 won't make it profitable. :/ TNG didn't do well enough to justify it either.

http://furiousfanboys.com/2015/08/we-probably-wont-see-ds9-or-voyager-in-hd/

I have to wonder how much they failed due to their stupidly high price relative to other TV shows on Blu Ray.

 

[captive]

Nice. I didn't know this. I thought it was like Buffy.





Yeah, I can see a bit of the top chopped off, if that's the same frame. But still, it looks great. Will probably get this too.

The bluray version appears to be cropped/vert- in the screenshots posted here, though.

The first episode was shot in 4:3 the rest shot in 16:9 cropped to 4:3 for broadcast.

Seems like they probably should've just gone for a 4:3 presentation. The constant reframing is going to drive the purists absolutely nuts.

Also, would it have killed them to get the right font for the on-screen credits? I make shitty local ads for a living, and even I'd have gone to the trouble of finding something closer than what they used.

Increased resolution looks nice, though!

Fuck the purists. Season 4 or 5 aired in 16:9 anyway so which is the purist? Something that was shot in 16:9 and cropped for TV? Or something that aired 4:3 and fuck everything else?

 

[old manatee]

It's amazing. 100000x better than the way they butchered The Wire.

 

[Cormano]

I finally broke down and got the 1st season of the X-Files on Bluray. I figured $20 was pretty good for an entire season and I could really stop buying them after season 5.

Why stop after Season 5?

I know this could be used as a good stopping point, but theres still some good content after that.

It's amazing. 100000x better than the way they butchered The Wire.

Whats wrong with the bluray release? I didnt mind it.

 

[Trojita]

I got each season for 12 at release because of the fox sale.

Oh yes they look great.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I finally broke down and got the 1st season of the X-Files on Bluray. I figured $20 was pretty good for an entire season and I could really stop buying them after season 5. I never realized how good this show was going to look though. Its an entirely new experience. But there are some scenes where the low resolution worked in favor of the show to hide bad makeup/effects or make things feel a little more gritty/scarier. Scully, why do they make you wear so many unflattering pant suits?

You know Seasons 1-6 are only $15 at Target both in store and online right?

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Gillian Anderson in HD oh my

tattoo parlor scene.gif

 

[Fancy Clown]

they changed the fuckin aspect ratio god damn can studios chill with this

 

[Marty Chinn]

they changed the fuckin aspect ratio god damn can studios chill with this

In this case, it was better that they did this.

 

[old manatee]

Whats wrong with the bluray release? I didnt mind it.

It looks like the wrong lens is on the camera for every single shot.

 

[icespide]

Gillian Anderson in HD oh my

 

[| Praxis |]

they changed the fuckin aspect ratio god damn can studios chill with this

My biggest gripe with The Wire release.

 

[sixteen-bit]

font got a downgrade tho

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Yeah, I just got s1 br.

 

[LeonSPBR]

When Netflix put The X-Files on their catalogue, they only had the 4:3 version... man when they changed their version to the HD version it was amazing. I had to re watched all of those episodes again because it's such a diference.

 

[rootbeerafloat]

Yeah, I wish there was a remastered 4:3 option. Sometimes it feels really cramped. You eventually learn to ignore it, though.

 

[PaulloDEC]

The first episode was shot in 4:3 the rest shot in 16:9 cropped to 4:3 for broadcast.

Fuck the purists. Season 4 or 5 aired in 16:9 anyway so which is the purist? Something that was shot in 16:9 and cropped for TV? Or something that aired 4:3 and fuck everything else?

That's easy: you release it in whatever format it was produced in. If the first three seasons were produced in 4:3, you release them in 4:3. If four and five were produced in 16:9, you release them in 16:9.