And then, of course, Basic Instinct. This complication is pretty fucking extensive. Had no idea about a lot them....then again, I have not seen a lot of those movies as well.
Sampled how it looks on Netflix....and it looks awful. They converted it from 4:3 to 16:9, which is great if you just cut the bottom and top like they do for the current syndicated version. But here, they must've did some sort of 4k conversion, and it's totally grainy. Looks more like a show from the 70's than the 90's.
This is why I hate trying to stream classic shows on these big platforms. Everything gets homogenized and you lose the whole edge of it!
Sampled how it looks on Netflix....and it looks awful. They converted it from 4:3 to 16:9, which is great if you just cut the bottom and top like they do for the current syndicated version. But here, they must've did some sort of 4k conversion, and it's totally grainy. Looks more like a show from the 70's than the 90's.
This is why I hate trying to stream classic shows on these big platforms. Everything gets homogenized and you lose the whole edge of it!
Sampled how it looks on Netflix....and it looks awful. They converted it from 4:3 to 16:9, which is great if you just cut the bottom and top like they do for the current syndicated version. But here, they must've did some sort of 4k conversion, and it's totally grainy. Looks more like a show from the 70's than the 90's.
This is why I hate trying to stream classic shows on these big platforms. Everything gets homogenized and you lose the whole edge of it!
I really can't believe how bad this looks. The music equivalent would be listening to an mp3 at 96 kbps. It’s lewd, lascivious, salacious, OUTRAGEOUS.
I mean, I have every episode on DVD, my computer hard drive, and an external hard drive that's hooked up to my PS4. So it's not like I can't watch it. But all of those are in 4:3...and it'd just be nice to have them properly on Netflix looking like they do on TBS.
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I watched about five minutes of one after seeing your post earlier. It's not great but doesn't bother me too much. Why's there a difference though? I don't understand
I watched about five minutes of one after seeing your post earlier. It's not great but doesn't bother me too much. Why's there a difference though? I don't understand
I'm reading that they're using something called Dolby Vison in addition to "upscaling" it to 4K, and that not doing that from the original tape reels might be the issue. I'm not exactly sure. Now, I've only watched it on my work computer, so maybe it will look alright on my TV at home, but judging by the hundreds of people on Twitter talking about how crappy it looks, I doubt it.
I watched about five minutes of one after seeing your post earlier. It's not great but doesn't bother me too much. Why's there a difference though? I don't understand
I'm reading that they're using something called Dolby Vison in addition to "upscaling" it to 4K, and that not doing that from the original tape reels might be the issue. I'm not exactly sure. Now, I've only watched it on my work computer, so maybe it will look alright on my TV at home, but judging by the hundreds of people on Twitter talking about how crappy it looks, I doubt it.
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY LITTLE CABLE BOY?
It sort of looks like a movie instead of a sitcom.
I watched about five minutes of one after seeing your post earlier. It's not great but doesn't bother me too much. Why's there a difference though? I don't understand
I'm reading that they're using something called Dolby Vison in addition to "upscaling" it to 4K, and that not doing that from the original tape reels might be the issue. I'm not exactly sure. Now, I've only watched it on my work computer, so maybe it will look alright on my TV at home, but judging by the hundreds of people on Twitter talking about how crappy it looks, I doubt it.
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY LITTLE CABLE BOY?
It sort of looks like a movie instead of a sitcom.
It's just weird because on TBS, when they reframe it from 4:3 to 16:9 (demonstrated in the picture below), there's no loss of picture quality. It looks exactly as it did on the DVDs, just with a different aspect ratio. So I think they could've gotten that widescreen movielike look without compromising the picture quality. Whatever they did to make it look like it did on TBS is how it should've been presented here. No need for Dolby Vision, or 4K, or upscaling, or anything else that I'd categorize as "subtraction by addition."
"The whole business has changed. It's all about money now. The sad thing is it's the kids that suffer."
I’ve softened my stance on the Netflix conversion. It’s grainy….but on my huge TV, it doesn’t look too bad. My complaints from a week or two ago were based off of checking it out on my desktop at work.
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I have a feeling younger people who've never watched much Seinfeld will have a harder time getting into it and binging it than they did with shows like Friends and the The Office.
It's smart. It’s a smart show and a smart crowd will appreciate it. We’re not going to dumb it down for some bonehead mass audience! I tend to agree. Especially starting on episode one. First two seasons go slowly, especially when it takes two clicks to get to Squid Game (or whatever the hell the kids are watching these days). If I was trying to turn someone on to Seinfeld and only an episode or two to do it, I might show something from seasons 8 or 9. A little zanier, faster moving. Less bits and more rapid fire jokes.
It's smart. It’s a smart show and a smart crowd will appreciate it. We’re not going to dumb it down for some bonehead mass audience!
I tend to agree. Especially starting on episode one. First two seasons go slowly, especially when it takes two clicks to get to Squid Game (or whatever the hell the kids are watching these days). If I was trying to turn someone on to Seinfeld and only an episode or two to do it, I might show something from seasons 8 or 9. A little zanier, faster moving. Less bits and more rapid fire jokes.
Yeah even the third season...it's not till towards the middle, in my opinion, when they started to hit a consistent stride. That's a big ask of people who are accustomed to starting their Netflix binges from episode 1. I would have someone start with the Bookman episode in season 3 if I was getting them into the show. So many classics start at that point. Or maybe I'll have them watch The Chinese Restaurant in 2 and then skip to The Massage and then settle in from Bookman on till the end.
Since the show's older than even Friends, a ton of the references will fly over people's heads too. Pretty much every storyline wouldn't exist if they had cell phones. haha
Who else loves horse manure and how do we find this out (which episode)?
Just a guess - but was it Marissa Tomei when her and George were sitting on the bench.
I kind of forgot about that one but, no, she did not express a love for manure in that scene that I am aware of. Although she was not repulsed by it either! Thinking of someone else...
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This is why I hate trying to stream classic shows on these big platforms. Everything gets homogenized and you lose the whole edge of it!
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It’s lewd, lascivious, salacious, OUTRAGEOUS.
I mean, I have every episode on DVD, my computer hard drive, and an external hard drive that's hooked up to my PS4. So it's not like I can't watch it. But all of those are in 4:3...and it'd just be nice to have them properly on Netflix looking like they do on TBS.
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http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I'm reading that they're using something called Dolby Vison in addition to "upscaling" it to 4K, and that not doing that from the original tape reels might be the issue. I'm not exactly sure. Now, I've only watched it on my work computer, so maybe it will look alright on my TV at home, but judging by the hundreds of people on Twitter talking about how crappy it looks, I doubt it.
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY LITTLE CABLE BOY?
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
It's just weird because on TBS, when they reframe it from 4:3 to 16:9 (demonstrated in the picture below), there's no loss of picture quality. It looks exactly as it did on the DVDs, just with a different aspect ratio. So I think they could've gotten that widescreen movielike look without compromising the picture quality. Whatever they did to make it look like it did on TBS is how it should've been presented here. No need for Dolby Vision, or 4K, or upscaling, or anything else that I'd categorize as "subtraction by addition."
"The whole business has changed. It's all about money now. The sad thing is it's the kids that suffer."
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
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Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
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Pearl Jam bootlegs:
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Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I tend to agree. Especially starting on episode one. First two seasons go slowly, especially when it takes two clicks to get to Squid Game (or whatever the hell the kids are watching these days). If I was trying to turn someone on to Seinfeld and only an episode or two to do it, I might show something from seasons 8 or 9. A little zanier, faster moving. Less bits and more rapid fire jokes.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Since the show's older than even Friends, a ton of the references will fly over people's heads too. Pretty much every storyline wouldn't exist if they had cell phones. haha
Comedy Central has been also running Seinfeld episodes non-stop (almost as much as The Office)
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I kind of forgot about that one but, no, she did not express a love for manure in that scene that I am aware of. Although she was not repulsed by it either! Thinking of someone else...