Neil Brock
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From what I've been told, they are actually running the shows from off of the Timeless DVDs.
You'd think they could get access to the masters that TIMELESS made from the 16mm.Neil Brock said:From what I've been told, they are actually running the shows from off of the Timeless DVDs.
A great many of the episodes on the set didn't come directly from 16mm but instead came from VHS tape transfers that were made from 16mm. Its too bad as now that Universal actually has an inventory, they could have likely been able to put together a set of episodes for Timeless for the series.DeWilson said:You'd think they could get access to the masters that TIMELESS made from the 16mm.
What "inventory"? What are you talking about?Neil Brock said:AIts too bad as now that Universal actually has an inventory, they could have likely been able to put together a set of episodes for Timeless for the series.
What part of the word "inventory" is troubling you? It means that after the fire they finally took the time and went through their various warehouses and determined what elements they actually had on what shows, be it film prints or tapes.JoeDoakes said:What "inventory"? What are you talking about?
Yes, I know many of the episodes didn't come directly from 16mm prints - but the ones that did should have been made available for broadcast.Neil Brock said:A great many of the episodes on the set didn't come directly from 16mm but instead came from VHS tape transfers that were made from 16mm. Its too bad as now that Universal actually has an inventory, they could have likely been able to put together a set of episodes for Timeless for the series.
I don't know the full details of the sale but Timeless had to acquire the 16mm prints themselves from collectors. ME-TV didn't buy the rights to run the series from TImeless, they got it from Universal and since Universal had never put anything together on the series for a syndication sale, all ME had access to was the DVD set.DeWilson said:Yes, I know many of the episodes didn't come directly from 16mm prints - but the ones that did should have been made available for broadcast.A great many of the episodes on the set didn't come directly from 16mm but instead came from VHS tape transfers that were made from 16mm. Its too bad as now that Universal actually has an inventory, they could have likely been able to put together a set of episodes for Timeless for the series.
I know they got the rights from NBC-Universal.Neil Brock said:I don't know the full details of the sale but Timeless had to acquire the 16mm prints themselves from collectors. ME-TV didn't buy the rights to run the series from TImeless, they got it from Universal and since Universal had never put anything together on the series for a syndication sale, all ME had access to was the DVD set.
No idea but I can tell you that when the show started running, it was as much of a surprise to Timeless as it was to everybody else.DeWilson said:I know they got the rights from NBC-Universal.
What I meant was rather than broadcasting off of a set sourced from the DVDs (Good only knows how THAT must look with the the compression and stuff), why didn't they just go directly to timeless and arrange to make a set of masters from whatever quality (ha-ha) transfers from 16mm elements they had.
Originally Posted by David_B_K
When I first got the set, I played about half of season 1, and then got sidetracked and sort of forgot about it. However, lately, my wife have been watching nothing but classic B/W TV shows, and have pretty much eschewed current network offerings. Now we watch Perry Mason, Mike Hammer, Peter Gunn, Maverick, Gunsmoke or M Squad, or some combination thereof.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a blu-ray release of M Squad. I say either get the current set or save your money for the upcoming complete Naked City set.Wvtvguy said:I've seen some decent prices for this occasionally & would like to get it. Question is, is this pretty much the only release of M Squad we'll get? Is there any possibility of a release with better quality video? I'm probably going to pull the trigger but had to ask that.