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One of the interesting things about popping a Blu-ray disc into a player and viewing the image on screen is that one doesn't always know what's going to appear. We can surmise, hope and assume -- potentially the most dangerous -- but we don't know until we see an actual image.
Seasons 3 and 4 of Lost on Blu-ray are exquisite releases -- everything that they can and should be. But on occasional a post facility will change. A tech will be replaced. And... well, stranger things have happened.
Which is precisely why, while waiting for Lost S1 to load, that I hoped for the best.
Fortunately, the gods of Blu-ray have prevailed again, and those who gave us the second and third seasons appear to be still in place, as Season 1 is, in a word -- Perfect - all 1000 plus minutes of it.
Everything that was done properly on the previous two releases has remained in place. Color, blacks, and the overall tonalities of the island and its surrounding areas are back in absolutely brilliant Blu-ray detail.
I've said it before, but it's always worth repeating. Lost is one of those series that will go down in broadcast history for its frustrating, undeniably confusing brilliance -- that somehow all works.
Going back four years -- meeting the characters once again, and being able to see the show grew, was shaped and found its bearings, is a total treat.
Lost - Season 1 is terrific entertainment.
Disney includes a $20 rebate for those who already own the show on standard definition, bringing the final cost down to $29 at Amazon. Amazon also sweetens the deal with an additional discount at checkout of $10 per season if you purchase at least two seasons.
The end result is that if one already owns Seasons 1 and 2 on standard definition, the cost is $98 for both seasons on Blu, with $40 back from Disney. That brings the cost to $58, and then another $20 from Amazon.
Final cost by my math...
$38 for both seasons, before selling your old standard definition sets.
I call that a deal.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
Seasons 3 and 4 of Lost on Blu-ray are exquisite releases -- everything that they can and should be. But on occasional a post facility will change. A tech will be replaced. And... well, stranger things have happened.
Which is precisely why, while waiting for Lost S1 to load, that I hoped for the best.
Fortunately, the gods of Blu-ray have prevailed again, and those who gave us the second and third seasons appear to be still in place, as Season 1 is, in a word -- Perfect - all 1000 plus minutes of it.
Everything that was done properly on the previous two releases has remained in place. Color, blacks, and the overall tonalities of the island and its surrounding areas are back in absolutely brilliant Blu-ray detail.
I've said it before, but it's always worth repeating. Lost is one of those series that will go down in broadcast history for its frustrating, undeniably confusing brilliance -- that somehow all works.
Going back four years -- meeting the characters once again, and being able to see the show grew, was shaped and found its bearings, is a total treat.
Lost - Season 1 is terrific entertainment.
Disney includes a $20 rebate for those who already own the show on standard definition, bringing the final cost down to $29 at Amazon. Amazon also sweetens the deal with an additional discount at checkout of $10 per season if you purchase at least two seasons.
The end result is that if one already owns Seasons 1 and 2 on standard definition, the cost is $98 for both seasons on Blu, with $40 back from Disney. That brings the cost to $58, and then another $20 from Amazon.
Final cost by my math...
$38 for both seasons, before selling your old standard definition sets.
I call that a deal.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
