Home Theater Forum  ›  Forums  ›  Entertainment and Media  ›  SD DVD - Film and Documentary  ›  Twin Peaks Pilot DVD....yuck!
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread

Twin Peaks Pilot DVD....yuck!

#31
Rating: 0
2/22/02 at 1:15pm
  • Joined: December 1969
  • Post Count: 208
Greg, OK.

Well, it is has been argued and I am willing to concede that this is not the worst-looking or sounding dvd. It may not even be one of the 50 worst. So, if you compare this disc to the worst looking-ones out there, you will get a very different opinion about the quality of the presentation than if you compare it to better-looking discs. Thus, my relativity comment. Nonetheless, considering the broad spectrum of quality of dvds released to date, this one falls towards the bottom end. I really don't think anyone is trying to say that it doesn't, thus my other comment that you pulled out of context.
Export to Wiki
#32
Rating: 0
2/22/02 at 6:25pm
  • Joined: June 1999
  • Post Count: 33,002
Folks, let's keep it civil, and if there's nothing more to discuss, let's just drop the relativistic hyperbole of the quality of the DVD in question. Thanks.

"Jee-sus, it's like Iwo Jima out there" - Roger Sterling on "Mad Men"
Patcave | 2006 Films | 2007 Films | Dragon*Con 2009 | Heroes Con 2009

Export to Wiki
#33
Rating: 0
2/22/02 at 11:45pm
  • Joined: March 2001
  • Post Count: 271
You haven't seen a bad DVD transfer until you've seen the original Highlander DVD.

-John



Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me DVDFight for the Deleted Scenes Petitionhttp://www.myspace.com/fwwmfight

Export to Wiki
#34
Rating: 0
2/23/02 at 11:11pm
  • Joined: January 2001
  • Post Count: 313
What's a DVD?






































\"They can have my remote when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.\"

- N.R.A.- (National Remote Association, John P. Grosskopf, Founder & President, C. Heston, Co-Founder & Sgt. With Arms)

My candidates vote PRO-HOMETHEATER! God bless my happy hometheater.

Export to Wiki
#35
Rating: 0
2/24/02 at 8:12am
  • Joined: April 1999
  • Post Count: 4,696
Oh come on Guys, Warner's Advertised "Anamorphic..but it really isn't" Outland has to get the bad transfer prize. This is the only disk that made me want to take my Mits 65807 and throw it out a window.
My DVD Collection

The Megaplex

Export to Wiki
#36
Rating: 0
2/24/02 at 4:50pm
  • Joined: November 2001
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Post Count: 164
Ok, I gots me a few questions, if y'all don't mind.

I never saw the pilot nor the rest of the series when it was running originally. I found out about the Bravo Re-run only after it was about halfway through. I am a David Lynch fan, and not just because of my last name, and I am very interested in watching this series. And it finally seems feasable.

So my question is this: when I get ready to rent and/or buy the pilot, what do I need to look for? Of course I would like to avoid the European cut like an angry ex-girlfriend. Is there any indication on the box that I need to look for? I planned on renting first, buying later (if I like), but I figured renting the pilot would be a little difficult in my town since it is an import. I just don't want to accidentally rent the European cut, because I have a fear that it will absolutely spoil the rest of the series.

That being said, I would be interested in seeing the European cut after I have made my way through the entire series and Fire Walk With Me.

Thanks in advance for your help in this matter.

Chris

Click here to check out my musical endeavors.

Export to Wiki
#37
Rating: 0
2/24/02 at 5:15pm
  • Joined: March 1999
  • Post Count: 1,479
The European cut doesn't exist on DVD. So if you rent or buy the pilot on DVD, you're safe.

"All VHS versions of the pilot include the extra 15 or so minutes of footage."

Check out this thread for an excellent FAQ on Twin Peaks:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=38561
Export to Wiki
#38
Rating: 0
2/24/02 at 10:31pm
  • Joined: November 2001
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Post Count: 164
Thanks for the informative link and thanks for your help.

Chris

Click here to check out my musical endeavors.

Export to Wiki
#39
Rating: 0
3/4/02 at 11:15am
  • Joined: March 2000
  • Post Count: 32
I just watched the Twin Peaks pilot last night, and thought the quality was fine. The surround mix was actually pretty aggressive in parts, and I'm not sure if I like that or not, but I can't complain about the sound. I think that yellow/brown filters were apparently used for at least portions of the pilot episode and may have made the disc look "off", as if it had been poorly mastered. But altogether, I was very satisfied, and now plan to watch all of the Season One discs.
Export to Wiki
#40
Rating: 0
5/9/02 at 5:13pm
  • Joined: July 1999
  • Post Count: 1,889
I just saw this last night. A friend of mine bought it. I thought the picture was quite good, but that might be because I'd worried this was a bootleg. I'd expected to see something transferred from a laserdisc, but obviously it's much better than that. It's fairly good -- certainly not reference quality, but not awful by any means.

I noticed no audio synch problems, which my friend had notice on his cheapo player, but he has synch problems with other discs on that player, too. I'm thinking about buying it myself.
Export to Wiki
#41
Rating: 0
5/9/02 at 5:16pm
  • Joined: June 2000
  • Location: No, I did not co-create South Park
  • Post Count: 9,063
Have you watched the Season 1 Box Set? I only ask, because compared the that the Pilot looks awful. Granted, it's not as bad as other DVDs I've seen...but comparitivly it really sucks.

In Heaven, everything is fine.
[ 2006 Films | 2005 Films | 2004 Films | 2003 Films | YMDB Top 20 ]
[ Star Wars | Sideshow | HT | DVDs | LDs | AIM: Maulrat87 ]
Export to Wiki
#42
Rating: 0
5/10/03 at 12:42am
  • Joined: December 2002
  • Post Count: 4,030
I was wondering, was the show supposed to be so orange? It looked pretty orange in a number of places. And the audio sounds a little off as well. Republic pictures obviously didn't have first-generation copies to work with. This was probably made from a broadcast copy or something. It's better than VHS, but looks about what I'd expect with a good OTA signal.
My Collection
Export to Wiki
#43
Rating: 0
5/10/03 at 5:04am
  • Joined: June 1998
  • Location: West Palm Beach, Fl.
  • Post Count: 663
well...

The "pilot" episode I have came in the Twin Peaks DVD box set.....

and looks GREAT... as good as the other episodes...

Dugger

Check out - CONFESSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0NqK1tzPbQ
Coming Soon to the Dare To Direct CHILLERTV contest!

Export to Wiki
#44
Rating: 0
5/10/03 at 5:56am
  • Joined: May 2002
  • Location: Princeton, IN
  • Post Count: 644
The audio speed-up really annoys me

I've got my own Toto

Export to Wiki
#45
Rating: 0
5/10/03 at 11:05am
  • Joined: June 2000
  • Location: No, I did not co-create South Park
  • Post Count: 9,063
Quote:
The "pilot" episode I have came in the Twin Peaks DVD box set.....


Do you have the region 3 set?

In Heaven, everything is fine.
[ 2006 Films | 2005 Films | 2004 Films | 2003 Films | YMDB Top 20 ]
[ Star Wars | Sideshow | HT | DVDs | LDs | AIM: Maulrat87 ]
Export to Wiki
#46
Rating: 0
5/10/03 at 1:06pm
  • Joined: August 2001
  • Post Count: 4,956
I bought the box set and the pilot knowing about the relative quality between the two. I watched them with a friend who had never seen the series before. While watching the pilot I had to tell him, "don't worry, the rest of the show looks much better."

What's really painful is watching the pilot recap in the first episode. The same scenes from the pilot look so great here, yet so awful on the DVD.

And yes, I know VHS copies look worse. So what? That's like allowing for poorly mastered CDs because the 8 track sounded bad.
My awesome music collection
Export to Wiki
#47
Rating: 0
5/11/03 at 4:09am
  • Joined: June 1998
  • Location: West Palm Beach, Fl.
  • Post Count: 663
The box set I have (with pilot included) is the Region 2 NTSC Japanese box set....

No speed up.... Same extras and all...

Dumped my region 1 for it...

Dugger

Check out - CONFESSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0NqK1tzPbQ
Coming Soon to the Dare To Direct CHILLERTV contest!

Export to Wiki
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread