07-27-2007, 07:31 PM
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Denny
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Local Date: 09-07-2008
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Re: THE REAL McCOYS - CC Season sets?
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We prefer to release 'pristine', slightly edited, versions of these shows, rather than 'poor' quality full versions. There is enough of that with the so-called 'Public Domain' bootleggers.
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This is just a poor excuse by SFM not to put more work than the have to do into this series? What do they consider a poor quality print - A 16mm print? A 16mm negative? A 35mm unedited negative that needed a little bit of work to bring it up to quality? Transferred right,a 16mm transfer can look nice - sure it's not 35mm,but it would be uncut!
Yes, there are times where edited programs have to be used - such as damaged negatives or changes needed for music clearances, but it seems to me by reading what they said,that they had access to uncut shows, but opted to use quality over completeness.
I second that they could take the time to locate uncut LAUGH-IN and FLIP WILSON episodes (Which hadn't been seen uncut since the 1970s - and were shot on video tape - eventually used for DVD release.
Again,seems to me another old B&W Show not getting the full treatment a color show would. Such as the Time Compressed B&W "COMBAT!" episodes and then full restored color episodes.
Also you got to love that reference to ..."the so-called 'Public Domain' bootleggers." 
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