DeathStar1
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I don't know all the facts on this one.
And I have a feeling that if I called the companies to complain, we'd get the 'bounce' effect, with each one blaming the other. But SOMEONE has to be doing quality control on these releases, no?
Take a look at time index 00:56-1:07 on 'Big Break In'. The picture either jumps around, or 'explodes' in and out every few seconds giving it a jumpy appearance. Turtle Terminator has tracking problems on the bottom and edge artifacts/pixilation on the sides. Shredderville looks like it was recorded off a bad cable reception and appears 'fuzzy'. Plan Six From Outer Space from the first minute of the episode looks shaky, fuzzy, and looks like it was encoded in a resolution lower than the standard 352X240 that seems standard for these discs. All the other episodes are more or less fine, but even they suffer from long scratches on the film that go from left to right (Most notably in the beginning of Gangs All Here), tons of dust and dirt specs, and other artifacts.
If it means waiting a year for a full season set, and a remastered/cleaned up bunch of episodes, I'd rather wait. It's TONS of times better than watching this utter crap that's being released by Lions Gate. Put some pride into your work there, people!
And I have a feeling that if I called the companies to complain, we'd get the 'bounce' effect, with each one blaming the other. But SOMEONE has to be doing quality control on these releases, no?
Take a look at time index 00:56-1:07 on 'Big Break In'. The picture either jumps around, or 'explodes' in and out every few seconds giving it a jumpy appearance. Turtle Terminator has tracking problems on the bottom and edge artifacts/pixilation on the sides. Shredderville looks like it was recorded off a bad cable reception and appears 'fuzzy'. Plan Six From Outer Space from the first minute of the episode looks shaky, fuzzy, and looks like it was encoded in a resolution lower than the standard 352X240 that seems standard for these discs. All the other episodes are more or less fine, but even they suffer from long scratches on the film that go from left to right (Most notably in the beginning of Gangs All Here), tons of dust and dirt specs, and other artifacts.
If it means waiting a year for a full season set, and a remastered/cleaned up bunch of episodes, I'd rather wait. It's TONS of times better than watching this utter crap that's being released by Lions Gate. Put some pride into your work there, people!