There are most certainly flaws that were not present on the DVDs. While I give the video quality the highest possible rating (it's literally the best I've ever seen a vintage show look in HD), the audio remastering has severe problems (same as with almost every vintage show from Universal that...
There have never been any music clearance issues with either show. The only problem with music has been in the episodes where it has been "muffled" and not clearly audible, most notably in "Road to Nashville" and "The Return of Bigfoot: Part II." Fabulous Films restored RTN for their U.K. DVD...
Adding my two cents...
Here is SF's official statement as posted today at thedigitalbits.com. I can virtually guarantee this carefully-worded claptrap was crafted by Universal and SF had no choice but to go with it.
"For this first ever Blu-ray release of The Bionic Woman, Shout! Factory has...
All three reunion movies are in HD (real 1080p, not upscaled), and Bionic Showdown is in stereo this time. (It was erroneously mono on the DVD sets.) However, despite SF touting that Bionic Ever After? was "transferred from a new 2K scan of the original negative", the first 15 or so minutes...
Here's what I've been able to gather:
The special features list on the back of the case for Season 4 does not indicate the "Six Million Dollar Fans" featurette, yet it is on the disc.
The special feature list on the back of the case for Season 5 does not indicate the interview with Martin E...
SF has started shipping orders. Hopefully someone who receives theirs will quickly inspect and then post whether the five Bionic Woman episodes still have the same defective audio that plagued all DVD releases since 2010. The episodes in the set with the worst audio (as in the previous DVD...
There is great reason to be concerned that these flaws will show up on the upcoming Blu-ray sets, since they are present on the "Return of Bigfoot, Part II" included on the 2018 German Six Million Dollar Man Blu-ray set. Also, every episode is likewise affected on the 2018 German SD-on-Blu-ray...
Here is a link to a video posted on YouTube by a fan that offers a great comparison of the severely flawed audio on an episode of The Bionic Woman ("The Return of Bigfoot, Part II") from the 2010 master against a different print that can be streamed right now on nbc.com. This is proof that...
That is correct. My hope is that Universal and/or SF has corrected the many audio flaws that plagued those masters. The Bionic Woman isn't the only show to suffer from flawed audio (severely muffled dialog, and/or music and sound FX), as Knight Rider, The Incredible Hulk, Airwolf, The Rockford...
The reunion movies were all shot on film and completed on film in post. Shout! Factory has confirmed all three will be in HD on the Blu-ray set, with Bionic Ever After? having been given a new(er) scan.
Not for me. More than half of what I order online (especially from Amazon) arrives damaged, and it's a huge hassle to return and wait for replacements (which also usually arrive damaged).
Be aware that the stock in B&N stores will likely be damaged, due to their use of the dreaded "Spider-wire" anti-theft contraptions. The first store I went to had not one copy in acceptable condition. Two other customers were there to pick up their pre-orders, and they were upset to find their...
I've been unable to order from their website for over a year now, due to some technical issue that I cannot figure out. I've tried emailing and calling (leaving voicemail messages) SF several times, but they've never responded. Their reputation for terrible customer service is certainly...
His performance in Jackie Brown is one of the all-time greats. Such a powerful presence in the most understated way. He was a true master in the less-is-more method of acting. He will be missed and remembered.
Totally agree. Most were cheesy then, and even more so now. But it never bothered me then (as a kid), and I certainly appreciate being able to collect them today as an adult (well, as close to an adult as I'm willing to become). Anytime something like this is offered on physical media —...
I'm not a big fan of Mill Creek, but I'm sure they had no say in which versions of the episodes they were allowed to release. After FNL's second season, it looked like it was going to be canceled before DirectTV stepped in with a deal to to co-finance the continuation of the show. That deal gave...
It's a good thing that "Six Degrees of Separation" game was created around Kevin Bacon. If it had been Richard Anderson, it wouldn't be a very challenging game, since I can't think of another actor who was busier at the height of his career.
Martin E. Brooks, who played Dr. Rudy Wells, also simultaneosuly appeared on both Six Million Dollar Man on ABC and Bionic Woman on NBC during the shows' final 1977-78 season. Sadly, Brooks passed away at 90 almost two years ago.
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Incredible-Hulk-The-Complete-Series/23624
It's releases like this that make me scratch my head. The five individual season sets have been available for several years (both original lenticular-cover and more-recent slimcase versions) for less than $10. Now this...