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  1. Mark To

    Why don't some TV shows get released completely re-mastered?

    I think this will happen in due time. This whole TV DVD thing is so new and it always takes the entertainment establishment years to catch up with the times. Remember how when VCRs came out Universal sued Sony and tried to put home video out of business? Now studios make more off of their movies...
  2. Mark To

    Why don't some TV shows get released completely re-mastered?

    How about going to people who know the shows? A great many series have had books written about them. What about contacting the authors? Or how about the fan sites for shows? Logic would dictate that that would be a great place to gather information about a particular show. Ask the people who...
  3. Mark To

    Why don't some TV shows get released completely re-mastered?

    Well one way to look at this is that this is all very new. The studios have been caught completely by surprise by the TV on DVD boom. It just never occured to them that people will pay good money to see shows uncut and uncluttered by network bugs, crawls, etc. They have to catch up to the tidal...
  4. Mark To

    Why don't some TV shows get released completely re-mastered?

    Not to worry, David. I digitally remastered them myself from my SP masters off of NBC. Maybe not as nice as the studio could do but at least I have them in my lifetime.
  5. Mark To

    Why don't some TV shows get released completely re-mastered?

    I don't work in that end of the business but here is how I would think it works. The independents, like Image, Shout Factory, etc., this is their business. They aren't multi-billion dollar. I don't know what the sales numbers are for TV shows but I would imagine they are relatively small...
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