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The Blue Knight, a 1973 3-hour, two part novel for television, was an early example of the format.
Take a best seller, bring over a couple of high-end actors from the feature arena, and create several hours of programming, without breaking the budget.
In this case, it was William Holden and Lee Remick.
What's most interesting about this show, seen for the first time (was it ever available on DVD?) is how it fits into the history of television programming.
Far different from anything that one will find today, both in its innocence, as we'll as its production values, the program is a means to look back at the early '70s, and to see how much things have changed.
As a Blu-ray, Warner's new release is of requisite quality. Color is generally proper, although there are occasional shots which go a bit yellow. Never anything untoward. Audio is typical TV of the era, meaning that some of the location work is a bit weak.
Some locations shots appear to be 16mm, but I've not confirmed. May simply be pushed 35.
For an interesting view of television's past - and for the opportunity for those who may have just discovered Sam Elliott in A Star is Born, check out The Blue Knight, for a much younger example.
Image - 4
Audio - 5 (2.0 monaural)
Pass / Fail - Pass
RAH
Take a best seller, bring over a couple of high-end actors from the feature arena, and create several hours of programming, without breaking the budget.
In this case, it was William Holden and Lee Remick.
What's most interesting about this show, seen for the first time (was it ever available on DVD?) is how it fits into the history of television programming.
Far different from anything that one will find today, both in its innocence, as we'll as its production values, the program is a means to look back at the early '70s, and to see how much things have changed.
As a Blu-ray, Warner's new release is of requisite quality. Color is generally proper, although there are occasional shots which go a bit yellow. Never anything untoward. Audio is typical TV of the era, meaning that some of the location work is a bit weak.
Some locations shots appear to be 16mm, but I've not confirmed. May simply be pushed 35.
For an interesting view of television's past - and for the opportunity for those who may have just discovered Sam Elliott in A Star is Born, check out The Blue Knight, for a much younger example.
Image - 4
Audio - 5 (2.0 monaural)
Pass / Fail - Pass
RAH
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