Smallville Season 1 announced... (1 Viewer)

[JohnS]

Digital Bits reports today that Warner will release Smallville season 1 on 3/18.
Which is awesome news.
But what I'm wondering is that, like the recent Canada release, with the first two episodes, weren't they released in 16x9??
I highly doubt that Warner will be releasing these in 16x9 for region 1, but there's always hope.
Jason Whyte,
if your reading this...
Your off the hook on buying me the Canada release, since I want season sets

 

[Robert Ringwald]

No oar, no sale. Smallville is clearly supposed to be seen 16:9, and I hope they'll deliver that. I'll purchase it if so.

 

[Rob T]

I'm so hoping it'll be in 16x9.

 

[Andrew D F]

Since Smallville is broadcast in 1.78:1 Letterbox on The WB, I think we can safely assume anamorphic DVDs.

 

[Matthew_Millheiser]

I want to see it in 17x43, or no sale...

 

[oscar_merkx]

great news indeed

 

[Thomas H G]

Whoope!

 

[Bill Hunt]

Just FYI, while this comes from reliable sources, this is in no way to be considered an official announcement. Have to wait for Warner Bros for that. ;-)

 

[David Brent]

This may be kinda redundant, but chalk me up as another "no OAR, no sale."

Good to see so much great TV material hitting DVD so soon.

David

 

[Chris Brunner]

This is great news indeed (if true)!!

I know Smallville is currently broadcast in HDTV as 16:9, but Season 1 wasn't. I am very pleased with the Canadian disk's presentation.

I WILL buy Season 1 regardless. This show is absolutely wonderful. That said, Season 2 and beyond should DEFINITELY be anamorphic. This show deserves to be treated with class.

C

 

[JohnS]

I know Smallville is currently broadcast in HDTV as 16:9, but Season 1 wasn't. I am very pleased with the Canadian disk's presentation

also would love it in 5.1

isn't the canada release 16x9?
so could reg 1 be 16x9?

 

[Jeff Bamberger]

No DTS no sale!

 

[todd s]

According to the a Smallville fan site www.kryptonsite.com the rumor is bogus. The story is on the site.
:frowning:

 

[Joel C]

I'd believe thedigitalbits reporting "reliable sources" before I'd believe a random fansite, even such a spiffy one with interviews and such. For example, Buffy creator Joss Whedon told sites he had no idea when the sets were coming out.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

No oar, no sale. Smallville is clearly supposed to be seen 16:9, and I hope they'll deliver that.

Clearly? I have the Canadian release of the first two episodes and while the opened up wider framing doesn't hurt the composition, it doesn't add a heck of a lot either. It seems fairly subjunctive to me. I'm not sure that the OAR would really be 16x9, though... in these transitional years many shows are in the grey area on this. That said, I'll buy it either way.

 

[Andrew D F]

It broadcasts several shows in 16x9 letterbox on Standard Definition, but Smallville isn't one of them.

Hmmm. Must be a station-by-station thing. I watch Smallville in standard definition on either WPIX New York or KTLA Los Angeles and both stations broadcast it in 1.78:1 Letterbox.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

Clearly? I have the Canadian release of the first two episodes and while the opened up wider framing doesn't hurt the composition, it doesn't add a heck of a lot either.

Is this one of those widescreen shows where there is just extraneous crap on the sides and all the action is bunched up in the center? Some shows look better in 4:3 when composed for both ratios in this manner.

 

[Robert Ringwald]

I was under the impression that Smallville was rather cramped. I've always thought it looked this way at least.

Some shows look significantly better in 4:3 however.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I was under the impression that Smallville was rather cramped. I've always thought it looked this way at least.

No problem... you're certainly reserved the right to your opinion. I just didn't want people to get the idea that the creators had some grand vision for widescreen from the start and WB would be commiting a sacrilige by releasing 4x3. Some showrunners, (eg. Joss Whedon on Firefly), have made such pronouncements, where I would be dissappointed by a 4x3 release. I agree with you that it depends on the show. Smallville seems to be just another of the unfortuneately that must try to compose for two ratios.

 

[Gord Lacey]

Andrew Said:

Hmmm. Must be a station-by-station thing. I watch Smallville in standard definition on either WPIX New York or KTLA Los Angeles and both stations broadcast it in 1.78:1 Letterbox.

Andrew, I'm watching Smallville on WPIX New York right now and it's not widescreen. The opening is, but the show isn't.

Gord