THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW Season One Restored! (1 Viewer)

[Doug Wallen]

Mine arrived today. Busy with Christmas stuff, plan on looking at some late Sunday, after church services.

Glad I picked this up.

 

[The 1960's]

My Little Margie S04E38 Vern's Butterflies (May.18.1955)​

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The second to last episode of My Little Margie featuring Joe Besser as Mr. Briggs. Appears to be about a week less than two years after his role as Stinky. This was uploaded to YouTube today.

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[Bob Furmanek]

Disc of the Year!

Garv's Picks of the Year: 2021 - IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

There were a lot of strong releases this year. In fact, I shuffled the top three picks several times before deciding upon this order.

bottomshelfmovies.com

 

[Randy Korstick]

Disc of the Year!

Garv's Picks of the Year: 2021 - IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

There were a lot of strong releases this year. In fact, I shuffled the top three picks several times before deciding upon this order.

bottomshelfmovies.com

Congrats Bob and well deserved.

 

[Tony Bensley]

Disc of the Year!

Garv's Picks of the Year: 2021 - IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

There were a lot of strong releases this year. In fact, I shuffled the top three picks several times before deciding upon this order.

bottomshelfmovies.com

Congratulations, Bob! To echo Randy, this is so well deserved, and I eagerly await my set's arrival!!

CHEERS!

 

[RICK BOND]

I Just received my Christmas Present from ClassicFlix !!!!

 

[The 1960's]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!​

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[Bob Furmanek]

"The Abbott and Costello Show: Season 1 is a monumental release for fans of the boys themselves and for comedy in general. The quality of the video and audio is staggering, making it one of the best home video releases of 2021. Highly recommended (and bring on Season 2)!"

Abbott and Costello Show, The: Season 1 (Blu-ray Review)

After a successful career in radio and ruling the film comedy roost throughout the 1940s, Abbott and Costello came to television with their own program, The Abbott and Costello Show. Skipping the common variety hour format, they instead used the show as a way of showcasing new and classic bits...

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[Capt D McMars]

"The Abbott and Costello Show: Season 1 is a monumental release for fans of the boys themselves and for comedy in general. The quality of the video and audio is staggering, making it one of the best home video releases of 2021. Highly recommended (and bring on Season 2)!"

Abbott and Costello Show, The: Season 1 (Blu-ray Review)

After a successful career in radio and ruling the film comedy roost throughout the 1940s, Abbott and Costello came to television with their own program, The Abbott and Costello Show. Skipping the common variety hour format, they instead used the show as a way of showcasing new and classic bits...

thedigitalbits.com

Thanks to you and your team, this is one amazing collection and I'm in line for the next season without a doubt!! Thanks So Much Bob!!

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I would like to belatedly throw in my two cents - I’ve only had the chance to view the first episode so far but it looks and sounds quite outstanding, very much on par with the handful of other early shot-on-film B&W shows that have found their way to Blu-ray.

I didn’t remember the program at all when the announcement was made - my A&C memories are more of my great-grandfather showing me well worn PD VHS releases like Africa Screams - so I decided to refresh my memory by watching the first episode on Amazon Prime from whatever ancient master they licensed from whoever before I committed to buying the new release. It was quite a thrill to see the difference between that and the new disc.

I will probably savor these slowly over the next few months rather than racing through it but it’s great to have. Anyone on the fence about whether or not to purchase can buy with confidence.

 

[Brian W.]

This is the first I've heard of this release. I've been buying the ClassicFlix "Little Rascals" restorations and loving them, so I may have to get these. But I am curious... it was restored in 4K, so why no 4K discs?

 

[Bob Furmanek]

The 4K workflow was done for preservation purposes.

A 4K disc release would not have been financially viable as the extra costs on the authoring and replication end would’ve been prohibitive.

 

[Tony Bensley]

The 4K workflow was done for preservation purposes.

A 4K disc release would not have been financially viable as the extra costs on the authoring and replication end would’ve been prohibitive.

The fact these Episodes exist in 4K is alone quite reassuring and allows for potential commercial availability at a later date.

As it stands, the 1080p Blu-ray transfers are stunning!

From LOU'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW - S01E05):

Note: The above Episode, like many others, does involve long sequences of Lou appearing without Bud, who as previously noted, was a salaried player throughout the filming of the two seasons of this iconic series!

CHEERS!

 

[Tony Bensley]

Just to further highlight the top notch level of restoration for TA&CS Season 1, I popped in Disc 2 of the 2010 E1 Entertainment Complete Series DVD release. Below are a pair of comparison screenshots from the POTS AND PANS Episode (S01E09) from when Mr. Fields is touting some very old cheese sent over from Palermo, Italy.

THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW: THE COMPLETE SERIES (2010 E1 Entertainment) DVD

THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW: Season 1 (2021 ClassicFlix) Blu-ray

CHEERS!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

“ClassicFlix has delivered one of the Blu-Ray releases of the year with this first season set that features an astounding A/V presentation and a ton of great special features that makes the package even sweeter. If you are a comedy fan, you owe it to yourself to pick this one up.”

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ClassicFlix has released the first season of "The Abbott & Costello Show" on Blu-Ray. Get our thoughts on this new release inside!

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[Capt D McMars]

“ClassicFlix has delivered one of the Blu-Ray releases of the year with this first season set that features an astounding A/V presentation and a ton of great special features that makes the package even sweeter. If you are a comedy fan, you owe it to yourself to pick this one up.”

'The Abbott & Costello Show': Season 1 Blu-Ray Review - Newly Restored Comedy Classic Is One Of The Year's Best Releases

ClassicFlix has released the first season of "The Abbott & Costello Show" on Blu-Ray. Get our thoughts on this new release inside!

geekvibesnation.com

and another for a friend!!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

“BEST OF THE YEAR!”

New A&C TV series Blu-ray restoration is a ‘Best of the Year’ | Abbott & Costello Fan Club

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[Capt D McMars]

“BEST OF THE YEAR!”

New A&C TV series Blu-ray restoration is a ‘Best of the Year’ | Abbott & Costello Fan Club

www.abbottandcostellofanclub.com

and an ethusiastic YEAH!!!

 

[Peter Keller]

No captions. No subtitles. No excuses!

 

[Tony Bensley]

Just let me start by saying, I do appreciate the option of captions and/or subtitles, and I do get that for a segment of the population, they are even essential.

The only problem is captions/subtitles take time and effort to get right, and they don't come without cost. For those who may not be aware, this release was a kick starter project designed to restore an old iconic series to the best possible visual and auditory quality. The latter is something I particularly appreciate, as my hearing hasn't exactly improved with age. Unlike previous DVD releases of THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW, which had to rely on sourcing from old telecine transfers, for this ClassicFlix release, the Season 1 episodes were almost entirely sourced from the original camera negatives for both visual and audio.

In short, they look and sound fantastic, with crystal clear audio. No muffled sounding dialogue, which is a bane for anyone who suffers from any kind of hearing impairment. Yes, the prior 2010 THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW COMPLETE SERIES DVD set does include subtitles, but with the unfortunate trade off of raggy looking video and far from crystal clear audio.

That said, to make this release happen obviously required keeping the restoration budget within reason. Hence, no subtitles or captioning. I for one, am really thankful Bob Furmanek and his team chose to focus on Video and Audio restoration, the evidence of which can be seen and heard. This series was in very dire need of both, and I'm greatly looking forward to the release of the second and final season of THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW by ClassicFlix!

CHEERS!

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