The O.C. Season 1 News (Merged) (1 Viewer)

[Adam_ME]

Did they gave a reason why 4:3 is the preferred ratio? I'll probably get the box set regardless, but this really kills a lot of the excitement. I have every episode from the first season in 16:9, and it'll almost seem like I'm downgrading when I get the DVDs.

 

[Gord Lacey]

No reason was given, sorry.

I've already called someone at WB and asked about the aspect ratio, so I'm sure they'll look into it and possibly back to me, but it sounds like they are justified in releasing this in 1.33:1.

Gord

 

[Aryn Leroux]

well maybe using the word "suck" is to harsh on my part what i meant by that basically is the show is very contrived, seriously bad dialogue, situations you can guess miles away. not to mention a bunch of rich white folk most of us can't relate to for the most part, perhaps ryan is a character alot can relate with, but like i said in my previous post I Love the Show.. not since 90210 have i enjoyed a show that was this ridiculous.

I am rather sad to hear this my be full screen only though as when i watched it on tv it was widescreen. I will probably buy it regardless though.

 

[Kyle**S]

Bad dialogue? The dialogue's brilliant! It's the best reason to watch the show. I agree about the contrived plots, though.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

How? Most hour series are 4 episodes to a disc. This is the same.

 

[Yee-Ming]

Meaning that the 4:3 transfer is open-matte?

We get this 4:3 here (no widescreen broadcasts yet), so I'm wondering if what I see is open matte or pan-and-scan.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

I think the 16:9 version is openmatte. This is how most 16:9 shows are done.

 

[Kyle McKnight]

Damn, I'm kinda upset about the 4:3 decision. I've only ever seen it in widescreen.

 

[john_hood]

In the UK (where I live) Channel Four broadcasts The OC in 4:3 and it wasn't until I read this thread that I learnt the series supports 16:9!

It'll be interesting to see whether or not the R2 release of The OC S1 is 4:3 or 16:9 - Buffy from S4 onwards is 16:9, but I understand that the R1 releases are 4:3, which is somewhat surprising!

Does anyone know if the audio is 5.1 or Dolby Pro-Logic Surround?

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Generally speaking, Fox U.K. will use widescreen if it's available and Fox U.S. will use whatever the creators want. I'm not sure how Warner handles things.

 

[john_hood]

Dan,

Thanks for the reply. Now that you mention it I now recall that Fox US had issued a statement concerning Buffy in 16:9, and that it was never the creators intention to have the series shown in widescreen!!!

As you said, how Warner Bros approaches markets outside the US will determine whether or not The OC S1 receives the 16:9 treatment on DVD. Incidentally, a few years ago Columbia TriStar released the Best of DC S1 and the four episodes were 16:9!

 

[Adam_ME]

All bets are off with WB. They released The West Wing Season 2 in its OAR which is 4:3 over in the UK. When it came time to release it in the US, they went 16:9. I wouldn't be surprised if The O.C Season 1 never got a 16:9 release anywhere.

 

[john_hood]

According to various online sources The OC S1 will debut on October 18th in the UK, which is a week ahead of the US! I can only hope, 16:9/4:3 debate aside, that the extras are as near identical as possible - allowing for licensing issues (if applicable).

 

[Joseph S]

Once again we have the "producers," or so Warner claims, telling us more AR lies.

No Sale for this Everwood, West Wing, Kung Fu, and all the other non OAR releases from Season 1 to their end. It's time for TVSHOWSONDVD to look into who these "sources" are because they're wrong >50% of the time.

 

[Gord Lacey]

Joseph, you must have missed my post above where I stated that I called the production office and they said 1.33:1.

Gord

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Many shows that are aired 16:9 HD look much better in 4:3. I haven't seen The O.C. in HD as my local Fox affiliate doesn't broadcast HD, but examples include Buffy and Joan of Arcadia.

 

[ChrisRose]

I'll buy it anyway but I'm very disappointed it won't be widescreen, and I was hoping for more extras as well. Only one commentary? No cast commentaries? No gag reel? Dang.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

Well, easter eggs were mentioned over at TVShowsOnDVD, so I don't think gag reels are totally out of the picture. I hear some of the cast can get absolutlely hysterical on the set, and Adam Brody is well-known for ad-libbing on the set.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

I would rather wait an extra month or two so they could do commentaries and insert the gag reel.

 

[Richard Michael Clark]

Does anyone know if the Season 1 dvd set will be in widescreen?

I can't find any threads about The O.C. no matter what search terms I use! (so, sorry if there are some already!)

I also can't find any reviews of the set yet - are there any?

cheers

ah oops! Just found http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=205341
could this post/thread get combined into that maybe?