Time for a LARAMIE Blu-ray release (1 Viewer)

[PianoPlayer]

Five+ years ago, we were celebrating that LARAMIE was running on the Encore (Starz) channel, with remastered HD prints. I just finished season 4 and those prints are indeed beautiful -- stellar picture and sound.

But the prints used for the DVD releases were apparently another matter (someone called the Timeless release of the LARAMIE color episodes "an embarrassment.")

Any chance of a Blu-ray complete series release?

 

[Capt D McMars]

Five+ years ago, we were celebrating that LARAMIE was running on the Encore (Starz) channel, with remastered HD prints. I just finished season 4 and those prints are indeed beautiful -- stellar picture and sound.

But the prints used for the DVD releases were apparently another matter (someone called the Timeless release of the LARAMIE color episodes "an embarrassment.")

Any chance of a Blu-ray complete series release?

Isn't Timeless the Kino TV department for releases? I'd ask Kino insider first. If anyone would know it would be him. Unfortunatly for most companies, TV shows are low on the totem pole of priorities. Mill Creek might, but I wouldn't take odds on it...I've been wanting a restored BD Box set of the 50s Cisco Kid, and that has about as much chance as yours. All I'm seeing are tumble weeds

 

[jayembee]

Isn't Timeless the Kino TV department for releases?

No, Timeless is owned by Shout! Factory.

FWIW, Laramie was produced by Revue Studios, through Universal.

 

[jdee28]

If they ever put the new HD transfers of Laramie on disc, I'd definitely buy it! In the meantime, I'm just hoping I can make it through the series on the Starz app before they take them down. I hope they never do, but in the streaming world, who knows ..

 

[Bryan^H]

Laramie, and Death Valley Days both look amazing in HD. I'd buy both the minute they are available.

The Virginian also looks amazing, but that is out on region free BD so no problem there! 2023 is the year I buy into that series on Blu.

 

[SuperClark]

I found the Virginian series on amazon.de but the link doesnt work for blu rays it changed to dvds.On ebay some blu ray sets are available with shipping from germany.

 

[jdee28]

I've been watching Laramie on the Starz app. The HD prints have been stellar!! I just watched episode 28 from season 1, "Saddle and Spur," with guest star Beverly Garland. It runs to 45 minutes, 4 minutes shorter than the previous 27 episodes. Did they accidently remaster a syndicated print for this episode? Is it longer on the season 1 DVDs, with the poorer prints? The show did feel choppy, like there were a few small explanatory scenes missing.

 

[jdee28]

Another Laramie oddity on the Starz app. The Starz version of Episode 31, "Men of Defiance," is one that doesn't have the Laramie opening and is missing the 2 minute tag scene at the end with the regular Laramie cast. Both of these are apparently on the Laramie DVD season 1 set. The Starz version seems to be a slightly shorter cut of the episode, with opening and closing titles that make it look like a pilot for a new show called Defiance created by the Laramie producers. Defiance was never picked up.

Even on Starz, with amazing HD quality, a streaming version of a show isn't perfect. There are edited episodes and wrong versions of shows.