Twilight Zone season one on blu-ray Sept 14
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Now here's hoping for the 80's version. 
I have started watching this series recently. I have to say, I really like it how each story has it's own moral, it's own message it wants to pass to the viewer. Later series of the same kind, like "The Outer Limits" did not even come close to being that meaningful... Seeing it in Bru-Ray, at my almost 3D LED screen would be awsome!
Not likely. I remember reading in some magazine a while back that the filmed footage no longer exists. It's just the episodes edited on crappy videotape.Now here's hoping for the 80's version.
The Outer Limits was, er... limited to what they could so by having to include some kind of monster or creature in almost every show. Considering this limitation, I think they still managed to do some good stuff.
I wonder how the Blu-Ray release will deal with the 6 episodes of season 2 that were shot on videotape and then transferred to 16mm film for syndication--apparently the eps look very different (reduced picture quality, static shots) from the episodes shot directly on film.
It was intended as a cost-cutting move by CBS, but abandoned when it was clear the savings didn't justify the results. The primitive state of video cameras and videotape meant location shoots would be out, and episodes would have to be edited live.
In any case, the BR release is good news.
It was intended as a cost-cutting move by CBS, but abandoned when it was clear the savings didn't justify the results. The primitive state of video cameras and videotape meant location shoots would be out, and episodes would have to be edited live.
In any case, the BR release is good news.
I imagine they'll just upconvert the videotaped episodes, which my TV and blu-ray blayer already do with the DVD episodes. There's really not much they can do with these.
woo hoo! I have a 2-disc stereo CD of 2 of Bernard Herrmann's TZ episodes that sound very similar to his score for North By Northwest Hitchcock movie from the same period.
also
in HD.
all the special features From the Press Release here:
Official Blu-ray Specs: The Twilight Zone: Season One
That's what I thought. The only benefit I can think of is bluray would leave more room for special features.
I saw "The Time Element" at a special screening two and a half years ago. It's an interesting hour and a welcome addition to the set.
My memory is a bit muggy, but aren't at least some of the commentaries and isolated scores ported over from previous sets? Not that I'm unhappy to see them, of course.
My memory is a bit muggy, but aren't at least some of the commentaries and isolated scores ported over from previous sets? Not that I'm unhappy to see them, of course.
I'd imagine so. The old DVD sets had tons of isolated scores, so I'd imagine there aren't any new ones on this set. And I'm wondering just how many of those commentaries are actually new.
Either way, I'm still getting the sets.
EDIT: Okay, here's some of the bonus material on the blu-ray.
-- Commentary by Actors Earl Holliman, Martin Landau, Rod Taylor, Martin Milner, Kevin McCarthy, and CBS executive William Self
All on the DVD release.
-- Vintage audio recollections with actors Burgess Meredith and Anne Francis, directors Douglas Heyes and Richard L. Bare, producer Buck Houghton and writer Richard Matheson
also on the DVD set, this is actually old audio interviews conducted by Mark Scott Zicree for (I think) his Twlight Zone companion.
-- Rod Serling audio lectures from Sherwood Oaks College
Also from the DVD set.
-- Rod Serling promos for "Next Week's" Show
Ditto.
-- Original Unaired Pilot Version of "Where is Everybody?" with Rod Serling's Network Pitch
Ditto.
-- Footage of the Emmy Award wins for the series
Ditto.
-- 19 new audio commentaries, featuring The Twilight Zone Companion author Marc Scott Zicree, author and film historian Gary Gerani, author and music historian Steven C. Smith, music historians John Morgan and William T. Stromberg, writer/producer David Simkins, writer Mark Fergus, actor William Reynolds and director Ted Post (new)
Finally, some new stuff.
-- Extremely rare, never-before-released unofficial Twilight Zone pilot, "The Time Element," written by Rod Serling and hosted by Desi Arnaz (new and in HD)
Awesome. I thought the Time Element was a one-off special produced for an anthology series, though, not a pilot.
-- Interviews with actors Dana Dillaway, Suzanne Lloyd, Beverly Garland and Ron Masak (new)
Cool.
-- Tales of Tomorrow episode "What You Need" (new)
Not sure what this is.
-- Vintage audio interview with director of photography George T. Clemens (new)
Cool.
-- 1977 syndication promos for "A Stop at Willoughby" and "The After Hours" (new)
Hmmm...
-- 18 radio dramas (new)
There are radio dramas on the DVD set, but I don't think anywhere near this many. Cool.
-- 34 isolated music scores featuring Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith and others (new)
Not sure how many of these are actually new. There were a bunch on the first season set.
All in all, this sounds great. I'm glad that it looks like we're getting all the previously released bonus material (and there was a lot on the DVD set) plus some awesome new things. Can't wait!