Baronlando said:
Yeah, every time some superfan says it's impossible to present the OT properly because the negative has been special editioned, all I can think is negative shmegative. The Blade Runner final cut even has shots in that are from the workprint, since they never found any better source, and that thing is however many generations removed. And yet there it is, side by side with the negative. (and the Blade Runner '82 disc, which has been our barometer for a quality blu-ray all along, isn't from the negative either.)
If you've seen that featurette on TCM about film noir, a "lost" film was restored from the only surviving 16mm print in existence. That really blew my mind!
And Erin Gray/Col. Deering icon for the win! ;)