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Post: #297903
Topic: Idea: 'Cheers' - Seasons 9-11 preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297903/action/topic#297903
Time: 27-Sep-2007 1:05 PM

Originally posted by: ThatArtGuy
One of the best shows of the 80's, Night Court, only got a season 1 release. We're still waiting for season 2. Amazon even put up a page for season 2 to put a fire under WB's rear end, but nothing has happened yet.

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Absolutely true. My only saving grace regarding Night Court is that I didn't dump my whole tape collection. When they did Cheers season 6, I figured they would see it through to the end, and dumped my VHS copies of the episodes.

The bastards. You'd think at the very least they could put them online somewhere for download. I'd pay to download them digitally, and there would be so little cost to them.

Post: #297821
Topic: Idea: 'Cheers' - Seasons 9-11 preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297821/action/topic#297821
Time: 26-Sep-2007 10:32 AM

Originally posted by: Echo3
what did kirstie alley do?

The general consensus is that the Rebecca episodes are inferior, by and large, to the Diane episodes. There are some exceptions (Cry Hard, for instance) but I think that's a fair assessment. Either way, sales of the Rebecca seasons were below the Diane seasons, and Paramount was displeased.

Given the lack of bonus features on the DVDs, though, I can't imagine there's not a profit margin to slap some episodes on discs and recycle the same artwork they've used.

Post: #297712
Topic: Idea: 'Cheers' - Seasons 9-11 preservation?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297712/action/topic#297712
Time: 24-Sep-2007 12:23 PM — Edited 11-Jul-2020 1:21 PM

It has been widely reported–or at least widely rumored–that sales of Cheers Season 8 on DVD were so abysmal (thanks Kirstie Alley) that Paramount is no longer going to release the remaining seasons. It’s been over a year since season 8 appeared, and while the last season of Frasier is on the calendar for a Christmastime release, there’s been no action on season 9 of Cheers.

So I was wondering if there was any interest in preserving Cheers seasons 9-11 on DVD. They’re no longer on in syndication everywhere, so it may be tough to acquire the episodes. (I haven’t even found AVI files floating around.)

Yes, seasons 9 and 10 in particular were subpar, but included important episodes like the 200th episode celebration (“Cliff Claven according to Cliff Claven would be the wingnut that holds civilization together. According to me, he’d just be a winged nut.”), two Bar Wars episodes with Gary, an appearance by Kevin McHale, Henri’s competition with Sam, the marriage of Woody and Kelly, Robin’s return with the hidden treasure in Cheers, Norm’s job as a beer taster, and . . . okay, so clearly enough episodes to make it worthy of preservation. Plus, the finale (and episodes leading up to it) were as good as most of the older episodes, as well as an essential piece of television history.

“Sorry, we’re closed.”

Anyone have any thoughts or interest in doing this? It’s not on in my area, which is what led me to panic that these episodes may disappear.

Post: #297601
Topic: Idea: Edit Halloween 2007 into a prequel to the original?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297601/action/topic#297601
Time: 21-Sep-2007 6:25 PM

I have to say that while I think it's possible, it wouldn't really fit. The whole point of the original is that Michael IS the bogeyman--there's no reason given for it. It's not that he was abused or neglected as a child, raised in a wildly dysfunctional family, or even was replaced by his new baby sister as his mom's favorite. He just IS evil. Zombie's film gave him too much of a backstory, which--at least to me, and I realize this is probably highly subjective--made the story less chilling.

You would also have the problem of Halloween II and the flashbacks there, if you wanted to involve it in the whole series.

Post: #296849
Topic: Info: Halloween (2007) - workprint leaked
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296849/action/topic#296849
Time: 7-Sep-2007 10:35 AM

I agree in general, although I think the escape scene in the theatrical is better. Also, some of the cuts and pacing are better, but that's minor compared to the overall decline. I can't figure out why he ended it the way he did in the theatrical--made it less like the original.

I also think that the chase of Laurie Strode is more like the chase of Rachel Carruthers in H4 than the original Halloween.

Post: #296420
Topic: Info: Halloween (2007) - workprint leaked
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296420/action/topic#296420
Time: 30-Aug-2007 10:28 PM

I should add that the soundtrack is awesome. But that I would expect.

Post: #296393
Topic: Batman Forever - Dark Knight Edition (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296393/action/topic#296393
Time: 30-Aug-2007 2:34 PM

Has anyone seen Batman Forever: Red Book Edition and is able to compare/review? From what I've read, seems like the Dark Knight edition cuts out more of the Riddler.

Post: #296392
Topic: Info: Halloween (2007) - workprint leaked
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296392/action/topic#296392
Time: 30-Aug-2007 2:30 PM

Fair enough, and like I said, I didn't expect anything other than lots of gore. But to me, that's NOT the way to solve a larger problem with the movie's pacing/dramatic structure. You don't fix a transmission by giving the car a new coat of blood-red paint. I mean, at bottom, isn't that what Lucas did with the prequels--don't bother with fixing a story, just give lots of new visual effects?

Post: #296308
Topic: Info: Halloween (2007) - workprint leaked
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296308/action/topic#296308
Time: 29-Aug-2007 2:18 PM

I saw parts of this at a friend's house I have to say that adding more gore was exactly the wrong direction to go, if you ask me. It was already more bloody, more visually violent (and more graphically sexual) than the first two Halloween movies combined. The strength of the original was in its shadows, its mood. I had no doubt Zombie would go for blood, but to try and improve the movie by adding more . . . I just don't get it. Maybe I'm wrong, and it'll be a huge hit, but I don't think so (granted, it may be a colossal failure for reasons other than it is too violent).

Post: #292819
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292819/action/topic#292819
Time: 18-Jul-2007 12:32 PM

FYI: Harry Potter five-movie, five-disc HD/Blue-Ray set due out late this year.

HP HD

More here

No date, no word on bonus features (e.g., deleted scenes).

Post: #292748
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292748/action/topic#292748
Time: 17-Jul-2007 12:39 PM

I have no idea what you mean, but I think it translates into: "I have technical difficulties, I have software that should solve the problem, but the software has technical difficulties, too."

Good luck working it out!

Post: #292473
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292473/action/topic#292473
Time: 13-Jul-2007 12:43 PM

No tags (again, the German may throw me, but I didn't see SiLU anywhere), and compressed via XVID to x264 (good guess!). I should add that the info files indicate they have English as well as German audio, which would support your guess that it's a theatrical release, no?

Post: #292458
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292458/action/topic#292458
Time: 13-Jul-2007 10:08 AM

I hadn't thought about that--the coincidence of their having been posted after the ABC-Family viewings made me think that they must be from that, but that's obviously not true. My German is pretty bad, but I looked at the NFO and INFO files, and there's nothing in there to suggest it's the extended edition.

Post: #292405
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292405/action/topic#292405
Time: 12-Jul-2007 3:09 PM

I think the cut is okay in the flow of the film--if you're looking for changes, you'll always notice something.

Also: Someone posted HD rips of Azkaban and Goblet of fire from the German broadcasts. They're on a.b.hdtv.german for anyone who is interested. Would probably require audio dubbing at the very least--maybe more. As C-3P0 said, "I'm not very knowledgeable about such things."

Post: #292340
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292340/action/topic#292340
Time: 11-Jul-2007 1:06 PM

Looks really good--I like everything you did. The cut at 0:18 is a bit jumpy, but I don't think you would notice it if you were just watching the movie. I especially like lowering the music; that's the one thing I noticed about the ABC editions, very loud volume. Terry Jones would be apoplectic (and somewhere, perhaps, he is).

Post: #292255
Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Enhanced ABC Cut (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292255/action/topic#292255
Time: 10-Jul-2007 12:02 PM

What was the question? And should we assume this is sourced off the earlier broadcasts/DVDs and not the HD broadcasts last week, or do you have a surprise for us?

Looking forward to it.

Post: #292193
Topic: Info: Harry Potter TV Edits?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292193/action/topic#292193
Time: 9-Jul-2007 1:07 PM

Originally posted by: Doctor M
Well you can try newsgroups. There's also some HD bittorrent sites like bit-hdtv.com or Hdbits.net, unfortunately the former isn't accepting new members and the latter is invite only.

Breathtaking to me that people will cap Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader and not Harry Potter films.

Post: #291965
Topic: Info: Harry Potter TV Edits?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291965/action/topic#291965
Time: 5-Jul-2007 10:07 AM

Do you think anyone will cap them and post them to the newsgroups? I'll check around and see if I can find anything.

Post: #291779
Topic: Info: Harry Potter TV Edits?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291779/action/topic#291779
Time: 2-Jul-2007 3:38 PM

Any luck getting a capture of the marathon this weekend?

Post: #291769
Topic: What is the most distressing aspect of the PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291769/action/topic#291769
Time: 2-Jul-2007 12:18 PM

I've read through this and thought about it, and I think that for me, it really has to be the blatant disdain for the original trilogy--which covers everything from Qui-Gonn and not Obi-Wan finding Anakin to the replacement of Shaw with Hayden in the RotJ DVD.

Not to say that the other stuff mentioned--midichlorians, awful plot, awful dialogue, awful performances (with the obvious exceptions of Palpatine and Obi-Wan)--isn't awful, but a lot of it (especially the midichlorians) is part and parcel of the disdain for the OT.

Post: #291438
Topic: Darth Bane Novel: A Great Exploration of the Dark Side
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291438/action/topic#291438
Time: 28-Jun-2007 10:24 AM

Originally posted by: darkhelmet[Is Luceno a good author?

I have mixed feelings about him. I thought Labyrinth of Evil--prequel to ROTS--was good, but Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader was god-awful. One of the worst SW novels ever (that I've read: I avoid the NJO and the KotOR eras).

Luceno wrote the e-novel, Darth Maul: Saboteur, which you may want to check out to see how he handles Bane.

According to Wikipedia, citing the SW Insider, Luceno had planned to write about the quest for immortality of Qui-Gon and Darth Plagueis, but this was put on hold due to "continuity concerns."

Post: #291351
Topic: The Star Wars Archives, a different kind of preservation
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291351/action/topic#291351
Time: 27-Jun-2007 10:24 AM

I don't know HOW I missed this in the past, but I'd like to thank you for making my day TOTALLY unproductive!

Bantha Tracks . . . ah, sweet memories. I wonder where mine are now.

Post: #291233
Topic: So, um... no new DVD's announced this year?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291233/action/topic#291233
Time: 25-Jun-2007 4:22 PM

Originally posted by: DGC General X
I'm talkin' Both PT and CT. CT unaltered, but not half-ass. And a big fully CG CT done right this time. No green lightsaber in ANH

No matte lines ,and Darth Vaders pussy pink saber is blood red.
Loads of extras including ALL deleted scenes and crap.

I'm curious: What's the reason for including the PT in such a petition? The transfers of that are pretty decent, and they come with some good bonus materials. It's the OT that has suffered.

Is it simply to make it more appealing to the PT's biggest fans, George Lucas and Rick McCallum?

Post: #291214
Topic: Info: Harry Potter TV Edits?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291214/action/topic#291214
Time: 25-Jun-2007 2:03 PM

I want to start off by saying that I'm grateful to Rikter for preserving the ABC-TV extended broadcasts and to ADM for the extended edits, but watching the movies one-by-one in preparation for Phoenix, I do get the sense that the original versions are tighter and better paced. You could certainly add some of the scenes back in without sacrificing too much of it, but deleting some of the scenes was the right call.

So yes, I think there's room for a variation of an extended cut. Maybe a fan edit of the extended cut?

Post: #291204
Topic: 30th Anniversary - Empire Magazine
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291204/action/topic#291204
Time: 25-Jun-2007 9:56 AM

Originally posted by: Mielr

Originally posted by: canofhumdingers
not to derail the topic, but isn't the quote "more wealth than you can imagine"? I thought it was "well" for a long time, until i realized that wealth made much more sense in context.

Yes, it's "wealth" (I checked the script in my copy of The Art Of Star Wars). I always thought it was "well" too, (although that makes no sense) but that does sound like what he's saying.

Also what it is in the annotated screenplays. As (I think it was) Carrie said, "You can type this stuff, but you can't say it."