SocksAndShoes
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Perfect response. Absolutely perfect.
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HBO is airing a marathon of The Wire remastered in HD (one season per day, Dec 26-30)
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Perfect response. Absolutely perfect.
I just saw the Wire on HBO Asia Signature HD. I do not know that it will the same master that will air later in the US or not.
It show in 16:9 format and it look not really sharp compare to the other show on the same channel.
So do not expect It to be real HD if it turn up to be the same master.
It show in 16:9 format and it look not really sharp compare to the other show on the same channel.
So do not expect It to be real HD if it turn up to be the same master.
BloodMoney
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16:9 = Fail in this situation.
I guess all of you loved pan-scan back in the VHS days..... which was absolute garbage.
This was filmed on 35mm in 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm honestly dumbfounded by everyone screaming for a cropped 16:9 image. I don't want to loose the top and bottom of the frame just so it looks L337 on my plasma or (god forbid) smartphone.
If this is cropped to 16:9 it should be called the definitive "neutered" version.
I guess all of you loved pan-scan back in the VHS days..... which was absolute garbage.
This was filmed on 35mm in 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm honestly dumbfounded by everyone screaming for a cropped 16:9 image. I don't want to loose the top and bottom of the frame just so it looks L337 on my plasma or (god forbid) smartphone.
If this is cropped to 16:9 it should be called the definitive "neutered" version.
Doug Heffernan
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I wonder if this HD version will be released on Amazon Prime after it airs...
Tragicomedy
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I have never seen this show. It's time!
Battersea Power Station
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how do you explain16:9 = Fail in this situation.
I guess all of you loved pan-scan back in the VHS days..... which was absolute garbage.
This was filmed on 35mm in 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm honestly dumbfounded by everyone screaming for a cropped 16:9 image. I don't want to loose the top and bottom of the frame just so it looks L337 on my plasma or (god forbid) smartphone.
If this is cropped to 16:9 it should be called the definitive "neutered" version.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=126850964
BloodMoney
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I'm not sure what you are asking... are implying the original show was cropped to 4:3?
blainethemono
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another example
That's a shot that clearly has some stuff missing on the top & bottom, and more information on the sides
That shot would imply that at least some of the show was shot at a wider aspect ratio.
I don't want them to crop for 16:9, I want them to show it at the original filmed ratio. If it happens to be 16:9, then all the better.
Bobby Roberts
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They shot for 4:3, protected for 16x9, and matted the picture accordingly on broadcast.
This upscale has them essentially reframing shots scene-by-scene, which does result in some cropping on the top and bottom, although not as much as simply slapping black bars on the pre-existing 4:3 image. And apparently this upscale is four years old, if earlier posts about this work being done for a 2010 HD broadcast are correct.
So not only is this not really HD, and not only have they changed the composition of the shots, this isn't even a new upscale - it's four years old. I certainly haven't heard of any of the show's cinematographers or DP's overseeing the reframing, and Simon himself says the HD upscales he'd previously seen looked not great.
Just stick to the DVDs if you can get em.
This upscale has them essentially reframing shots scene-by-scene, which does result in some cropping on the top and bottom, although not as much as simply slapping black bars on the pre-existing 4:3 image. And apparently this upscale is four years old, if earlier posts about this work being done for a 2010 HD broadcast are correct.
So not only is this not really HD, and not only have they changed the composition of the shots, this isn't even a new upscale - it's four years old. I certainly haven't heard of any of the show's cinematographers or DP's overseeing the reframing, and Simon himself says the HD upscales he'd previously seen looked not great.
Just stick to the DVDs if you can get em.
Truer words have never been spoken.
Beer Monkey
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Prime must have gotten in trouble for jumping the gun, because the first two seasons went back to 4:3 SD two days ago.
Suburban_Nooblet
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When is confirmed start time/date on this. Need to get the DVR going. I gave a quick google but came up with nothing.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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Same here. Gonna make the most of this.
Avon Barksdale
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I checked my programming guide and HBO Signature was no longer airing The Wire. I had a few episodes scheduled to record and they're gone now. Somebody at HBO fucked this one up.
Like a 40 degree day.
Summer Haze
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Zantetsuken
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Haha, he totally does!
Lmao, I Googled 'Jay Landsman' and found this:
The Internet thinks alike lol
I'm rewatching Season 4 now. So good.
"You want it be one way." "But it's the other way."
You know the show is good when they have classes on it.
Summer Haze
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Battersea Power Station
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I saw the promo on HBO about a week ago: the one that was posted in the OP.
afternoon delight
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I was still hoping that it'd be true 4:3 and make the DVDs irrelevant, but no....
HAS THIS SHOW TAUGHT ME NOTHING?
HAS THIS SHOW TAUGHT ME NOTHING?
same
Space Cowboy
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You guys are in for a treat. I wish I could watch this masterpiece again for the first time.
Bobby Roberts
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So, wait, is this still happening after all? My twitter feed suddenly has a bunch of critics talking about this like they just found out about it.
(and they're all having the same confused discussion that resets every hour regarding the definition of terms like HD, Pan & Scan, 4:3, etc...)
Yeah - but it's not like nobody's seen it in a version that WASN'T standard def. That's literally all there is.
(and they're all having the same confused discussion that resets every hour regarding the definition of terms like HD, Pan & Scan, 4:3, etc...)
Yeah - but it's not like nobody's seen it in a version that WASN'T standard def. That's literally all there is.
firehawk12
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Is there a BD set planned? I'd definitely upgrade for this show.
Bobby Roberts
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So far as anyone can tell - no.
Avon Barksdale
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Supposedly, the HD episodes will starting airing on Monday (Sept. 8) at 8 pm on HBO Signature, although I don't see it listed in my programming guide yet.
firehawk12
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Eww.
I guess that's like The West Wing. HD versions exist, but no one wants to put it out for some reason.
bucknuticus
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Any idea if the remastered stuff will be put up on hbogo? I jsut finished season 1 on there and will wait if theyre going to put it up
I was looking at my HBO guide the other day (HBO Asia here), and noticed that The Wire started airing on HBO Signature last month, from Season 1. I haven't checked any of it out yet. The next episode is at 9pm tomorrow. Maybe I should take a look and see if it's related to this? Usually we get stuff a bit later than the US, so I figured this was just a rerun of the old stuff. Anyone else watching it on HBO Asia?
Bobby Roberts
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No, it's not like the West Wing, in that HD versions of The Wire don't exist. Only upscaled versions.
I saw it and I think it look not really sharp enough to be real HD.
Although I am not sure because I rarely watch HBO Signature and the other show that I compare it to look like to be an upscale to me.
Is it 4:3 or 16;9?
A 100 greatest quotes thing from The Wire, spoilers from all seasons if you haven't watched the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sgj78QG9Bg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sgj78QG9Bg
This is the only thing that matters.
Raphael
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But it surely looks better I hope?
Sevket-Erhat
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Finished the series last night. GOAT
TheAbsolution
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Lord of Castamere
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I can finally get my friend to watch this so we can talk about. He keeps putting it off.
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