Toon Zone Talkback - "The Simpsons" Season 20 Coming to DVD/Blu-ray

Actually, up to the point that they switched to digital ink and paint (and I don't know what season that was), they WERE shot on film.

Thing is, they were not EDITED or mastered on film, but on SD video tape, so to remaster those shows for Blue-Ray they would have to dredge up the original film as delivered from Korea, scan it in at HD resolution, assemble it all over again, and re-do whatever post fixes that had been done to the episodes.

The only show that has bothered to do such a thing for home video remastering is Seinfeld.
 
Yeah, like most '90s shows -- that's what I figured. I am a bit surprised, though, that more recent digital episodes, season 15-ish, were really mastered for such a low resolution. (I'm sure there's a digital SOURCE that's at a higher quality, but not necessarily a finished product.) I guess a lot of people just weren't thinking about that sort of thing during the busy production schedule, until there was a big push for HD.
 
This is excellent news, as I can finally see the new episodes the way they were meant to be, in widescreen. Now I'll be able to read what Bart writes on the chalkboard and stuff, YAY!!!

Oh, and for those of you who do not seem so excited, Season 20 is one of the best seasons ever.
 
That... is incredibly short-sighted. Obviously they didn't have a lot of time to record commentaries for these episodes given the release schedule, but you know what you do then? Delay it.

I'm not dying to hear commentaries on these less-than-stellar episodes, of course, but it's a matter of principle.
 
Oohhh no commentaries... what a travesty for mankind!

Maybe the producers SHOULD be spending more times on the scripts and less on the commentaries anyway.
 
I'd love to hear the current people in charge this show explain some of the godawful things they've been doing with The Simpsons as of late. Heh, that's probably why there aren't commentaries. They probably don't have anything productive to actually say.

Not like I was buying this anyway. But if I was considering it I would pass after hearing this.
 
The only reason I'd be buying this seasons DVD would be for that Sideshow Bob episode I liked. Why can't they just release all the Bob episodes on seperate DVD's? I wasn't fond of season 20, some episodes such as That 90's Show was horrible.
 
Agreed, I would have jumped at this if they had commentary tracks on it, since it is one of my favorite extra features on DVDs like Family Guy, South Park (even if they are short), and some movies, since the I like getting into the minds of the actors and writers to know what went on with a certain scene.
 
Less than stellar episodes? Did you even watch Season 20? Both 19 and 20 are just as good as every classic Simpsons season.

As for no commentaries, that sucks, but to be honest, I don't think I have ever listened to a single one in any of the 12 seasons I own thus far.
 
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