Showtime Re-broadcast of Original Series

[Ross]

Question now is do they pillarbox the episodes or crop them like FXX did with the old Simpsons? I fear they're going to do the latter, it looks hideous.

I've been wondering this as well. I doubt Lynch would let them crop it, but we shall see. I see old shows on TV cropped all the time these days. I'm guessing it will be the same as the Blu Ray master?

How did they do it on the blu-ray? (never seen it)

They did it in the original ratio, so black bars on the sides on widescreen TV. Which is how it will likely be on Showtime. But I do see old shows cropped/zoomed all the time on TV these days. The "Atmospherics" aka menus on the blu rays ARE cropped/zoomed which gives you an idea of how it would look- and the composition is pretty wonky.

[Soolsma]

Alright, for the sake of those who will be watching it on showtime I'm hoping they'll stick to 4:3 then. I usually find cropping ruins all the effort put into cinematography.

[adl345]

Showtime's always been very good about aspect ratios. Unlike HBO, they never crop any of the movies they show to 16:9, so it seems unlikely they'd suddenly change their philosophy for this show.

[dronerstone]

It's charming to hear that, in this day and age, someone respects native aspect ratios. Really.
I work at a TV station, I know what I'm talking about.

[Si78]

I remember my days in an entertainment store where customers would return dvds because there were black bars on their screen. It took everything I had not to lecture them on aspect ratio.

That said - was the pilot shot open matte
since a theatrical release was part of the deal? I might be interested in seeing that widescreen if it was composed with that in mind...

[ForKeeps]

Showtime's always been very good about aspect ratios. Unlike HBO, they never crop any of the movies they show to 16:9, so it seems unlikely they'd suddenly change their philosophy for this show.

Ah, a definitive answer. Thanks.

[mtwentz]

So what is everyones prediction here? Will the rest of the series be marathoned on Saturdays? To me it seems that is their strategy.

[sparco1979]

It has to be original 4:3 aspect ratio. My question is: with or without Log Lady Intros?

-Mordeen

The only way to Watch Twin Peaks Original now is with Log Lady Intros, The Previously On's before and the Previews at the end (and without the god awful German episode titles)

God bless the Mystery Set for tying it all together

[sparco1979]

It has to be original 4:3 aspect ratio. My question is: with or without Log Lady Intros?

-Mordeen

The only way to Watch Twin Peaks Original now is with Log Lady Intros, The Previously On's before and the Previews at the end (and without the god awful German episode titles)

God bless the Mystery Set for tying it all together

and in full 4:3 ratio

[Metamorphia]

Cropping/stretching to satisfy people who want 16:9 TVs filled are among the worst atrocities ever committed to films and TV shows.

[Major Briggs]

I can't see why the episode titles are such a big deal...

[Agent Sam Stanley]

I can't see why the episode titles are such a big deal...

Mostly because they're not official, they were created by fans and, well, because they suck

[djerdap]

I can't see why the episode titles are such a big deal...

Mostly because they're not official, they were created by fans and, well, because they suck

They weren't actually created by fans, they surfaced for the first time as German titles for the episodes when they aired on German TV. So the German titles got translated back to English and became the "official" titles for the episodes on the Internet.

[Ross]

But no one connected with the show came up with those German titles.

[Agent Sam Stanley]

They weren't actually created by fans, they surfaced for the first time as German titles for the episodes when they aired on German TV. So the German titles got translated back to English and became the "official" titles for the episodes on the Internet.

They only became "official" because some fans thought they were the original episode titles. But they're not official and they're terrible.