The Rockford Files - what a great show

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by tomhayes, Oct 7, 2006.

  1. Kirk76

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  2. Steve...O

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    Thank you. Normally would be great news but caveat is that Mill Creek is releasing this. They have been known to overcompress to put more episodes on a single disc and don't include SDH. However if these don't bother a particular consumer this is a good deal for a great series. The reports I've read on the streaming HD versions say it is a big upgrade over the DVDs. I'm surprised Universal would license this out. It's one of their classic series and they've a good job with Columbo, etc. complete series sets.
     
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  3. artfromtex

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  4. eddiel

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    Didn't see your post till now. I had a look at the video in the link and does seem to run fast. I'm not at home right now so I can't check it against my copy but will do when I'm back.
     
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  5. eddiel

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    Yeah it definitely runs faster, at least the bit with the theme song. That's the section of that clip that I compared. I didn't compare any of the other scenes. It's rather noticeable during the opening though. I'd say that bit runs a lot faster rather than a little bit.

    I was going to say that it might be just in the clip, as they might have wanted to cram a lot it in, but it sounds like you actually have the DVD and if it runs fast on that, then that would be a disappointment.
     
  6. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Blu rays announced.
     
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  7. Clark V Kauffman

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    Yikes! I just watched that clip on the Australian site. Definitely way too fast. It's most obvious when the music kicks in, but I also destroys teh natural rhythm of the actors. I really hope that the BluRay discs aren't mastered this way....
     
  8. eddiel

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    I'm hoping the same thing. I'd be gutted if the blu ray version ran too fast.
     
  9. j.barleycorn

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    Just tossing in my 2 cents cause I stumbled on this thread. One of my fave series ever. I was in college when it first ran so only saw it sporadically. But in the late 70s early 80s when it hit syndication myself and a couple housemates tuned in daily. It was a ritual. I've been occasionally watching it on Netflix almost thru season one.
    I had a job in '79 where I flew every week to a different city and needed a rental car. There was a lot of driving. And I always got a Firebird.
     
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  11. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Didn't think I'd upgrade, now I definitely know it.
     
  12. noname74

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    Wow the picture looks great in that clip but agreed it seems fast...let's hope it's just a speed issue with the clip.
     
  13. noname74

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    It's really disappointing to not have the movies but that picture is pretty sweet looking.
     
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  14. artfromtex

    artfromtex Honky Tonkin' Metal-Head

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    Amazon price down to $79.99. Was $129.99.

    Can't wait!

    Edit:
    Now it is down to $70.77. I went ahead and pre-order it.
     
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  15. Thomas D

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    I bought the 1st 5 seasons on DVD a few years ago - like around 2010 or so, and the first disc is defective. I never went to the trouble to replace it. I am looking forward to this blu ray release. At $70 it is a gift practically.
     
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  16. smilin ed

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    Remember Pizza Dan?

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  17. artfromtex

    artfromtex Honky Tonkin' Metal-Head

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    I love Rockford's car, but my favorite vehicle was his daddy's truck:
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  18. FritzL

    FritzL Adrift & Dumbfounded

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    That Firebird was pretty cool. I think the models for both the car and truck changed over time.
     
  19. artfromtex

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    The car changed every year except for the final season when Garner didn't like the new design. Sometimes they would use "b-roll" that showed a Firebird with a different body style than the one in the current episode
     
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  21. Thomas D

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    I read a general statement that the pilot episode has recently been edited in some recent incarnation of this series. Anyone know anything of this? I know the pilot had Rockford saying a line containing the "Q" word. Is that now edited out for PC reasons? Or the stripper scene maybe?
     
  22. dance_hall_keeper

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    One of television's most famous plates:
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    California license 853-OKG.
     
  23. artfromtex

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    When it was on Netflix that line was unchanged.
     
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  24. dance_hall_keeper

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    In case this is a question others have, thanks to the reply to an email I sent to Mill Creek Entertainment (I don't own the set but I'd read about it), I'm able to supply this:
    Q: In the previously released The Complete 34-disc DVD box set, the series’ pilot episode ("Backlash of the Hunter” )was included in the Second Season disc. Will that be the same for this new Blu-Ray release?
    A: This pilot episode will be the first program found on the first season.
    With that...I'm in!
     
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  25. Capt. Cadillac

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    I'm curious to read reviews on this Blu-ray set. I detected a noticeable (not terrible, but noticeable) drop in picture quality between seasons five and six in the old DVD sets. It was like six came from a higher-generation source. That infamous Universal vault fire took place between the release dates for five and six...:sigh:
     

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