02-08-2007, 01:07 AM
It's like JoeH said: the producers and staff of those TV shows created an environment that was suitable for NTSC TV of the time. They didn't spend a penny more than was necessary to satisfy that requirement. The makeup, the sets, the special effects, etc. were all aimed at what was necessary.
If you transfer that film to HD, all of the detail will come out and you'll spend your time being disappointed at how cheesy the sets look and at how bad the makeup looks.
Sometimes, it's best to leave things alone. If it was created from scratch for hi def, great. If not, don't try to make it hi-def.
I remember seeing the 20 year anniversary showing of Grease in the theaters. By 1998, theaters had switched to sound systems that were designed to show off THX sound and the like; the sound system was designed for the films of the time. They went together. When they tried to play a 20 year old musical through those sound systems, a 20 year old musical that was designed for 1978 theater sound systems, it was AWFUL. Almost unbearable.
The Grease soundtrack and the sound systems of 1978 were a matched set. The TV sets of old NTSC broadcasts were matched to low-def viewing. Don't try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
If you transfer that film to HD, all of the detail will come out and you'll spend your time being disappointed at how cheesy the sets look and at how bad the makeup looks.
Sometimes, it's best to leave things alone. If it was created from scratch for hi def, great. If not, don't try to make it hi-def.
I remember seeing the 20 year anniversary showing of Grease in the theaters. By 1998, theaters had switched to sound systems that were designed to show off THX sound and the like; the sound system was designed for the films of the time. They went together. When they tried to play a 20 year old musical through those sound systems, a 20 year old musical that was designed for 1978 theater sound systems, it was AWFUL. Almost unbearable.
The Grease soundtrack and the sound systems of 1978 were a matched set. The TV sets of old NTSC broadcasts were matched to low-def viewing. Don't try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.