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I watched an episode of Gunsmoke last night. As a kid, we watched them new, and on a crappy low def OTA broadcast. They have been remastered into Hi Def, obviously new scans from the original film. Really nice B&W with Chester and the crew.
It is funny, like the original Star Trek, it is obvious, the props and sets were really designed for broadcast TV of the era. Sam drew a beer and it was 90% foam and just a bit of beer, and handed it to Matt, and an instant later, it was a perfect draw, mostly beer, and little froth. Magic.
In another scene the Foley painted background was moving around just a bit, enough to make the image of a little town jump around in relationship to the foreground.
I really am not picking on the production quality, just pointing out the stuff High def shows that the just could keep costs low back in the day. They never dreamed that someday 60 years later people would want to watch the show and get to see it in high def.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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