Why? ! WHY? !

[wwfpooh]

And what about those of us from the later generations (80's and 90's)?

 

[D'Snowth]

And what about those of us from the later generations (80's and 90's)?

Well, yeah, but I'm more or less shooting for the "classic era of television" look and feel, which is like from the late 50s to early 70s.

 

[frogboy4]

Well, yeah, but I'm more or less shooting for the "classic era of television" look and feel, which is like from the late 50s to early 70s.

I actually like that idea. I think it could work. Just point me to the pilot and I'll watch it!

There are some television shows that refused to convert to shooting in widescreen mid-stream. Joss Whedon wasn't able to broadcast in his actually intended full frame aspect ratio during the Buffy run or the initial DVD releases, but he altered the reissues to match his "vision" of the piece. Some fans were not happy. I'm not sure what to think, but it is his vision and it isn't like some George Lucas re-imagining/reinvention of his work. Whedon had always intended this.

I cite in that little article that I wrote that an art collector wouldn't slice into a Picasso in order to fit a particular frame. They'd devise a way to build the frame around the piece in order to respect the beauty of the work and the artist's intentions.

 

[wwfpooh]

Well, yeah, but I'm more or less shooting for the "classic era of television" look and feel, which is like from the late 50s to early 70s.

The Golden Age...before "golden" pretty much stood for McDonald's. *laughs*

 

[anytimepally]

I'd say mid-70s, Snowthy.. gotta get Sanford and Son in there!

 

[Winslow Leach]

But not everyone has a widescreen. Heck, many of us probably still have the clunky full-screen TVs.

*raises hand*

I'm one of 'em!

Siskel & Ebert did a piece on fullscreen vs. widescreen. It was (and still is) my favorite example of the difference in formats. Unfortunately I don't have it on tape, but I remember their experiment.

S&E showed a scene from the Cary Grant/Doris Day comedy That Touch of Mink, originally shot in 2.35:1. First they showed it cropped for television. It was a scene set at Yankee Stadium, with Doris Day in the dugout, talking with Mickey Mantle and some of the other Yankees. In the scene, we could only see Doris. Mantle's voice was offscreen. Then S&E showed the exact same scene in its original widescreen format. Now we saw Doris, Mantle, and the other Yankees, and Mickey was no longer reduced to a disembodied voice.

 

[D'Snowth]

I actually like that idea. I think it could work. Just point me to the pilot and I'll watch it!

I'm going to do more than that Jamie... when I get the series up and running into production, I'm going to give you guys progress reports every step of the way!

Until then, I have to be very hush-hush about the project to avoid anybody pirating my idea... but I WILL tell you guys this, when you guys see my show, it'll more than likely make you guys think of a Krofft show, but without the whole psychedelic, acid-trippy factor.

 

[wwfpooh]

So basically, the 90's Land of the Lost without the dinosaurs and whatnot?

 

[D'Snowth]

So basically, the 90's Land of the Lost without the dinosaurs and whatnot?

Naw, this show is going to be STRICTLY puppetry! HOWEVER, as I mentioned before, I do have script written that requires a human character, and I'd like to try to get Kathy Greenwood for this role, because I think she'd be perfect for this specific role.

But yeah, other than that, strictly puppetry, but it'll be a sitcom, so each episode will feature a situation that's funny, and everytime someone says or does something funny, then obvious laugh track will follow (oh my gosh, big freakin' surprise there, eh?).

 

[wwfpooh]

It'd be good if it were a genuine audience instead of a laugh track.