"The Dick Van Dyke Show" coming to Blu-ray

tvshowsondvd.com is reporting that "The Dick Van Dyke Show" will be released as a full series remastered in HD and released on Blu-ray October 30, 2012, $349.98 SRP. If the price comes down I may have to look into this, especially of added bonus material is included!

http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/17188

 

Not really interested in this title but hopefully it is successful enough that other older shows get released in the format. I would love Bewitched.

 

Cant wait to see this.

 

Of course after I just brought the full DVD set a few months ago. Anyway, sounds like a great release!

 

If I had not already purchased the series this would be the way to go, but I can't see any reason to double dip....

 

Are these new remasters, or are they struck from the same masters used for the 2005 DVD sets?

 

Why are these so damn expensive when compared to other TV series of the same vintage? (That comment goes for the DVD sets, also)

 

That's a really good question. IIRC, when I got the first season in 2006/7 it was $60. I don't know what it is with Image but they seem to think these prices are right for Dick van Dyke and The Twilight Zone.
I really don't think I'll get this unless the price falls a lot on amazon, but maybe if they release the seasons separately I'll get them.

 

I was lucky to get the full DVD box set from Amazon in the mid-70's price range. I think the quality is great. I have the Twilight Zone DVD's. I may upgrade to Blu-ray when the complete series goes down more. Amazon had a gold box special for it in the $170's. I think it will go down to closer to one hundred eventually.

 

I would love to see this show in 1080p glory with natural film grain. Would contrast very well with Star Trek:The Original Series blu-ray set! I would also like to see Mary Tyler Moore, Cheers, and Seinfeld on blu.

 

Was the Dick Van Dyke Show filmed on 35mm stock or 16mm stock?

 

I would think 35mm. 16mm in my understanding was mostly only used for more low budget shows, stock footage, commercials, and then maybe duplicates or copies for affiliates.

 

I can't afford the full box because I'd have to pay 25% import tax, but season sets and I'd probably bite. If there are incentives beyond just being in blu-ray, I'll have to.

Favourite show ever. Watch the DVDs every night before I go to bed.

 

I've never seen a b&w show in Blu-Ray form.* I would think it would look extremely good though because it requires much less visual data than color film and even a single-layer disc would offer more than enough space for how ever many bits were needed i.e. minimum data compression.....I think.


* my first b&w dvd was an obscure horror film called Carnival Of Souls (I heard it mentioned on MST3K and bought a copy for $8); very black blacks & very sharp/clean image overall

 

35mm Kodak B&W 4-perf stock, I believe 5222 Double X. For a variety of reasons, I don't believe Viacom was willing to use the negatives for the scans -- I believe they were all mastered from 35mm finegrain prints, which are low-speed contact prints taken off the camera negatives. They look absolutely fine, just 1 generation away from the originals.

 

I love The Dick Van Dyke show but this is way too expensive for me. If the DVD price goes down, I'll probably pick that up.

 

Was DVD shot at Desilu? Just wonderin'....

 

Would love to have this, price is too damn high for me.

 

Yes, it was shot at one of the Desilu Studios, at what was called "Desilu Cahuenga" (a block or two north of the corner of Cahuenga and Melrose, about a mile east of Paramount Studios). The studio was called Ren-Mar throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and is now owned by the Red Camera Company as "Red Studios."

 

excellent! as the price will drop for the lowly DVD set! looks great by the way! I own the complete set on DVD, but for those who want it cheaply this will be a boom to their DVD buying pocketbooks...

 

"The Dick Van Dyke Show" blu-ray box available at Amazon.com!!

"The Dick Van Dyke Show-Complete Series" blu-ray box set is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com...the price is $244.99, a 30% discount off MSRP...

 

Don't have a Blu-ray yet.
One thing I liked about the regular DVD DVD release was that they included production stills from the episodes. I always like seeing the set as the crew saw it, with cables, back sides of flats, hanging lights etc. I wish more titles would do this.

 

The extras for the DVD sets were (are) spectacular. Interviews, commentary, production stills, game show excerpts, etc. MY favorite extras were the sponsor commercials with the cast members. The Kent cigarette commercials were a particular treat, although they're hidden as Easter eggs.

 

OUCH. I have the original season sets. How much of an upgrade picture wise can I expect if I order this box?

 

Especially the photo of the set and cast in color!