Excellent news for anybody who’s ever longed to see each single pore on George Costanza’s face, all 9 seasons of Seinfeld are going to be launched on 4K Blu-ray this December, conveniently simply in time for Festivus.
Whereas this might usually be a trigger for celebration throughout the Seinfeld fan neighborhood, lots of people have expressed trepidation in regards to the launch — and never simply because it is going to value a whopping $250. Initially, followers had been frightened about which side ratio the 4K disc model of the present will probably be in.
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Netflix’s 4K Seinfeld improve, not not like the HD remaster that aired on TBS, re-framed and cropped the unique boxy picture to accommodate fashionable widescreen TVs. However in doing so, they arguably ruined sure jokes, together with a key reveal in “The Pothole.”
Much more jarring was the second when Jerry discovers that Poppie has pissed on his couch in “The Sofa.” Right here’s the way it performed when the episode first aired on TV:
In Netflix’s widescreen model, they edited in a blatantly manufactured close-up shot of the pee stain as a result of it wasn’t clearly seen within the cropped extensive shot, which fully throws off the delicate timing of the reveal.
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Complaints over comparable points with The Simpsons prompted Disney+ to ultimately provide viewers the choice of choosing the unique side ratio as a substitute of the cropped one, however Netflix by no means supplied Seinfeld followers with the same alternative.
Fortunately, the brand new 4K Blu-ray, from all accounts, will function the unique 1.33:1 side ratio. However it is going to solely be launched as a “restricted version,” whereas the usual Blu-ray set that’s additionally popping out in December will solely be the 1.78:1 widescreen for some odd motive.
However the side ratio is just one concern. Netflix’s “all-new 4K scan” of Seinfeld employed contemporary colour correction that appears distinctly completely different from the unique present. As an illustration, within the model that’s on Netflix, Jerry’s house seems to be manner greener, as if he’s in a late ‘90s David Fincher film.
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I imply, what’s the take care of Netflix eradicating crimson hues from all of the scenes?
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It’s simple to overlook whenever you’re watching the present on Netflix with nothing to match it to, however trying on the two colour gradings side-by-side, it appears fairly clear that the Netflix model has extra of a Matrix sequel vibe than what we first noticed on TV.
Seeing because the upcoming 4K launch is restoring the unique side ratio, presumably that additionally implies that we’re getting a completely new scan (Seinfeld was initially shot on 35mm movie) that would higher resemble the colour palette of the present when it was first broadcast.
For $250, the least they will do is make Seinfeld appear like Seinfeld.
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