Is it possible to have Blu-Ray versions of the OT and NT in the future?

[John Pannozzi]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Well if someone can get Nick to get Shout Factory to release the 4kids series and Turtles Forever on blu ray, then that would be good.

How can this be done? I wish there was something I could do.

Here's something you can do, in 2 easy steps:

1. Become a member at the Shout! Factory Message Board.

2. Voice your concerns in one or more of the threads linked in this sentence.

[DoctorHver]

NO, don't want HD copy of these cartoons nether OT or NT as I do feel that to be betray to the original broadcasting. As these were not produced for big silver screen rather for your small tube screen. For OT and For NT it was produced for your final tube screen and maybe the earliest flat screen so so I don't want HD copy of that eather. AS for 35mm negive esisting of OT that actually should be case as they are produed that late in film history. In comparison most original negive of American golden age of theaterical cartoons form 1928-1972 still exist. 35 mm for TV might not nesserery mean ther same thing as 35 mm for theaterical release but now im not expert on diffrences or none-diffrences of 35mm TV negative vs 35 mm theaterical negative.

[Spitfire]

Batman Beyond Return of the Joker was produced for VHS and it looks killer in HD. So was Justice League. I highly doubt that would be an issue.

[Samhain]

Originally Posted by DoctorHver

NO, don't want HD copy of these cartoons nether OT or NT as I do feel that to be betray to the original broadcasting. As these were not produced for big silver screen rather for your small tube screen. For OT and For NT it was produced for your final tube screen and maybe the earliest flat screen so so I don't want HD copy of that eather. AS for 35mm negive esisting of OT that actually should be case as they are produed that late in film history. In comparison most original negive of American golden age of theaterical cartoons form 1928-1972 still exist. 35 mm for TV might not nesserery mean ther same thing as 35 mm for theaterical release but now im not expert on diffrences or none-diffrences of 35mm TV negative vs 35 mm theaterical negative.

Good. Don't buy it then when and if it comes out.

[EvilStarLegacy]

It depends on the original versions of the episodes. If everything was kept pristine and originally recorded in a good resolution, resizing it to 1440x1080(4:3 on a widescreen HD TV) and doing some post-processing to sharpen it should be enough... but if they don't have the original recording, it could get messy. Some episodes on the DVDs were ripped from the VHS versions. Either they didn't care or that was the best version available.

I think it would be more likely to get the 4kids show in Blu-ray. It still would be awesome to get it in HD.

[pannoni1]

I'm bumping this thread as I forgot that a Blu-Ray disc can hold more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs. Therefore, even if the OT/earlier NT seasons can't be HD, they can still use the same quality found on the DVDs and simply pack more episodes onto a single disc (if my calculations are correct, that's 40 episodes on a single disc given there were 8 per disc on the season 4 sets), therefore having a complete OT series on a 5-disc box set! Why release season 10 on DVD when this could be a more lucrative idea (how about $69.99 for the entire OT series on one boxset the size of the Season 4 set?) Don't forget the 4kids series where the entire series can fit onto 4 discs, and there will still be room for bonus features!

[Rambaldi47]

I would LOVE a Complete Series set, either on DVD or Blu-Ray. I'm OCD about my collection, so it really bothers me that Season 3 is broken up into like 5 volumes, and then none of the box sets for seasons 4-9 match up. At least 8 and 9 are similar. Does anyone know if there are plans for a complete set once season 10 is released? Or at the very least, I'd like to see Season 3 reissued, like they did for season 8 after the backlash of breaking it into 4 volumes.

[gobo]

Season 3 was 4 volumes. Also, 'twas Season 7 that was consolidated, not 8. As for your question: no, nothing is known of their plans.

[pferreira]

Look at what Time Life did with The Real Ghostbusters. That is what should be done with the OT cartoon. How about contacting Andy Mangels about this? He could push Lionsgate into doing a complete set, even if it's just for DVD.

[SherlockJr]

A box set of the OT would be amazing! No more taking forever to wait for another DVD volume every millennium! If they do choose to release the series on Blu-Ray, it certainly won't be for another few years, IMO.

[Abnormal Freak]

Having the OT in HD would be awesome, but I'd imagine it just isn't possible. Most cartoon TV shows at the time were mastered in standard definition, with many post-filming effects done this way. If the original analog video masters could be found and upscaled nicely, you could get Blu-rays that look loads better than the current DVDs—but it wouldn't be true HD. That would be impossible unless original camera negatives still exist (doubtful) and someone wanted to put in the money to scan the film in HD and redo all the effects (not happening).

I'd be happy with just the original masters transferred to DVD, as even that would give us much better quality than what we have—but I'm guessing the masters are lost.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

An average Blu-Ray can hold 25 gigs, more or less. If each episode were a bit less than one gigabyte, there'd be room for about a whole season (26 episodes) and extras! I giant seven-disk set for the 4Kids series and about 13 disks for the Fred Wolf series would be great!