One Step Beyond (12 DVD)

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Summary: Lousy transfer/ Worn copies
Review: It's incredible that in february 2004 you get a DVD release that has the sound and video quality of an old betamax tape. The releasers used the most worn copies that they could found.
They are filled of scratches and splices. They are dark, grainy and the sound quality is awful.
This is a lack of respect to the consumer and to "One Step Beyond"
On my opinion, don't buy the complete set. Get one single and if you consider that the quality is enough, then get the rest.
It's easier to dispose away one DVD than twelve.
If what you want is to have the collection because of it's historical interest, then don't listen to me, but I'm complaining because actually I'm watching "on air" (on saturday nights) some copies that have full quality; but I'm unable to get them. So, there are still good copies from where the releasers can make a good quality DVD transfer.

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Summary: Not Perfect but well worth it!
Review: Maybe someone can tell me why buying the individual volumes(all 12)is cheaper than buying the 12 DVD set which I did. The stories are excellent and based on true accounts. The DVD's do have imperfections in them but if you liked this series it is well worth the cheap price. I hope they release the rest of the series, all 98 episodes. At least this brings 49 episodes on all 12 volumes.

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Summary: One Step Beyond......Beautiful!!
Review: The complaints relating to the quality of the sound and video are somewhat shallow. In my opinion, the rare sound issue simply adds to the authenticity of the show. Accept the fact that images broadcasted years ago were subject to various imperfections. Use them to your advantage and enjoy the show!

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Summary: The reason for quality issues
Review: Well, allow me to explode a little myth. The reason these episodes are in such "low quality" is not because the company "doesn't care about the customer" or some such shallow gripe. The reason these DVD discs are mastered from somewhat bad quality 16 mm film prints is that this series is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. Almost everything released by Delta is a Public Domain film or TV show. That means (usually) that the copyright holder has gone bankrupt and did not renew the copyright, causing the content to enter the public domain (a very difficult and complicated topic, look at www.eldred.cc for more information).
Anyway, sometimes this means that the negatives or "masters" are not even available. They may have been misplaced in storage, are held in some tight-fisted collector's vault, or simply thrown in the garbage by someone who did not know what exactly they had. In such a case, the only copies left are film prints floating around in the hands of various collectors. This is probably also the reason why not all of the episodes have been released: the releasing company could only lay their hands on a certain number of 16 mm film prints out of the entire series. Fortunately, the fact that these episodes are in the Public Domain means that we, the public, can legally see them, since a company (or anyone else) can legally duplicate and sell them. So don't cry or moan about the low quality here: we're probably lucky we've got these episodes to view at all. As far as the dramatic content, there's plenty here for fans of The Twlight Zone and other similar shows, and I can recommend them highly on that basis with no qualms or modifiers whatsoever. Great stuff out of the past.