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Summary: Mastering LOST IN SPACE to DVD
Review: It may surprise many LOST IN SPACE fans to learn that the new LIS DVD set was not digitally remastered. LOST IN SPACE was originally shot and edited on 35mm negative film. Fox printed fine grain 35mm master positives for each black and white episode and color reversal intermediates for each color episode. That way they never have to touch their masters and risk damaging them. The 35mm positives were used to make the 16mm internegatives from which copies for the syndication episodes were originally struck. Fox stopped making and distributing these 16mm prints in 1992. But in the late 1980s Fox remastered all LIS episodes to one-inch videotape. These tapes served as the basis for virtually all LIS episodes seen since. They were used by the Sc-Fi Channel and also by Columbia House when they distributed the series on VHS in the mid 1990s. The Japanese laser discs were also made from these one-inch master tapes. When improvements in film-to-tape transfer technology were developed in recent years, a few episodes, around 8 or 9 I think, were remastered and released by Fox in the late 1990s on VHS. Sadly, however, these "DigiBeta" transfers were not used in preparing the DVD set. The DVDs were mastered from the one-inch transfers made in the late 1980s. They certainly look better than the laserdiscs, but the source is the same--one-inch videotape. We can only hope that Fox does digital transfers for seasons two and three and at some point goes back and remasters season one. I wouldn't put it past Fox to release all three seasons off the one-inch tapes, then a few years down the line remaster the whole series digitally (which is what they should have done in the first place) and release it again in three boxed sets just to gouge our wallets. In any event, enjoy these episodes. Season two is scheduled for July and season three should be out in January, 2005.
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Summary: Excited
Review: LOST IN SPACE RULES!! For anyone to say that the vhs quality is better then the dvd quality should stop drinking immediately!!
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Summary: Season Two & Three On The Way!
Review: Enjoy season one while you wait for more! The word from Kevin Burns is Season Two will tentatively be released in July 2004 and Season Three in January 2005. Great news for LOST IN SPACE fans everywhere!
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Summary: Message from Switzerland
Review: I saw "Lost in Space" ("Perdus dans l'espace") when I was a boy of 8-10 years old. It was such great fun. It was never more on our channels, but I never forgot the serial. Of course I saw them synchronized in french. I now discover the stories in the original language, and more than 30 years later they have lost nothing of their charm. I'm looking forward for the next seasons !
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Summary: Let's hope season 2 is just around corner!
Review: This is treuly a dream box set for fans of Lost In Space. It brought back so many great childhood memories. Thanks so much to those involved in getting this DVD set on the street!This set is highly recommended to any sci-fi fan -- and is off the charts for Lost in Space fans!
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Summary: Image quality is State of the Art
Review: If you are buying this, you already know why you are buying it. What amazing technology for 1965 TV. The musical scores are awesome (get the CD's!). The picture quality is absolutely top shelf, better than the original film quality and digitized to perfection. I too would like to thank FOX for putting Lost in Space out on DVD since we can't watch it on TV anymore. My pre-order for season 2 and 3 is yours for the asking and I hope a business decision isn't the only reason you look at releasing it for! If it is, make the price worth it as we Yuppies love the show and will gladly pay handsomely for such great quality.
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Summary: season 1 is great,keep them coming
Review: I just purchased season 1 and it is a great picture and brings back memories.If they could have all 3 seasons out this year that would be great.I really like the songs played throughout the episodes.Some of the songs are common on almost all the episodes but every now an episode has a song only heard on that 1 episode.I will say that the derelict spaceship on episode 2 is the same looking spaceship as on episode 62(kidnapped in space).The spaceship on kidnapped in space that houses the time androids looks like it may be the same ship as on episode 2.Overall season 1 is the best and seasons 2 and 3 are about equal but they are still plenty good for me to want all 3 seasons on dvd.KEEP THEM COMING.
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Summary: A blast from the past!!!!!!!
Review: All I have to say is thank you 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for releasing this series to DVD. I'm not like some of the diehards here that noticed some of the editing and cuts were poor. I am just thrilled to watch these episodes and relive my very early childhood. I was introduced to this series when it was in the rerun stages in the early 70's. I used to come home everyday from pre-k and kindergarten and watch these on WNYW Channel 5 NY/NJ/CT and loved every minute of it. I can't wait for 20th Century Fox to release seasons 2 & 3. Never fear Smith is here.
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Summary: Second Season to Be released June 2004 !!! COLOR EPISODES
Review: It is great to watch this first episode season when there is not much else on TV. They certainly bring back your youth and some things mentioned for the future came to fruition. Second Season is now being worked on for release in just 5 months ! DVD season 2 will soon be here. Season 3 for Christmas 2004. That is if sales and demand take us there. Great watching!!!!
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Summary: One of the Best purchases I have made in a while!
Review: I have always wanted to own the episodes so I could simply just sit down and watch my favourite characters. Some of these episodes I haven't seen since primary school (that's elementary school for folks in the US). And yes this is a real dream come true for me. The quality of the DVD's and their presentation is excellent, they include the unaired pilot and a featurette (about 10-15 mins long) about selling LIS to CBS advertisers (in th 60's). All in all a really wonderful gift to anyone and a top quality product. I can heartily recommend it. I will definitely be picking up series 2 and 3 when they are released if at all possible. PS. The DVD's are in region one format so you will need a multi-region player to enjoy them if you don't live in the US.
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