Could there ever be a Blu-Ray of Jeeves & Wooster?

[closetofheroes.livejournal.com]

Okay, I was just looking around on Amazon and saw that they have released a BluRay version of Pride and Prejudice (the Colin Firth one). For skeptics, they even show you some before/after images so you can see the enormous improvement in picture quality. Not only was the picture clearer, but it was also in widescreen. Take a look:




So this obviously made me wonder - if they can do this with Pride and Prejudice, why not Jeeves and Wooster? I'm not 100% sure, but I believe J&W, like P&P was shot on 16mm. Therefore, the same remastering ought to be possible.

The DVD copies of both P&P and J&W on DVD look really grainy and washed out. I had both these series on VHS for a long time, recorded directly from the TV, and the quality was honestly far better than the DVD quality. We deserve better!

I don't know what can be done to get A&E Home Video to give us a BluRay Jeeves & Wooster; the best I could think of was to send them a comment in the 'Product Suggestions' section. I urge you all, if you love the HL/SF series, to do the same - and if you can think of any other way to persuade them, let's do it! Think of the dazzling screencaps we could make!

Contact A&E with product suggestions here. It takes only a moment and can be completely anonymous:
http://store.aetv.com/productfinder.php

Comments

[squeeful.livejournal.com]

That would depend on a couple of things. That they still have either the negatives or a print, that it is not deteriorated too much, and that it is in widescreen to start. Not all 16mm is widescreen; a lot of it isn't. But if it is possible...WANT.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

*nods* Unfortunately a lot of ancillary material like that can go missing all too readily, yes.

[closetofheroes.livejournal.com]

Well, it's still worth asking, isn't it? Pride and Prejudice was only made five years after Jeeves and Wooster.

I was rather astonished that Pride and Prejudice was shot on widescreen myself - I'm sure they never planned to broadcast it in that format? Anyway, even if it wasn't wide and the picture could be cleaned up, it would still be completely worth it. The quality on the DVD is so bad. Wish I'd kept my VHS copies.

[closetofheroes.livejournal.com]

I've just remembered - believe it or not - I have a friend who works for Granada/ITV. I wonder if he'd know if they still have those precious cans lying about still?

[georgeodowd.livejournal.com]

I left a little message via the link - I do hope they have the means and consider it. I've always been a bit skeptical about all this high-definition/blu-ray business, but I must say finally seeing some side-by-side comparison is rather compelling. Thanks for raising the call to arms and whatnot!