The Future of Physical Media

[Mike Scott]

Do you have the DVDs of the OT the has the original theatrical versions as well as the new versions?

[Hepcat]

It's the definition of this.

Did that device take the full size reel-to-reel tapes that were sold to be played on full size reel-to-reel tape decks?

[Monsters For Sale]

Did that device take the full size reel-to-reel tapes that were sold to be played on full size reel-to-reel tape decks?

No.  It's a mini recorder.

The reels are 3" or less.  (I haven't held one since my high school graduation days, 1964.)

[Mike Scott]

Did that device take the full size reel-to-reel tapes that were sold to be played on full size reel-to-reel tape decks?

You can see by the photo that it wouldn't take any larger reel than the ones shown.

[Doh!]

Do you have the DVDs of the OT the has the original theatrical versions as well as the new versions?

The ones I have are from 2006. Basically, it's the "Special Editions" with the original cuts as "bonus" material. The problem is, they were formatted to fit square TVs so on modern widescreen ones, there's a black margin surrounding the entire picture. They didn't bother to clean up the prints, either. Maybe some day...

[Mike Scott]

The ones I have are from 2006. Basically, it's the "Special Editions" with the original cuts as "bonus" material.

Those are the ones I have. They suck, but there aren't any others!

[Hepcat]

You can see by the photo that it wouldn't take any larger reel than the ones shown.

Not really. There's nothing in the pic that provides a perspective for size.

[Mike Scott]

There's nothing in the pic that provides a perspective for size.

Sure there is! The 3 in. reels.

[Hepcat]

Nobody said that the reels were only 3" wide until Monsters for Sale did in post #32 which was after my question.



Meanwhile, what was the width of the tapes and the running speeds? Were any pre-recorded albums available in that format in stores? This I take it was circa 1964? It doesn't show up in this timeline:

Timeline of Audio Formats - Wikipedia

[Doh!]

So last night I decided to stream the Night Gallery episode "The Doll" (for my money, the scariest episode! It literally gave me nightmares as a kid). I found it on NBC.com and even though I could tell there were going to be commercials, I thought I'd tough it out. Well, when the first of what appeared to six upcoming commercial breaks rolled out 3 in a row, I ditched out of it.

I just ordered the complete series on DVD for under $30 bucks! I can't stand commercials...

[segeorge]

The Night Gallery set has some pretty good extras. A few commentaries and docs on the series and the paintings. Bonuses like those on DVDs and BluRays are the biggest reasons I still prefer physical media.

[Doh!]

Glad to hear it! The paintings still hold up on their own as pieces of art. Pretty impressive for a TV prop.

[Doh!]

I received my Night Gallery Complete Series DVD set today and cracked it open tonight. Color me pissed! I wanted to watch "The Doll" uninterrupted by commercial breaks, so popped in the disc and watched the entire episode. It was the third segment, but I haven't seen these in awhile so I figured I'd just watch the entire episode.

As it was playing, I was trying to recall how much of "The Doll" I had watched on NBC's website. I recall the opening battle scene which reveals the doll looking scary as... well, very scary! Then it cuts to John Williams arriving home and seeing the doll in his niece's arms, looking much more benign. Anyway, when the episode plays on DVD, Serling does his opening bit, then the scene cuts to... John Williams arriving home. They cut out the opening battle scene and the reveal of the doll! WTF?? DVD sets of TV series should be fully intact! How dare they call this the "Complete" Series...

The only explanation I can find so far (via a viewer review on IMDb) is that the DVD version was an edited one that was altered by NBC after it ran the first time. Now, I haven't watched the bonus materials yet so maybe that scene is included someplace, but this disappoints me greatly.

If you'd like to see the missing scene, go here:

https://www.nbc.com/night-gallery/video/the-doll/3965940

[Lunkenstein]

I received my Night Gallery Complete Series DVD set today and cracked it open tonight. Color me pissed! I wanted to watch "The Doll" uninterrupted by commercial breaks, so popped in the disc and watched the entire episode. It was the third segment, but I haven't seen these in awhile so I figured I'd just watch the entire episode.

As it was playing, I was trying to recall how much of "The Doll" I had watched on NBC's website. I recall the opening battle scene which reveals the doll looking scary as... well, very scary! Then it cuts to John Williams arriving home and seeing the doll in his niece's arms, looking much more benign. Anyway, when the episode plays on DVD, Serling does his opening bit, then the scene cuts to... John Williams arriving home. They cut out the opening battle scene and the reveal of the doll! WTF?? DVD sets of TV series should be fully intact! How dare they call this the "Complete" Series...

The only explanation I can find so far (via a viewer review on IMDb) is that the DVD version was an edited one that was altered by NBC after it ran the first time. Now, I haven't watched the bonus materials yet so maybe that scene is included someplace, but this disappoints me greatly.

If you'd like to see the missing scene, go here:

https://www.nbc.com/night-gallery/video/the-doll/3965940

Wow, thanks for posting this.  I have the DVD set too and didn't realize this episode was missing that scene.  I'm sure I must have seen it first run, but that was so long ago.  I hope that's the only thing missing on the DVDs.

[segeorge]

Night Gallery has an interesting syndication history. Some of the segments were edited and others had material inserted to achieve the runtime for a 30 minute slot. And, of course, episodes of The Sixth Sense were edited down to fit the timeslot with Serling's added intros. Considering those Sixth Sense episodes are included on the NBC website linked, it's probable that these are the syndicated versions and that the war footage at the beginning of the episode was added for the syndication package. That's what the second post here indicates.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/the-night-gallery-t37764-s100.html