Hello all,

I'm loving this DVD set and can't believe it's in my hands. It's great to be seeing uncut episodes for once. I am truly elated.

With that said, I'm noticing some glitches, or imperfections with the DVD transfer and I want to know if it's merely my set that has these problems or if it's everyone's set.

Thus far, I haven't gotten through the whole first DVD yet, but I've noticed that during the episode: "The Transplant", at around 16:00, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia are discussing at the table Blanche's problem with her sister needing a kidney, and right before Dorothy says "Oh, poor Blanche", the scene seems to show some splicing or decay. It's like lines appear and distorts the picture in the middle of the scene. Anyone else spot this?

Also, on "The Triangle", the picture seems to stop for a half second at 6:27, right before Dorothy comes out with an outfit and responds "The only thing I haven't tried on is the bedspread".

These are minor quibbles but the reason I mention them is to make sure everyone else has these on their sets. If they're not, then I know that I should exchange my set for a better copy.

That's all I've gotten through thus far. There may be more minor glitches but I haven't watched it all just yet. But I think this might be a good spot for us all to communicate any minor discrepancies that exist so that we all don't think our sets are defective.

Ed

Thanks for the headup, Ed. I bought this set yesterday and immediately passed it off to my mother since it's one of her favorite shows, so I haven't seen any of it yet. In the next day or two I'll look out for some of those video problems you mention, but I suppose someone else might get a chance to check their copies and respond before I can.

Originally posted by Edster2973

Thus far, I haven't gotten through the whole first DVD yet, but I've noticed that during the episode: "The Transplant", at around 16:00, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia are discussing at the table Blanche's problem with her sister needing a kidney, and right before Dorothy says "Oh, poor Blanche", the scene seems to show some splicing or decay. It's like lines appear and distorts the picture in the middle of the scene. Anyone else spot this?

I've just checked that episode and the same thing happens, so it's not just your copy :)

Sam

Originally posted by VivianHarmon1934
I wonder what might be wrong with the DVD Set?

Uh, not to bemoan the obvious, but read above your post to find that out. As we watch the DVDs, we're finding things like this. Most of us haven't finished watching them, but as we find the problems, they're reported.

Ed

it must not be every set...so far ive watched the first 5 episodes and no glitches or splicing..i hope this doesnt happen and im sorry that is it to you all....:confused:

Can't answer this. I have to wait till December 25th to get the DVD in my hands. On its release date, I got it at Target and when I got home, I took one more look at it and put it away. I hope my set doesn't have that problem. But in my opinion, I think just having the episodes in full form from NBC days is good enough in any type of reception. I couldn't watch the originals on NBC because I wasn't born until 1989, and only saw the later episodes around 1992 in syndication; I forgot them. Can't wait until Christmas! I'm looking forward to this gift more than any other, especially because I picked it off the shelf myself.

Originally posted by MeLoveBea
it must not be every set...so far ive watched the first 5 episodes and no glitches or splicing..i hope this doesnt happen and im sorry that is it to you all....:confused:


You were not supposed to reply to this thread if you were not experiencing the same problems with the DVD. Ed wanted to know who else was experiencing problems with their DVD? So since you wasn;t you should have just skipped this topic.

On the episode, "That Was No Lady", about halfway through the dialogue got out of sync. I'd see there mouth's move and the dialogue didn't match up. Did this happen on anyone else's?

but haven't watched it as of yet- am looking forward to seeing unedited episodes of this treasure.

I have noticed with other DVD sets, that a glitvh sometimes appears, but then I reverse it to see if it just happened on the spot, and it often does (meaning it's not a permanent glitch). Probably different from what's being discussed here, but just thought I'd throw that out as a possibility. :)

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
You were not supposed to reply to this thread if you were not experiencing the same problems with the DVD. Ed wanted to know who else was experiencing problems with their DVD? So since you wasn;t you should have just skipped this topic.

So... you didn't have problems, and you posted. Get a life, Sol. Geez!!!!

Everyone... keep your eyes and ears open. Maybe they will be recalled and replaced. Hang tight. I've only seen a few episodes, but I've had no glitches so far.

Hello all,

I'm loving this DVD set and can't believe it's in my hands. It's great to be seeing uncut episodes for once. I am truly elated.

With that said, I'm noticing some glitches, or imperfections with the DVD transfer and I want to know if it's merely my set that has these problems or if it's everyone's set.

Thus far, I haven't gotten through the whole first DVD yet, but I've noticed that during the episode: "The Transplant", at around 16:00, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia are discussing at the table Blanche's problem with her sister needing a kidney, and right before Dorothy says "Oh, poor Blanche", the scene seems to show some splicing or decay. It's like lines appear and distorts the picture in the middle of the scene. Anyone else spot this?

Also, on "The Triangle", the picture seems to stop for a half second at 6:27, right before Dorothy comes out with an outfit and responds "The only thing I haven't tried on is the bedspread".

These are minor quibbles but the reason I mention them is to make sure everyone else has these on their sets. If they're not, then I know that I should exchange my set for a better copy.

That's all I've gotten through thus far. There may be more minor glitches but I haven't watched it all just yet. But I think this might be a good spot for us all to communicate any minor discrepancies that exist so that we all don't think our sets are defective.

Ed
I have watched my season 1 over and over and my set does not have any glitches.

On the episode, "That Was No Lady", about halfway through the dialogue got out of sync. I'd see there mouth's move and the dialogue didn't match up. Did this happen on anyone else's?
mine does that too and i just thought i was crazy. hehehe...

Mine doesn't have any glitches that are noticeable when you watch it on normal play, but I noticed en a couple of episodes, if I pause the dvd or watch it on slow speed, a couple of the frames are a different color, sort of like someone turned up the brightness control on the TV. One episode I noticed this in was The Transplant, when they're at the restaurant table.