Fantastic News! CBS will be showing 2 COLORIZED!! :rainbow1: episodes of the Andy Griffith Show on Christmas night! Enough to make you want to dance a jig! :jig: Yes, it's wonderful and it's true. :)

The "new special, airing at 8 p.m. Christmas Day, features two episodes back to back: "The Christmas Story" from 1960 and "The Pickle Story" from 1961."

"Each is newly colorized to match as closely as possible to later episodes of the series that were actually filmed and broadcast in color," CBS said in a release. "The main titles and end credits of the two episodes are seamlessly combined into one set at the beginning and end of the hour, with no interruption between the episodes."
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Enough to make you want to dance a jig! :jig: Yes, it's wonderful and it's true. :)

You may be dancing a jig but I'm doing this... :rolleyes:

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Looking forward to this!

You may be dancing a jig but I'm doing this... :rolleyes:

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I agree, I'm a purist. Leave things the way they were originally, these "improvements" are not better. *Cough* Ted Turner

I'll be watching! My dad will love this!

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The b/w fuddy duddy's will always be around, but us progressive forward thinkers love to see Classic TV & Movies IN Full Beautiful COLOR, the way they were supposed to be seen. :p Now all we have to have is the ENTIRE Andy b/w years Colorized so everyone can enjoy each and every new colorized moment. :D

All God's flims and TV shows were meant to be seen in beautiful living color. Period, final, right guys? Ehh, who cares what you think, color is the way it should be and that's that:rainbow: .

Now let's PARTAAY it's colorizin' time!! party:

Even b/w snobs :snob: with their noses so high are allowed to watch if they can stop telling us what we should and shouldn't be watching. I likes what I likes and if the b/wers want to bang their heads against the wall:wallbang telling me what I should and shouldn't watch, let 'em. More fun for me.:happyface

I've watched both of these eps recently, obviously in b & w -- in fact, MeTV just aired the 1960 Christmas episode tonight.

But you can bet that as an ardent fan of Elinor Donahue, I'll be glued to my TV screen to take in her presence in living color in "The Christmas Story." Let the drooling begin!:crazy:

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I agree, I'm a purist. Leave things the way they were originally, these "improvements" are not better. *Cough* Ted Turner

I agree that black and white shows should not be colorized. Black and white shows are meant to be seen in black and white. No exceptions. Period. Just like color shows are meant to be seen in color.

To me, colorizing black and white movies/TV shows is an act of ugly vandalism. It should be strictly prohibited and outlawed. There are plenty of color movies/TV shows to see. Leave the black and white stuff alone. If I want to see the Andy Griffith Show in color, I'll watch an episode from one of the later seasons when the show was filmed in color.

I Love Lucy and now Andy Griffith...:D

My message to all concerned is:
KEEP THE COLORIZIN' COMIN'!!:loveya:

I love every colorized movie and TV show I've ever seen.:dance:
There's only one problem we can all easily agree on, there just ain't enough colorized shows to enjoy.:(
Come on you colorizers, get on the ball, colorize the ENTIRE Andy Griffith b/w years and put it out on DVD and we're all going to be in Colorized Barney heaven.:thanks:
And I include this wish for the entire complete series of I Love Lucy & The Honeymooners classic 39. These ALL also need and must be colorized at once and put out on DVD for everyone to love and revel in it's total Living Color beauty. Oh what a wonderful world it will be then.:bighug:

Then everyone agrees, we all love colorization and no more b/w crap should ever be seen. Right? Right. Then the I's have it, let it be inscribed on a stone monument, "All b/w shows Must Be Seen from now on ONLY in Beautiful Colorized versions." Then that is out new motto, final period. No more petty disagreements :mumble: from here forth. Right? Right.

Well, glad we have total unanimity here. :clap

This will be good. I love Andy Griffith.

what a wonderful world it will be then.

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This is fine for a novelty and for the fact that a network is showing it. As for the colorization, to me it is unnecessary, but no big deal since the bw originals are readily available. The more recent colorized shows I have seen have much better color than what they did back in the 80s. That being said, whenever I watch any TAGS episodes from the last three seasons, I turn the color off :D

Agreed, Zoneboy. That's another thing about this colorizing garbage. It shouldn't be done at all in the first place. But when it IS done, the colors don't even look natural. It's computer generated, fake looking crap. There may have been some improvements in technology over the years, but regardless, anything that's colorized from black and white will always look fake. Unfortunately, there are individuals who like this crap and are willing to waste their time watching it. :rolleyes: Not in MY house! :D :lol:

Are you boys trying to spoil my fun? Stop all the whinin' and cryin' already. :crybaby:

The great big world of new style EXCELLENT 21st Century Colorization is here and we all need to stand up and give a great big smooch to this NEW perfect way of colorizing. The '80's colorizing is long long gone (I know this is a news flash to the color deny-ers, they still judge colorization on 1982 technology and examples).:goodnews:

The new way of colorizing looks nothing short of PERFECT!

Come on, get happy, it COLORIZIN' TIME!! :cheer:
Let the colorization begin, it's been all settled now. From now on no b/w crapola shall be seen, from now on it's colorizing all the way, from sea to shining sea, from Citizen Kane to Touch of Evil all God's movies and TV shows shall be beautifully colorized. And yes, the b/w prints can be burned, no problem there, at all.:p

Seriously folks, I love colorization, I'd much rather see ANYTHING in color than b/w anyday anytime. Color is natural b/w is old and old looking. Kids of today won't even watch it for a moment. Do you want all the great old tv shows and movies to be forgotten by tomorrow's generation?

And I have no objection to the color deniers just as long as they can stop themselves from telling me and others what I should and shouldn't like. So far I've never seen a color deny-er who can.:soapbox:

They always insist on telling me how wonderful their tired old ugly b/w is. I've never been convinced and I never will be either, so give it up. You can keep it, just stop trying to deny the rest of us COLOR nature lovers our right to see a beautifully restored COLORIZED picture of today.:yippee:

After all, color is the natural way we see, b/w only exists as a product of an old technology not yet developed to be able to film (or broadcast) in color. It's 2015/16, it ain't your grandpap's colorization anymore, welcome, Greetings, it's a wonderful world. :wave:

Amazing how people freak out over things they don't have to watch.

Are you boys trying to spoil my fun? Stop all the whinin' and cryin' already. :crybaby:

The great big world of new style EXCELLENT 21st Century Colorization is here and we all need to stand up and give a great big smooch to this NEW perfect way of colorizing. The '80's colorizing is long long gone (I know this is a news flash to the color deny-ers, they still judge colorization on 1982 technology and examples).:goodnews:

The new way of colorizing looks nothing short of PERFECT!

Come on, get happy, it COLORIZIN' TIME!! :cheer:
Let the colorization begin, it's been all settled now. From now on no b/w crapola shall be seen, from now on it's colorizing all the way, from sea to shining sea, from Citizen Kane to Touch of Evil all God's movies and TV shows shall be beautifully colorized. And yes, the b/w prints can be burned, no problem there, at all.:p

Seriously folks, I love colorization, I'd much rather see ANYTHING in color than b/w anyday anytime. Color is natural b/w is old and old looking. Kids of today won't even watch it for a moment. Do you want all the great old tv shows and movies to be forgotten by tomorrow's generation?

And I have no objection to the color deniers just as long as they can stop themselves from telling me and others what I should and shouldn't like. So far I've never seen a color deny-er who can.:soapbox:

They always insist on telling me how wonderful their tired old ugly b/w is. I've never been convinced and I never will be either, so give it up. You can keep it, just stop trying to deny the rest of us COLOR nature lovers our right to see a beautifully restored COLORIZED picture of today.:yippee:

After all, color is the natural way we see, b/w only exists as a product of an old technology not yet developed to be able to film (or broadcast) in color. It's 2015/16, it ain't your grandpap's colorization anymore, welcome, Greetings, it's a wonderful world. :wave:

LOL you aren't normal, going off on these long rants like a crazed lunatic. Overdose on your meds much? :lol:

I have no objection to the color deniers just as long as they can stop themselves from telling me and others what I should and shouldn't like. So far I've never seen a color deny-er who can.:soapbox:


Nobody has told you what you should & shouldn't like. It's perfectly fine if you want to immerse yourself in artificial colorings and enjoy it to your heart's content. The only thing we've done is disagree with you which apparently is something you can't handle. Going off on these long and drawn-out rants while trying to plead your case isn't going to change my mind and most likely that of the others as well. I'm in total agreement that if it was filmed in B&W then it should be seen that way and the same applies if it was filmed in color. My hatred for this artificial process stems from the 1984 Twilight Zone special in which the dollhouse scenes from "Miniature" were colorized. When I found out about it I made sure the color was off on the TV before watching. Hopefully, they'll never colorize the entire series. Like I've said before, artificial color coating is for M&M's, not classic B&W movies & TV shows.

Gosh, you've convinced me now, b/w is the way all entertainment should be seen. APRIL FOOL! :lol:
And you just proved my point, you color deniers base your irrational hatred on a technology from 33 years ago. If you were paying any attention to my pearls of wisdom and knowledge you would have read "it ain't your grandpap's colorization anymore". Wake up and smell the coffee, it's 2016 and COLORIZATION of today is nothing short of perfect and vastly improved since 1982. Now turn up the color on your set and enjoy the wonders and beauty of the marvelous world of colorization. Now that we're all agreed, it's colorizing all the way!:D

Hazel Anyday baby, where do you get all the great icons? I love them all! I won't be spoilin' your fun.

Gosh, you've convinced me now, b/w is the way all entertainment should be seen. APRIL FOOL! :lol:
And you just proved my point, you color deniers base your irrational hatred on a technology from 33 years ago. If you were paying any attention to my pearls of wisdom and knowledge you would have read "it ain't your grandpap's colorization anymore". Wake up and smell the coffee, it's 2016 and COLORIZATION of today is nothing short of perfect and vastly improved since 1982. Now turn up the color on your set and enjoy the wonders and beauty of the marvelous world of colorization. Now that we're all agreed, it's colorizing all the way!:D

There you go again, you really do have issues, you have problems. Seek professional help before the men in white coats come to take you away. :crazy: :lol: :wave:

When CBS airs these Andy Griffith episodes with the fake looking colors, I will turn the color off on my TV during the episodes, and turn the color on during the commercials. :lol:

LOL you aren't normal, going off on these long rants like a crazed lunatic. Overdose on your meds much? :lol:

I don't know how you can call making the special colorized episodes "vandalism" (post #9 in this thread) when the black & whites continue to be readily available for anyone to watch -- both on DVD and over the air (MeTV at present).

There's always going to be disagreement on the colorization subject. But it's a fact that TAGS will air in primetime, a full hour, on CBS -- and with some exceptions (like NBC's annual airing of the film It's a Wonderful Life), you won't find the networks devoting much (if any) primetime to classic b & w material. Color helps bring the past into the present, without doing actual damage to the shows via any "act of ugly vandalism."

Imagine how many potential new fans could arise if ABC aired Ozzie & Harriet in a similar showcase -- maybe a Christmas ep followed by a classic, like one of Rick's breakout career launch eps.

By the way, I recently bought a sealed copy of the colorized "It's a Wonderful Life" on VHS -- purists will want to hang me!:) (What can I say -- it's not often you see the major work of a hot, young Donna Reed in color!)

Biffbronson, It's a Wonderful Life the colorized version is available on DVD, the newest DVDs of it are all b/w and also include the colorized version, so you don't have to resort to VHS to see it. By the way, if you are buying the VHS version I hope you got the one put out by Republic pictures, not the old Hal Roach colorized version, that Hal Roach 1980's verion is what gave colorization it's bad name for all the b/w clingers to keep claiming all colorization looks like. Once again, that was the OLD days when the colorizing process was in it's infancy and not looking too hot. Even the new DVDs of It's A Wonderful Life have been RE-colorized since the Republic VHS version, which was recolorized since the original Hal Roach version. First was the bad looking Hal Roach tape version, then it was re-colorized and put out by Republic Pictures. Then it was re-colorized a 3rd time and that is the current version that comes with the b/w version in all the It's A Wonderful Life DVDs sold new today. Just a brief Wonderful Life history here to clear up all the inaccurate claims.:cool:

I am watching the colorized Andy Griffith episodes right now, and although the colorization is possibly slightly better than it used to be back in the 80s, it really does not match that well with the later color episodes as is claimed. Most of the objects have that chalky look and the skin tones are pretty unnatural. I have seen some other colorized shows that had a better job done with them. Interesting to see as a novelty, i guess.
Elinor Donahue was quite fetching. Too bad she couldn't have been brought back a couple seasons later instead of having Crabapple Crump.

I don't know how you can call making the special colorized episodes "vandalism" (post #9 in this thread) when the black & whites continue to be readily available for anyone to watch -- both on DVD and over the air (MeTV at present).

There's always going to be disagreement on the colorization subject. But it's a fact that TAGS will air in primetime, a full hour, on CBS -- and with some exceptions (like NBC's annual airing of the film It's a Wonderful Life), you won't find the networks devoting much (if any) primetime to classic b & w material. Color helps bring the past into the present, without doing actual damage to the shows via any "act of ugly vandalism."

That's correct, it's my opinion that colorizing the black and white shows is an act of ugly vandalism. The technology now might be slightly better than it was 20/30 years ago, but regardless, colorization will always have that fake look to it. The technology will never improve to the point where it will look totally natural. Leave the black and white stuff alone.

For the record, I watched the colorized Lucy shows on Wednesday and the Andy Griffith ones tonight. The color on both looked obviously fake, but I thought the Lucy shows looked slightly better. I fully agree with gopyle's comments about the Andy Griffith shows.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! :D

It didn't look bad to me. I really enjoyed both Lucy and Andy in color.

Wow! :thanks: I watched the beautifully colorized Christmas episodes of both Lucy & Andy. I'm in Heaven, color perfection personified. props: I've seen real color movies that looked 10 times worse than those objects of beauty on CBS. The b/w clingers will never admit the truth. :cuss: But we all know color perfection when we see it. So we welcome you to the club of all Colorizing Lovers, :welcome: we know you just can't admit how wrong you've always been. ohno:
Even the real color Lucy Shows don't even come close to the outstanding color on the new colorized I Love Lucys. :biglove:
I especially loved the new colorized "remembering" segments of the Christmas Lucy, esp. those color segments of the early years of Lucy's original apartment and seeing Fred in color there just make me want to whistle a happy tune. :whistle:
I'm saving the 2nd episode Andy & Lucy to watch in the near future. I want to make the sheer Heaven of PERFECT colorization last just that much longer. :cheer:

Glad to see it's unanimous then, Colorization of today is nothing short of beauty and perfection! Great Job :clap More please.

Wow! :thanks: I watched the beautifully colorized Christmas episodes of both Lucy & Andy. I'm in Heaven, color perfection personified. props: I've seen real color movies that looked 10 times worse than those objects of beauty on CBS. The b/w clingers will never admit the truth. :cuss: But we all know color perfection when we see it. So we welcome you to the club of all Colorizing Lovers, :welcome: we know you just can't admit how wrong you've always been. ohno:
Even the real color Lucy Shows don't even come close to the outstanding color on the new colorized I Love Lucys. :biglove:
I especially loved the new colorized "remembering" segments of the Christmas Lucy, esp. those color segments of the early years of Lucy's original apartment and seeing Fred in color there just make me want to whistle a happy tune. :whistle:
I'm saving the 2nd episode Andy & Lucy to watch in the near future. I want to make the sheer Heaven of PERFECT colorization last just that much longer. :cheer:

Glad to see it's unanimous then, Colorization of today is nothing short of beauty and perfection! Great Job :clap More please.
I watched both too and enjoyed every minute of it and still teared up. Both pulled the heart strings. Thank you CBS.

its interesting to se these episodes in color

we always see em in balck and white

Even the real color Lucy Shows don't even come close to the outstanding color on the new colorized I Love Lucys.

LOL, now you've really gone off the deep end, saying that fake colorization looks better than the real thing. OK...continue with that belief and keep fooling yourself if it makes you happy. :crazy: :lol:

The only reason I watched the fake colorized Lucy's and Andy Griffith's, was because I was curious to see if they looked as bad as I thought they would. They did, although the Lucy's didn't seem to look quite as bad as the Andy Griffith's. But both still looked bad though.

A federal law should be passed prohibiting any further colorization/vandalizing of black and white movies/TV shows. Stop catering to these individuals who whine and refuse to watch something because it's in black and white. It's totally absurd and ridiculous. I once knew a guy who refused to watch anything in black and white, he said black and white gave him headaches and made him ill. What a loony toon. :crazy: :lol:

Even the real color Lucy Shows don't even come close to the outstanding color on the new colorized I Love Lucys. :biglove:
I especially loved the new colorized "remembering" segments of the Christmas Lucy, esp. those color segments of the early years of Lucy's original apartment and seeing Fred in color there just make me want to whistle a happy tune. :whistle:
I'm saving the 2nd episode Andy & Lucy to watch in the near future. I want to make the sheer Heaven of PERFECT colorization last just that much longer. :cheer:

Glad to see it's unanimous then, Colorization of today is nothing short of beauty and perfection! Great Job :clap More please.

When I watch the later seasons of Andy Griffith, which were filmed in color, I turn off the color on the set:wave:

Here, here. Verily, I see we all agree. A new law is just what's needed (we just don't have enough of them already, you know). And here is what the new law will say:

From now on ALL b/w movies & TV shows MUST be colorized. Anyone caught watching anything in b/w must be imprisoned or given 20 lashes. :whip
To show our loving compassion though a b/w version of Yellow Submarine will be shown to the b/w clingers as they are being whipped. peacesign:

Hmm, that sounds perfectly reasonable to me.:lol:

And so it is passed, BRING ON THE COLORIZATION, a nation demands it. party:

I don't know which I love more, computer colorization :rainbow1: or watching the color denyers squawk,:livid: cry :crysoup: and hurl epitaphs:cuss: at my friendly comments filled with love and admiration for the most perfect looking colorization job in HISTORY! So rant on b/w clingers:wallbang , you see how convinced we are.:brent

Join me now in our cheer for the ages:
What do we want?
COLORIZATION
COLORIZATION
When do we want it?
NOW NOW NOW
And even MORE, MORE we want MORE.:mango

I don't know which I love more, computer colorization :rainbow1: or watching the color denyers squawk,:livid: cry :crysoup: and hurl epitaphs:cuss: at my friendly comments filled with love and admiration for the most perfect looking colorization job in HISTORY! So rant on b/w clingers:wallbang , you see how convinced we are.:brent

Join me now in our cheer for the ages:
What do we want?
COLORIZATION
COLORIZATION
When do we want it?
NOW NOW NOW
And even MORE, MORE we want MORE.:mango


Since you are so into color, HAZEL, what COLOR is the SKY in YOUR WORLD?

:crazy: :lol: :happyface :wave: :talk: :eek: :mad: :confused:

Very interesting thread. :lol:

Since you are so into color, HAZEL, what COLOR is the SKY in YOUR WORLD?

:crazy: :lol: :happyface :wave: :talk: :eek: :mad: :confused:

The sky in his world is probably brown, crap brown. :lol:

At this point, best thing to do is ignore him. He's a lunatic, a troll and a bully, looking for a fight. Every time he goes off on these long crazed rants, he just continues to succeed showing other posters how much of a jerk and nut case he really is. :crazy: :lol:

And now he threatens physical violence with that "whipping" comment. That's grounds for banning, he should be banned from here permanently.

Don't you just love the haters here who call little me every name in their very limited book and then claim I'm the nut who's so mean. I guess getting whipped :p everytime you dare to challenge my expertise gets aggravatin' after a while. So rant away haters, the color denyers will never get me down. Why? Because nothing can take away from the fact that COLORIZATION today is pure perfection, and that's a fact that can't be denied by any SANE person. What's that? Do I hear an objection? Oh, it's the insane b/w clingers again.:lol:

Just repeat after me:
I love colorization, say it over and over till you you're filled with as much love as I am.:D

I wonder if there is a way to replace all the times that Hazel talks in that show with someone who does not have an annoying voice. That would be KIND OF like COLORIZATION in the sense that it is a modern attempt to improve on something. But, you know, let's just leave it. :)

LOL, now you've really gone off the deep end, saying that fake colorization looks better than the real thing. OK...continue with that belief and keep fooling yourself if it makes you happy. :crazy: :lol:



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I saw you watching Andy Griffith from back in 62
In black & white it was to good to be true
But it wasn't good enough for you
Oh-a-oh

You wanted color it was very plain to see
But from a machine & new technology
And now I understand the problems with it you can see

Oh-a-oh
I met your children
Oh-a-oh
What did you tell them?


Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We still watch the reruns and it seems so long ago
And you remember how the theme songs used to go:

Oh-a-oh
You were the first one
Oh-a-oh
You were the last one


Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
In my mind and on my VCR
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
Oh-a-a-a oh
Oh-a-a-a oh


Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
In my mind and on my VCR
We can't rewind, we've gone too far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on Ted Turner...

You are the colorized star
You are the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
You are the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
You are the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
You are the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
Black & white killed the colorized star
You are the colorized star

Oh-a-oh, oh-a-oh...

LOL at Hazel Anyday, I knew he'd post with another comment. :crazy: :lol: He thinks he's clever, but he isn't.

He doesn't bother me, he is insignificant. That "whipping" comment he made was uncalled for, but I just consider the source. There's something wrong with him, he isn't normal.

My my, is the nasty name calling really necessary. I think you should be banned, imprisoned, and outlawed and then just for fun another 20 lashes. :lol:

(To get serious for a moment. Every liberal/Communist's first reaction to anything they disagree with is to 1st Ban it and then create a new law turning it into a criminal offence, outlawing any idea they don't agree with and throwing into prison anyone with ideas that differ from theirs. You saw evidence of it here, disagree with them, immediate answer was: ban him. Then they pull the old "offended" gag that's also become the new standby way to shut up anyone they disagree with. These people are a complete joke and a genuine threat to this country's freedoms.)

What a bunch of babies, you are. You just can't take a good sound thrubbing without forever trying to get in the last word can you?:talk::crazy:

LOL Hazel Anyday. YOU are the one who can't let it go and has to have the last word. :crazy: :lol:

Go and watch your colorized crap, no one is stopping you. There are individuals, myself included, who are opposed to colorization and would like to have it forbidden. I've made my point, you can rant here all you like, I don't care. Some of your comments are inappropriate but overall I get a good laugh from your inane outbursts. :D :lol: :wave:

Does anyone have any idea of the colorization costs of a half hour episode ? I watched this and thought it looked pretty good.Eleanor Donahue benefitted the most I think : )She looked really good in color.
I wonder if they are thinking about colorizing any of the other b&w shows. Leave it to Beaver would be interesting.
I have no issue with the colorization personally.If you don't like it you always have the choice of not to watch.It's not like these classics aren't being aired nowadays in syndication in the original B&W.Also they are released in original B&W on DVD.

The b/w fuddy duddy's will always be around, but us progressive forward thinkers love to see Classic TV & Movies IN Full Beautiful COLOR, the way they were supposed to be seen. :p Now all we have to have is the ENTIRE Andy b/w years Colorized so everyone can enjoy each and every new colorized moment. :D

All God's flims and TV shows were meant to be seen in beautiful living color. Period, final, right guys? Ehh, who cares what you think, color is the way it should be and that's that:rainbow: .

Now let's PARTAAY it's colorizin' time!! party:

Even b/w snobs :snob: with their noses so high are allowed to watch if they can stop telling us what we should and shouldn't be watching. I likes what I likes and if the b/wers want to bang their heads against the wall:wallbang telling me what I should and shouldn't watch, let 'em. More fun for me.:happyface

Absurd... if it was filmed in black and white, THAT is what was intended.

:D

Does anyone have any idea of the colorization costs of a half hour episode ? I watched this and thought it looked pretty good.Eleanor Donahue benefitted the most I think : )She looked really good in color.
I wonder if they are thinking about colorizing any of the other b&w shows. Leave it to Beaver would be interesting.
I have no issue with the colorization personally.If you don't like it you always have the choice of not to watch.It's not like these classics aren't being aired nowadays in syndication in the original B&W.Also they are released in original B&W on DVD.

Okay, I admit I'm curious, now...

Who knows, all the old episodes in color might open up years of renewed watchability for a wide audience, even myself.

I agree that black and white shows should not be colorized. Black and white shows are meant to be seen in black and white. No exceptions. Period. Just like color shows are meant to be seen in color.

To me, colorizing black and white movies/TV shows is an act of ugly vandalism. It should be strictly prohibited and outlawed. There are plenty of color movies/TV shows to see. Leave the black and white stuff alone. If I want to see the Andy Griffith Show in color, I'll watch an episode from one of the later seasons when the show was filmed in color.

This has been my stance since the 1980s when Ted Turner was colorizing all those shows, but I must admit I am a bit curious.