Tape Transfers for Our Miss Brooks & The Millionaire - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TheLogoMan94 · 12-14-2014, 03:15 AM

According to the CBS Syndication Bible, there were no tape transfers for Our Miss Brooks and also for The Millionaire. If there were no tape transfers, then how was Me-TV able to air The Millionaire before? I do understand the back in the 1980's when these shows were syndicated, they used old 16mm prints for broadcasting instead of tape. Don't you think there has to be some kind of transfers for Me-TV to show these series? Also, the prints Me-TV uses are sourced from 16mm prints. And with Our Miss Brooks, transfers are being made right now, but not in “Syndication 4x3 HD” unlike other shows. They are just “4x3” and not “HD”. So I'm skeptical as to where they're sourcing Our Miss Brooks from.

bencasey · 12-16-2014, 03:41 AM

They are mastering Our Miss Brooks to tape from the 35mm films. The Millionaire has around 26 tape transferred episodes, which are the ones that ran on TV Land Canada.

TheLogoMan94 · 12-16-2014, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bencasey

They are mastering Our Miss Brooks to tape from the 35mm films. The Millionaire has around 26 tape transferred episodes, which are the ones that ran on TV Land Canada.

Why don't they do the rest of The Millionaire? Also, if Me-TV is getting Our Miss Brooks, I wonder if they would get the remastered prints? Or somehow, get older syndication prints, if that's possible. I know that currently, Me-TV owns un-remastered prints of The Millionaire.

bencasey · 12-16-2014, 08:14 PM

ME-TV is paying for the Our Miss Brooks transfers. I'm sure if they want to foot the bill for the 188 Millionaire episodes available in syndication (18 are not in the package), CBS would be happy to run them off for them.

TheLogoMan94 · 12-16-2014, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bencasey

ME-TV is paying for the Our Miss Brooks transfers. I'm sure if they want to foot the bill for the 188 Millionaire episodes available in syndication (18 are not in the package), CBS would be happy to run them off for them.

That's sounds reasonable. I thought there were old syndication masters available from Viacom? Well, maybe not. This is my opinion, but I don't see Me-TV paying for brand new transfers. But that's just me. According to the CBS Syndication Bible, it lists these transfers as “Syndication 4x3”, meaning that they're not network masters, but the exact opposite: Syndication masters. Also, they're not listed as “HD” either. Every other show is listed as having “Network 4x3 HD” and “Syndication 4x3 HD” masters; Our Miss Brooks doesn't. One thought was that they're sourcing these transfers from clean 16mm prints that they (CBS) owned or came from Eve Arden's estate, if true. Now like I said, you may be absolutely right. But, I just don't see it.

12-14-2014, 03:15 AM	#1
TheLogoMan94 16mm Film Enthusiast Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2014 Location: Silverstone (60,000 Acres) Posts: 288	Tape Transfers for Our Miss Brooks & The Millionaire According to the CBS Syndication Bible, there were no tape transfers for Our Miss Brooks and also for The Millionaire. If there were no tape transfers, then how was Me-TV able to air The Millionaire before? I do understand the back in the 1980's when these shows were syndicated, they used old 16mm prints for broadcasting instead of tape. Don't you think there has to be some kind of transfers for Me-TV to show these series? Also, the prints Me-TV uses are sourced from 16mm prints. And with Our Miss Brooks, transfers are being made right now, but not in “Syndication 4x3 HD” unlike other shows. They are just “4x3” and not “HD”. So I'm skeptical as to where they're sourcing Our Miss Brooks from.

12-16-2014, 03:41 AM	#2
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	They are mastering Our Miss Brooks to tape from the 35mm films. The Millionaire has around 26 tape transferred episodes, which are the ones that ran on TV Land Canada.

12-16-2014, 08:14 PM	#4
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	ME-TV is paying for the Our Miss Brooks transfers. I'm sure if they want to foot the bill for the 188 Millionaire episodes available in syndication (18 are not in the package), CBS would be happy to run them off for them.