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bipinbarr · 02-24-2023, 02:05 PM

It looks like the new show is on regular film and the old was on videotape or a different format. Is that right? If so I prefer the original format used for comedy like Barney Miller, Welcome Back Kotter, and original Night Court!

opus · 02-25-2023, 12:15 AM

The original was definitely videotaped (at The Burbank Studios)

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The new one does feel filmed.

Dude111 · 02-25-2023, 11:50 AM

No its probably all digicrap...

stevea · 02-25-2023, 06:54 PM

Other than Disney maybe, no sitcoms are shot with that "live" videotape look anymore. That trend began with All in the Family and ended in the 1990s.

Dude111 · 02-25-2023, 09:02 PM

All in the family was ALL ANALOGUE Stevie so when you saw it on tv in the 70s,you were seeing analogue glory

TMC · 03-02-2023, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

No its probably all digicrap...

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrendKiller

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The advent of digital video in the 2000s singlehandedly ended the prominence of TV shows shot on videotape. While videotape's lower costs and faster turnaround made it more practical than 35mm film, it was also limited to a specific look and resolution. Film, meanwhile, could be remastered for better-quality displays, allowing shows on the latter to fare much better in reruns. With digital video, not only were the practical advantages even greater than videotape, but it could also be processed to closely resemble film, resulting in it becoming the dominant medium for TV production by the 2010s.

Chocolate Moose · 03-03-2023, 11:50 AM

things change.

02-24-2023, 02:05 PM	#1
bipinbarr Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 24, 2023 Location: texas Posts: 20	Not recorded in the same format? It looks like the new show is on regular film and the old was on videotape or a different format. Is that right? If so I prefer the original format used for comedy like Barney Miller, Welcome Back Kotter, and original Night Court!

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opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,288	The original was definitely videotaped (at The Burbank Studios) The new one does feel filmed.

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Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,888	things change.
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02-25-2023, 11:50 AM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,936	No its probably all digicrap...

02-25-2023, 06:54 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,510	Other than Disney maybe, no sitcoms are shot with that "live" videotape look anymore. That trend began with All in the Family and ended in the 1990s.

02-25-2023, 09:02 PM	#5
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,936	All in the family was ALL ANALOGUE Stevie so when you saw it on tv in the 70s,you were seeing analogue glory