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junecleaver · 07-18-2003, 12:39 PM

what do you think about LITB being in color?

DarleneIllyria · 07-18-2003, 02:27 PM

It'd be kind of weird and might've made it jump the shark. A lot of shows jumped when they went to color.

Mijada · 07-18-2003, 06:01 PM

I like it in B&W. It wouldn't seem like a 50's show if it was in color.

lukes42 · 07-18-2003, 07:08 PM

I don't know. I think it would just be too weird to see everything in color. I think it would be nice to see maybe one episode in color, just to see how it looks. But, it just wouldn't be right in color. And I agree, it probably would jump-the-shark at that point, too.

BrandonS · 07-18-2003, 09:33 PM

If there were some magic way of viewing the existing eps in true color, I'd certainly be interested in seeing that.

desilu #1 · 07-19-2003, 09:37 AM

I like the old 50's shows in the B&W. To me that is one of the attractions.

The Modfather · 07-24-2003, 12:00 PM

I would not want to see it in color I even bought a b&w tv and i put the cable in it so i can watch all my fav shows in b&w. It wouldnt be the same.

tdr · 07-24-2003, 08:26 PM

Like most fans, I rather like it in b&w simply because that's how the show was filmed. But a few eps that I would like to see in color:
"Wally's New Suit"-- to see just how 'loud' that cheap suit really was, since it doesn't really look that outrageous in b&w.
"School Sweater"-- for good view of the letterman's sweater, Mayfield High's colors.
"Wally's Practical Joke"-- to see Wally's, Eddie's, and Lumpy's cars.
"Beaver's First Date"-- the dance scene-- especially Julie Foster in that dress

-- would just look better in color.

Just Popped In · 08-26-2003, 03:04 AM

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Originally posted by desilu #1
I like the old 50's shows in the B&W. To me that is one of the attractions.

I agree, except that I tend to think of LITB as a 50's/60's show (which it really is). I often make the mistake of looking for it as listed under the 1960's sitcoms here at the Sitcoms boards (maybe because I tend to favor the later seasons a bit more)....

Well, perhaps I'm the only here who makes this error

1954Boomer · 08-26-2003, 03:54 AM

While I agree with those who prefer the show to remain in good old b/w, I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of the episodes in color, just to see Benji covered in green paint, or Lumpy's "sickly purple" heap. Or just seeing what the inside of each of the two houses looked like in color. But the entire series in color.......noooooo, leave well enough alone!

B&W fan · 08-26-2003, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by tdr
"Beaver's First Date"-- the dance scene-- especially Julie Foster in that dress -- would just look better in color.

Of course, as my user name implies, I'm a huge fan of black and white tv/movies, so I wouldn't want the show in color. But you do make a good point about seeing Julie in color in that dress. Not a bad idea at all.

B&W "Cheryl was my first tv crush as a young boy from her Mouseketeer days" fan

07-18-2003, 07:08 PM	#4
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	I don't know. I think it would just be too weird to see everything in color. I think it would be nice to see maybe one episode in color, just to see how it looks. But, it just wouldn't be right in color. And I agree, it probably would jump-the-shark at that point, too.
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07-19-2003, 09:37 AM	#6
desilu #1 Lucy/Desi 4-EVER Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 23, 2000 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan USA Posts: 724	I like the old 50's shows in the B&W. To me that is one of the attractions.
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07-18-2003, 12:39 PM	#1
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	LITB in color what do you think about LITB being in color?

07-18-2003, 02:27 PM	#2
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	It'd be kind of weird and might've made it jump the shark. A lot of shows jumped when they went to color.

07-18-2003, 06:01 PM	#3
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I like it in B&W. It wouldn't seem like a 50's show if it was in color.

07-18-2003, 09:33 PM	#5
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	If there were some magic way of viewing the existing eps in true color, I'd certainly be interested in seeing that.

07-24-2003, 12:00 PM	#7
The Modfather It Sure Does Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 12, 2003 Location: canada Posts: 21,149	I would not want to see it in color I even bought a b&w tv and i put the cable in it so i can watch all my fav shows in b&w. It wouldnt be the same.

07-24-2003, 08:26 PM	#8
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	Like most fans, I rather like it in b&w simply because that's how the show was filmed. But a few eps that I would like to see in color: "Wally's New Suit"-- to see just how 'loud' that cheap suit really was, since it doesn't really look that outrageous in b&w. "School Sweater"-- for good view of the letterman's sweater, Mayfield High's colors. "Wally's Practical Joke"-- to see Wally's, Eddie's, and Lumpy's cars. "Beaver's First Date"-- the dance scene-- especially Julie Foster in that dress -- would just look better in color.

08-26-2003, 03:54 AM	#10
1954Boomer Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 482	While I agree with those who prefer the show to remain in good old b/w, I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of the episodes in color, just to see Benji covered in green paint, or Lumpy's "sickly purple" heap. Or just seeing what the inside of each of the two houses looked like in color. But the entire series in color.......noooooo, leave well enough alone!