How DVD distribution *should be*

All DVDs should be released on an “on-demand” bases only. This would eliminate waste from unsold packages and also would guarantee that no one ever have to have an incomplete collection again, due to only 1 or 2 seasons being released! TVShowsOnDVD.com

Given the rate that it takes many plastics to decompose (100s of years as far as I know), we should really be concerned. This, along with film-preservation should be of primary importance to movie-buffs.

The mixed-blessing of Ted Turner's colorization of films...

In a way, I am so thankful for Ted Turner! B/c before he started colorizing b&w films, in the 1980s, people didn’t seem to have a care in the world about film preservation. But, suddenly, here comes this man (who’s intentions were essentially noble but reasoning was flawed) who has these very touchy plans, and suddenly, people cared. Shortly after, the National Film Preservation Act was passed by Congress—-which was AMAZING! In short, this:   led to… This: …which led to This: (a film preservation guide) Now, isn’t that wonderful?!

I certainly hope that the Act includes a clause about the horrid practice of pan and scan (i.e. “this film has been modified to fit your TV) because even though our new wide-screen TVs have made the practice relatively outdated, it doesn’t change the fact that some films can now only be viewed in that butchered condition—-like the highly under-appreciated Perfect (1985), for example.

To me, cutting off up to 40 % of a film’s picture is just as bad if not worse than colorizing! Maybe someone should come along and publicly threaten to do that to all films—-then, you’ll see what you’ve been missing…up to 40% of the picture!

I used to like VHS, but after I discovered that almost all films on home-video have been “modified” I can’t wait to trash my whole collection in favor of the better, “un-cut” DVDs.

Dame Maggie Smith vs. Lily Tomlin

Based on my own independent research, I have discovered that Dame Maggie Smith is blazing across the world-wide-web, with her TV show, “Downtown Abby” more popular than I ever would have guessed, that’s surprise # 1. Now, surprise # 2 is a real shocker!! I’ve discovered that while Lily Tomlinis very quite popular on Twitter, it seems as though people hardly give her a thought on Tumblr! Now, I wonder what is the technological explanation to all this weirdness?!

I like them both. But, I do wonder how one can be more popular on one site than the other.