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Thank you.  I will do so!

Very cool, thank you for letting us know! 

Happy 30th as well everybody. Wow, 30.

Thanks

Thanks.  On these, are there particular brands or sources you get them from?

It takes up half the room.  It's definitely a sacrifce.

It looks like, per Jim Hall, Topaz is going to be introducing a model that does something similar.

It looks like the algorithms are shifting from grain extrapolation to image "filling in" and while I don't know what the quality will be in the short term, I also think in the short-term something may be commercially available (or via open source like above) to actually salvage pretty fuzzy, grainless content.  The future is happening faster than we could have guessed.  I almost wonder if NBCUniversal would be motivated to "give in" and use this technology or it will be considered to sacrilege.

this other new podcast has been very active lately

https://www.youtube.com/@Slidingthroughdimensions

this is interesting
https://twitter.com/EHuanglu/status/1877408621002104999

https://github.com/NJU-PCALab/STAR

I wonder if 45 minute episodes are feasible or if this is the type of thing only equipped for short samples.  But if it can realistically extrapolate what is in the image to rebuild it, and can provide a reasonable facsmile of what the 1080 content may have been then it could be a game changer for modernizing unsalvageable content.

I wonder if studios would ever consider doing "simulated hd" blurays that use algorithm upscaling on material where true HD would be impossible or cost prohibitive.

https://deadline.com/2024/11/bonnie-ham … 236185748/

she canceled sliders

I'm glad she's independently wealthy now and could pursue her interests.  At least she doesn't have the financial pressure to have to act anymore, and can explore stuff like this.  It does seem like she's had quite a life.

did anyone know about this?

https://uk.strangerthingsonstage.com

I'm not sure if the old Continuum thread was lost but I was pleasantly surprised to find it on tubi in the u.s. tonight. All four seasons.  It has been elusive to find since leaving Netflix 6 or 7 years ago.  But it's streaming for free in the u.s. now on tubi.

GROWING PAINS is free on Plex.  It looks remarkably good. I did not think these 80s sitcoms could look this good.

a lot of good 4k upgrades here
https://www.youtube.com/@ODavies/videos

Yea, that's wonderful you are encouraging that.  My guess is maybe he has some insecurity, but you'd think the conventions would be able to assess demand and offer him enough financial incentive as a result.  Most of these people are paid fee plus travel expenses, plus share of autograph revenue, correct?   I assumed they basically get offers through their agent & manager and if it's the right price, they go.  For the lesser stars, I would assume there's no guarnateed payment beyond travel expenses.

INCREDIBLE (to see these two guys together again)

the sliders dvds look best 4:3 on a tube tv (at a reasonable viewing distance). Hides the flaws.

i'll never understand directors saying 'get a life' to fans when both the director and fans are being meticulous and anal about the quality of the content.   I suppose since the director thinks it's his, and therefore part of his life, it's different?  But still doesn't make sense to me -- if the director cares that much about the details, aren't these the people who share their point-of-view (rather than the apathetic people with lives).

This is interesting

https://www.hiddendoor.co

I seem to recall Aaron used a different story of storytelling participating site.  This one is different.  I don't think they have many IP brands integrated yet but they have some decent investors that may give them a shot if they get enough traction with their initial product.

Seeing paramount's struggles has been ashame because they have some decent IP. But not all studios can.have their own streaming services.  And all the disparate apps makes for a crappy user experience.  A lot of time spent is going to YouTube and tiktok.

this looks good

https://www.amazon.com/eXtra-Files-Humo … 1368084311

reminds me a little bit of Annie Fish's work (anthology book) on that one episode of Sliders

Thanks for the review. A very nuanced, multi-dimensional, fair take.  I am glad you were able to appreciate and get enjoyment out of aspects of it.

I just want to say....  I think it's non-trivial that Sliders has yet again seemingly been renewed for licensing on Peacock after it expired at the end of June. Universal has many titles its studio owns yet Peacock does not license all of them. 

It's 2024.  30 years after SLIDERS debuted.   Yet on a modern, premium streaming platform, it still maintains itself as relevant to today's marketplace.

Yes, Seaquest is available too, but Spielberg & Amblin got that totally remastered and in HD.  It had some help, politically.   Sliders is there truly based on having enough fan interest to be kept on the platform.

It's a privilege as a fan to see it there.

Sliders is officially now listed under "Golden Oldies" on the Xumo app  (where  the streaming quality is  the  best picture of  any platform).  So yea, that feels just great.

https://twitter.com/ContextGillian/stat … 2721799510

Great find

I'm a bit surprised you say that.  It felt a bit cliche to me.  I thought it could have been an interesting concept but at the end of the day, they didnt really execute on it in a smart enough way.  It didn't feel like a "real" thing that happened, it felt like a written story.  Once you break that fourth wall, and it's not a truly believable world, you are just playing pretend and it's less impressive..  Either way, the creative team has enough of a history to be worthy of many more attempts and I still enjoyed the theatrical experience.  I can see why the word of mouth wasn't as strong though.  I also felt like, while certainly a death defying stunt, the motorcycle off a cliff just didnt translate as dramatically as they had hoped.