12/16/2019
Hello there:
I know it's been a year since my last update, but now I'm here to give you more updates about "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" and others.
Now, just last year, in 2018, "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" just debuted on the Blu-ray High-Definition (HD) Videodisc format. Now, first off, there are some people, including me in my own opinion, who are not really that interested in upgrading to Blu-ray for many different reasons. Now, again, for those who are into Blu-ray, then this message is for them.
On the Blu-ray version of the TV Special, it has 2 different viewing options; the original 4x3 Aspect Ratio format, as it was originally intended; and another option is the 16x9 Aspect Ratio format, which crops the image in order to fill the HD screens, and is not the best way to watch it. And despite that, both the video and audio qualities are not really that great, because, once again, there's still the heavy use of Digital-Noise-Reduction (DNR) on the TV Special, just so that, they would make it look like HD! And that, the TV Special was originally shot in Standard-Definition (SD)! And also, because, another thing, once again, they still manipulated the Frame-Rate from the TV Special's original 60 Frames-Per-Second (FPS) to 30 FPS, just so that, they would make it look more filmy! And that, the TV Special was originally shot on Videotape! And that, the Frame-Rate is still really that terrible! I would just skip getting this Blu-ray release, because of about everything that I just mentioned before.
Here's the link, so that, you can see for yourselves:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Emmet-Otters-Jug-Band-Christmas-Blu-ray/219292/
Now, again, for those of you who are not into Blu-ray, then there's nothing for you to worry about.
And now, for some other updates! For those who subscribe to "Amazon Prime", and also, if they have an "Amazon Fire Kindle", "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" is now for streaming on there! There, it is being presented in its correct original 4x3 Aspect Ratio! But unfortunately, for both the video and audio qualities, they're not really that great on there, either, because of what I mentioned before. But, what are you going to do? Now, in case you're wondering, this version does not have either the rental or purchase options, unlike from the other "Amazon" Digital Download version, just so that, they would avoid the cropped 16x9 version, and would not get it either mixed in or up.
Here's the link to the "Amazon Prime" version that has the TV Special in its correct original 4x3 Aspect Ratio:
https://www.amazon.com/Emmet-Otters-Jug-Band-Christmas-Henson/dp/B07WNKFC1H/
And in comparison, here's the link to the other "Amazon" Digital Download version of the same TV Special that has the rental and purchase options, but unfortunately, again, in a cropped 16x9 version that I, once again, advise you to avoid:
https://www.amazon.com/Emmet-Otters-Jug-Band-Christmas-Nelson/dp/B075ZJN6ZR/
And now, for another very special update! Also, right now, on "Amazon Prime", is another classic "Jim Henson" TV Special, "The Christmas Toy", that originally aired back then in 1986 on "ABC"! That's right! It is now for streaming on there, too! I just watched it on there, on my "Amazon Fire Kindle", and I really enjoyed it! And I will point out, that, it is in High-Definition (HD), even though, it was originally shot in Standard-Definition (SD), and on Videotape, too! But I will tell you, that, for both the video and audio qualities, to me, they were kind of still that good! And at least, they did not use heavy use of Digital-Noise-Reduction (DNR) on it! Now, as for the Frame-Rate, I'm not sure! But when "The Jim Henson Company" puts it out on a new DVD re-release in the future, let's hope that they don't down-convert the Frame-Rate, either, because, otherwise, I'll sue them for doing something like that! Now, for another thing, too, it is being presented in its correct original 4x3 Aspect Ratio instead of being in a badly cropped 16x9 version! Thank God! And now, for just 1 more thing, too, this version also does have the rental and purchase options, too!
Here's the link to it:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07ZPGBSBN/
Now, as for the DVD and regular Digital Download releases of "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas", unfortunately, they're not planning to fix the Aspect Ratio for them, which is a darn shame! And I thank you for giving my "Facebook" page a "like". And, just in case, if you didn't yet sign my petition, please do so, linked down below:
https://www.change.org/p/the-jim-henson-company-fix-the-problems-for-the-40th-anniversary-edition-of-emmet-otter-s-jug-band-christmas
And I also thank you for reading and listening to my message.
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