Colorized Appliances

[whirlcool]

If the colorization was adding translucent color to the original film that would explain why the colors seemed a bit washed out in some scenes.

The show did seem a lot clearer and sharper due to the restoration along the way.
I too found it to be a little more realistic looking than the B&W version. What surprised me most about this show was that there was virtually no advertising for it before it came on. With that Peter Pan spectacle for weeks ahead of time we were reminded the show was coming. I didn't see one item about this Lucy special. I just saw the small news clip about it on the news and then in TV Guide. That's it. What a shame for people who didn't know it was going to be on.

 

[rp2813]

Allen, me too.  I found the program by accident while looking through the on-screen guide.  I tuned in out of curiosity and didn't expect that I'd stick with it for the full hour.

 

I wonder if CBS ran it as a throw-away in a ratings slot where they had nothing to lose.  I know the grandkids would have enjoyed it, but am sure they missed it.  Maybe next year?

 

[xraytech]

I saw the advertisement for this a few days ago and was looking forward to it, We even discussed watching it at the church Christmas party yesterday.
Sadly it slipped my mind and I didn't set the DVR and I missed it

 

[northwesty]

Those appliances might not have been white-white in the original show. They might have been painted light grey as the white might not have translated to the television too well -- too dazzeling. Actors in the early days of TV had to wear green make-up or it didn't show up well, etc. I know the show was shot on film but it still had to transfer to the 50s tube.

It might be it they just left them white they would look dingy in the colorized version but I didn't see it.

 

[NYCWriter]

Being a purist ...

... I actually do not like colorized film.  It looks fake and contrived.

 

Sandy, thank you very much for that scientific analysis of why so may young people refuse to watch black and white programming.  I rather enjoy it myself, and I often ask myself WHY I like those old movies so much, given that such an important aspect of the visual experience is lacking.

 

That said, I think that same principle could apply to why I find it difficult to get into old radio programs (or even newer radio programs!).  I once dated a guy who listened to "A Prarie Home Companion" religiously, and I have to admit sitting through it for me felt like absolute torture.  Could it be that because I didn't grow up listening to radio "stories", my brain was wired only to process stories that provided both audio and visual representation?

 

Subtitles.  I absolutely despise them.  I find I'm missing a lot of the visuals because I'm too busy reading the words.

 

And thank you (someone) for mentioning the mumbling that seems to pass these days for acting.  WTF??  SPEAK UP!!  And no, I'm not going deaf, because I can hear the damn music and sound effects just fine -- they even overpower the dialogue at times.  I'm getting tired of hitting *stop* ... *rewind* ... *play* ... several times sometimes ... to make out what the hell they're saying.

 

And one more pet peeve:  printed material in the movies or on TV.  Back in the day they'd do a nice tight shot of the note or letter or whatever, and STAY ON IT long enough for us to actually read it.  Or they'd have someone narrate over top of it.  Enough with these three-second shots of printed material that we need to process in order to understand the plot line!