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I just finished watching my old videotape of the originial airing of Buffy:The
Vampire Slayer musical episode recorded from regular analog tv as aired on the
UPN network and the picture was definitely in 2.35, not 1.85 like other people
in this newsgroup claimed. and not 16:9

You could see the black bars on both the top and bottom of course (the
letterbox bars) and the picture itself was definitely 2.35

And yes, I know what both 1.85 and 2.35 look like when viewed on an ordinary
4:3 tv.



1.85 is the way the dvd's of the Jurrassic Park movies, "What a Girl Wants,
"Splash" and "Confessions of a Teenage Drama AQueen" look like. The picture on
the Buffy musical did not match that.

2.35 is what movies like "Deep Blue Sea", "Rat Race", and "Lost in Space the
movie" look like. The picture on the Buffy musical matched those.

And no, my tv was not misadjusted since every 16:9 tv show still looked 16:9 on
all channels and all movies aired in 1.85 still looked 1.85 and all movies
aired in 2.35 still looked 2.35.

Buffy the musical aired in 2.35 on the original upn broadcast, and I have the
videotape to prove it.

I'll probably post a picture on my website sometime in order to prove it to all
of you doubters out there.

since I know that almost all of you will doubt it.

"Waterperson77" <> wrote in message
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> I just finished watching my old videotape of the originial airing of
Buffy:The
> Vampire Slayer musical episode recorded from regular analog tv as aired on
the
> UPN network and the picture was definitely in 2.35, not 1.85 like other
people
> in this newsgroup claimed. and not 16:9

Off your meds again, eh?

RichC

"Rich Clark" <> wrote in message
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> "Waterperson77" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I just finished watching my old videotape of the originial airing of
> Buffy:The
> > Vampire Slayer musical episode recorded from regular analog tv as
aired on
> the
> > UPN network and the picture was definitely in 2.35, not 1.85 like
other
> people
> > in this newsgroup claimed. and not 16:9
>
> Off your meds again, eh?

That would imply that he ever took them in the first place.

says...

> I just finished watching my old videotape of the originial airing of Buffy:The
> Vampire Slayer musical episode recorded from regular analog tv as aired on the
> UPN network and the picture was definitely in 2.35, not 1.85 like other people
> in this newsgroup claimed. and not 16:9

You are ****ing insane. Get a tape measure. The aspect ratio of that episode
AS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON UPN was 16:9. Period. End of argument.

-- jayembee

>You are ****ing insane. Get a tape measure. The aspect ratio of that episode
>AS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON UPN was 16:9. Period. End of argument.

then why was it a small complete rectangle the same size as "Deep Blue Sea" and
the "Lost in Space" movie instead of the same size as 16:9 shows like "ER" and
"West Wing"?

I didn't realize that 16:9 meant it could be either one of at least two
completely different sizes.

Because the Buffy musical I just watched was definitely not the same size as
"ER" or "West Wing" or other 16:9 shows.

You are correct that I didn't measure it with a tape measure. I don't have to.
I can easily tell just by looking.

However, to satisfy you, I will mesure it with a tape measure, and then print
whatever the tape measure says the length and height here.

It might not be 2.35 exactly, but it was very close to 2.35, and definitely not
16:9

"Waterperson77" <> wrote in message
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You once claimed to have seen a 2.25:1 TV in a store. Nobody will believe
you no matter what you post.

I think it's time for you to change your handle again.

RichC

says...

>> You are ****ing insane. Get a tape measure. The aspect ratio of that episode
>> AS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON UPN was 16:9. Period. End of argument.
>
> then why was it a small complete rectangle the same size as "Deep Blue Sea" and
> the "Lost in Space" movie instead of the same size as 16:9 shows like "ER" and
> "West Wing"?
>
> I didn't realize that 16:9 meant it could be either one of at least two
> completely different sizes.
>
> Because the Buffy musical I just watched was definitely not the same size as
> "ER" or "West Wing" or other 16:9 shows.

Maybe it's because you were watching it on one of your 2.35:1 TV sets.

I saw, and taped, the Buffy musical episode when it was broadcast. I also saw
and taped its edited rebroadcast. I also downloaded an SVCD cap of its original
broadcast. I also bought the Region 2 DVD.

The aspect ratio was 16:9 on every single one of them.

-- jayembee

Waterperson77 <> wrote:
>> You are ****ing insane. Get a tape measure. The aspect ratio of
>> that episode AS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON UPN was 16:9. Period. End
>> of argument.
>
> then why was it a small complete rectangle the same size as "Deep
> Blue Sea" and the "Lost in Space" movie instead of the same size as
> 16:9 shows like "ER" and "West Wing"?

They are the same ratio as 16:9:
http://www.cyberpomo.com/screencaps/OMWF/
http://buffy-charmed.narod.ru/Buffy/Buffy_6x07/

My guess is you're confused about the "size". It looks
like OMWF was shown windowboxed when it originally
aired:
http://buffy.metropoliglobal.com/capturas/sexta/6x07/

The small black bars on the sides mean the image was shrunk,
meaning it doesn't take up as much vertical space as a 16:9
show that extends out to the sides.

These sets are some comparison shots I could find
between the original broadcast image and the DVD image:

http://buffy.metropoliglobal.com/cap...7/omwf026.jpeg
http://buffy-charmed.narod.ru/Buffy/...BuffyM_011.jpg

http://buffy-charmed.narod.ru/Buffy/...BuffyM_012.jpg
http://buffy.metropoliglobal.com/cap...7/omwf028.jpeg

http://buffy.metropoliglobal.com/cap...7/omwf033.jpeg
http://www.cyberpomo.com/thumb/scree...7_00002458.jpg

http://buffy.metropoliglobal.com/cap...7/omwf039.jpeg
http://buffy-charmed.narod.ru/Buffy/...BuffyM_014.jpg

-Jay

what the **** is he on ?

"Joshua Zyber" <> wrote in message
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> "Rich Clark" <> wrote in message
> news:NridnaOMKaK47JDcRVn-...
> > "Waterperson77" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > I just finished watching my old videotape of the originial airing of
> > Buffy:The
> > > Vampire Slayer musical episode recorded from regular analog tv as
> aired on
> > the
> > > UPN network and the picture was definitely in 2.35, not 1.85 like
> other
> > people
> > > in this newsgroup claimed. and not 16:9
> >
> > Off your meds again, eh?
>
> That would imply that he ever took them in the first place.
>
>

"howie feltersnatch" <neil@&&&pha-q.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> what the **** is he on ?

He is severely mentally ill, and refuses to take the necessary
medication to put him back in his happy place and leave us alone.