P3D Re: House of Wax

[roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts)]

>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 02:19:05 -0700
>From: Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: P3D Re: House of Wax

>I forget when the phrase "The following program is presented in living color"
>finally was dropped. 

I think "Police Squad" (1980's?) included a claim of being "In Color"
(though it was intended as a joke).

And of course 3D enthusiasts will remember the "3D movies" on the old
television series "SCTV" (included the exaggerated moves that some P3D posters
have commented on recently, but without the two views).

>You know, it just occurs to me this might have been
>an intentional marketing tool since otherwise those people watching on
>old black and white tvs would otherwise have not known - "Dang it, 
>Martha - we gotta get one of them there color tvs!".

Expect to start seeing notes like that again as HDTV broadcasts start to
increase. (Note: the television sets of A.D. 3000 employ ~16:9 aspect
ratio - see the picture accompanying the article on "Futurama" in this
week's TV Guide. :-)

John R


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