US Blu-ray release of the complete series, March 22nd, 2022

[308GUY]

I have most if not all the episodes on VHS, recorded by a consumer friend during original airing. She lived in HI and Alaska both when she recorded them, but they are not high quality, and are complete with original station breaks of the channel it was aired on.

I'll have to go through and see if those two specific episodes are there should you be interested, given the circumstances and quality (lack of) of the recordings.

Will report back if I find them.

[Marco]

This sounds awesome! If possible, these audio tracks would be included as an extra I suppose (since the current audio is likely sounding better) but it would be awesome if this BluRay Edition gets as complete as possible!
With improved picture and sound and maybe these goodies as well.

Thanks!

[SwissMagnum]

BTW:
Here is a little Comparison between the Old HD Master (UK BD, Elephant Films) and the New 4K (from the US Blu Rays):

https://slow.pics/c/rv36jElN

The new 4K master is superior. Yes you can see the Compression issues on the US but besides that contrast/color are much more filmlike and the in-picture dynamics are much better.
Of course its darker because the old master was to bright.
Because of the compression issues on the US Mill Creek Grain is not well resolved as i have pointed out already.
But you also can see much more fine details in the 4K Master. See Picture 2 her clothes for example.

Im sure those 4K Masters with stellar compression will look gorgeous on the upcoming German Blu Ray. Cant wait!

[Capa150]

How can this be 1080p.
Did they edit the show on 35mm film and then telecine it later?

Sounds like a huge amount of work to re-scan an origional 35mm edited reel, and get the sound synced up.

That's assuming the original prints are even in decent condition, as film degrades over time.

Seems more likely they'd simply upscale the existing SD footage to "1080p," resulting in an image that is not truly 1080p in terms of detail.

The so-called AI upscaling algorithims likewise merely guess at what added pixels should be like.

[SwissMagnum]

How can this be 1080p.
Did they edit the show on 35mm film and then telecine it later?

Magnum was done like a movie back then. That means all the work was done on 35mm. And years later you can scan and restore it in High Resolution like movies.

Most big Universal TV Shows were shot and edited on Film in the early 80ies. They started editing on Video later in comparison with other studios.
For example:
Universals "Quantum Leap" Show with Scott Bakula was done completely (shot and edited and special effects work) on 35mm Film for its first three Seasons. That means its produced like a movie. Beginning with Season 4 it was still shot on 35mm but with post production (editing, special effects etc.) done on Video. So the Final Masters of Season 4 and 5 were SD Video. That means for the HD Rebuild of Seasons 4 and 5 of "Quantum Leap" Universal did a rebuild of the Show from the original 35mm Materials but upscaled all the Special Effects footage from SD Tape Masters.
That means Quantum Leap was done completely on 35mm till 1991 (End of Season 3).

Other Studios startet Editing on Video already in the mid 80ies. For Example: MacGyver had its first Season 1985 and altough it was shot on 35mm Film they edited only on Video from the beginning. That means the whole post production is done on video and the Final Masters were SD Tape Masters.
Thats why the HD Remaster of MacGyver was not a cheap one. They had to rebuild the whole Show from scratch.
Same thing happened with "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

That's assuming the original prints are even in decent condition, as film degrades over time.

Yes but thats why after scanning the 35mm Prints you have to restore them. Color Correction, Dirt/Scratch Removal and so on

Seems more likely they'd simply upscale the existing SD footage to "1080p," resulting in an image that is not truly 1080p in terms of detail.

Nope its not what they did with Magnum.
As a matter of fact Magnum is now already scanned/restored twice in high Resolution. The First Time it was done in 1080p. Those Masters were used for HDTV Broadcasts and the French and UK Blu Rays.
A couple of Years ago Universal rescanned Magnum in true 4K Resolution. Those Masters were used on the US Blu Ray Edition and the upcoming German Blu Rays.
Magnum never looked better.

The so-called AI upscaling algorithims

AI can never produce an image like a true High Definition or 4K Scan with proper Restoration can.
The Details an filmic look we get with the Magnum 4K Remasters are simply stunning.