7.7 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Prepare for the chill of a lifetime as the master of suspense, Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone), hosts every spine-tingling episode from the complete first season of Night Gallery.
Starring: Rod Serling, Larry Watson (I), Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto, Geraldine PageHorror | 100% |
Mystery | 4% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
"Night Gallery: Season One" (1969-1971) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include new program with Craig Beam as well as multiple new audio commentaries for the original pilot and six episodes. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
A medical case from the year 2098? What is going on here?
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Night Gallery: Season One arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The two-hour pilot and six episodes have been remastered in 2K, so they do look quite nice. However, I think that there are some minor yet noticeable fluctuations that affect the overall quality of the content. To be clear, these are not the type of fluctuations that you need to worry about. Rather, they tend to reveal the age of the original materials (interpositives) that were accessed because there are some inherited limitations as well as some very light wear. For example, the pilot reveals minor density fluctuations and some extremely light fading, which is why delineation and depth are not optimal. In darker areas on the pilot and the six episodes you will notice shaky shadow detail as well. All of the content tends to look slightly softer than it should too, though this is a common limitation when some older positives are used to create new masters without an in-depth restoration work. Color balance is very good. However, this is another area where minor adjustments can be made, with the darker areas typically revealing the most obvious spots where nuances should look even better. Image stability is good. So, even though there is room for some meaningful improvements, I think that Night Gallery: Season One has a nice organic appearance on Blu-ray. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I did not encounter any anomalies to report in our review. However, on the pilot and a few segments occasionally the audio becomes a bit too thin. To be perfectly clear, it is never obviously shaky, but I think that there might be some room for small enhancements. The rest is great. The dialog is always easy to follow and the music sounds as good as it should.
BLU-RAY DISC ONE
If you approach Night Gallery expecting that it would match the quality of The Twilight Zone because of Rod Serling's crucial involvement with both, I have to speculate that you are setting yourself up for disappointment. The flexibility of the content in Night Gallery is very similar, and this is where Serling's touch is instantly recognizable, but its overall quality is different. There are a lot of unique reasons for the discrepancy, and the most important one is that Night Gallery enters a completely different territory where the opportunities to impress are different as well. I enjoyed Season One, but I thought that some of its segments were quite a bit stronger than the rest. Still, this release is a very fine addition to Kino Lorber's Blu-ray catalog. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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