But the problem goes beyond a change of aspect ratio. Remastering shows that were originally shot with more primitive technology sometimes goes horribly awry, like an I Love Lucy data-offer-url=”https://x.com/w0wmd/status/1861903569240121671?s=46&t=cAo3LlcbwudRvM3REuqJNA” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://x.com/w0wmd/status/1861903569240121671?s=46&t=cAo3LlcbwudRvM3REuqJNA"}” href=”https://x.com/w0wmd/status/1861903569240121671?s=46&t=cAo3LlcbwudRvM3REuqJNA” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>clip that went viral last year showing a pair of once-blurry background actors brought into so much focus that they now looked like surreal Picasso sketches.
I visited the set of Frasier in the late ’90s, as the TV industry was preparing for the shift from standard to hi-def. As I admired the decor of Dr. Crane’s living…
