Why does the Sci-Fi channel show such a poor quality version of The Car...

[trancejeremy]

It's on now as I speak. They probably show it at least once every two months. Which is a good thing, it's a very good movie. Except, it looks like they are using a bad VHS copy. Faded, somewhat distorted, washy audio.

Why aren't they using the DVD version? I have that, and the colors are vibrant. And it's widescreen (and there is a full screen version on it, if they really care) and the audio is pretty nice (though there are still some things I can't quite make out. No subtitles, unfortunately).

 

[Aeric]

Could be worse.

Could be Mansquito.

 

[Nightfall]

God! Don't remind me!

 

[Pseudonym]

Could be worse.

Could be Mansquito.

I think that has become the benchmark by which all crappy made for Sci-Fi movies will be judged.

"Doomtrooper?! That sucked!"

"Oh yeah? Well, it was no Mansquito."

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

Maybe its all a plot to bring more movies for a revival of Mystery Science Theater.

 

[sniffles]

Why does Sci Fi show such crappy material? Because it's cheap. It would probably cost them more money to show the digitally remastered version of The Car.

 

[Ilium]

Actually he seems to be asking about the actual picture/sound quality. But my question is: what is "The Car"? I've never heard of it, and I watch a fair amount of SciFi Channel.

 

[trancejeremy]

They show it late at night. 2 am - 4 am. Like I said, they were showing it last night when I posted the original message.

It's a 1977 movie about a black car with no driver that terrorizes a small Southwest town. Sort of like Jaws but with the shark replaced by a hot rod Lincoln.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075809/

It's not a great movie, but it's pretty cool in a cult movie sort of way.

 

[Mistwell]

Just a short list of some of the fine shows featured on sci-fi in this past year (all original sci-fi productions):

Webs
Sabretooth
Man-Thing
Snakehead Terror
Deadly Swarm
Locusts: The 8th Plague
Bugs
Frankenfish
Anonymous Rex
Bloodsuckers
Boa vs. Python
Cerebus
Chupacabra: Dark Seas
Gargoyles: Wings of Darkness
Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy
Magma: Volcanic Disaster
Mammoth
Man with the Screaming Brain
Manticore
Minotaur
The Monkey King
Pterodactyl
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys
Pythons 2 (because one just wasn't enough)
Raptor Island
Rottweiler
Scorpius Gigantus
SS Doomtrooper
The Snake King

 

[Nightfall]

Actually I liked Man with the Screaming Brain. It was kind of the stuff Bruce does best.