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Rewatching old episodes on the original DVDs hits different than streaming
I pulled out my box set of the 2003 Teen Titans show last weekend because I was tired of the muted colors on HBO Max. The DVDs have those grainy opening credits and the episode order is actually correct, not the messed up streaming order. But the weird thing is, my 14 year old students refuse to watch anything that isn't on their phone. Tried to show them the DVD menu screen and they looked at me like I was doing archaeology. I swear the original broadcast versions had different music cues too, the streaming versions sound off. Anyone else notice this or am I just chasing ghosts from 2005?
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mark_ward24d ago
Man, the thing that gets me is how the DVDs actually let you skip the "previously on" recaps, which streaming locks you into every single time. That alone makes them better for rewatches. Plus you can pause on a frame and actually read the credits without the player blurring everything to push you into the next episode. Streaming treats a show like a feed to scroll through, but a DVD treats it like a thing you own and sit with. The music cue thing is real too, some of those got swapped for licensing reasons and nobody bothers to tell you.
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