Are you suggesting there's something wrong with a showrunner or director preferring and suggesting a specific aspect ratio? Especially the one that was originally intended?

Criterion, if you're listening out there, bring Nights of Cabiria to blu ray!! I adore it, but since I put off buying during its original run 10ish years ago, you've got to shell out $50+ for a copy on ebay.

Just give me the dog from The Mask or the pup from Frasier. Or are they the same thing?