A lot of systems have "Night Mode" or something similar to compress the dynamic range so it isn't too obnoxious.

Thankfully the teal-and-orangeing of older films is rare. Aliens was affected, sadly, but damn if that Blu-ray isn't miraculously good-looking.

Thankfully the teal-and-orangeing of older films is rare. Aliens was affected, sadly, but damn if that Blu-ray isn't miraculously good-looking.

The American NTSC colour system ("Never The Same Colour") is susceptible to  massive shifts in colour from interference in analogue broadcasts, so the hue control is there to correct that.

The American NTSC colour system ("Never The Same Colour") is susceptible to  massive shifts in colour from interference in analogue broadcasts, so the hue control is there to correct that.

If you have a set that's capable of wide colour gamut reproduction (which is best disabled for the bulk of movies) then you can make Technicolor movies really pop. Technicolor has a wider gamut than the NTSC gamut to which modern sets are calibrated, so enabling the wide colour gamut mode on your display gives you an…

If you have a set that's capable of wide colour gamut reproduction (which is best disabled for the bulk of movies) then you can make Technicolor movies really pop. Technicolor has a wider gamut than the NTSC gamut to which modern sets are calibrated, so enabling the wide colour gamut mode on your display gives you an…

I think part of my dislike of live action shows was that cartoons had stories set in outer space and on amazing fantasy worlds, whereas live action stuff was always set in some crummy soundstage designed to look "gritty urban" or something. I didn't want reality, the cool kids on those shows were precisely the types…

I think part of my dislike of live action shows was that cartoons had stories set in outer space and on amazing fantasy worlds, whereas live action stuff was always set in some crummy soundstage designed to look "gritty urban" or something. I didn't want reality, the cool kids on those shows were precisely the types…

Was anyone else one of those kids that immediately sniffed out anything live-action that was aimed at youngsters and disliked it? If a show featured a sassy teenager wearing "cool" clothes, I immediately thought it was for wankers. I suppose it helped that in the 80s, there was almost no line at all between "cool" and…

Was anyone else one of those kids that immediately sniffed out anything live-action that was aimed at youngsters and disliked it? If a show featured a sassy teenager wearing "cool" clothes, I immediately thought it was for wankers. I suppose it helped that in the 80s, there was almost no line at all between "cool" and…

Stone Temple Pilots on The Nanny, loved by Nicholle Tom.

Stone Temple Pilots on The Nanny, loved by Nicholle Tom.

Ugh.

There's so little dynamic shift as the chorus hits that it loses any thrust the original had.

Yeah, she's a helluva dame.

Yeah, she's a helluva dame.

You say that like it's a bad thing. I can barely look at Short's ghastly, horribly inappropriate little face without snickering.

You say that like it's a bad thing. I can barely look at Short's ghastly, horribly inappropriate little face without snickering.

I love it. It's not a great film, but Short cracks me up so much that I can't stop watching.