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Fandango At Home has Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Series (Digital SD TV Show, 1989) for $19.99.
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Note, this series is not Movies Anywhere (MA) compatible.
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Note, this series is not Movies Anywhere (MA) compatible.
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Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Includes all 7 seasons w/ 93 episodes.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Fandango At Home has Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Series (Digital SD TV Show, 1989) for $19.99.
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Note, this series is not Movies Anywhere (MA) compatible.
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Note, this series is not Movies Anywhere (MA) compatible.
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Includes all 7 seasons w/ 93 episodes.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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edit: grab it now if you have yet to bask in the glory of the crypt keeper. I should not have watched this when I was a child but that theme song is amazing. The 4k info I had was actually the remaster they were adding seasons to AMC+ weekly.
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Tales From the Crypt is a long unavailable horror anthology that finally lands for purchase in SD, with the big draw being easy access to the full series and its unrated HBO-era content. The price works out cheaply per season, and the old-school presentation still carries nostalgic charm, with clean picture and audio on some screens. The main drawback is the resolution, which is widely described as true SD or 480p, sometimes with a 60 fps soap opera effect and long episode intros. It feels like a bargain for fans who can live with the format.
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It is clearly SD, but the picture and audio are described as clean and still watchable on a 70-inch TV. The tradeoff is that some viewers find the 480p look nostalgic, while others think it looks poor compared with HD.
The purchase is currently SD/480p, and the series is also described as 4:3 pillarboxed on modern TVs. An HD label appears on Apple, but the streaming version discussed here is still standard definition, with no confirmed 4K release for this deal.
A free upgrade is not something Fandango commonly provides for TV purchases, so an eventual HD update is not guaranteed to carry over at no cost. The safer assumption is that this SD purchase stays SD unless the storefront explicitly announces an upgrade policy.
The Fandango version is expected to include the unrated footage, meaning the profanity and gore cut from TV reruns. The separate concern is picture quality: the AMC+/Shudder restoration may not be the same as this purchase.
The series has been reported as available on Tubi, where it can be watched for free with ads. That makes the $19.99 purchase less compelling if you only want access and do not mind ad-supported streaming.
No, it has been reported to play with a 60 fps soap-opera effect instead of the original 24 fps film cadence. That smoother motion can make the show feel less cinematic and may bother viewers sensitive to frame-rate changes.
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"For years, the classic 1990s anthology was trapped by tangled streaming rights and chopped up by television censors. AMC Networks and Shudder secured the exclusive rights and went back to the original masters.
The Restoration: The show looks crisp, as it has been carefully cleaned up from its original format to fit modern screens.
Unrated Footage: You will finally get to see the show exactly how it aired on HBO in the 90s, complete with all the profanity, gore, and not-safe-for-cable moments that were cut out for reruns."
The Fandango version should have unrated footage but it looks like it won't have the restoration done by AMC+. Don't know if that makes a difference but I will check it out tonight. Got AMC+ when it was on sale for $29 a year and I finally have something to watch
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There is a thread on Reddit discussing this and the biggest issues is it appears to be running at 60 fps instead of 24 fps that it was originally broadcast giving it the classic "movie" look.
I bought this and watched a couple of episodes last night. It's definitely got the soap opera effect that comes from the 60 fps frame rate which kind of kills the vibe.
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