When discussing the imminent release of the Justice League DVDs, and the current plans NOT to release them in widescreen format, Bruce Timm had this to say.

i debated pushing this issue while we were prepping the season one set, but decided against it….i’d PREFER to have season one released in 1:85, but since those shows were actually made in full-frame format, no visual information is actually being lost (and i argued with myself that the most “complete” version should be on dvd for posterity)….from season two and onward it’s a different story….

so plese please PLEASE, if you want season two in 1:85, let whv know.

I say, screw that - the entire run should be released in widescreen. In fact, any and every TV show that’s been filmed at all in widescreen should be released that way. With the trend for televisions becoming widescreen hardware, it’s just plain idiotic to release anything available in that format only in the traditional 4:3 ratio. People that are complaining now about letterboxing will be complaining just as loudly about not having thnigs fill up their entire screen in 10-15 years, so why not make the leap now? Oh, that’s right - this way the studios get to milk everyone twice when they re-release things the way they should be sometime down the road…

Spread the word!