05-24-2006, 03:39 PM
Someone else could give you the details of which is which but one of the reason that HBO series looks more to your liking is either they are or aren’t (I don’t remember which) using film. The reenactors took pictures that give you a live look, film doesn’t, file almost looks as if your using a filter. Look at clips from old TV shows compared to today. The ones way back then, you can see the light glaring and it looks like the actors are just standing in the room, when they switched to film (or away from it) it took away from that live look, giving you more of movie look.
Steve