But that wouldn't satisfy the people Simon is (obliquely) talking about, the "OHMYGAWD WHY DOESN'T IT FILL UP MY ENTIRE SCREEN" knuckle-draggers. The point of the new widescreen transfer is to take away the thing that's keeping those people from watching The Wire.
Ironically, these are the same people who used to scream about widescreen transfers back when 4:3 sets were the norm. The only difference is that the black bars they were complaining about back then were on the top and bottom rather than the sides.
Ironically, these are the same people who used to scream about widescreen transfers back when 4:3 sets were the norm. The only difference is that the black bars they were complaining about back then were on the top and bottom rather than the sides.