I never see the The Ellen DeGeneres Show except in passing, but I still think she’s one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever heard.
Her talk show is a massive hit and it’s about time it joins the high-definition revolution. EngadgetHD is reporting that September 8th is the day that we’ll be able to see the show in their brand new, HD-friendly, state-of-the-art production studio.
Any show that goes to HD is always news-worthy in my opinion, I just can’t believe out of ALL the shows out there, Scrubs still isn’t high-def.
Two or three years ago, the Scrubs season finale was in HD. But since then, nothing.
Maybe a move to ABC will change that.
Anyways, hopefully all you Ellen fans will enjoy September 8th.
Ellen is HILARIOUS !!
Yes she is! I’m one of her fans too.
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I used to watch Ellen DeGeneres Show all the time – it is hysterical in every way from her one-man monologues to interviewing guests. It really blow my mind that she hasn’t been in HD before but looking forward to the new shows.
OMG. Ellen you are just amazing. Looking forward to your next show, hopefully as a guest.
A guest?
I'm not sure I'm convinced. Since Ellen is syndicated, it goes out on a feed from the production company and/or distributor. If a TV station who airs Ellen, simply accepts that signal and turns around to broadcast it out on its local channel to the views, it may work. But 99% of television stations don't have the ability to record, and then playback later, a High Definition program. That's why you don't see reruns for most TV shows (that appear on other networks or in a different time slot than the original) broadcast in high definition. I don't believe that the distributor is going to send a feed out to the satellite system for every TV station that airs Ellen at a specific hour. Here in New England, you can watch Ellen on WCVB Channel 5 (ABC) at 9:00 am and then on Channel 8 (WMTW – ABC) at 4:00 pm. That just accounts for my particular cable provider. Some people see Ellen at 10:00 am, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm or in late night. So as nice as it is that Ellen will produce her TV show in HD, very veiw will actually see it in HD. I started a web site almost 2 years ago now that track all these issues and I have gained several contacts within the industry. Believe me, I wish for more HDTV, and it has been my quest to get more HDTV on the air. The most difficult TV shows to go HD will be anything syndicated because TV stations can't record and play it back in HD. The equipment to do so is unbelievably expensive and most TV stations imply can't afford it.