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Baywatch. S1-3
Mar. 29th, 2025 05:29 pmSince it's snowing again, can I say, is there any better balm for a Canadian soul than California beaches? I can't remember why we weren't a Baywatch household back in the 90s, but after enough Plex commercials advertising it had been remastered for 4K, I was in!
Now, as awesome as it is to watch old TV shows in order of broadcast, I can't help but feel sad about how poor quality the shows are. The ratio is off and it feels like watching them on a misty CRT instead of a 4K TV. So, I have to thank the TV gods who remastered the show because so many of them will not get this white glove treatment.
The show looks fantastic--beautiful colour, sharp focus, and lovely audio. Baywatch was always controversial back in the day because of Pamela Anderon's boobs, LOL, but watching the first three seasons still makes me wonder what the big deal was. Her character, CJ, doesn't even enter until S3.
After watching three seasons, which is all that is available on Plex, I just can't figure out the why of Baywatch. The show really couldn't decide if it was a prime time soap opera, a workplace drama or something else. For example, sometimes they rescue people, sometimes they solve a murder mystery, and sometimes the lifeguards have relationship problems.
Usually there's a montage of people sailing, swimming, or other watersports activities. Sometimes an episode is a showcase for beautiful people doing beautiful people things or other times the characters passionately defend their profession as a real job.
I really wasn't blown away by the series and don't have any interest in the other seasons. It was a fun time capsule to watch though :-)
Now, as awesome as it is to watch old TV shows in order of broadcast, I can't help but feel sad about how poor quality the shows are. The ratio is off and it feels like watching them on a misty CRT instead of a 4K TV. So, I have to thank the TV gods who remastered the show because so many of them will not get this white glove treatment.
The show looks fantastic--beautiful colour, sharp focus, and lovely audio. Baywatch was always controversial back in the day because of Pamela Anderon's boobs, LOL, but watching the first three seasons still makes me wonder what the big deal was. Her character, CJ, doesn't even enter until S3.
After watching three seasons, which is all that is available on Plex, I just can't figure out the why of Baywatch. The show really couldn't decide if it was a prime time soap opera, a workplace drama or something else. For example, sometimes they rescue people, sometimes they solve a murder mystery, and sometimes the lifeguards have relationship problems.
Usually there's a montage of people sailing, swimming, or other watersports activities. Sometimes an episode is a showcase for beautiful people doing beautiful people things or other times the characters passionately defend their profession as a real job.
I really wasn't blown away by the series and don't have any interest in the other seasons. It was a fun time capsule to watch though :-)
