I Hate the AI Remasters
So, we've been going through the series on Peacock the last few months, and last night I noticed something weird. I started noticing a lot of the signage and props had this odd "AI feel" to it. I was kind of confused, but then I remembered I had read that they were going to be remastering the series "with AI." I put two and two together and realized that's what I was seeing. I pointed it out to my boyfriend when this scene came up and I noticed the slop on the soda cans and other props on the table. Then I looked and found a few posts on this subreddit picking out other weird things.
It's honestly so disappointing. Why do we need this at all? The series is fine the way it was shot. If they want to remaster or upscale that's fine. But, the way AI is butchering this show is just really upsetting. For a while, I've been at a point where I want to rebuild my library of physical media. I don't trust that anything I "buy" on Amazon will always be there (since I don't really own any of it), I'm tired of chasing my favorite shows and movies from streaming service to streaming service, and now I can't even trust these services won't totally destroy the product with this AI crap. I've already seen other shows cut and spliced and censored from its original format for all kinds of other reasons, and this is really just another straw breaking the camel's back for me. So, idk... I think if you really want to see this series in its glory, the best way is to just buy the DVDs.
Sorry, that was kind of a rant, but... it's just so upsetting and disappointing. Not only does AI steal from art, it also destroys it as well.