Anyone notice the color being off on "House" the evening? It's like a color component (R-Y) is missing. BUT, it fits with the story line, with many references to "orange."

Strange...

Anyone notice the color being off on "House" the evening? It's like a color component (R-Y) is missing. BUT, it fits with the story line, with many references to "orange."

Strange...

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice.......

Yeah, I don't remember the pilot looking like that, but it's been a while since I saw it last. It was driving me crazy.

I can't comment on the US airing but back when it was first shown in Australia I recall it being very brown/orange.

Here is an image (http://www.siteoffline.com/images/house.jpg) from one of the first episodes to show what I mean. Sounds similar to what you are saying here.

Edit: To clarify something - the show is in 1080i here compared to 720p on FOX.

I have the DVD set of Season 1, and that was the color for the pilot. Have no idea if it was supposed to be artistic, or the color timer was just having a bad day....but it did look strange.

Yep, I vividly remember this "bad" color when it originally aired. There were some discussions in this very forum about it, and many (myself included) were relieved when subsequent episodes appeared "normal." I don't think it was a mistake -- somewhere, someone thought this looked "hip." Seeing it again reminds me just how putrid it was ...

Is this a new episode or something from a past season? It's like an entirely different show, tonight, (speaking of the way the music and shots are done and everybody's hairstyles). With the odd color, I thought they were trying to tell me this was a giant flashback (like harkening back to some time in their history where all kinds of background things are revealed in each character). Aside from that, I have no idea where this episode is coming from, so to speak. ;)

Is this a new episode or something from a past season?

It was the very first episode -- the pilot.

I had not seen the pilot before and so it was interesting to compare how the characters have developed from the pilot. I am glad they soften Cuddy up. She was WAY too up tight in the pilot and Wilson wasn't more than a door stop and honorary team member who no one listened to (and he needed some SERIOUS weight increase, he was almost a stick)! Since I hadn't seen this episode before, I had no idea in what direction the show would go since there was no character develop beyond this one script, you knew how they would react later but since none of that ground work had been laid yet, it was a crap shoot. Tape worm! Who'd a thunk it?

Not one a great episode, (as pilots aren't since they are too busy introducing characters and the story comes second) but a great look at how things came to be. Hugh Laurie's accent was right on from the git go, but in that episode, Dr House SUCKED as a doctor and NO whitty quips! Not what we have come to expect of him. ;)

Most scenes of the primary plot line were "colored" this way. Exterior "bumper" shots (aerials of the campus) were fine. I was thinking about getting a vectorscope out of the basement to what they did to get that effect. (Yes, I have a vectorscope in the basement, and a lot of other bizarre stuff, too.)

Spotted this color error in last night's rerun, too, and recall the long thread here discussing the problem when it ran originally. Believe at the time I mentioned not noticing it. But compared to all the balanced-color episodes since, plus most other 1080i- or 720p-delivered dramas, it seemed quite glaring Tuesday night. -- John

I hadn't seen the pilot before last night either. My goodness, people's faces age in three years!

(Yes, I have a vectorscope in the basement, and a lot of other bizarre stuff, too.)

What self-respecting video engineer doesn't? :D

Part of the really weird look to this was due to an "effect" that I would normally characterize as a "problem" -- that is, as the luminance decreased, so did the color saturation. This was very evident just by looking at faces -- as the sides of their faces went into shadow, the color drained out and they looked gray. If you looked at this with a ramp, it would appear to have the worst differential gain imaginable. Ah, "art" ...

On the DVD set, the Pilot has a very odd color. If you watch some of the promos, you'll see shots from this episode that are different that other scenes from newer episodes.

I noticed this last night as well. I saw the original pilot in SD (egads!) and don't remember this strange coloration. Then again, that's before I came to AVS and began to nit-pick every pixel...

I hadn't seen the pilot before last night either. My goodness, people's faces age in three years!

I hadn't picked up on that right away, but you're right! Cameron especially seemed very young, and so NOT blonde!

Cameron especially seemed very young, and so NOT blonde!

She wasn't blonde until this season. Even the posters for this season has her brunette.

Side bar: Last seasons poster was shot from the prospective of a patient laying on a table and everyone standing around the table, Cuddy, House, Wilson, Cameron, Chase and Forman. This season, House is lying on a table (with his racing stripe cane) and everyone is standing around the table and the prospective is from an exam light above the table!

I doubt that the colour was an "error" but was in fact done like that on purpose. Being the pilot episode, you can understand how the show would be trying to make itself unique and standout from the crowd. Plus, it takes a little time for them to develop their own unique style and get things smoothed out.

Whenever I re-watch pilots or 1st seasons, I can see the "growing pains" and can tell what they decided to keep, and what they decide to throw out in later seasons.

Anyway, CBS advertised that they were going to show first episodes from both Bones and House.

It was interesting seeing House show a bit of enthusiasm--he even smiled a couple of times! :lol:

Anyway, CBS advertised that they were going to show first episodes from both Bones and House.

I highly doubt that CBS advertised that FOX is going to show the first episodes.

What self-respecting video engineer doesn't? :D

Part of the really weird look to this was due to an "effect" that I would normally characterize as a "problem" -- that is, as the luminance decreased, so did the color saturation. This was very evident just by looking at faces -- as the sides of their faces went into shadow, the color drained out and they looked gray. If you looked at this with a ramp, it would appear to have the worst differential gain imaginable. Ah, "art" ...
What I noticed was that if there was any color in the shot, it was an orange color. I expected that if I hooked up my vectorscope I would see a straight line from something near orange to something near blue.

I hadn't seen the pilot before last night either. My goodness, people's faces age in three years!

This was the first thing I noticed when I watched last night. I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks so.

I highly doubt that CBS advertised that FOX is going to show the first episodes.

The poster is in Canada. He may have meant CBC and mistyped CBS. There are no NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX stations in Canada. Those shows are bought by the Canadian channels independent of which network airs the show in the US. It isn't uncommon to see Bones at 8, My Name is Earl at 9 and CSI at 10pm on the same Canadian channel.

The poster is in Canada. He may have meant CBC and mistyped CBS. There are no NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX stations in Canada.
Yes, my apologies, I mistyped CBS--it should have been FOX.

Contrary to popular belief, my Igloo is in fact equipped with electricity and cable and I prefer to watch the direct American HD feed of the major networks than the SimSubbed versions in the frozen north. I do have to keep the heat down, though, otherwise the walls start to melt too fast and the polar bears get kinda of excited whenever Bones is on.

Yes color was orange. First week of my brand new 52" LCD and thought it was broken :eek: