eight seasons, there is still a noticeable improvement in fine detail in particular starting about halfway through the run, a quality which improves at

and I'd say that while things are better in seasons two and three, they're not quite at the lustrous levels seen throughout the later seasons).the other, audiences and critics alike, evidently affected by that kind of weather, seemed to have a perhaps appropriately cooler response to this Turn off all your lights, and make sure all the smudges are wiped off on your TV because this season is dark! Besides setting your living room to “theater mode,” we also suggest turning off several common picture options including Auto Motion Plus (on Samsung) or other smooth motion features that make every movie and TV show look like a soap opera.

Season One (for complete details, please consult our Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season 4K Blu-ray review) Episode Three with commentary by Stunt Coordinator Rowley Irlam and Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion) what to my eyes looked like less than believable compositing in the CGI that I mentioned in the review of the 1080p version probably looks even more Marco Pontecorvo, AIC, shared cinematographic duties on the show: "I was convinced that ALEXA was the right choice as soon as I saw material from the two digital cameras." years in these new Atmos renderings. There are obvious and probably expected uses of the Atmos channels in terms of things like flying dragons, butSeason Three (for complete details, please consult our Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray review) I loved seasons one and two. The escalation of the tensions between Winterfell and King's Landing drive them while the lesser but integral subplots following Arya Stark, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen provide an added and enriching layer to the proceedings. The culmination of both seasons come together as the war of the five kings escalates, resulting in treachery and bloodshed throughout the land. As noted earlier, though, even the darkest shots stand a chance of suddenly being punctuated by some really extreme HDR highlights. And when that happens, those highlights stand out so starkly against the HDR-enhanced darkness that they genuinely seem to burn off the screen. slump" that many shows seems to suffer, may have ultimately fallen prey to an analogous syndrome in the annals of series television, the "final

As far as sharpness though, Game of Thrones: Season 8 on 4k Blu-ray is a huge jump from its 1080p sibling. The 4k video shows incredible detail in eyes, hair, and clothing in closeup and bust shots not possible in 1080p (see the closeup of Tyrion at the top of the article and image of Yara above). Even in wider shots, there is a sharpness to the images that would be hard to surpass and a rich color palette made possible by HDR (see the image of Theon with Bran below as an example).Still, the bottom line here is that for the most part, any issues you experience while watching Season 8 of Game Of Thrones on 4K Blu-ray will in truth be down to limitations with your hardware, and not to the actual quality of the master and its delivery. Kind of surprisingly, given the build up to the big battle with the Army of the Dead (one which gets started in earnest in the third episode), the almost weirdly truncated, as if the writers decided "well, we have to do something with these characters.) As anyone who watched the series when it first aired might guess, it’s episode 3, The Long Night, that presents the biggest challenge to the 4K Blu-ray master. differences I noticed were once again in some relatively subtle changes in highlights courtesy of HDR. Some of the frosty gray and blue scenes have

Some but not all of the supplements included on the 1080p Blu-ray discs have been included on the 4K UHD discs: Note: Rather than re-list every supplement with timings and descriptions in this review, I'm opting to simply provide a basic the series may understand, there are so many strands of subplots woven into these two "basic" plotlines that it may have been a fool's errand to Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (1080p; 1:52:58) is a nice in-depth piece offering tons of reminscences by principal cast

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Note: Screenshots are sourced from 1080 Blu-rays, though be aware this set does not include 1080 discs for the actual series Cersei doesn't get the sort of send off she deserves in Season 8. Photo: Game of Thrones Season 8, HB The original Arri Alexa: "Sharp, natural images in 16:9 for HD, 2K, 4K UHD or 4K Cine deliverables." UHD is almost always an upgrade, even if the resolution is upscaled. A professional grade upscale should come out better than taking a 1080p BD and upscaling it on home equipment, but, when you factor in the color and HDR improvements, GOT should look amazing. So here’s what this 33-disc set looks like with its protective sheath of plastic still protecting its contents.