The old shows are coming back, now in high-definition

When I was younger, a favorite TV show was Hogan’s Heroes. Kind of a silly show, but the characters were fun, and the stories entertaining.

HDNet is a high-definition channel available on DirecTV with some original content, as well as a few shows from the past. One is Hogan’s Heroes, which they broadcast in full 1080i high-definition glory. Since it was filmed (like just about any TV show up until the past few years, and many still are), the original source material can be captured in high-definition.

What a joy it is to see the show I remember from my youth, but now in full color, high resolution, and no commercials! Alex really likes it, so we watch it together several times a week – conveniently recorded for us on our high-definition DirecTV Tivo using a Season Pass we’ve setup.

I’m hopeful that more of the old TV shows will be broadcast in high definition in the future – classics like The Dick Van Dyke Show, the various Bob Newhart shows, Mary Tyler Moore, All in the Family, Seinfeld, Cheers…