Why won't Ten Commandments be in HD?

[emathis]

I notice that the annual showing of The Ten Commandments on ABC will once again not be in HiDef. Since this is definitely a wide screen movie and ABC has been showing it's Sunday night movies in HD, I am at a loss at why they don't show it in HD. Do you think all the prints are in such bad shape that any transfer to HD would just highlight the defects?

[Mario500]

Guess ABC wants their annual broadcasts of the movie to remain the same since year 1. I don't blame them if that's the reason.

[HappyGoLucky]

I notice that the annual showing of The Ten Commandments on ABC will once again not be in HiDef. Since this is definitely a wide screen movie and ABC has been showing it's Sunday night movies in HD, I am at a loss at why they don't show it in HD. Do you think all the prints are in such bad shape that any transfer to HD would just highlight the defects?
Maybe Gawd doesn't like HD, it could be a tool of the devil. :gott:

[Adam Richey]

LOL. That seems to be the mentality of Dish Network and DirecTV right now.

[Capmeister]

LOL. That seems to be the mentality of Dish Network and DirecTV right now.
Hence the reason I got VOOM. :D

[sampatterson]

The DVD is in Widescreen and the picture quality is really good. Too bad that they won't at least show the widescreen DVD version upconverted to 720p.

[invaliduser88]

I'm sure the reason was of a legal nature...

[Big Bob]

They may not have the rights to it

[RichW]

Maybe they are waiting for a burning Bush. :)

[invaliduser88]

Here ya go!

http://store4.yimg.com/I/hotsaucecatalog_1788_25512

[DarrellP]

So it was not written, so it shall not be done.