Why do some “Little House” episodes sound more sped up than others?
If you’re familiar enough with the series, then whether or not you have this problem depends on where and what station you’re currently seeing “Little House”. Believe it or not, there are still many LHOTP affiliates showing the series in upgraded (and what appears to be re-mastered) prints taken from original 35MM film, particularly from season 4 on. However, here’s where the “sped up” problem comes in…many episodes (particularly season 8 and the “…A New Beginning” series) are actually time-compressed…that is, sped up from its original 24 fps (frames per second) speed. These prints appear to be taken from UK master tapes and transferred from its original PAL format. The PAL format, by the way, plays 2 to 4% faster than our regular NTSC system in terms of video frames per second, thus the time-compression problem. UPDATED 6. Are any episodes of “Little House” available on home video? Yes, and I’m happy to say the entire original series is now on DVD. Few shows were originally rele
