"Bewitched" vs. "I Dream of Jeannie"

[PinkPugPrincess]

Do you prefer ABC's Bewitched or NBC's I Dream of Jeannie?

Bewitched (September 17th 1964 – March 25th 1972)


I Dream of Jeannie (September 18th 1965 – May 26th 1970)​

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

So I actually know about these shows because I used to watch those TV networks that showed old 60s sitcoms, but I don’t think I ever actually finished an episode. Bewitched sounds more interesting though and it has the better theme song

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

So I actually know about these shows because I used to watch those TV networks that showed old 60s sitcoms, but I don’t think I ever actually finished an episode. Bewitched sounds more interesting though and it has the better theme song

Have you seen the official YouTube channels for Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie?

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

Have you seen the official YouTube channels for Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie?

I’ve seen the Bewitched channel. I don’t really watch any live action content most of the time these days, but maybe I’ll check them out.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

I’ve seen the Bewitched channel. I don’t really watch any live action content most of the time these days, but maybe I’ll check them out.

Sadly, the first two seasons are only available as their colourised versions on the Bewitched channel, unlike the I Dream of Jeannie channel, which has the first season in its original form.

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

Sadly, the first two seasons are only available as their colourised versions on the Bewitched channel, unlike the I Dream of Jeannie channel, which has the first season in its original form.

I'm ok with that. I usually prefer colorized. It's also a problem I've had to deal with for Looney Tunes anyway, since the Boomerang streaming service (USA-exclusive) only has colorized versions of several B&W cartoons.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

I'm ok with that. I usually prefer colorized. It's also a problem I've had to deal with for Looney Tunes anyway, since the Boomerang streaming service (USA-exclusive) only has colorized versions of several B&W cartoons.

OK. What are your thoughts on HD remasters that are cropped to 16:9?

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

OK. What are your thoughts on HD remasters that are cropped to 16:9?

Not a fan. I don't like when they literally take out parts of the video, like what they did with The Simpsons, where the cropping actually ruined jokes. I did like what they did with Seinfeld where they didn't crop it to make it 16:9 and actually included parts of the footage that hadn't been seen before.

 

[Glove]

i dunno any of these so both

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

i dunno any of these so both

I highly recommend them. They are really good sitcoms. You can watch every episode on their official YouTube channels, which I have linked in previous replies.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

Today, I found a Collider article published on October 16th 2022 comparing the two.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

After much thought, I have concluded that personally, Bewitched is the better show. I'm sad to say that I Dream of Jeannie has offensive stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims, making the show, and especially Jeannie herself, a prime example of what's known as orientalism.

 

[ssj4gogita4]

I found to watch more of Bewitched when Nick @ Nite was actually good.