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		Bud on Oct 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Seinfeld’ fans upset that Netflix’s aspect ratio ... "Make it look dated" is just not a good argument. There is no good argument. Cropping out huge amounts of the actual material is not justifiable. End of story.

simias on Oct 3, 2021 [–]

I'm not voicing an opinion, I'm just trying to explain the trend, personally I also prefer the original version. Clearly for the right holders and broadcasters the cropping is perfectly justifiable and actually preferred.

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