I'm talking, for example, Doctor Who (2005+). The last two seasons were in HD, but while the rest were widescreen, they were not in HD. Are we afraid that we'll never get the first 4 seasons after/if DVD dies?Chewtobacca said:
I'd certainly fight for their release on BD. What do you have in mind apart from the other Star Trek series and of course Bab5?
doubleofive said:
There's a whole bunch of shows done on video that will never be out on Blu-ray, why aren't we fighting over them?
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Ah, Doctor Who! I was only ever a fan of the older shows, and even then was never a big one.
Are we afraid that we'll never get the first 4 seasons after/if DVD dies?
I shouldn't think so. They would probably still be available on Netflix or similar services in the future, and of course preservations would be easy to do. It's things that never had a decent home video release or were released pre-DVD that I worry about losing.
Exactly.Chewtobacca said:
It's things that never had a decent home video release or were released pre-DVD that I worry about losing.
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Less talkin', more fightin'.
lol, that's EXACTLY what I was going for. And yes, it was from Lisa on Ice.twister111 said:
Leonardo said:
TV's Frink said:
Ooh, good idea! Anything that leads to more silly fighting gifs has my support.
doubleofive said:
There's a whole bunch of shows done on video that will never be out on Blu-ray, why aren't we fighting over them?
As soon as you wrote "fight! fight! fight!" I was looking for one with Homer Simpson flicking the light switch on and off, I think it was from "Lisa on ice", but found nothing.
:(
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twister111 said:
Leonardo said:
TV's Frink said:
doubleofive said:
There's a whole bunch of shows done on video that will never be out on Blu-ray, why aren't we fighting over them?
Ooh, good idea! Anything that leads to more silly fighting gifs has my support.
As soon as you wrote "fight! fight! fight!" I was looking for one with Homer Simpson flicking the light switch on and off, I think it was from "Lisa on ice", but found nothing.
:(
???
twist, you just made my day. :-) thank you :-*
This can't be quoted enough :pLeonardo said:
twister111 said:
Leonardo said:TV's Frink said:
doubleofive said:
There's a whole bunch of shows done on video that will never be out on Blu-ray, why aren't we fighting over them?
Ooh, good idea! Anything that leads to more silly fighting gifs has my support.
As soon as you wrote "fight! fight! fight!" I was looking for one with Homer Simpson flicking the light switch on and off, I think it was from "Lisa on ice", but found nothing.
:(
???
twist, you just made my day. :-) thank you :-*
Harumph. A little late for the "fight" gifs, since we'd already made our peace. Not your best, Frink. ^_~
Anyway, I know I'm in a lose-lose situation, at least as far as my perspective is concerned. People want TNG in hi-def, and there is no way to do that seamlessly given the effects. Believe me. I am aware of that. I'd just hate for this new version to become the default TNG. It's quite a conundrum.
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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
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bkev said:
That was Twist...
Leonardo said:
twister111 said:
Leonardo said:TV's Frink said:
doubleofive said:
There's a whole bunch of shows done on video that will never be out on Blu-ray, why aren't we fighting over them?
Ooh, good idea! Anything that leads to more silly fighting gifs has my support.
As soon as you wrote "fight! fight! fight!" I was looking for one with Homer Simpson flicking the light switch on and off, I think it was from "Lisa on ice", but found nothing.
:(
???
twist, you just made my day. :-) thank you :-*
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bkev said:
That was Twist...
Well, I was talking about the first one, which was... Tobar, actually. Damn, kev, leave me alone! =P
There is no lingerie in space…
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
Can someone make this thread about Star Trek TNG on Blu-Ray again?
The franchises I get nerdy about are so obscure that not even most nerds know about them.
Pennsylvania Jones said:
Can someone make this thread about Star Trek TNG on Blu-Ray again?
Thems sounds like fightin' words.
Thanks for the seizure, guys.
Since they're like poetry, what with the rhyming and all, I find that I only need to watch three out of the six films.
Gaffer Tape said: I'd just hate for this new version to become the default TNG. It's quite a conundrum.
It is a conundrum. I suppose it would be possible for Paramount to include 480i (SD) encodings from the original masters, on the Blu-rays. That way the original effects would be preserved, there would be no jump in quality during the episodes, and at that resolution they would not take up much space on BD-50s, which are rarely filled to the brim anyway. Whether the studio would go to the trouble of doing this, I don't know, but it's a potential solution.
Short video comparison from "one of the sampler episodes. It certainly appears as if it's been modified a lot to me, but it's not a dealbreaker. They ever release a sizable "best of" collection and it's mine.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
Its the same elements recomposited, exactly what was promised. Looks good!
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That probe looks a little more than recomposited to me, but I'm not about to argue about it because I don't care. I just care that it looks fantastic.
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Probe?
The creature. What-I haven't seen the episode this clip is from don't judge me please oh god what have I done
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bkev said:
The creature. What-I haven't seen the episode this clip is from don't judge me please oh god what have I done
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Finally!
To be able to see those two space aliens entangle their body parts in HD... bow chicka bow wow!
Since they're like poetry, what with the rhyming and all, I find that I only need to watch three out of the six films.
I remember there were jokes at the time about the jellyfish people being gays because they were both blue, now one of them is pink.
Star Trek is the most homophobic Science Fiction series on the planet.
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doubleofive said: The issue with that would be every viewscreen, phaser blast, and transporter effect has to be redone, meaning flipping back and forth between 1080p and less-than-DVD quality quite frequently. I don't think seamless branching is an option, you'd have to have the entire series on the discs twice.
This. TNG is simply not in the same situation as TOS. Even TOS space scenes look quite bad on BD: if I want to see the original effects, which I often do, it's less jarring to watch the DVDs.
What do mean the TOS space scenes look bad on the BD? May I remind you the special effect scenes done in the 1960s? Do they really look better on the DVD or is it just a problem of going from the HD non-space scenes to the non-HD space scenes?
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Gaffer Tape said: I'd just hate for this new version to become the default TNG. It's quite a conundrum.
It is a conundrum. I suppose it would be possible for Paramount to include 480i (SD) encodings from the original masters, on the Blu-rays. That way the original effects would be preserved, there would be no jump in quality during the episodes, and at that resolution they would not take up much space on BD-50s, which are rarely filled to the brim anyway. Whether the studio would go to the trouble of doing this, I don't know, but it's a potential solution.
it might be the way to do. I'd prefer seemless branching, but in the case of STTNG, it might be too difficult to do.
I agree with Gaffer, in that I want the originals preserved, but I also understand the redoing of the effects, because it is impossible to have the original effects in HD. If you want the effects in HD, redoing them is the only way. But still the originals need preserved.