TServo2049 said:

Well fuck, I guess the 16:9 HDTV version of Galaxy Quest was just a crop job.

I guess we'll have to get a 35mm print to know whether the theatrical prints were also cropped, or opened.

And scope isn't totally dead, as long as there are directors who shoot on film. Christopher Nolan and J.J. Abrams are still shooting in Panavision. I loved seeing that stretched-out lens flaring in the 35mm portions of Interstellar. (And it's going to be great seeing Episode VII in true scope.)

Just some of the reasons why I love the films that Nolan and Abrams put out. :D The shots in Interstellar were ridiculously awesome... Also, I am really eager to see Episode VII with Abrams at the helm. I read in the past that he wanted to bring back the aesthetic of the OT. To do this, he was supposedly going to be using miniatures more rather than relying on CGI so much. And if he's using Panavision, that's got me even more excited for it! :-)