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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | The DVDs are certainly watchable; I enjoyed them on my 65" set and really didn't have a problem with the effects.
I watched it for the first time on DVD, having missed the series on the air. Great stuff, one of my favorites. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Having watched it originally in 4:3 as they aired, I was a little put off when I noticed that they cropped the image on the DVD to fit 16:9.
Turns out, while they were shot in SD for 4:3 format, they were keeping 16:9 in mind and framed the shots accordingly. However, the CGI shots were unfortunately not framed for 16:9. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
However, the CGI shots were unfortunately not framed for 16:9. The thought was for the eventual DVD releases, they could just go back and re-render the shots. But by the time they got around to the DVDs, the files were missing. Still, they could have done a MUCH better job with them. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | They did have the models for the original series. In fact, they used those original models for the movies for the "quick render" low-rez mode while they fine tuned the animation before the final render with the newer high-resolution models.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | When I find the time, I'll be watching this series for the first time also. I've never seen a single episode, but I now own the entire collection on DVD...thanks for all of the pointers. Now....when can I watch this? | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | You should start watching ASAP. The first season is a little slow. Especially since you're not aware of all the clues being dropped all over the place. But it's so worth it. I remains my all time favorite TV show for a reason. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | I watched a few of these when they first aired but never enough to get caught up on the story. Reading this thread has me interested.
Yikes! $300 for the movies and set of seasons 1-5 at Amazon. So, it's worth the cost? | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative | | | | Last edited: by Ken Cole |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
I watched a few of these when they first aired but never enough to get caught up on the story. Reading this thread has me interested.
Yikes! $300 for the movies and set of seasons 1-5 at Amazon. So, it's worth the cost? If you have a BJs Wholesale Club, I've seen them there at $20 per season recently. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
Yikes! $300 for the movies and set of seasons 1-5 at Amazon. So, it's worth the cost? It is SO worth the cost! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's a great show...$300 great? That I don't know. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar | | | | Last edited: by TheMadMartian |
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just get them from marketplace. You can get them new for a lot less. I can send you my old pilot DVD from before the movie set came out if you want, too. I figure you're earned it. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,744 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, shopping around you should be able to find it under $200 all told. Well worth it. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: June 2, 2009 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 305 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DarklyNoon: Quote:
yes, and you are about to watch the best sci-fi series of all time 
cheers
Donnie that would be Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica then  | | | | Last edited: by TraunStaa |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TraunStaa: Quote:
Quoting DarklyNoon:
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yes, and you are about to watch the best sci-fi series of all time
cheers
Donnie
that would be Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica then I would have agreed to this if they hadn't thought it more through and if they would have had an idea where they wanted to go with all this. But they didn't and thus the end felt a bit contrived. | | | Karsten
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