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CHRISISALL

Monday, July 18, 2005 10:06 PM

Is DA best viewed full screen or widescreen?
I'll let the usual suspects deposit their opinions.

As always, DA fan 452 Chrisisall

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:52 AM

Well, I always prefer the widescreen - I have this tiny TV in my room - and it's never as fun watching it on that. I have to go downstairs ro watch it on the widescreen - and the volume turned up really loud. Ah, widescreen is always more fun.
I couldn't really comment on what the r1 DVD's are like, not owning them and such. I would really have liked to see it without all the edges trimmed off though.

Square-eyed FLF.
chrisisall - 452? I reckon 494!
(Plus I'm 452 - just so's you know)

EVILTOBZ

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:06 AM

given that i watch all my dvds on a widescreen projector i get a much larger picture with the anamorpic version compared to the 4:3 so i like it that way.

also, as i mentioned in the other thread, at no point whilst watching em did i feel that i was missing bits of the picture due to cropping to make it fit 16:9. due to them shooting it in such a way as to be croppable, as you mentioned in the other thread, you may even find that the camera work looks better this way.

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eviltobz - that's lowercase gorram it!

ZOOT

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:48 PM

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Originally posted by fantasticlaughingfairy:

Square-eyed FLF.
chrisisall - 452? I reckon 494!
(Plus I'm 452 - just so's you know)

HE he - I always think of Chrisisall as 494 myself (or possibly 493?? Do yer friends still have their teeth??)

I like to see myself as 453 - just that little bit less than perfect (a cheap copy of perfection maybe)....

The DVD I have doesn't seem to offer me any choices of how to watch it - or is that something the TV does (I'm clueless)??

Plus, Chrisisall, you mentioned (I'm almost sure) in a previous discussion something about commentaries on the final disc outlining what was due to happen in the next series etc (or did I make that up?) .... if they are there, I'm buggered if I can find them!!

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:03 PM

Those commentaries are for whatever reason exclusive to the region 1 set. There's also one or two commentaries by Jessica and Michael together, and it's a little strange, 'cause they did the commentary for the eps after they split, so you feel a certain formal distance between them as you listen.

And I'm actually Chrisisall 524...that's part of my real barcode #

Chrisisall 524

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:08 PM

I am aware sometimes that you see down to peoples feet in a lot of shots where it isn't necessary which leads me to believe they basically cropped the lower quarter of the screen as photographed to produce the widescreen effect.

DP Chrisisall

ZOOT

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:55 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Those commentaries are for whatever reason exclusive to the region 1 set. There's also one or two commentaries by Jessica and Michael together, and it's a little strange, 'cause they did the commentary for the eps after they split, so you feel a certain formal distance between them as you listen.

And I'm actually Chrisisall 524...that's part of my real barcode #

*Zoot grinds teeth in annoyance* - I knew us region 2 watchers were being short-changed!! Is it worth me getting the region 1 DVDs at least for season 2??

I’ve been meaning to say to you, BTW, Chrisisall, that I had a general problem with season 2 versus season 1, in that it seem to be edited in a much sloppier, less polished fashion… A lot of the “go to break” cliffhangers, were just not as slick and there were several instances where they seemed to jar. Did you notice this at all?

There were even instances where a characters speech was unnaturally amputated and we faded to black a bit too early – plus there were some where the character said the same thing twice- obviously in the TV version, before and after the commercial break, which felt all manner of wrong!!

It disappointed me a bit that they seemed to take less trouble over season 2 – despite the fact that I do love season 2 almost as much as I love season 1…

PS - I really, REALLY wanna hear Jessica and Michael being coldly formal towards each other - It'll feel that little bit voyeristic but I'll love it nonetheless ....

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:11 PM

In season 2 they were obviously trying to do a lot more on the same budget. Makeup alone took a great deal of time (forget money) and must have slowed the whole process down, giving the editors even less time to work on the daily footage. I also noticed the lighting was simpler in comparison to S1, another sign of time and $ limitations, with the exception of Freak Nation; check out the amazing lighting and camerawork, Mr. Cameron personally will not be so rushed!

To tell the truth, I haven't listened to most of the commentaries in full, they distract me from the eps, although the featuretts are cool. Seein' how the make stuff is always fun. Does your R2 S1 have the bloopers? How about the screen tests for Jessica, Michael, and the rest?

Bonus Chrisisall

ZOOT

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:22 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

To tell the truth, I haven't listened to most of the commentaries in full, they distract me from the eps, although the featuretts are cool. Seein' how the make stuff is always fun. Does your R2 S1 have the bloopers? How about the screen tests for Jessica, Michael, and the rest?

Bonus Chrisisall

Oh Gawd! Stop tormenting me, you fiend!!!

No my R2 DVD has nothing other than a poxy "Here's how it was" style 10 minute documentary about the idea behind DA - which, let's face it, I already knew, having watched the gorram thing!!

Have just looked on Amazon for region 1 DVD and they seem to think that us old chaps in Blighty could never want such a thing – may have to try and order from Amazon US …

Are these things predominately on one or other set of DVDs or spread between the two?

I like commentaries in general – love the Buffy and Firefly ones, but that’s kinda cos they have different people doing them every time – If it's just Michael and Jessica could get a little dull … (though obviously I’d spend my time listening for sounds of hurt in his voice and inflections implying “I’m sleeping with younger members of the cast so ner!” in hers

– dear God, I’m sooo shallow!!) …

And I forgive the less than impressive lighting and editing given constraints of money and time …

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:58 PM

Each season has bloopers for that particular season, only S1 has the screentests, Jessica and Michael comment together on only one ep: And Jesus Brought a Casserole (S1, of course). Commentary on Freak Nation has the 'where were they goin' stuff on it. 4 eps per season have commentary by Eglee and producers/writers/directors. 3 short making-of featurettes per season.

There, I dug 'em out and checked for ya.

Weary Chrisisall

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