Dear Buddha, I want a Serenity SE with...

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:39 AM

How do you think one human mind could attain enlightenment without the assistance of information flowing from across the world at a near the speed of light?

RHYIANAN

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:57 AM

Well, when you put it that way...

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

NCBROWNCOAT

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:58 AM

Everything above except a date with Morena and please, please replace it with a date with Nathan.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, February 24, 2006 2:01 AM

Plus, y'know, webcomics.

(C'mon, you know Buddha reads Real Life. And probably Shortpacked.)

I want what everyone else is having. But especially the full-cast commentary. Or even just the full-cast commentary. Heck, ignore the movie and just put the full cast together in a room with a camera. Or even a tape-recorder. . .

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Friday, February 24, 2006 2:13 AM

I know that there are different types of widescreen and different types of tv screen, but doesn't the standard widescreen only take up half of the standard TV screen?

Couldn't we put them in a room with a camera (filming in widescreen) placed on top of a tv that was playing the movie and then watch them watching and commenting on the movie right above or below the movie itself.

I mean who wants to stick with simple audio commentary when the ability exists for so much more?

BELOWZERO

Friday, February 24, 2006 5:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
Everything above except a date with Morena and please, please replace it with a date with Nathan.

Yes, please.

Are the Powers that Be LISTENING???
Do you think if I asked for this at Mass I'd get thrown out of church? Hmmm....."Lord Jesus hear our prayer" indeed....*chuckle*

Hey, may as well ask as many gods as you can find...but please leave Chthulhu out of this one.

"Do not go gentle into that good night....
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. . ."
--Dylan Thomas

Though my soul may set in darkness
It will rise in perfect light.
I have loved the stars too fondly
To be fearful of the night.

THEONETRUEBIX

Friday, February 24, 2006 7:38 AM

Also, the R. Tam Sessions, along with audio commentary, plus an interview with Joss and Summer about the Sessions, conducted by me.

MILFORD

Friday, February 24, 2006 6:51 PM

Dear Buddha,

How about we sum all this up with a nice Firefly/Serenity channel which plays all this wonderfulness 24/7, including all the NEW episodes from seasons 2-15 and the classic film that capped it all off: "Senility."

And a little more lunch, I'm still hungry.

Remember, that but for one trifling exception, the entire universe is made up of others.- Oliver Wendall Holmes

MALACHITE

Friday, February 24, 2006 7:04 PM

Let's not forget any extra outtakes (from both Firefly and Serenity), too. Also, I'd like to exchange the dates with Morena and Nathan for one with Summer, please.

"Also, I can kill you with my brain..."

STORYMARK

Friday, February 24, 2006 7:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
I know that there are different types of widescreen and different types of tv screen, but doesn't the standard widescreen only take up half of the standard TV screen?

Couldn't we put them in a room with a camera (filming in widescreen) placed on top of a tv that was playing the movie and then watch them watching and commenting on the movie right above or below the movie itself.

I mean who wants to stick with simple audio commentary when the ability exists for so much more?

Good idea. A widescreen image (in 2:35:1 like Serenity) takes up a bit more than half the screen, but that's do-able. I have a DVD of Kurosawa's RAN, in which the widescreen image is pushed to the top, leaving the lower part of the screen empty for subtitles. Might as well throw an on-screen commentary on there.

The original Mallrats special edition (NOT the new 10th aniversary version) had an option to open a sub-window that showed all the cast/crew as they recorded their commentary.

As an alternative, the Highlander: The Series DVD's have commentaries on select episodes, and as a bonus, you can watch the actor/crew member record the commentary, though it's only a "Highlight reel" of sorts, and only runs about half as long as the full episode with commentary.

The problem with any of these plans is that it would take up a sizeable chunck of space on the disk, which could potentially lower the image/sound quality of the film itself, or preclude the inclusion of other commentaries (Joss' original for instance).

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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