umm...Battlestar? Frak yeah, Battlestar.

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:13 PM

Continuing the popular thread that was on the wrong board....

Chrisisallbuck

CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shepard:

when we're floating in space & hearing the thruster vents & chain guns hammering away, that bugs me.

That's 'suggested interperative' sound layed in as a kindness for the non-Firefly fans, not literal recorded sound. If it were real sound, it would REALLY IRRITATE me too!
So I'm glad it's just 'suggested interperative' sound.

BTW, to the producers: there are no non-Firefly fans who watch your show; you can turn the 'suggested interperative' felgercarb off in future eps.

The Quorum of Chrisisall

MATTCOZ

Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:21 PM

"suggested interpretive sound"???

What the hell does that mean?

CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mattcoz:
"suggested interpretive sound"???

What the hell does that mean?

That referrs to the sound no one could possibly record or hear in space, since space is nuthin' and therefore cannot transmit sound, which we all know is merely vibrations in solids, gasses or liquid.

Any of such sounds are a suggested interpretation of the sounds as they would sound in an atmo, or gaseous environment, although actually happening in the vaccum of space.

Chrisisall

RIVER6213

Monday, March 20, 2006 4:37 AM

Nice room! Just thought I would quickly throw this in here!

When I 1st saw the mini-series, and there was a scene where a cylon raider fired a missile at Colonial One, and Apollo flew ahead of it and let the missile track him, and then he flipped around and fired at the missile, I knew right there that that was correct physics I was seeing. That was the 1st time I ever seen real physics happening in a sci-fi movie with space fighters. It makes sense and it changes the whole dynamics, the concept of dog fighting.

Also, that scene where destroyed a Cylon fighters debris is raining on Starbuck’s viper. The fact that you can hear the noise of it hitting the viper must be because those cockpits might have oxygen in them, but then again that would defeat the idea that they have fully enclosed helmets, but the sound could be heard in the cockpit because of the air.

River

GINOBIFFARONI

Monday, March 20, 2006 5:04 AM

Could it be the sound heard is transmitted through the vented gases that those guns are throwing out ?

The same with any vent ?

Wouldn't a ship the mass of a Battlestar have enought gravity to hold those gas pockets close aboard even for a short time..... ?

If someone was floating in that pocket of gas, and the sound of the guns was transmitted through the now not vacuum discharge gases.... wouldn't you hear
the sound of the guns firing ?

" Over and in, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done "

The Killers

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ROB07601

Monday, March 20, 2006 6:20 AM

If you like seeing real space flight physics, you need to see Babylon 5. Earth Alliance ships use "normal" physics, attitude jets, "coasting" without constant thrust, etc. A really nice example is in season 2, The Fall Of Night . B-5's fighters attack a ship (no spoiler info here), as they pass over it, they pivot nose down, firing straight down into it as they continued flying over it. I was watching it on tape the next day (it was 1995). I said HOLY SH... grabbed the remote and watched it four or five more times. The fighters also lauch straight out from the station's axis using centrifugal or centripetal force? (I can never remember which one it is). In space battles, you either see a first person view (inside the cockpit) where you only get the sounds of "your" fighter or you see the outside battle view with all the sounds you'd never be able to hear in space. B-5 is also a much better show, well worth seeing. Enjoy. Rob

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Rob07601:
B-5 is also a much better show, well worth seeing. Enjoy. Rob

Better? Really?
Another show I have to check out?

Low on coin Chrisisall

KNIBBLET

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:12 AM

I've watched the B5 2-hour premier movie and the first season on DVD this week. It's okay so far, but it is NOT better than Gallactica. At least, not yet.

My fellow MN Browncoat, Mario, is going to loan me all of them over the coming month so I can watch them all. I'm meeting him on Wednesday to swap season 1 for season 2.

Of course, my husband is picking up Diana Gabaldon's newest Outlander novel, "A Breath of Ash and Snow" for me at the library tonight so I might not be able to finish season 2 as quickly as I did season 1.

I'll keep you informed, Chrisisall, of my progress and my opinion of B5 as I go.

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RIVER6213

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 7:57 AM

B5 is a great television series, but I'm afraid to say that it does not hold a candle to Battlestar Galactica. Just my opinion.

River

I hope the Christian's don't come into this thread and ruin it.

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