Fox doesn't like Fade to Black...

POSTED BY: TragicStory
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 18:21
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TRAGICSTORY

Wednesday, December 17, 2003 12:07 AM

Not when you can fill it with reality based game shows. -- War Stories Commentary

(Post your own favorite DVD commentary one-liners)

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"Societies are supported by human activity, therefore they are constantly threatened by the human facts of self-intrest and stupidity." --Peter Berger

JAREDAN

Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:43 PM

"You were cranky. You were like, seventh-season TV star cranky."

BOOMERGOODHEART

Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:34 PM

Nathan: "So, what were you thinking?"
Joss: "Well...I was really stoned..."

Serenity Commentary

BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."

CIARA

Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:37 PM

Joss:
*something about explosions not being human-interest*

but when I get close to one, they're just so preeety

Just a humble supplicant in service to all things Joss

FFYING2

Friday, January 16, 2004 1:27 AM

Joss: I'm not a control freak; I'm a control enthusiast.
(in Serenity commentary, I think)

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CAPNRAHN

Friday, January 16, 2004 1:47 AM

AH!!! but do you know the real techie reason FOX dos'na fade to black?

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

SPACEGIRL352

Friday, January 16, 2004 3:13 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jaredan:
"You were cranky. You were like, seventh-season TV star cranky."

haha, that's great. which episode is that from?

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:
AH!!! but do you know the real techie reason FOX dos'na fade to black?

I think it's because if you fade to black, they have a program that will automattically insert a commercial break. And while this is ok for most fades, it's not for what Firefly would do when there wasn't supposed to be a commercial there. So to solve the problem they would fade to an almost black. I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure that's the case.

TALLGRRL

Friday, January 16, 2004 3:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:
AH!!! but do you know the real techie reason FOX dos'na fade to black?

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

Instead of having people in the Master Control Room pushing a button to start commercials, now when the machines "read" black, the computer tells the other machines holding the spot reels to engage and run through the black section.
The master tape used to have text insterted that read "Insert Commercial" or something like it, but now I believe it's all black and the computers do it. When the black cuts out, the spot reel stops rolling.
As far as Fox's fade to gray thing is concerned...I don't remember.
Didn't Joss mention something about that on one of the commentaries? Maybe War Stories? I'll have to go back and re-listen.

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

CAPNRAHN

Friday, January 16, 2004 3:29 AM

Spacegirl352 - You are corrrrrect!

You may pick up your winning prize of a Amana combo stove/microwave/refrigerator/trash compactor on The Jovian Moon of Europa!!!

TallGrrl
Sorry, a more complete answer, but not before the buzzer!

So as a consolation prize you get the home version of "What's My Tech"

Sorry folks ... 40 someoddhours awake and I iz 'bit' punchy...

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

EVILMIKE

Friday, January 16, 2004 3:57 AM

Quote:

Didn't Joss mention something about that on one of the commentaries? Maybe War Stories? I'll have to go back and re-listen.

I'd bet that it would be the first commercial break after we first see the Reaver ship in "Serenity". I haven't watched the DVDs too often, why do you ask? (Ok, this is only funny if I'm right .)

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