Re: "Babylon5" Hi-def (or Higher-def) Petition
- From: Jan <janmschroeder@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Sep 2009 09:35:34 -0700
In article <aNednYOeirGWPTLXnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mac Breck says...
Dan Dassow wrote:
On Sep 12, 12:35 pm, Neil Rieck <n.ri...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Canada.http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/docs/babylon5-hi-def-petition.ht
I have just started a high-def blu-ray (higher-def DVD) petition
here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/B5HiDef/petition.html
We may not see a major effort to recreate space scenes as is
happening
with Star Trek, but we may see "480p on DVD with more discs" or
"1080i
on Blu-Ray" if Warner Bros can be encouraged to do another digital
transfer.
Neil Rieck
Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge,
Ontario,
ml
Neil,
I know you have good intentions with your petition. However, I will
not sign it. Upgrading Babylon 5 to High Definition is unlikely to
happen unless Warner Brothers produces a theatrical film.
That's like saying that you're not going to vote for a candidate because
they don't have a chance at winning, or you won't buy a lottery ticket
for similar reasons. It's self-fulfilling and ridiculous.
I'm not saying that a petition has a chance of getting WHV to come out
with a better version of B5 on DVD (We'd probably need the jaws of life
to get their wallet open to do that.), but what does it cost you to
sign? The real question is " *Would* you buy such a version *IF* it
came out, yes or no?" I *know* that I would.
I don't know...I think it would have to be significantly better. But since I
don't care in the least about CGI it's kind of doubtful if I would.
Although Babylon 5 is a crowning
achievement, I would prefer that he only revisit this universe after
exploring the many possibilities open to him after Clint Eastwood
filmed and produced his screenplay, Changeling.
I *completely* disagree. Yeah, let's wait 20, 30 more years; give the
rats a fighting chance to get to the rest of it; let's see what else WB
can lose. <rolleyes> Besides, isn't that practically all he's been
doing, exploring *other* possibilities (non-B5 comics, movies & TV
pitches). I'm not saying that's wrong; there's probably not much he can
do from his side of things.
That last is exactly right. It's simply not up to him and if you've listened to
the Babylon Podcast interview with JMS recently, you know that the factions of
WB were/are constantly at odds with each other...which is why, after having been
promised a budget increase for more Lost Tales they came back with bupkis and so
JMS finally had enough and drew the line in the sand.
Jan
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