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greenman · 27th January 2007, 01:13 PM

I'v actually heard the odd rumour that they may go back and re do the FX if the series is released on HD DVD/Blu Ray as Warners have lost the data needed to refilm them in HD.

Personally though I think that other than some of season 1 the FX stand up very well. Even back then I don't think they were trying to create things as realistically as possible but rather go for dramatic compositions and bold colours which still stand out now IMHO even if they are not technically cutting edge.

I'd say its not just that directors are putting FX before the story these days but that there forgetting how to use FX effectively. The classic example for me would be the battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi and the space battle at the start of Revenge Of The Sith. The former is more than 20 years older yet to my eyes actually looks better with some increable shots were as the latter while technically superior was just a load of random explosions the MTV style virtual camara wizzed past.

27th January 2007, 01:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
greenman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 25	Re: Ageing of B5 I'v actually heard the odd rumour that they may go back and re do the FX if the series is released on HD DVD/Blu Ray as Warners have lost the data needed to refilm them in HD. Personally though I think that other than some of season 1 the FX stand up very well. Even back then I don't think they were trying to create things as realistically as possible but rather go for dramatic compositions and bold colours which still stand out now IMHO even if they are not technically cutting edge. I'd say its not just that directors are putting FX before the story these days but that there forgetting how to use FX effectively. The classic example for me would be the battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi and the space battle at the start of Revenge Of The Sith. The former is more than 20 years older yet to my eyes actually looks better with some increable shots were as the latter while technically superior was just a load of random explosions the MTV style virtual camara wizzed past.