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It seems to me that he likely had a lot in common with The Operative from Serenity.
Actually according to a recent poll, Serenity is proving to be more classic than Star Wars.
That's because it's more interesting to me.
That's because it's more interesting to me.
This makes me want to go home and watch Serenity on HD DVD again. So good looking.
I heard somewhere that, although the show was shot on film, all the effects were rendered at standard def for broadcast, and thus we might never see a high-def release of season one. Is this true?
I heard somewhere that, although the show was shot on film, all the effects were rendered at standard def for broadcast, and thus we might never see a high-def release of season one. Is this true?
Serenity Special Edition DVD to be released in July
From what I've heard they couldn't get the whole cast for commentary but any cast commentary is bound to be good, I believe I've heard they got Fillion, but not Tudyk.
From what I've heard they couldn't get the whole cast for commentary but any cast commentary is bound to be good, I believe I've heard they got Fillion, but not Tudyk.
Hopefully, with this poll, Universal/FOX will open it up to a new series and or film....
It deserves it's number 1 status.
It deserves it's number 1 status.
I still want Firefly and my favorite shows on Blu-Ray: even SDTV can look better (less compressed) than DVD. Plus, standard-def FX scaled up a bit MIGHT have a soft look that is an acceptabel match for filmed scenes at, say, 1280x720--if the filmed scenes aren't super-sharp.
Most importantly, more shows can fit on one disc!
Most importantly, more shows can fit on one disc!
Awesome to see this thread still going.
Special Edition DVD, huh. I think I'm going to pass. I'm buying a HD disc, whichever wins (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD). Yeah I'm aware that it's already on HD-DVD, but HD-DVD hasn't won yet, so I'm waiting a bit longer.
And if they ever get closed captioning or subtitles on the iTunes Store shows and movies, I'm buying Serenity and Firefly on there too, just because.
Say, when will they put Serenity and Firefly on the iTunes Store?
Special Edition DVD, huh. I think I'm going to pass. I'm buying a HD disc, whichever wins (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD). Yeah I'm aware that it's already on HD-DVD, but HD-DVD hasn't won yet, so I'm waiting a bit longer.
And if they ever get closed captioning or subtitles on the iTunes Store shows and movies, I'm buying Serenity and Firefly on there too, just because.
Say, when will they put Serenity and Firefly on the iTunes Store?
Firefly has been on (US) iTunes for a while--although the screen format and episode order might be weird (I'm not sure, but I recall some comment).
The 2 soundtrack albums are on there too (TV show and movie), plus tons of Firefly podcasts.
The movie itself is not on there at this time.
The 2 soundtrack albums are on there too (TV show and movie), plus tons of Firefly podcasts.
The movie itself is not on there at this time.
Considering I'm a Star Wars junkie I figure I can fork over the money again for Serenity special edition and then get the HD version once we upgrade the entertainment center (which is probably about 10 years off).
I'm going to be one of those technological dinosaurs (although not by choice, kids do eat up the budget for "my" toys quite well, but they're worth it) with a standard definition TV in 2015 when the next gen of HD is starting to get into the market. Maybe it'll let me skip a generation....
I saw the Firefly series DVD box set at Target a couple of days ago for $20... so, if any of you haven't picked it up yet for some reason, go get it.
Okay's here the rule of thumb:
All classic science fiction movies/TV shows must begin with S.
Serenity
Star Wars
Solaris
Star Trek.
Enough proof eh, guys?
All classic science fiction movies/TV shows must begin with S.
Serenity
Star Wars
Solaris
Star Trek.
Enough proof eh, guys?
...or F:
- Firefly
- Farscape
- Futurama
...but then, what about Blade Runner...?
...or the Alien series...?
(Oh, and you forgot Stargate
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...or F:
- Firefly
- Farscape
- Futurama
...but then, what about Blade Runner...?
...or the Alien series...?
(Oh, and you forgot Stargate
Ok we'll append the rule: All classic science fiction movies/TV shows must begin with a Letter.
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D'oh, darn you 2001: A Space Odyssey and 12 Monkeys
Blade Runner is a classic for sure.
The first two Alien movies were really good. After that, while okay, they seemed to get a bit old.
Oh, yes... Cyberpunk is definitively a sub-genre of science fiction...
Yeah but it's too subversive to be considered the real science fiction you know?
Uh, Back to the Future is lame-o so it's not sci-fi to me. And the Matrix is an action movie, not sci-fi.
Plus where in the**** is Solaris? That's the most important sci-fi movie of all time!!!
Okay, Blade Runner is kinda sci-fi but it's too cyberpunky to be mainstream like that.
But no SOLARIS??? GRRRR...
What makes a movie Sci-Fi? I could argue that Solaris is more drama than Sci-Fi, or that Serenity is more comedy/action/western than Sci-Fi. Matrix is Sci-Fi action.
I won't argue on Back to the Future... don't know how that one made the list.
A movie can certainly be in more than ONE category, or can be very unusual for its category, but the above-mentioned films are still Sci-Fi Matrix and Back to the Future DEFINITELY fit the definition, what with the time travel and AI. Sci-Fi simply covers a lot of ground.
My favorite on-screen Sci-Fi in NO particular order--favorite by a combination of enjoyment and overall quality (some have more of one than the other!):
Serenity/Firefly
The new Battlestar Galactica
City of Lost Children
Delicatessen
Being John Malkovich
Solaris (US remake--sorry!)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Doctor Who
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Alien/Aliens
Orlando
Blade Runner
Minority Report
A Scanner Darkly
Dune (books better than miniseries; Lynch movie fun its own weird way)
Fahrenheit 451
Dark City
Phase IV
28 Days Later
12 Monkeys
Brazil
I do appreciate Star Wars for its time--and I LOVED it as a kid--but it doesn't have the OVERALL qualities to put in among my very favorites in a lasting sense. It's great fun in some ways, average or poor in others (like depth of character development). Same for Star Trek--although I'm still a fan of TNG, cheesy though it seems these days. And I bet DS9 would have been a favorite, I just hardly saw any of it. Same for Babylon 5 maybe. I enjoy some humorous sci-fi like Galaxy Quest, but I can't rate it with my favorites. Similarly, I can appreciate some black and white classics, but can't call them favorites.
Matrix and Back to the Future DEFINITELY fit the definition, what with the time travel and AI. Sci-Fi simply covers a lot of ground.My favorite on-screen Sci-Fi in NO particular order--favorite by a combination of enjoyment and overall quality (some have more of one than the other!):
Serenity/Firefly
The new Battlestar Galactica
City of Lost Children
Delicatessen
Being John Malkovich
Solaris (US remake--sorry!)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Doctor Who
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Alien/Aliens
Orlando
Blade Runner
Minority Report
A Scanner Darkly
Dune (books better than miniseries; Lynch movie fun its own weird way)
Fahrenheit 451
Dark City
Phase IV
28 Days Later
12 Monkeys
Brazil
I do appreciate Star Wars for its time--and I LOVED it as a kid--but it doesn't have the OVERALL qualities to put in among my very favorites in a lasting sense. It's great fun in some ways, average or poor in others (like depth of character development). Same for Star Trek--although I'm still a fan of TNG, cheesy though it seems these days. And I bet DS9 would have been a favorite, I just hardly saw any of it. Same for Babylon 5 maybe. I enjoy some humorous sci-fi like Galaxy Quest, but I can't rate it with my favorites. Similarly, I can appreciate some black and white classics, but can't call them favorites.
Hmm... a couple things in there I haven't seen that I'll need to add to my Netflix que.
I'd also add a few favorites from when I was a kid to that list: The Last Starfighter, The Explorers, The Black Hole