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It was mostly written in the mid to late 90’s after I’d met some of the designers and writers of the show.  At the time, I managed a Multimedai Centre in blackburn in the UK and knew a little about what was being done.  Yes, there was so much CGI in LEXX and the computer screens of the age weren’t much better in terms of resolution than smart phones today.  

I’m not sure about Babylon 5, looks to me like it was shot on film (I could be mistaken though), but since most of the effects were CGI, and they’ve lost the original files, they’d have to recreate and rerender all that from scratch again. Sounds doable to me, but would probably be much more expensive than the process was for TNG.

Even if it was shot on film with a lot of practical effects, like most of Dune was, there’s the risk that they botch up the transfer from film to HD too, like I feel like they did with this Dune release, so I’m not sure there is much general advice I could give.

i just wonder though, if people are considering upgrading their fave DVD collections of shows and films to Bluray?  I’ve decided to start doing that wil fave’s like LotR, Matrix and Harry Potter, but not sure I’d go for upgrading Babylon 5 or LEXX for the same reasons you mention above.  I suspect that the tech for production of TV shows doesn’t lend itself to 1080p and above resolution.

It is a beautiful movie, but the quality of this bluray print was below expectations, there were some scenes with very noticeable compression issues, and much of the movie looked like it was just the DVD print upscaled to HD resolution. I assume that when they put the DVD versions together many years ago they made a digital transfer at slightly above the standard DVD resolution of the day, but not quite at the resolutions that are considered HD today, but it’s of course also possible that they actually did a full HD transfer from film, but just used some overly intrusive methods for cleaning up the footage that cause noticeable digital artifacts. Some scenes (especially daylight outdoors scenes, like the desert vistas) look pretty crisp and detailed, but most night shots look terrible, with very noticeable pixelation and color depth issues. I have no complaints regarding the sound quality, but I would’ve expected a bit more from a 2012 HD release.

I know there are plenty of other bluray editions of the movie, mostly german prints of the TV extended edit. I haven’t seen those prints, so I can’t compare with that, nor with the old DVD release, I’ve only got my old VHS to compare with, and kinda feel like many close shots look better there than on this bluray version.

Kinda hard to recommend, especially at the current price, but as new releases tend to be rather expensive  but drop in price in 6 months or so, it might be worth to pick up then.

It was this moniker – Scytale. since there don’t appear to be any other cosmic entities posting I was a bit surprised!

In fact, I might even see it as an Atreides plot against the poor, maligned and presciently persecuted Bene Tleilax; of which of course I am the sole surviving member! You of the House of Alpha-Male Atreus were always stepping on us poor hermaphrodites!

but hearken Paul, the REAL story of what happened has now been written by me! You can read it at:

http://www.freewebs.com/scytale

(seriously, the novel is a fan fiction tribute to Frank Herbert’s vision, covering the chronology of the six DUNE novels from just prior to DUNE MESSIAH to just beyond the conclusion of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE. If you do read it I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did the writing! Very best regards,

Scytale)

Hi, I did register and try to post but it told me my confirmed username was already in use? Not to worry – a great idea!

Scytale

Scytale the Face Dancer here. Having escaped the less-than-feminine clutches of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood (who impiously and rudely took me prisoner in CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE) and made my way to a mysterious neutral planet I felt it was time for me to answer the calumnies and abuse that have been heaped upon the Tleilaxu by the fanatical infidel propaganda machine of those prescient pinheads, the Atreides! All who care to read the real truth may find it in my entertainingly nefarious and despicable memoirs at:

http://www.freewebs.com/scytale

(Seriously, a fan fiction novel of Scytale’s adventures having no connection with Frank Herbert’s incomparable work. As an aspiring science fiction writer I’m keen to get feedback on it and if you do read the short novel I hope you enjoy it as much as I did the writing! Best regards, Scytale)

You think the SPICE GIRLS are an Arrakeen dancing troupe!

(I too have tried…)

This metal had qualities that made it workable, for a time, but then became indestructable and when brought into contact with other metals it passed those qualities on. To cut a short stroy even shorter: tanks and aircraft made of the metal were unstoppable but the metal found its way into the armory and shells and bombs stopped exploding, the enemy’s metal store was contaminated so also became imune. Eventually there was only one metal on the whole planet. End of war, all war, and industry and …….

This story appeared in Astounding in 1944. No I am not that old, I have The Best of A E van Vogt. I took it as a moral such as “be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.”