GKarsEye
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... who doesn't really give a flying rat's ass about the CGI composition relative between the various aspect ratios? I'm just curious, because here and elsewhere it's all I see written about this.
Frankly, I don't even notice it. First of all, the CGI looks the same no matter what aspect ratio it is- corny. Sorry, folks, it's just very dated technology. This isn't a criticism of what they did at all- in fact, one should be impressed by what they accomplished given their budget and schedule. But the same can be said about Terminator, the original Star Wars, Tron, etc- they are great for their time. But one who is fed a steady diet of X-Men and Lord of the Rings can't help but view B5 as somewhat primitive.
Side note: the above is only talking about the effects. In terms of design, I still think B5 has some of the baddest shit ever. Narn cruisers are so cool, and Shadow ships are freakin' off the hook.
More importantly, B5 is about characters and plot and such. Whenever they show the ships and space, I just want them to get back to some dialogue. I hang on every word of a B5 ep with rapt attention, but often find myself poking around the fridge during a space battle. There are a few exceptions, like whenever Shadow ships slice up some chump with that laser knife dealy, or when Sheridan slams the Whitestar into Z'ha Dum.
Whitestars kick ass.
Frankly, I don't even notice it. First of all, the CGI looks the same no matter what aspect ratio it is- corny. Sorry, folks, it's just very dated technology. This isn't a criticism of what they did at all- in fact, one should be impressed by what they accomplished given their budget and schedule. But the same can be said about Terminator, the original Star Wars, Tron, etc- they are great for their time. But one who is fed a steady diet of X-Men and Lord of the Rings can't help but view B5 as somewhat primitive.
Side note: the above is only talking about the effects. In terms of design, I still think B5 has some of the baddest shit ever. Narn cruisers are so cool, and Shadow ships are freakin' off the hook.
More importantly, B5 is about characters and plot and such. Whenever they show the ships and space, I just want them to get back to some dialogue. I hang on every word of a B5 ep with rapt attention, but often find myself poking around the fridge during a space battle. There are a few exceptions, like whenever Shadow ships slice up some chump with that laser knife dealy, or when Sheridan slams the Whitestar into Z'ha Dum.
Whitestars kick ass.