KoshN
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Re: Just Posted This Over At \"rec.arts.sf.tv\" ....
The original Crusade uniforms were the Gray & Red ones. We had five episodes of these. After TNT Atlanta sees the Avid stuff (which, IIRC, didn't have the CGI, and Joe D can get into), they ordered a production halt, and started meddling. One of the changes was in the uniforms. So, Crusade got the spiffy black uniforms, and they made eight more episodes. Episode 14, the next one to be shot was To the Ends of the Earth, and in it Gideon would have made sure that there was a laundry accident, and the Gray & Red uniforms would have been destroyed.
So, the idea was to:
<ul type="square">[*] start out showing some Black Uniform episodes,
[*] show Appearances and Other Deceits, which shows the meddling of Mr. Welles and Kevin, and the transition from Black Uniforms to Gray & Red Uniforms,
[*] then we show a few Gray & Red Uniform episodes, and
[*] then have To the Ends of the Earth, the laundry accident, and the switch back to Black Uniforms (which everybody likes better).
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Here is my best guess at a good viewing order (if we were going to try to maintain "Uniform" continuity).
1. War Zone (Black Uniforms).
2. Ruling from the Tomb (Black Uniforms), Gideon & Lochley's FIRST Meeting.
Comes before Each Night and before Rules. Seems like Ruling should be
fairly early in the order. Date shown is 6/15/2267.
3. The Long Road (Black Uniforms). Could go in either the first or second
black uniform group, but feels early.
4. The Well of Forever (Black Uniforms). Could go in either the first or
second black uniform group, but feels early. Should probably come before
Path (which follows up on the Galen/Isabelle thread).
5. The Path of Sorrows (Black Uniforms). Must come before To The Ends...
6. Appearances and Other Deceits (The transition from Black Uniforms to Grey
Uniforms).
7. Racing the Night (Grey Uniforms)
8. The Needs of Earth (Grey Uniforms). Could separate the Galen episodes of
Racing and Memory.
9. The Memory of War (Grey Uniforms)
10. Visitors from Down the Street (Grey Uniforms). This is the main glitch
with this order because of the 5/13/2267 date shown (so it should come
before Ruling). I know of no way to resolve this and maintain your:
"I initially figured we'd do 5-6 of the 'new look' ones first, the minimum
possible, then the first 5, then the new-look (black uniform) ones to the
end."
from The Lurker's Guide (Appearances and Other Deceits guidepage). To put
Visitors before Ruling, would put Ruling in the second black uniform group,
and then that messes up Ruling coming before Each Night. I'd just ignore
the glitch, or change the month of the date in Visitors (if economically
feasible). Maybe 10/13...?
11. Each Night I Dream of Home (Grey Uniforms). After Ruling. After Memory.
Probably before Patterns. The continuing Gideon/Lochley warm-up.
12. To the Ends of the Earth (Unfilmed, Transition from Grey to Black
Uniforms - The Laundry Accident Episode)
13. Patterns of the Soul (Black Uniforms). After Memory, so it must come in
the second black uniform group, and therefore must come after To The Ends.
14. The Rules of the Game (Black Uniforms). After Each Night. The apex of
the Gideon/Lochley warm-up.
22. End of the Line (Unfilmed, Black Uniforms)
??. Value Judgements (Unfilmed, Black Uniforms). Could go either in the
first or second black uniform group.
The original Crusade uniforms were the Gray & Red ones. We had five episodes of these. After TNT Atlanta sees the Avid stuff (which, IIRC, didn't have the CGI, and Joe D can get into), they ordered a production halt, and started meddling. One of the changes was in the uniforms. So, Crusade got the spiffy black uniforms, and they made eight more episodes. Episode 14, the next one to be shot was To the Ends of the Earth, and in it Gideon would have made sure that there was a laundry accident, and the Gray & Red uniforms would have been destroyed.
So, the idea was to:
<ul type="square">[*] start out showing some Black Uniform episodes,
[*] show Appearances and Other Deceits, which shows the meddling of Mr. Welles and Kevin, and the transition from Black Uniforms to Gray & Red Uniforms,
[*] then we show a few Gray & Red Uniform episodes, and
[*] then have To the Ends of the Earth, the laundry accident, and the switch back to Black Uniforms (which everybody likes better).
[/list]
Confused yet? /ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif
Here is my best guess at a good viewing order (if we were going to try to maintain "Uniform" continuity).
1. War Zone (Black Uniforms).
2. Ruling from the Tomb (Black Uniforms), Gideon & Lochley's FIRST Meeting.
Comes before Each Night and before Rules. Seems like Ruling should be
fairly early in the order. Date shown is 6/15/2267.
3. The Long Road (Black Uniforms). Could go in either the first or second
black uniform group, but feels early.
4. The Well of Forever (Black Uniforms). Could go in either the first or
second black uniform group, but feels early. Should probably come before
Path (which follows up on the Galen/Isabelle thread).
5. The Path of Sorrows (Black Uniforms). Must come before To The Ends...
6. Appearances and Other Deceits (The transition from Black Uniforms to Grey
Uniforms).
7. Racing the Night (Grey Uniforms)
8. The Needs of Earth (Grey Uniforms). Could separate the Galen episodes of
Racing and Memory.
9. The Memory of War (Grey Uniforms)
10. Visitors from Down the Street (Grey Uniforms). This is the main glitch
with this order because of the 5/13/2267 date shown (so it should come
before Ruling). I know of no way to resolve this and maintain your:
"I initially figured we'd do 5-6 of the 'new look' ones first, the minimum
possible, then the first 5, then the new-look (black uniform) ones to the
end."
from The Lurker's Guide (Appearances and Other Deceits guidepage). To put
Visitors before Ruling, would put Ruling in the second black uniform group,
and then that messes up Ruling coming before Each Night. I'd just ignore
the glitch, or change the month of the date in Visitors (if economically
feasible). Maybe 10/13...?
11. Each Night I Dream of Home (Grey Uniforms). After Ruling. After Memory.
Probably before Patterns. The continuing Gideon/Lochley warm-up.
12. To the Ends of the Earth (Unfilmed, Transition from Grey to Black
Uniforms - The Laundry Accident Episode)
13. Patterns of the Soul (Black Uniforms). After Memory, so it must come in
the second black uniform group, and therefore must come after To The Ends.
14. The Rules of the Game (Black Uniforms). After Each Night. The apex of
the Gideon/Lochley warm-up.
22. End of the Line (Unfilmed, Black Uniforms)
??. Value Judgements (Unfilmed, Black Uniforms). Could go either in the
first or second black uniform group.
