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Current Talk '02 II / Re: My name is Victoria Winters....
« on: July 11, 2002, 07:16:14 PM »
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I stopped by Best Buy tonight and got the DVDs. Happily, mine work fine. I did have some sparklies in the middle of the last disc for a few moments that I'm not sure if are from the original source or my specific disc.

I get the sparklies too.  They're from the original source.

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Grrr! DS DVD
« on: July 11, 2002, 06:43:59 PM »
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It's not misleading -- if anything, it doesn't do the difference justice.  The DVD transfers are so much sharper and more tonal than the VHS pictures.  I wasn't expecting to be that wowed by the picture, but the DVD episodes are so pin-sharp and clear that it's just a pleasure to rewatch these episodes.  It's like viewing a different show to the broadcasts on Sci-Fi.


While the dvd quality is a treat, I hope it doesn't eventually spoil the "mood" of the way it was originally broadcast.  I'm thinking of the War of the Worlds dvd: great transfer, but the wires suspending the Martian spaceships are now so obvious!:)

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Grrr! DS DVD
« on: July 11, 2002, 06:36:42 PM »
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Hmmm - I'll have to try that. But, of course, that's merely a work around that we're lucky enough to have access to. Not everyone else's player will have this option. ;) By simply pressing the "menu" button, the vast majority of DVDs will automatically bring you to the selection menu, bypassing the introduction. Or at least that's the case with both my player and my DVD drive's software.

I agree it's not elegant and there's really no excuse for not being able to do this by one click of your remote.  However, you said there was no way to bypass the intro -- I was just offering a solution.  And if you have a macro key on your remote, it's even less painless.

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But the VCR wasn't in freeze-frame mode when I took the screen capture. Both the DVD player and the VCR were playing the pre-Barn introduction. So, the difference is probably more dramatic than you might think. [wink2]


I thought that noise at the bottom of the pic was due to it being in freeze-frame.  Then, yes, it really is a dramatic difference.

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Grrr! DS DVD
« on: July 11, 2002, 08:38:20 AM »
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I honestly dislike the fact that there's no way to bypass playing the menu introduction every time you put a DVD in.


Well, it's easy enough with my Panasonic:  right at the FBI warning screen I press "display" on my remote to get the on-screen icon bar, I flip to Title 3 (which is the first episode), then press "menu" and I'm there.

BTW: your dvd vs vhs comparison is a bit misleading because there's usually some bluring when a vcr is in freeze-frame mode; so the difference probably isn't as dramatic as you have presented it.

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Grrr! DS DVD
« on: July 11, 2002, 03:13:44 AM »
I recently learned from another post that Elizabeth Collins appeared on What's My Line -- that's the kind of stuff I'd like to see as a supplement on the dvd set.  It would be nice if they included parts of their other related tapes (bloopers, best of, scariest moments, etc.) and even their Darkness of Blaisedon -- but I'm not holding my breath.  I'm just happy I can collect the episodes for the first time on dvd. :)

But I agree there should be chapter stops.  I guess that means they would have to pay someone to come up with meaningful titles... ::)

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Just What the Heck Is Jeff's Job?
« on: July 10, 2002, 08:36:23 AM »
Every time I look at him, I think: male escort!  :o Well, if he isn't, he should be!  :D

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Grrr! DS DVD
« on: July 10, 2002, 07:52:50 AM »
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I hear you Brian how stupid of that person i had the same problems with BLOCKBUSTER last week about their return policys i was 20 minutes late (after 12 noon)
and they charged me an extra 9.00 for late fees for two rentals after trying to reason with them i asked for a pair of scissors and cut my cards up in front of him!
to lose customers over stupid things is a poor way to conduct business!

jennifer



Was it the manager who charged you the late fee?  Always talk to the manager.  Anyways, I hope you didn't pay it.  >:(

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: "under the weather"
« on: July 09, 2002, 03:52:47 AM »
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I have that book too. I guess we'll never know which episode that was. Moltke told the story in relation to stopping the tape - something they very rarely did. She claimed responsibility for one of those rare times under the circumstances you described above. Since the scene was re-taped I assume they got it right the second time around.


Actually, Dr. Lang, I disagree that the scene in question was re-taped. :)  Her comments are prefaced with a reference to on-air bloopers.  She starts by admiting she was responsible for some that resulted in re-taping, then recounts the outrageous story of the two actors mixing up their lines.  I didn't get the impression that she was implying that the latter scene was re-taped as well.  Further, she says when one of them realized what was happening, "...they just had to plunge on ahead, making no sense whatsoever."  I understand this to mean they couldn't do a retake.

Regardless, I could be wrong.  I was just wondering if anyone ever noticed a scene where the dialog seemed out of character for two of the actors.  My guess is that Grayson H. would have been in that scene. :)


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Calendar Events / Announcements '02 II / Re: SciFi Weekly Interview with Dan Curtis
« on: July 08, 2002, 06:50:38 PM »
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Thank You Midnite.  Dan Curtis loves DS as much as we do.  Do you think he watches it?

He was right about the last line though......DS will last forever.


Maybe it's just me who hasn't read/seen that many of his interviews, but IMO he always seems to come across as quite flippant when talking about DS, as if it's something annoying that comes back to bite him in the a$$ every once and awhile.  Perhaps he'd rather be remembered for his "better" work (mini-series)?

Even his "last line" seems ironic as if he's saying the "crap" I've done will last the longest and I'll always be remembered for it rather than the emmy-winning stuff I've done.

Am I off-base here?

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: "The Part of Julia's Sister Will Be Played Today By..."
« on: July 08, 2002, 06:38:57 PM »
Where were you guys in the 60's when TV daytime needed you?  ;D

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: "under the weather"
« on: July 08, 2002, 06:35:27 PM »
My interpretation from her interview was that these two actors were hungover and it was an entire scene where each was reading the other's lines! LMAO!

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: "Born in Martinique in 1774"
« on: July 07, 2002, 10:31:23 AM »
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That's fine for PT things and I quite agree.  However, the Miranda part was in 1840 regular time, so it SHOULD be consistent with the other RT stories.  The Miranda part might be consistent, but other things - i.e., the ages of Ben and Daniel Collins, etc. don't quite fit with their 1795 introduction.


LOL! You're right -- I goofed! I had thought the Miranda thing was PT.  I'll shut up now... ::)

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Current Talk '02 II / "under the weather"
« on: July 07, 2002, 10:18:47 AM »
In the Dark Shadow Tribute book (which I assume is a fairly reputable source) there's an interview with Alexandra M. where she recounts one day on the set when two actors didn't know their lines and relied on the teleprompter and each got his part confused with the other!  (Must have been a gut-splitter actually to witness that!)  Does anyone know which episode this was? :D

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Calendar Events / Announcements '02 II / Re: Save the Tiger
« on: July 07, 2002, 10:09:18 AM »
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I've never seen the movie all the way through but caught part of it not too long ago. Lara Parker was running around in a hotel room in her underwear. It was very odd to see. :-X


Oh, come on.  I'm sure Lara Parker is just as beautiful when she's just in her underwear as she is when...she's not wearing underwear? LOL! ;D

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Current Talk '02 II / Re: Julia's little black bag
« on: July 07, 2002, 10:05:45 AM »
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LOL you could write one, if you're so obliged. Wouldn't be the same, but it would be hysterical anyway. The thought of Grayson Hall and JF dancing around singing and twirling around stuff cracks me up ..... hehehe [rollb]


For some reason I can picture them locomoting their booties to the sounds of Lawrence Welk :o

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