"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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The FX really suffer because they are blown up to the wider aspect
ratio.
However, if they didn't do it during production of the DVDs, I probably
would have done it with the remote's zoom button. I hate watching 4x3
programs on the wide screen TV.

The really sad part is that JMS and Netter did all the SFX in the
bigger aspect ratio and then WB either lost the files or recorded over
them, depending on who you talked to.

Yes, I've been reading about that and noticed, among other things that quite
a few issues are in dispute including cast changes/trap doors, plot lines
and "who struck John." I'm using the IMDB to figure out "where are they
now?" and trying to avoid spoilers. I remember a lot, but not enough to
want to know surprises ahead of time. It's engaging. I really like zapping
through a dozen or so episodes when I am zapped out. I have to admit to
using 2X speed on some stuff. JMS does his share of speechifying. (-:

I always liked the Vorlons. They were a refreshing change from the "always
humanoid" aliens of the Star Trek franchise. Of course, the award in the
odd-looking aliens category goes to Farscape and Jim Hensons puppets. But I
still like the Vorlons the best because their "skin" looked like the burled
walnut dash of the Jaguar I restored in college.

Remember when there was the time and energy to look at a beat up old humpty
and see in your mind what it would look like after being restored. And then
to actually do it? I think I tapped my last can of Bondo a long, long time
ago. So long, in fact, it astonishes me. Time sure flies.

And you call yourself a journalist. Cynicism is a job requirement
(grin).

Ex-journo - the difference is like being an alcoholic and being in recovery.

My neighbor is worried that her five year old grandson is going to be a
destructive menace because he takes everything apart. I told her that's
actually a good thing if he's trying to see how things work and not just how
they break.

A lot of successful people were taking things apart at a very early age. I
can't remember the first thing I tried to "fix" when I was a kid. Hmmm.
That's the kind of thing that you can't recall on demand but that will show
up a day from now when I am looking at something and realize it was a clock
or a radio that I did exploratory surgery on.

--
Bobby G.