Babylon 5

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Return to BABYLON 5 as the epic interstellar saga continues with THE ROAD HOME. Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way he reunites with some familiar faces, while discovering cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose, and meaning of the Universe.

BABYLON 5: THE ROAD HOME will be available on Digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray on August 15, 2023.


 
Es una pena que nunca la hayan editado aquí en condiciones, aunque lo mismo no aguanta bien un revisionando. Lo cierto es que desde Galáctica 2003, no ha vuelto a haber una serie de ciencia ficción que se pueda considerar una obra maestra
 
but I can add what little I do know: the release includes The Gathering (but not the movies or Crusade) because TG was our pilot (technically the first) episode, so it's a legit part of the series which fits the title mandate; the other movies were separate, and Crusade is a completely different series, so it doesn't belong in this box set. This is essentially the same as the very nice 4:3 remaster done for HBO-Max, which matches the original broadcast, but putting it onto Blu-Ray increases the bitrate so it should look even better than it did there. WB wanted to include the commentaries but with everything else involved with this, it apparently wasn't feasible (that's the extent of what I was told, so I've no idea what that entails). What matters is that after years of asking for a Blu-Ray release, which will make this show look more beautiful than it ever has before. Fans can now own the full series in pristine form on physical media without being held hostage by the whims of streamers. I'm very excited by this release, as it further assures the legacy of Babylon 5. Onward!

PS...since I'm not directly involved with the release, as with all things related to B5's distribution plans, I do not have any inside information concerning foreign releases or other languages. That's all on the Warners side, so please direct any inquiries in that direction.

Finally, for folks asking where they can find *a* link to where this is available...like all major studio releases, this will be made available to all the usual online places where you normally buy Blu-Ray disks. It will be rolling out to those sites starting today.
 
Ya cuando la editaron en DVD hicieron una cosa rara de meter los planos sin efectos re-escaneados de los negativos orignales en 16:9 mientras que los FX tiraban de la fuente original en SD y llevaban un zoom y un cropeo muy fuerte para 16:9. Quedaba bastante mal, la verdad y eso que era "solo" DVD.

Supongo que aquí habrán rehecho FX.

Edito: Vale, según lo que acaba de poner @Insidius tiran por respetar el 4:3. Aunque me sigue quedando la duda de la calidad de los planos con efectos, ya que se hicieron en SD.
 
Los FX los hicieron con Lightwave en los AMIGA. En su época era la leche saber que eso lo hacía tu ordenador, pero vistos hoy en día deben cantar lo mismo que los de FLASH o Antman.

 
Pues a guardar como oro en paño el cajetón de los DVDs, porque soy incapaz de ver la serie en 4:3 :(
 
Me la pela. Para mí Babylon 5 siempre será en paronámico: fue filmada así y así hay que verla. Y los CGI como si estuvieran hechos con cartones y plastilina.

It originally aired in 4:3 but they shot widescreen knowing that the broadcast standard was about to change. So the footage of the cast in widescreen is the original footage.

Unfortunately the CGI was only rendered in 4:3 and the original discs were lost. That means the effects shots for the most part are upscaled and cropped. That's why the widescreen version has horrible CGI.

Currently the HBO version at 4:3 has the best visuals. They upscaled the CGI to improve the quality although that shows the limitations of the technology at the time. But it comes across as a better resolution version of the broadcast format.
 
Buena serie, aunque si me tomara un chupito cada vez que dicen "For whatever´s worth" estaría en un coma etílico en el capítulo 2.
 
Si la acaban editando en castellano, la pongo en mi punto de mira. Todo lo que no sea eso no me interesa
 
Me la pela. Para mí Babylon 5 siempre será en paronámico: fue filmada así y así hay que verla. Y los CGI como si estuvieran hechos con cartones y plastilina.
Eso no es así.

Que expusieran todo el negativo no es porque tuvieran visión de futuro. Es que es lo normal. Además, ya había planos panorámicos recortados para que no se vieran finales de decorados, cables, micros, etc. La serie se compuso en 4:3 y que el negativo tenga en ocasiones zona aprovechable a los lados no cambia que los planos estén claramente pensados para 4:3.
 
Si la hubiera visto en su día a 4:3 no te digo que no, pero después de catarla a 16:9 soy incapaz.
 
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