BG movie coming to Blu-ray

[peter noble]

Inside the Blood & Chrome packaging was this:

[Reaper]

outstanding!!! about time!! how long will we have to wait for the entire series though

[ray243]

Are they going to remaster the special effects? Those effects will look pretty bad in HD.

[monolith21]

I've heard that whether or not the series gets released on Bluray depends on how well the movie sells. Its the same crap they did with DVD all over again.

So everyone buy two copies. lol

[martok2112]

I would not mind having this on Blu-Ray, as long as they did indeed remaster the visual effects. (As was done for Star Trek The Next Generation for its blu-ray release). Otherwise, the movie will look horrible.

[TwoBrainedCylon]

Galactica is a series that would greatly benefit from the Trek rework treatment. Truthfully, I thought the Trek effects only went 1/2 as far as they should have. Some were good improvements but some were pretty fan film-ish, and not really quality fan film either. The cleanups of the prints were quite remarkable.

A sound remix would also be good. Even if they couldn't rework the tracks, some tricks with shifting the freqs and adding some sweetners would really bring the show to life.

All my best,


Russell

[Punisher454]

100% agree with Russell.

[peter noble]

Universal are open to digital effects for the old eps but not at the price they've been quoted.

TBH, I'd rather see a restoration like the TNG blu-rays.

[Darrell Lawrence]

I'd be afraid of them re-doing the FX: They'd probably replace the "G" and Vipers with the nuBG versions.

[Senmut]

Sadly likely. TOS all the way!

[Charybdis]

Get your cubits ready. Just got word on this:

http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=8801242&pid&ev=prodView&AID=10597222&SID=skim223X354X8afa95b63c127a70816d4af3640958f3&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fm.bestbuy.com%2Fm%2Fe%2Fproduct%2Fdetail.jsp%3FskuId%3D8801242pid%3Dev%3DprodView&ref=39&CJPID=3747368&loc=01&ci_src=11138

Right around the corner!!

[Apolloisall]

I finally HAVE to get a BR player.....

[martok2112]

I finally HAVE to get a BR player.....

If you do, PlayStation 3 is the best way to go. :)

[Apolloisall]

If you do, PlayStation 3 is the best way to go. :)

LOL, I was thinking a $30 Wallyworld unit...:rotf:

[martok2112]

LOL....well, you could go that route, but I've found some of those cheaper priced BR players to be a bit....unreliable...especially in the firmware upgrade department. But, you might luck out and find one at that price that does quite well. :)

[peter noble]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/62411

[Apolloisall]

Thanks Peter!

[borjis]

oops didn't see this thread. Mods feel free to delete the review I posted by itself.


The audio is perfect as it should be.

DTS-HDMA 2.1 with full SenSurround mix intact. (I wasn't expecting this at all)

Your blu-ray player will map it to a 5.1 system perfectly.

It's never looked this good. It's very sharp and clean, colors pop. There are occasional very small dust specs, but its way cleaner than the original DVD (non-anamorphic) release. Also the colors are much better. The original DVD had a green tint...this one looks perfect. The special f/x footage looks a lot better than I thought it would. John Dykstra was being too hard on himself when he got upset over the theatrical release not holding up on the big screen. The models look great at 1080P.

It's 1.85 matted, though on a 16x9 tv the very small black bars top and bottom are not seen.

Universal did a PERFECT job on this title. There is film grain. A bit moreso at times, but this is good,
it means they didn't do what many consider "screwing it up" by applying DNR.

Bestbuy has officially put it on backorder status as of this morning. (tons of people pre-ordered)
The facebook page has over 900,000 likes.

An insider said if it sells well, the series will very likely be done. I think thats a given now...

[Apolloisall]

an insider said if it sells well, the series will very likely be done. I think thats a given now...

:p: YAHOO!

[David Kerin]

Picked up a copy today, not expecting much in the way of picture improvement, and did it to show my support for the show. But now I'm glad I did! Popped it in the player and skimmed through, and the quality is much better than I expected it to me. Pic is sharp, colors vibrant, and not as many dirt and scratch marks as there is on the DVD. A decent job for the Blu-Ray release. The only times the grain really stands out (that I saw so far) is in some of the special effects shots, but considering how they composited effects in 1978 I can understand that. Though its not in every effects shot, but definitely in the clouds with the tankers. Other straight FX shots look fantastic!

Hopefully there will be more. I would even enjoy a TOS Trek style remaster (though that would cost Universal more $$$).

[Apolloisall]

Pic is sharp, colors vibrant, and not as many dirt and scratch marks as there is on the DVD.
Excellent!:D

[PaulGTweed]

I'm glad I have an LG 3D Monitor and a 3D Blu-Ray player. I hope to get a copy of Battlestar Galactica 1978 on Blu-Ray soon.

[Lara]

No sign of it down here (as usual).

JBs helpful little tykes do want to sell me the 'totally awesome' complete series boxset in BluRay, complete with bonus Plan, but their computer won't recognise either '35th anniversary' or '1978/ 1979'.

Think it must be a millenium bug problem LOL!!:LOL:

Cheers
Lara

[Senmut]

The 7th Millenium?

[Lara]

The 7th Millenium?

AD or BCE ?

Cheers
Lara

[martok2112]

Galactica is a series that would greatly benefit from the Trek rework treatment. Truthfully, I thought the Trek effects only went 1/2 as far as they should have. Some were good improvements but some were pretty fan film-ish, and not really quality fan film either. The cleanups of the prints were quite remarkable.

A sound remix would also be good. Even if they couldn't rework the tracks, some tricks with shifting the freqs and adding some sweetners would really bring the show to life.

All my best,


Russell

One of the hurdles with updating visual effects for dated shows is exactly the "dated" problem. It was pretty easy with Star Trek The Motion Picture when Robert Wise Productions made the Special Director's Edition for the 2000 DVD release. They wanted to make some of the updated effects look good, but not out of place in a film that was originally released in 1979.

It would probably be just as easy for Battlestar Galactica from 1978. They could update the effects (especially for the purposes of eliminating the stock footage in their space battles), and still make it look as if those effects came from 1978 instead of appearing to be a recent effort.

I imagine it was probably a bit harder to try and replicate the 1966-69 look of the original Star Trek in terms of updated effects. Most of the effects I really liked...especially in Balance of Terror. :)

[Apolloisall]

They could update the effects, and still make it look as if those effects came from 1978 instead of appearing to be a recent effort.


Didn't David Kerin already do that?:D

[peter noble]

The EMMY AWARD winning effects on BG don't need updating, they just need recompositing in places just because we've got CGI doesn't mean they're going to make the show more palatable or 'improve' it in some way.

[Apolloisall]

The EMMY AWARD winning effects on BG don't need updating, they just need recompositing in places just because we've got CGI doesn't mean they're going to make the show more palatable or 'improve' it in some way.

Agreed, that's why I like what David did, he didn't so much change things as just expanded upon them, adding extra views of things & such. The original FX hold up fine, and I'm still amazed with what Dykstra & Co. were able to do in such a short time & with a limited budget.

[martok2112]

Agreed with both you guys.
I'm not talking about doing a "Star Wars Special Edition" treatment for BG.
What David did for BG, and what RWP did for ST:TMP is more of what I had in mind...but yes, simply recompositing the visual effects from the original negatives (if they can be found) would be a great approach, just like was done for ST"TNG on blu-ray.

Although it would still be nice to be able to eliminate a lot of the stock footage, and replace them with some more dynamic shots-- especially of that one Cylon Raider that keeps getting blown up in the upper right or left quadrant of the TV screen. :)

[peter noble]

just like was done for ST"TNG on blu-ray
Exactly! :)

[martok2112]

Oh, yes. :) The picture quality, as has already been described by a few who already have the blu-rays, is apparently outstanding, and subtle details that were blurry in previous editions now stand out....but just imagine how much more detail would show up, and some subtle touch ups (again, ala TNG blu-rays) would appear in a fully recomposited BG. :)

In "Encounter At Farpoint" (TNG pilot movie), the Farpoint aliens looked so much more beautiful and lifelike in the blu-ray recomposite. :)
If the entire BG series got such a treatment, imagine all the detail we could see on something like the Eastern Alliance battlecruiser....or better yet, the ship of lights. :)

[Apolloisall]

especially of that one Cylon Raider that keeps getting blown up in the upper right or left quadrant of the TV screen. :)

But... that's my FAVOURITE shot!!!

:D

[martok2112]

But... that's my FAVOURITE shot!!!

:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/martok2112/Gifs/Gonnashutmymouthnow_zps559db69e.gif (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/martok2112/media/Gifs/Gonnashutmymouthnow_zps559db69e.gif.html)

:D

[Apolloisall]

Hahahahahahaha!!!!

[CBSG4ever]

Just picked up my copy today (err... yesterday). I have to agree with everyone's assessment about the BR DVD. Pretty sharp and crisp picture. A very large improvement from the full series DVD set. I did not notice any grainy images or scenes (perhaps I just didn't notice them :D). I'll have to re-watch it to check on that aspect. Very satisfied with picture quality.

I guess my only real gripe is the omission of original scenes that were in the show when Saga of a Star World aired.
Serina's broadcast before the Cylon attack, Starbuck and Athena's locker scene (this explains why Starbuck gravitated to Cassiopia), Apollo's heated discussion with Adama accusing him of nursing wounds while they were still in the fire, Adama's talk with Athena about not wanting the responsibility of making life and death decisions, Tigh and Adama discussing intel reports about Carillon and the connection to Baltar, Apollo's comment to Uri's proposal on Carillon and stating it "must be the Grog". For me, all these scenes added to the story and depth of the characters in the show.

I do wish this version was complete with all the original scenes. I guess that would be asking for too much, I suppose. I am glad I picked it up though.
Just my .02 cubits. :salute:

[martok2112]

Just picked up my copy today (err... yesterday). I have to agree with everyone's assessment about the BR DVD. Pretty sharp and crisp picture. A very large improvement from the full series DVD set. I did not notice any grainy images or scenes (perhaps I just didn't notice them :D). I'll have to re-watch it to check on that aspect. Very satisfied with picture quality.

I guess my only real gripe is the omission of original scenes that were in the show when Saga of a Star World aired.
Serina's broadcast before the Cylon attack, Starbuck and Athena's locker scene (this explains why Starbuck gravitated to Cassiopia), Apollo's heated discussion with Adama accusing him of nursing wounds while they were still in the fire, Adama's talk with Athena about not wanting the responsibility of making life and death decisions, Tigh and Adama discussing intel reports about Carillon and the connection to Baltar, Apollo's comment to Uri's proposal on Carillon and stating it "must be the Grog". For me, all these scenes added to the story and depth of the characters in the show.

I do wish this version was complete with all the original scenes. I guess that would be asking for too much, I suppose. I am glad I picked it up though.
Just my .02 cubits. :salute:

It's the theatrical version of Saga of a Star World, so yeah, it's going to miss all the pilot episode footage. It makes sense that they would do this though...to see how well a blu-ray version of the classic series would fly. Although making it a Best Buy Exclusive (at least at the moment) would seem a bit counter productive. Then again, on the other side of the coin, there would be no sense of them making a ton of blu-rays readily available that might not meet sales expectations, and just sit there on the shelf.