VonMagnum
Sr Member
They remade all the effects for Star Trek TNG from scratch (replacing models, etc.) In other words, even if the Lightwave files are gone, it can STILL be redone if you pay someone enough to do it. Nobody seemed to give a crap about B5, though. I was hoping like TOS they would actually IMPROVE the visual effects while they were at it to look more realistic rather than just some more resolution of the old ones. But I'll take anything I can get. The first 4 seasons of B5 (well especially seasons 2-4) are some of the best serial Sci-Fi ever made, IMO. I'm a big Tron fan as well so I was happy to see Bruce Boxleitner added to the cast in season 2.
Sadly, it was on sale on iTunes over Christmas for like $29, but I don't think SD shows get upgraded to HD like HD get upgraded to 4K on there. I see they have the HD version for sale on iTunes right now for $69 for the whole series. I might have to buy it at that price anyway. Babylon 5 was awesome.
Edit: Purchased....
Edit 2: Took a quick peek at the first episode. It's 4:3 unlike the SD version and on iTunes it has Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Interior shots look excellent, nice and sharp. G'Kar prosthetics and outfit look unbelievably good in HD. Lando's bald head looks prosthetic by comparison (kind of like the exterior shots, not as sharp as a real bald head would look). Exterior shots are kind of weird looking. Some views look sharper than SD and others look like upscaled images. Maybe it really is an "AI" upscale? In either case, the textures are no better and definitely not an upgrade like TOS.
Sadly, it was on sale on iTunes over Christmas for like $29, but I don't think SD shows get upgraded to HD like HD get upgraded to 4K on there. I see they have the HD version for sale on iTunes right now for $69 for the whole series. I might have to buy it at that price anyway. Babylon 5 was awesome.
Edit: Purchased....
Edit 2: Took a quick peek at the first episode. It's 4:3 unlike the SD version and on iTunes it has Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Interior shots look excellent, nice and sharp. G'Kar prosthetics and outfit look unbelievably good in HD. Lando's bald head looks prosthetic by comparison (kind of like the exterior shots, not as sharp as a real bald head would look). Exterior shots are kind of weird looking. Some views look sharper than SD and others look like upscaled images. Maybe it really is an "AI" upscale? In either case, the textures are no better and definitely not an upgrade like TOS.
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