Defying Gravity - Paula's camcorder

[Silverhold]

I was watching Defying Gravity the other night with my wife. Someone should really do a study on why great, story driven sci-fi shows never last more than a few episodes... :confused

Anyway, we came to a scene where Paula is recording a message to her classroom on Earth and (to my great surprise) I realized the camcorder she's holding is identical to the one sitting right next to my chair!

Screen caps should be attached (unless I messed something up) :confused

99% sure that Paula's camcorder is an Insignia HD Digital Camcorder, with chrome tape covering the company logo and HD symols on the sides. In the last screencap you can even see the embossed Insignia logo showing through the tape a bit. The model is discontinued, but there's still a page for it on Insignia's site (http://insigniaproducts.com/products/digital-cameras/NS-DCC5HB09.html) with a 360 spinning view.

For any interested Canadian fans out there, I picked mine up at Futureshop earlier this year. No longer for sale on their site, but you might still be able to score one in store.

Now, off to the hardware store to find some chrome tape and make this thing screen accurate...

 

[AlHazred]

The patches might be cool to have.

 

[phase pistol]

Is "Defying Gravity" really a "great, story driven sci-fi show"? :confused

Every time I try to watch it, after a few seconds or minutes somebody says something that makes me shut it off. This usually involves a line about sex or religion. :lol

I did like the original British docu-dramedy that it was "based on", Space Odyssey, Voyage to the Planets... but that really was science-based fiction and tried to be as "realistic" as possible (or as realistic that a show about a manned "grand tour" spacecraft could possibly be, I guess... :lol)

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[Silverhold]

Is "Defying Gravity" really a "great, story driven sci-fi show"? :confused

OK, so maybe not "great" as it was left off, and story driven as in characters are what makes the series (not flashy rayguns or evil robots).... but season 2 could have been great if they gave the show a chance.

It's not like it would've been the first ever sci fi show that fumbled a bit before finding the right formula that keeps the viewers watching. Firefly was a flop first time around (no offense to any browncoats out there - really it's one of my favorite shows) and now it's a cult hit! Even Enterprise stumbled through a couple of questionable seasons before figured out what worked! And besides - hot astronauts! :love :love - 'nuf said. I'm not saying the show would've been epic - just that it could have developed into something good if it had the chance.

Besides, I've still got a found item prop without even having to look for it. :lol

 

[AlHazred]

There are few enough sci-fi shows on TV that actually seem sci-fi (or space-opera-ey) to me* that I wish it had stayed on the air.

*For instance, Lost and Fringe are typically listed as sci-fi. Neither is a star-faring sort of show. I find Fringe entertaining, but I'd classify it as paranoid conspiracy (like The Prisoner) before calling it "sci-fi."

 

[p51]

I know this is an old thread, but I have seen several of these cameras on eBay. I might just snag one for the heck of it. If I get one, I’ll need to figure out how to make it more accurate. But then again, NOBODY would get the reference and let’s face facts, the character of Paula (especially when she was doing the show) was one of the most irritating characters in sci-fi since the original Boxey!