Sky reply re: S3 in widescreen
Richard Gadsden
Thank you for your e-mail. Please accept my apologies for the delay in
responding.
Please allow me to advise that Sky One have no immediate plans to
broadcast in widescreen
Thomas McCairn
Viewer Relations
Question: The newest series of Angel (series three)
is being shown in the USA in wide-screen format. Note that this isn't
anamorphic widescreen (like Sky digital), but is letterboxed inside a 4:3
broadcast.
I understand that Sky One is not normally shown in widescreen, but if the
analogue broadcasts are in widescreen letterbox, then perhaps Sky should
consider either anamorphic widescreen or 4:3 letterboxed widescreen.
What are the current plans for Angel Season Three?
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Richard Gadsden
"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it" - Attributed to Voltaire
Tim Minear
edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the audience will
be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
pikelet
the waist and cried out:
>timm...@aol.com (Tim Minear) on 26 Nov 2001 03:41:53 GMT in
>Would you like to consider, what with being a man of power and all,
>e-mailing Sky and complaining? :)
I've already asked him that one. He claimed, rather spookily, that he
wielded only the power of death, rather than control over stations.
Ooer.
Tim.
Alex Peckover
pikelet <timothy...@hertford.ox.ac.uk.iss.me.not.with.spammy.lips> wrote
in message news:i1140ugroig6f6b5c...@4ax.com...
Which will be translated by those dodgy rumours people on the teletext that
he's going to kill Cordelia off in the episode or something. :-)
Alex
Chris Ashby
"Tim Minear" <timm...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Sky could care less. In fact they commissioned a show last year called "The
Strangerers", a pretty poor sci-fi comedy, which was clearly shot for 16:9
but Sky cropped it to 4:3 and it was painfully obvious.
In fact the only WS I think Sky have ever shown is the "Triangle" ep of the
X-Files. And I'm only assuming this as I know that it was meant to be shown
that way.
Alex Peckover
Chris Ashby <chris...@tfeurope-nospammo.com> wrote in message
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Yep, Fox wouldn't give them anything else but the widescreen "version" (not
really a version because that would imply that a pan and scan version
exists - it doesn't). The episode wouldn't be watchable in 4:3 due to some
of the split screen effects they used.
Alex
Niall Harrison
Everybody take note: Tim Minear is now answering my questions before I
have a chance to post them. :-P
Niall
--
My stars, it's full of gods...
pikelet
<s...@tirian.magd.ox.ac.uk> stripped to the waist and cried out:
Woo. Those spooky psychic writers, eh?
Well, he's either psychic or you're just getting predictable. :-p
Tim.
Mattia Valente
>
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:50:21 +0000 (UTC), Niall Harrison
> <s...@tirian.magd.ox.ac.uk> stripped to the waist and cried out:
>
> >Previously, on uk.media.tv.angel - Tim Minear wrote:
> >
> >> Yikes. I know that in my last ep, for example, I had characters so far
> >> on the edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the
> >> audience will be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
> >
> >Everybody take note: Tim Minear is now answering my questions before I
> >have a chance to post them. :-P
>
> Woo. Those spooky psychic writers, eh?
Ummm..
> Well, he's either psychic or you're just getting predictable. :-p
Hehehehe....
Mattia
--
"My beagle went swimming today and now he's typing on my keyboard with
his ample nose. Oh, and he's the bestest handsomeest beagle EVER."
--Tim Minear, Salon.com, May 2001
Chris Ashby
"Alex Peckover" <al...@weyoun.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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It wouldn't be beyond Sky to do their own P&S
Richard Gadsden
Dracula's Tea Bags
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> In article <20011125224153...@mb-cf.aol.com> on 26 Nov 2001
> 03:41:53 GMT, timm...@aol.com (Tim Minear) wrote:
>
> > Yikes. I know that in my last ep, for example, I had characters so far
> > on the
> > edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the
> > audience will
> > be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
> >
> Forwarded to Sky.
Won't do any good, I'm afraid. :(
The bottom line is that Sky One will not go widescreen until they want to,
no matter what anyone says.
I've e-mailed them numerous times about it and I get the same response:
"Thankyou for your e-mail and please accept my apologies for the delay in
responding, but I had some important sitting-around-and-looking-busy to do
for my boss before I realised that I actually had real work to do!
Sky One have no immediate plans to transmit in widescreen, even though it
would make perfect sense for us to do so, what with us being a digital
channel. Hell - we don't even broadcast our own programmes in widescreen, so
we're hardly likely to do it with some import show!
Sky always welcome viewers' comments and feedback and all the points raised
in your email have been noted and passed to Sky One for their information,
first class - in the f*ckin' bin where they belong, you tosser.
Angela Hart (yes, *that* Hart)
Viewer Relations"
Niall Harrison
Well, it will *now*, obviously. :-)
Niall
--
"Dude, your bong is looking at me."
"If you had your eyes closed, you wouldn't care."
Niall Harrison
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:50:21 +0000 (UTC), Niall Harrison
> <s...@tirian.magd.ox.ac.uk> stripped to the waist and cried out:
>
>>Previously, on uk.media.tv.angel - Tim Minear wrote:
>>
>>> Yikes. I know that in my last ep, for example, I had characters so far
>>> on the edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the
>>> audience will be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
>>
>>Everybody take note: Tim Minear is now answering my questions before I
>>have a chance to post them. :-P
>
Either way, I'm slightly worried.
Niall
--
Today is whatever I want it to mean.
Niall Harrison
> In article <20011125224153...@mb-cf.aol.com> on 26 Nov 2001
> 03:41:53 GMT, timm...@aol.com (Tim Minear) wrote:
>> Yikes. I know that in my last ep, for example, I had characters so far
>> on the
>> edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the
>> audience will
>> be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
>
> Forwarded to Sky.
Might be an idea to send them a link to a groups.google for 'Tim Minear'
to prove we're not making him up, whilst you're at it...
Niall
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
Dracula's Tea Bags
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> Previously, on uk.media.tv.angel - Richard Gadsden wrote:
> > In article <20011125224153...@mb-cf.aol.com> on 26 Nov 2001
> > 03:41:53 GMT, timm...@aol.com (Tim Minear) wrote:
>
> >> Yikes. I know that in my last ep, for example, I had characters so far
> >> on the
> >> edges of the screen that if they don't show it letterboxed, the
> >> audience will
> >> be asking themselves, "where're those voices coming from?"
> >
> > Forwarded to Sky.
>
> Might be an idea to send them a link to a groups.google for 'Tim Minear'
> to prove we're not making him up, whilst you're at it...
Still won't make a difference. :(
Sieue
"Dracula's Tea Bags" <draculas...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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ROFL, very good.
Sieue
Alex Peckover
I suspect even Sky realised that the episode would be unwatchable.
Alex
Chris Ashby
Like that matters! ;)
Neil Sluman
> Chris Ashby <chris...@tfeurope-nospammo.com> wrote in message
> news:3c02...@primark.com...
>>
>> "Alex Peckover" <al...@weyoun.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:3c022611$0$8508$ed9e...@reading.news.pipex.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > Yep, Fox wouldn't give them anything else but the widescreen "version"
>> (not
>> > really a version because that would imply that a pan and scan version
>> > exists - it doesn't). The episode wouldn't be watchable in 4:3 due to
> some
>> > of the split screen effects they used.
>>
>> It wouldn't be beyond Sky to do their own P&S
> I suspect even Sky realised that the episode would be unwatchable.
That didn't stop them from having the voice over at the end credits start
early start 5 minutes early a couple of years back.
Or from putting ad breaks at stupid places.
--
Squigs
Neil Sluman
Or from making the Strangerers for that matter.
Or most of the other Sky productions.
--
Squigs
Mark Evans
> Or from making the Strangerers for that matter.
> Or most of the other Sky productions.
They could always do "Sunnydale uncovered".
synopsis: vampires dine on pissed up tourists...
Or "LA cops chase demon crooks".
Andrew Poulter
"Mark Evans" <m...@anacon.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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Don't be silly - this is Sky One...
That last one would need to be:
"Girl LA cops with big guns (and possibly fast cars) chase demon crooks".
:-)
BSkyB - taking "bad TV" to new lows...
AJP