Attn JMS: B-5 Cropped Letterbox

[Brian Reed]

I know this has been asked before but I compared two scenes from the
Long Dark in the "Letterbox" version to the original broadcast version
and there is a clear cropping of the scenes. You have said that it
isn't the Sci-Fi channels fault but that of WB, so does the Sci-Fi
channel have any recourse to get a properly done letterbox version to
broadcast. This is becoming quite annoying when all you can see in a
close up head shot is the actors nose and eyes and a little upper lip
moving.

Brian Reed

[Jms at B5]

They're working on the situation now to try and rectify this with WB.

jms

(jms...@aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2000 by
synthetic worlds, ltd., permission
to reprint specifically denied to
SFX Magazine)

[Dave Mansell]

In article <20001105175842...@ng-bj1.aol.com>, jms...@aol.com
(Jms at B5) wrote:

Thanks for the update Joe, we on the other side of the pond are watching
this with interest in the hope we might the widescreen versions aired at
sometime in the future, or even a DVD release...

Dave

[Tammy Smith]

Craig Engler of SFC said at the SFC B5 board that JMS contacted him &
told him of our concerns. SFC is now looking into it. Thanks, Joe &
Craig!

Tammy

[Jerome]

I never did see the reason for:

Jms at B5 wrote:

> permission
> to reprint specifically denied to
> SFX Magazine)

Why..?

[Richard Tibbetts]

Jerome <kal...@ctinet.net> wrote:

Because they've proved themselves to be

To quote an earlier posting:

>From: "Kerry Casey" <kca...@bom.gov.au>
>Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>Subject: Re: ATTN JMS: SFX
>Date: 3 Apr 2000 00:50:27 -0600
>
>"Iain Reid" <theva...@callnet0800.com> wrote:
>> I've often heard people mention SFX in virtual hushed and dark tones on
>the
>> NG, and some sigs (including your own) indicate that they are, to all
>> intents and purposes, more evil than the Shadows as far as you are
>> concerned. However, I have never heard a straight answer as to what they
>> actually done.
>>
>> I've always quite enjoyed it - I liked its kind of irreverant style, but
>if
>> I knew what terrible deed it was that they actually commited I might stop
>> buying it (not that I do so on a regular basis - but I will pick it up
>> occasionally).
>>
>> So, JMS...dish the dirt ;).
>>
>
>Paul Harper gave an excellent summary on this newsgroup on 27 November last
>year.
>
>You can find it at www.dejanews.com under:
>
>Home >> Discussions >> rec.arts.sf tv.babylon5.moderated
>
>Forum: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>Subject: Re: SFX Magazine, JMS and Double Standards
>Date: 11/27/1999
>Author: Paul Harper <pa...@harper.net>

(This really ought to go in a FAQ, along with "When is B5 coming out
on DVD?" and "Has Crusade finished?")
--
Richard Tibbetts
http://www.primepeace.ltd.uk/

[Richard Tibbetts]

Richard Tibbetts <ric...@primepeace.ltd.uk> wrote:
[...]

>Because they've proved themselves to be

a***holes, I meant to say ;-)

[Erno Simila]

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Richard Tibbetts <ric...@primepeace.ltd.uk> wrote:
>>> permission
>>> to reprint specifically denied to

>>> SFX Magazine) [by jms]

>>Why..?

:Paul Harper gave an excellent summary on this newsgroup

Here is a direct link to that article:

http://x57.deja.com/getdoc.xp?ANU3928914

Article's message-ID is <38405b81....@news.demon.co.uk>

- Erno Similä

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And every vector dreams of matrices.
Hark to the gentle gradient of the breeze:
It whispers of a more ergodic zone." -- Stanislaw Lem, "Cyberiad"

[Douglas]

I read that series of messages myself. I was at the Blackpool 97 con and
thought some of the organisation left a lot to be desired. Don't get me
wrong, I enjoyed it immensely, and I thank JMS and all the guests who
attended. THis had been the first (and so far only) con that I have
attended. To finally meet the people who had *been* these characters was a
little overwhelming. Of special note was the guests willingness to defy the
con stewards who sometimes tried to treat the guests as their own personal
possesions. I remember standing in the autograph queue for the second day
running, and when I reached the head of the queue, I was more or less
'shoved' over to Mira's signing table. On the first day I had queued for
quite some time, and those attendees will tell you of the Norbreck hotels
handy little 'glasshouse' we were in. I don't take strong heat too well and
on the first day I wa feeling *very* unwell when I reached the autograph
room and got signed at Miras table, and had to leave. As I was sayong, on
hte second day I was 'shoved' over to her table despite me saying I had
already had my 'quota' signed by her. I asked her, since I was here
basically, could she personalise the picture she had sold me on the previous
day. The glare I got from the nearby steward would have turned me to
stone!!!!
After the con, I remember reading that SFX was meant to be doing big
coverage of the event and so I hunted out the issue in question. When I got
it, the coverage was dissapointing to say the least. Most of the
photographic stuff was of the long queues and there was very little
positicve to say about what was a rather unique event.
I can see why some people might be p****d off at SFX.

Douglas Nicol

[Jerome]

That's a dead link.

Too bad; I was hoping to read it :-)

[Jerome]

Yes, I agree there should be a FAQ with old threads for people to look up.

I hate sounding naive and asking questions asked 1,000 times, especially when I *KNOW* they've been asked (but I have yet to be informed)

Richard Tibbetts wrote:

> Jerome <kal...@ctinet.net> wrote:
>
> >I never did see the reason for:
> >
> >

> >Jms at B5 wrote:
> >
> >> permission
> >> to reprint specifically denied to
> >> SFX Magazine)
> >

> >Why..?

>
> Because they've proved themselves to be
>

[Cheryl Martin]

Jerome <kal...@ctinet.net> said:
>Yes, I agree there should be a FAQ with old threads for people to look up.
>
>I hate sounding naive and asking questions asked 1,000 times, especially
>when I *KNOW* they've been asked (but I have yet to be informed)
>

You could try http://www.deja.com/usenet or http://www.midwinter.com/lurk

Cheryl
(and you could also try quoting at the top and responding at the
bottom and snipping the quoted text down to only the relevant bits per
usenet standard)
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[Erno Simila]

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Jerome <kal...@ctinet.net> wrote:
>> >>> permission to reprint specifically denied to

>> >>> SFX Magazine) [by jms]

>> :Paul Harper gave an excellent summary on this newsgroup
>> Here is a direct link to that article:

> That's a dead link.

Strange. It worked last time I checked. But here's another:

http://www.deja.com/msgid.xp?MID%3C38405b81...@news.demon.co.uk%3E

It's based on article's Message-ID, so it really *should* work. If
not, Deja's Usenet Power Search isn't so hard to use either.

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