I'd definitely be interested in hearing the commentary for the show. Unfortunately, I cant access that via Netflix streaming :-(. Someday hopefully I'll get a chance to circle-back.
In the meantime, I finished-off the series and got to watch the post-miniseries. It was very enjoyable over-all. -- Espi On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: > > In my sanity plea: I do enjoy the show quite a bit. But, for instance, > > introducing characters that scream constantly, is very very annoying to > hear > > and deal with constantly adjusting the volume. Thank goodness I seem to > be > > past that story-arc now. > > Yah, they got away from that idea quickly, fortunately. I think > they realized it was really annoying to the viewer. The show > certainly ain't perfect. > > That said, one thing I like about the show is how the characters are > deliberately far from perfect. They're flawed people in crummy > situations and don't always make good decisions. It's not a happy > utopia thing. That feels a lot more real to me than, say, /Star Trek: > The Next Generation/, despite the rather more fantastical setting. > The characters also go through realistic development and change. > > I find the behind-the-scenes and audio commentary really good, if > you like that sort of thing. The story behind the production is > interesting: The Henson company wanted a vehicle to show off their > effects capabilities. O'Bannon had a story idea. SCIFI and the BBC > wanted a new SF show. And it ended up being mostly being made in > Australia by Australians. Listening to the cast and crew talk about > how they pulled off some of the stuff is also interesting, especially > when budget or tech limits come into play. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
