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Skriven 2007-07-31 23:47:14 av Chris Patterson (2896.babylon5)
     Kommentar till en text av rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Ärende: Re: TLT: Spoiler thread -- HERE BE SPOILERS!!!
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In article <13avr5bfthgp810@corp.supernews.com>,
 cmadams@hiwaay.net (Chris Adams) wrote:

> Sorry, I was distracted by Teryl Rothery's c...<ahem>amera.

Damn, stole my line...

I thought she did a great job, and yes, I did look into the camera... a 
lot. :)

My thoughts:

1. I really liked the Lochley story -- stories like this, exploring the 
boundaries between faith and science, are what made me a B5 fan for 
life, and what made me realize how bored I was with the Trek universe. I 
would use this disc to introduce new viewers to B5!

2. The special effects were fantastic! I watched it all alone on my 24" 
Cinema Display, and couldn't help exclaiming "Wow!" and laughing out 
loud at how good everything looked -- especially:
   - The "quantum space" jump point effect
   - The awesome close-up wrap-around panorama of Sheridan's StarFury 
     (that had me giggling out loud)
   - Seeing one of the docking arms pass by the window of Lochley's
     quarters -- nice touch!

3. I couldn't help but wonder if Prince Vintari had been mentioned at 
all in the Centauri Prime trilogy -- I couldn't remember. I suppose 
since the books focused on Vir's adventures, it could be overlooked. Of 
course, now I want to know the rest of his story!! What are the other 
"ways" Galen was thinking of? 

4. Was anyone else confused by the main menu? What does "Over Here" and 
"Over There" mean? I eventually figured it out, but it wasn't obvious to 
me.

5. I liked the common thematic visual of the rotating zoom into the 
sleeping faces of both Lochley and Sheridan tying the two halves of the 
disc together. But on a negative note -- 720p close-ups were not kind to 
Tracy. 

6. Prince Vintari reminded me a lot of Lyndisty, the Centauri girl once 
betrothed to Vir... both attractive, young and seemingly innocent, until 
they opened their mouths and revealed the ugliness of their upbringing.

7. One continuity question -- how did Sheridan know Galen's name? Had 
they ever met before he intruded on Sheridan's dreams here? What other 
dealings with technomages has Sheridan had other than in "Geometry of 
Shadows"?


"A place of beginnings and endings... I wonder which this will be?"

Great Maker, please, let it be a beginning.
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