Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-03-09 (Saturday)

On 3/11/24 7:49 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

On 3/10/24 11:10 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

 

TRACKER

 

No, not this silly uncredited remake that Adam is watching starring Green
Aquaman.

 

The one and only original series from 2001, starring the Highlander versus
the vampire from Forever Knight!

 

An incredibly goofy one season wonder from Canadia's space channel.

 

Adrian Paul is Daggon, a.k.a. Cole a prison guard from Cirron who comes to
earth chasing 218 prisoners that the Evil Zin released and came exactly 100
light years (sometimes it's 100,000,000 light years) from their planet SAR
TOP in the Migar solar system. . . .

 

[snip]
On Freevee and other services. Freevee seems to have the running order
right; Ian's IMDb episode listing is completely wrong, based on people
leaving the series and their storylines being wrapped up.

 

Fred-Bob sez "check it out!"

 

I asked Anim, but it sounds like this series is in SDTV, not HDTV, which
is a turnoff to me...  [shrug]

 

P.S. I never saw this on Sci-Fi when it originally aired. In fact, I
don't even remember that it existed!!

 I remember this. Adrian Paul was quite laconic. I have no idea why you'd
want to see this in HD. As you point out often enough, there's an
inadequate signal level to upgrade. The special effects didn't look all
that brilliant at the time and they won't improve output as HD.

Because SD looks like s**t on an 4k TV.
IOW, not just the "FX", but *everything*!!
I would have figured by 2002 that most everything was filming in HD - "...Jules Verne" had done so 3 years prior, and even shows on The WB, like "Babes of Prey" from the year previous, were filmed in HD.
But I guess it took until c.2005 before everything, even stuff like "Tracker", was filmed in HD.