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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

OK could the CGI DS9 in the background be any WORSE!?! It's completely CRAPOLA. I've seen better on the 'net.

That's REALLY REALLY *REALLY* slack.

(the Cardassian menu is nice though)

http://www.r2-dvd.org/article.jsp?sectionId=3&articleId=5113

Maybe it is a joke!?!

Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

Ok... yes...that CGI blows. They'd have been better off just using a screencap. And come on... that layout is just bloody uncreative. I don't get these people who do these interfaces... they have all this cool technology... and yet... bad designers get the jobs... Grrrrr...

The Cardassian overlay menu is the coolest of those screen caps... but still... the whole thing should be better. Half the people here could design better menus than those.

Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :

Who cares about menus anyway? I'd much rather have a standardized interface for all DVDs. Most of them are okay, but some menu designs are packed with annoying useless things. The worst menu is the one on U-251. It uses green and dark red, and for a colorblind person like me, it is utterly useless.

Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

The Star Wars Ep 2 interface is probably the coolest I've seen. Yah, it's kind of complicated... but there's hella lotta stuff on those two disks. The menu for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was way cool, too.

Posted by Proteus (Member # 212) on :

Oh come on the CG isnt completely horrible, at least you can tell what it is. Hopefully the region 1 discs will have diffrent menus.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I don't know about that. I do know that if the DS9 discs are anything like the TNG ones, the menu will change every season, and get cooler each time. (Well, at least up through season three. After that, my money runs out.)

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

What gets me is that they settle for such obvious crap quality when there are on a quick search people on the net who do absolutely fantastic, and realistic renderings. How hard, then is it for them to find someone to do the same? I mean hello - Mojo could do it for crying out loud!!

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I'm sure he greatly appreciates being the first person you think of when you think of an artist who has nothing else to do and no prospects whatsoever.

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Shuddup. I meant that Mojo probably already has the models to use - quick smart. And he's sitting right under their noses. Or anyone from Digital Muse, Foundation etc who did the CGI for DS9. It'd be more expensive - but if they were desparate (which it appears they are not - guessing that fans are going to buy the product reguardless of it's quality) they could get Image G to drag out the old Model and do a few passes.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Overreact much?

Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :

Uhh...why would they spend a lot of money to make TV-quality cgi for the DVD MENUS??? C'mon, seriously. That's such a lame thing to complain about.

I'd much rather see them spend money on production featurettes and stuff than have really nice menus. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :

If I spend that kind of money on a DVD collection, the whole friggin thing had better be cool. Lazy design just hits a sore spot with me. Especially when it costs a crap load of money. Spend the cash.. invest the time... make a superior product.

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

I put the DS9 DVD set on layaway at FutureShop today (great deal, BTW. Marked down from $169 to $121) and in case anyone was wondering why the covers looked so funky, its because its a cutaway view of the station. I didn't notice until I looked really close but you can see the outline of the station's exterior features.

Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :

Wow.
DVD Season set prices seem to be going higher and higher. I used to remember when both the X-Files and TNG season sets were like....less than a hundred dollars. Of course I still didn't buy them, because I'm cheap....but still.

Ah well, I can thank my lucky stars that B5 and SG-1 season sets are like $80, $60 dollars respectively. And soon....the Futurama season sets will be out at like $30 [Smile]

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

I bought my DS9 DVD set the day it came out for $95 at Sam Good....in a mall no less!
I would'nt pay more than that for any of the Trek sets: shop around some.
THe animated intro is mabye 15 seconds long and it looks just fine to me.
It's only 15 seconds people!
After that the episode selection is on a "shattered screen" cardassian panel. Quite nice actually. Even has the sound effect when a selection is made.
...and of course I'm buting it for the episodes not the intro.
The Episodes are great and I've watched the whole season in the five days I've had mine.
I'd forgotten how green Bashir was...and how O'Brien and Sisko sometimes had a quick temper with his niavate.
...and what a scheming bitch Kira could sometimes be....until Sisko really chewed her for going over his head.
....and Keiko hated the place.
....and of course Vedik Wynn.

I refuse to put any spoilers on this minor rant: the episodes are a decade old. If you missed them-tough titty. [Razz]

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Mucus:
Wow.
Ah well, I can thank my lucky stars that B5 and SG-1 season sets are like $80, $60 dollars respectively. And soon....the Futurama season sets will be out at like $30

When does Futurama come out on DVD?
For $30 no less!

Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :

And of course - WOLF 359 IN A 5.1 MIX, BABY!

WOW, that was a fun eight minutes to watch again with the speakers waaaaay up. [Smile]

MArk

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:

quote:
Originally posted by Mucus:
Wow.
Ah well, I can thank my lucky stars that B5 and SG-1 season sets are like $80, $60 dollars respectively. And soon....the Futurama season sets will be out at like $30
When does Futurama come out on DVD?
For $30 no less!

FUTURAMA, VOL. 1 - REGION 1 - MARCH 25 ($29.99 @ Amazon.com - AWESOME DEAL!!)

on a similar note:

FAMILY GUY, SEASON 1 & 2 - REGION 1 - Apr. 15 ($37.49 @ Amazon, also an awesome deal)

If you have never seen Family Guy I highly recommend it, right now all 51 eps on DIVX own my computer!!

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

May I remind you folks that I paid $121 CAD [Razz]

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

So you got screwed? Sorry to hear that.
Watch it more often until you feel justified in paying the extra $27 [Big Grin]

I'll be picking up Family Guy and Futurama too.
Both are rife with Trek gags and refrences.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Super-Fly triple post!

Sleepy time for Abbadon...

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

The price at FutureShop was $121.69 CAD which is about $81.55 USD. So, in the end I paid about $14 less than you did. [Smile]

Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :

Well, all the prices in my post are in CDN anyways, Futurama included.
Futurama Guy, check out Amazon.ca instead of Amazon.com and prepare to weep at how Americans get ripped off (moreso) with DVDs, CDs, etc.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Topher:
The price at FutureShop was $121.69 CAD which is about $81.55 USD. So, in the end I paid about $14 less than you did.

...yaeh, but I would have just blown that $14 on candy and porn anyway. [Wink]

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

TV shows on DVD have remained consistent in their pricing. And The X-Files is almost always +100 dollars, while I have always found TNG (and now DS9) for -100. Plus, at Costco, they are cheaper. But they do not let me into Costco anymore.

(Also out last week: two seasons of Red Dwarf.)

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

I still say Ebay takes the cake when it comes to cheap on Trek DvDs...new, used, porn or otherwise.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

"(Also out last week: two seasons of Red Dwarf.)"

As of 9:00 last night, my copy was in transit from Earth City to St. Louis. Only 10-15 miles, and that was over sixteen hours ago. Damn you, UPS Ground!

At least the S&H was free, though.

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

I'm sorry, Earth City? [Confused]

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

The human capital.

Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :

Hmmm, you learn something everyday.
Earth City

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Yep, that's the one.

Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :

Soooo Earth City is a trailer park at the end of the road huh?
No wonder we're such a fucked up species.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Hardly. It's all industrial warehouses and such. And Riverport Amphitheater, which is now officially named "UMB Bank Pavilion", but everyone still calls it "Riverport".

Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Sol System:
Plus, at Costco, they are cheaper. But they do not let me into Costco anymore.

Story! Story!

Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :

Costco, eh? We're getting one of those in SJ soon, I think.

Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :

As I recall, it is humorous, because it is nerdy. Or, perhaps not.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

It does involve the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD, as well as some minor public humiliation (at least, percieved humiliation on my part, but I am easily humiliated). The DVDs were not the reason, though. It sounds more interesting like this than it really is.