Atlantis in HD on Universal HD

[IMForeman]

I'm watching Rising part 1 on Universal HD... and damn does it look good. The edits still annoy me, though. In fact, they annoy me more when seeing it in such visual splendor that I'm not seeing it complete.

[IMForeman]

Just me, eh? So alone... so alone...

[Emerald01]

I don't have a HD tv, but apparently they have one while watching for the commentaries. They talk quite a bit about the problems with filming in HD. What about the edits annoy you exactly?

Cheers!
Em

[IMForeman]

I don't have a HD tv, but apparently they have one while watching for the commentaries. They talk quite a bit about the problems with filming in HD. What about the edits annoy you exactly?

Cheers!
Em

Well, it's the edited 2 part version of Rising. There are scenes missing from this version that appear only in the 2 hour version. It's annoying knowing that I'm not seeing the whole episode.

[Emerald01]

Well, it's the edited 2 part version of Rising. There are scenes missing from this version that appear only in the 2 hour version. It's annoying knowing that I'm not seeing the whole episode.

I wonder why they would take things out of it. That kind of stinks. What stuff is missing? I can't imagine what could be taken out of that and have it still be cohesive...

Cheers!
Em

[IMForeman]

I wonder why they would take things out of it. That kind of stinks. What stuff is missing? I can't imagine what could be taken out of that and have it still be cohesive...

Cheers!
Em

Well, you know how there's a sequence from where Jack says to Weir "You want him, you ask him" and she responds "That's the thing General, I already have"? Well, the whole sequence: Jack talking to Sheppard in he copter about how he's insane if he doesn't want to go, and all the expedition saying goodbye to their families... gone. It goes right from Weir saying she's already asked Sheppard right to them all in the SGC preparing to leave.

[Emerald01]

Well, you know how there's a sequence from where Jack says to Weir "You want him, you ask him" and she responds "That's the thing General, I already have"? Well, the whole sequence: Jack talking to Sheppard in he copter about how he's insane if he doesn't want to go, and all the expedition saying goodbye to their families... gone. It goes right from Weir saying she's already asked Sheppard right to them all in the SGC preparing to leave.

Interesting. In the commentaries, the director mentions that he thinks maybe the "goodbye" montage might have given away too much. I have to admit, I found the conversation with O'Neill in the helicopter a bit weird. Still, it is hard to imagine the show without it, knowing it was there... :\

[Elles]

They left that out?!?

I love that scene! Personally...

Anyway, I also get irked by such things. Like the time I was watching a 2:00 am showing of Rising on Fox and they left out the line where Ford says "Hurts like hell, sir."

[IMForeman]

They left that out?!?

I love that scene! Personally...

Anyway, I also get irked by such things. Like the time I was watching a 2:00 am showing of Rising on Fox and they left out the line where Ford says "Hurts like hell, sir."

Yes, that was cut too. The whole exchange between Ford and Sheppard in front of the Gate is gone. It's the same edit as the one you saw on Fox, except it's in HD.

[leighanners]

Okay wait. I'm confused. Which has scenes cut from it? The actual episodes in the box set? Or the way it aired on TV? Or is it something else? I'm so lost!

[PG15]

The syndication version had the cuts; the DVD versions are the complete, first-run episodes.

[leighanners]

Okay! Gotcha! I haven't seen the Rising in syndi so I had no clue it had been cut.