Sanctuary Discussion (Spoilers for the most recent episode)

[antoa]

Maybe that cute accessory in bed?

You don't buy scones! You make them yourself!!


BTW a quick check around the world. We don't pronounce scones the way Helen did. What are they called/pronounced in other countries/localities?

We say skon as in on
Helen said skone as in cone

Don't the Yanks call them something else?

Oh yeah and the best way to have scones - a Devonshire tea. Thinks back to accessory, well maybe not

I say scone the way Helen did. I'm in the US, West coast at the moment, though I grew up in Minnesota, where they call it a scooooone.

And I have to buy mine because I don't bake. I am just glad more and more places are discovering the joys of scones. I am treating myself to a blueberry one right now.

[BruTak]

Hokay folks, some thoughts on the first two webisodes.

My one big gripe is - TOO DARK! Can someone please turn a light on? I can't make out the fine details. For example, I couldn't make out what was on Helen's business card - I saw it fine in the preview released last month BTW.

Crickets and/or ciccadas in 19th century London? I don't think so...

The two cops in the apartment scene really annoyed me. Ok, I know this is all set in a fictional city that seems to be equal part New York, Chicago, and San Fransisco, but - a police officer does not just shove his partner aside WITH THE HAND THAT IS CARRYING HIS SIDEARM.
And while I'm on the subject, the writing team needs to brush up on police teminology - a cop may well say that he needs "EMT response" to his location, but he's more likely to say that he needs "A bus on a rush".

John Druit is a wonderful villain - but how come the bald guy is the wrong 'un? Speaking as a baldie myself, it's annoying. I thought we were past all the Ming the Meciless/Blofeld stereotypes?

And now, on a technical note - I'm using Power2Go as DVD burning software, and it won't let me burn Sanctuary webisodes onto a disc. The trailers and the preview, not a problem, it's quite happy with them.
Anysuggestions?

[jckfan55]

Bakery? My mum used to make them.

Before she was diagnosed with diabetes. Now all the white flour and jam is naughty. I'm gonna make them in my cute little bench top oven!

Anyone care to share a recipe?

[rderoch]

I say skon. In some parts of England, skon is considered posh. In other parts of England, skone is considered posh. It's a funny one. My Welsh friend (whose first language is Welsh) says skon like me. And he likes me Mum's skons best.


Do they have 'em?

Yup, we have em.

I'm in the midwest, in Michigan, and we say scone.

[jckfan55]

John Druit is a wonderful villain - but how come the bald guy is the wrong 'un? Speaking as a baldie myself, it's annoying. I thought we were past all the Ming the Meciless/Blofeld stereotypes?

Ming the Merciless! Wasn't he great? In a badly funny way.

[Skydiver]

we don't really have scones. not normally. some bakeries sell them...but what you call a scone, we most closely call a biscuit

biscuits are southern food. a small bread like cake made from flour, baking soda, shortening. It can be made sweet with the addition of sugar or cinnamon.

we eat them as a bread with meals or as a meal with white/country gravy over them (white gravy is gravy with a milk and flour base, sometimes with sausage in it)

[Skydiver]

And now, on a technical note - I'm using Power2Go as DVD burning software, and it won't let me burn Sanctuary webisodes onto a disc. The trailers and the preview, not a problem, it's quite happy with them.
Anysuggestions?

it probably doesn't like the .mov format

try converting it into an mpeg (super is a pretty good video converter, and it's free) adn see if you can make a dvd from that

I use Final Cut then output it as a .m2v (apple's mpeg2) then dvd studio to burn it...but those programs aren't cheap and it ain't fast. it takes hours to render it, i'm guessing because of the HD content.

[ForeverSg1]

Maybe that cute accessory in bed?

You don't buy scones! You make them yourself!!


BTW a quick check around the world. We don't pronounce scones the way Helen did. What are they called/pronounced in other countries/localities?

We say skon as in on
Helen said skone as in cone

Don't the Yanks call them something else?

Oh yeah and the best way to have scones - a Devonshire tea. Thinks back to accessory, well maybe not

We called them skone( with a long o as in cone) in Seattle. When I worked downtown I would stop every morning and get a raspberry scone and a coffee from this little shop on my way to work, but I haven't had one since I left the PNW.

[dipsofjazz]

John Druit is a wonderful villain - but how come the bald guy is the wrong 'un? Speaking as a baldie myself, it's annoying. I thought we were past all the Ming the Meciless/Blofeld stereotypes?

Do you have an evil twirly moustache too, Master Bru?

We say skon here in Bonnie Scotland.

[BruTak]

Hmmm... Yeah, might be something to do with the HD format.

I've burned other .mov stuff to DVD no problem. Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance, and Star Trek: New Voyages for example.

[jckfan55]

Do you have an evil twirly moustache too, Master Bru?

We say skon here in Bonnie Scotland.

I've been under the impression that the Scots are the inventors of scones. Is that true?
(this thread is getting hazardous to the waistline!)

[Tracy Jane]

I say skon. In some parts of England, skon is considered posh. In other parts of England, skone is considered posh. It's a funny one. My Welsh friend (whose first language is Welsh) says skon like me. And he likes me Mum's skons best.


Do they have 'em?

I actually posted about just this thing on the sanctuary forums this morning.....

(EDIT: GW doesn't like certain characters I used in the post, so I'll link instead)

http://www.sanctuaryforall.com/forum...&postcount=624

[BruTak]

I've been under the impression that the Scots are the inventors of scones. Is that true?
(this thread is getting hazardous to the waistline!)

I dunno about that, but there is the traditional Scottish delicacy the Tattie (Potato) Scone.

[scifithinker]

I say skon. In some parts of England, skon is considered posh. In other parts of England, skone is considered posh. It's a funny one. My Welsh friend (whose first language is Welsh) says skon like me. And he likes me Mum's skons best.


Do they have 'em?

Yes, there are scones to be found in the US. As Sky said, they are similar to biscuits, but where I've run into them, they've always been sweet varieties. If I wanted one, the best place to go would actually be Barnes & Noble, a big chain bookstore with cafes inside each store. It's a standard for them.

I've always heard it pronounced with a long o sound as in cone.

[Agent_Dark]

Hmmm... Yeah, might be something to do with the HD format.

I've burned other .mov stuff to DVD no problem. Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance, and Star Trek: New Voyages for example.

Yes, but Sanctuary is a h.264 codec in the .mov container. A .mov isn't always a .mov - it's what's known as a container. Think of it as a box. You can have heaps of boxes of the same design (ie the .mov) but the content inside that box can be stored in different patterns (ie the codec). If you don't have the nessacary tools to read the pattern then you wont be able to use that file.
Now, you can't burn straight from a h.264 to a DVD because your DVD player won't recognise the codec. You'll need to encode it to a dvd standard which basically means downsampling the HD content (which is why it takes a while)