[KewlToyZ]

Sad to see how little investment is for Sci-Fi shows anymore....
http://io9.com/5834264/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-may-get-demoted-back-to-being-a-webseries

Looks like they had all of the people hired and made something at one point from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748706/combined
But apparently they are doing it totally green screen which doesn't seem feasible for any success?

Either way, Happy New Year folks!!!

[newman]

But apparently they are doing it totally green screen which doesn't seem feasible for any success?

I got two words for you. Star. Wars.

Anyway, Happy New Year to you too!

[Something]

Wing Commander III's cut scenes were all against a green screen (maybe a blue screen back then) and that was successful

[FraktuRe]

I read that it had all been filmed, and the CG was done, but Sci-Fi won't commit to airing it.

[StarSlayer]

But apparently they are doing it totally green screen which doesn't seem feasible for any success?

I got two words for you. Star. Wars.

You call that a success?

[MR_T3D]

syfy is a cruel joke if you like sci-fi, dem ghost hunter reruns ad infinitum and B grade movies.

Too bad our space channel couldn't afford rights to air B&C

But apparently they are doing it totally green screen which doesn't seem feasible for any success?

I got two words for you. Star. Wars.

You call that a success?

a mild one I'd say.

[The E]

NASA TV needs to get in on this action.

[newman]

You call that a success?

Financially? Yes. We can cry about how we hated those movies as long as you like, at the end of the day those movies generated a huge profit. Mission accomplished, they did what they were designed to do.
They don't make the calls whether to air something or not based on the quality of it's plot, or on it's artistic value. They base it on financial projections. Financially, unfortunately, the sw prequels were a huge success. The fact they were a festering heap of rubbish as movies is irrelevant for this discussion.

[Cobra]

I read that it had all been filmed, and the CG was done, but Sci-Fi won't commit to airing it.

After the huge success RDM's BSG was, and then the praise Caprica received, I'm surprised that's the case. Caprica didn't do as well as it should because of all the mid-season finales and breaks.

[karajorma]

Do you honestly expect SyFy to flat out admit that it was their policies that ****ed up Caprica's ratings though?

[StarSlayer]

You call that a success?

Financially? Yes. We can cry about how we hated those movies as long as you like, at the end of the day those movies generated a huge profit. Mission accomplished, they did what they were designed to do.
They don't make the calls whether to air something or not based on the quality of it's plot, or on it's artistic value. They base it on financial projections. Financially, unfortunately, the sw prequels were a huge success. The fact they were a festering heap of rubbish as movies is irrelevant for this discussion.

I meant success for the end user, not commercially, I assumed that was the angle KewlToyz meant but I suppose I misinterpreted it.  Plus I don't think BSG can leverage the same massive populace of masochists to turn slop into dollars like George could count on.

[Cobra]

Do you honestly expect SyFy to flat out admit that it was their policies that ****ed up Caprica's ratings though?

Pff, you never know. There might actually be a smart person somewhere high enough that realized it.

[StarSlayer]

Do you honestly expect SyFy to flat out admit that it was their policies that ****ed up Caprica's ratings though?

Pff, you never know. There might actually be a smart person somewhere high enough that realized it.

Yeah man totally some...


one...  smart enough..  some... where?

[maya]

But apparently they are doing it totally green screen which doesn't seem feasible for any success?

Sanctuary is very near total green screen. Awsome show.

[Master_Drow]

Sanctuary is very near total green screen. Awsome show.

Have you ever seen a scene where they're in the library? The only thing not green screen are the actors and a table.

[Liberator]

But, it's still a good show.

[Master_Drow]

not denying that fact.   

[Cobra]

And another somewhat decent example of nothing but green-screen gone wrong: Spy Kids 3D.

[newman]

Babylon 5 should be enough proof for everyone that cheesy cheap blue/green screen effects don't have anything to do with how good a show actually is. This discussion went to a weird place, talking about greenscreen and examples of successful shows using the technique, when that has nothing to do with Sci Fi not committing to airing B&C. There can only be two reasons for that decision - they're either waiting for what they perceive as a more opportune moment to air it, or just don't see money in the whole BSG franchise anymore (hell, maybe the B&C pilot really is horrible and they kept it off on those grounds alone - we can't be sure without having seen it). Either way, greenscreen has nothing to do with it.

[FraktuRe]

No matter how good the green screen, it will never be as good as a proper set, where the actors can actually interact with it.