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Discussion - What shows are surprisingly deep? (sopuli.xyz)
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For example, The Americans being marketed as a cold-war era spy drama/thriller but actually being more of a character study or Buffy the Vampire Slayer being reduced to a cheesy teen drama but actually being full of metaphors.

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[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am really looking forward to watching all of B5 but I keep kinda hoping someone will redo those mid 90s effects. I remember watching as a kid when it came out and the effects were rough then.

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I doubt that’ll happen anytime soon tbh, but there is a very crisp 4:3 HD release out there somewhere which made it much easier to watch for me (none of that fake 16:9 stretch/crop). The effects are rough, but easy to ignore. Most of the important bits are character-driven anyway, which is why the show still holds up so well.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah the 4:3 works better for the live action as well. It was shot in 16:9 but framed for 4:3 tv broadcast so everything looks so packed into the center on widescreen.