Crusade: what really happened?

[Truth66]

I think I've mentioned it before in a different thread. Just prior to the airing of Crusade on the space channel here in Canada there was airing of an interview with JMS. He mentioned that TNT basically wanted Crusade to be "Baywatch meets wrestling in Space". He didn't want any part of that so the series was cancelled. I'm still going through several of my VHS tapes to see if I still have that interview. I guess I should've listened to my wife with regards to making sure I label everything.

[Joe Nazzaro]

Gosh, maybe WB can track down that interview and put it back on the Crusade boxed set, along withe JMS's commentary that they deleted, and then they could do a brand new documentary about how Crusade was screwed up by TNT, with lots of brand new interviews!

And then I woke up.

[AmyG]

Ah-hahahahahaha!!! Good one, Joe.

[Triple F]

Would make a hell of a reference link if it ended up in youtub though.

[frulad]

Gosh, maybe WB can track down that interview and put it back on the Crusade boxed set, along withe JMS's commentary that they deleted, and then they could do a brand new documentary about how Crusade was screwed up by TNT, with lots of brand new interviews!

And then I woke up.

There's always the HD/Blu-Ray release.

[princevintari]

There's always the HD/Blu-Ray release.

assuming Crusade even gets an HD release!

[frulad]

You don't think that the studios are seriously going to pass on double-dipping into our wallets, do you?

[Joe Nazzaro]

I think the Star Trek/Star Wars model is becoming the norm. Now on HD-DVD! Now with never-before seen extras, including a vial of dirt from outside B5's Sun Valley studios! Packed with commentaries, including the third-season caterer and a guy who played a security guard in the background for two scenes. Not to mentione exciting previews for lots of upcoming Warner Bros DVDs! Start saving your money now, kids!

[Eddie]

I think the Star Trek/Star Wars model is becoming the norm. Now on HD-DVD! Now with never-before seen extras, including a vial of dirt from outside B5's Sun Valley studios! Packed with commentaries, including the third-season caterer and a guy who played a security guard in the background for two scenes. Not to mentione exciting previews for lots of upcoming Warner Bros DVDs! Start saving your money now, kids!

I really try not to be so much of a consumer.
Haha, who am I kidding? I'd shell out for that

[princevintari]

You don't think that the studios are seriously going to pass on double-dipping into our wallets, do you?

Of course not but the studios would have to actually spend money this time round for there to be a Crusade HD release.

[Ellen]

Back Story

There's always a back story where Good Sci Fi is concerned. Usually the same one: the networks, the studio, or other "power that be" is afraid it won't make money so they "sand bag" it almost from the beginning.
This goes all the way back to the original Star Trek series.
For some reason these "powers" don't seem to be able to "get it"; and they are afraid no one else will either.
Sigh, maybe someday these execs could be genetically engineered; or implanted with a gene from some donor Sci fi fan to help with this unfortunate short coming.

[KoshN]

Of course not but the studios would have to actually spend money this time round for there to be a Crusade HD release.

I doubt Crusade will even get a second pressing, let alone an HD/Blu-Ray release. Crusade doesn't have "Babylon 5" in its name, and so doesn't have that name recognition. For that reason alone, it would have sold less than the Babylon 5 season and movie sets. Then, there's the problem of it being an unfinished series, plus how TNT screwed with it, etc.

Warner Brothers spending money (Those first four words probably send a chill through Warner Brothers.) to make a widescreen HD/Blu-Ray version of Crusade? No way. Pigs will fly, first.

[Triple F]

I think the Star Trek/Star Wars model is becoming the norm. Now on HD-DVD! Now with never-before seen extras, including a vial of dirt from outside B5's Sun Valley studios! Packed with commentaries, including the third-season caterer and a guy who played a security guard in the background for two scenes. Not to mentione exciting previews for lots of upcoming Warner Bros DVDs! Start saving your money now, kids!

Cynicism is such an unfortunate trait in one so young. The problem is û your right.

[princevintari]

I think the Star Trek/Star Wars model is becoming the norm. Now on HD-DVD! Now with never-before seen extras, including a vial of dirt from outside B5's Sun Valley studios! Packed with commentaries, including the third-season caterer and a guy who played a security guard in the background for two scenes. Not to mentione exciting previews for lots of upcoming Warner Bros DVDs! Start saving your money now, kids!

Well Lucas shot himself in the foot with the original Star Wars trilogy DVDs trying to milk them for all their worth. First the special edition four-disc release, then the three-disc edition, then releasing them singly and including the original versions (which Lucas bogusly claimed no longer existed ) as an extra on disc two. Except releasing them without cleaning up the Prints and in non anamorphic widescreen. I reckon they were hoping to release a massive box sets of both trilogy's for the 30th anniversary but due to weak sales of the last editions no 30th anniversary release happened.

[Truth66]

I agree. How many different times was the original Star Wars trilogy released? Beta, VHS (several times), Laser Disc, DVD (a couple so far) and now possibly Blue Ray and/or HD DVD. I think the public is getting a little fed up with it.