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In article <0001HW.2BC712E408DA581F30BAF638F@news.giganews.com>,
Pluted Pup  <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:37:53 -0700, The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article<0001HW.2BC5F96208C79A9A30E89E38F@news.giganews.com>,
>> Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com>  wrote:
>> > On Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:23:19 -0700, The Doctor wrote:
>> >
>> > > "Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace" is a four-part serial from the Fourth
>> > > Season of the original series, first broadcast in 1967. The story revolves
>> > > around the Doctor and his companions landing on the lost
>underwater city of
>> > > Atlantis, where they encounter a megalomaniacal scientist intent
>on raising
>> > > Atlantis from the depths of the ocean.
>> > >
>> > > Episode 1 introduces the intriguing premise of an underwater civilisation,
>> > > showcasing impressive set design and atmosphere. However,
>subsequent episodes
>> > > struggle to maintain momentum, with the plot becoming increasingly
>convoluted
>> > > and the pacing uneven.
>> > >
>> > > One of the standout elements of "The Underwater Menace" is the memorable
>> > > performance of Joseph Furst as Professor Zaroff, the deranged scientist
>> > > determined to conquer the world. Furst brings a charismatic yet sinister
>> > > presence to the role, elevating the story whenever he appears on screen.
>> > >
>> > > Unfortunately, the serial suffers from production limitations,
>particularly
>> > > evident in the underwater sequences, which are hampered by
>primitive special
>> > > effects. Additionally, the characterisation of the Doctor and his
>companions
>> > > feels somewhat underdeveloped, with less focus on their interactions and
>> > > dynamics compared to other serials.
>> > >
>> > > While "The Underwater Menace" has its flaws, including a somewhat
>lackluster
>> > > resolution, it still offers moments of entertainment and showcases the
>> > > creativity of Doctor Who's early years.
>> > >
>> > > Episode 1: 6/10
>> > > Episode 2: 5/10
>> > > Episode 3: 4/10
>> > > Episode 4: 5/10
>> > >
>> > > Overall Rating: 5/10
>> >
>> > What good is this "chatGPT" junk? Stupid "chatGPT" doesn't
>> > even mention that the first and forth chapter is in telesnaps.
>> >
>> > The Underwater Menace is the only presentation I've seen with
>> > half-way decent telesnaps.They are nearly free of animation,
>> > if I recall right, they don't zoom in or out, they don't
>> > scroll, they don't have fade ins or fade outs, etc.
>> >
>> > It'd help to have some text to help explain what's going
>> > on that's not apparent in the dialog. And it should be
>> > obvious that text shouldn't scroll, especially left to right,
>> > as producers will evidentially do anything they can to make
>> > a program harder to view, so when they hear the word "text"
>> > they immediately think "words are boring, they must be
>> > animated in some way".
>> >
>> > The telesnaps in the Web of Fear episode were terrible, panning,
>> > scanning, zooming in and out, even oscillating between
>> > telesnaps during dialog, as if the viewer needs to see a
>> > picture of the Doctor staring at the camera in order to
>> > recognize his voice and words, and showing the telesnaps
>> > out of order.
>> >
>> > The telesnaps that came with the American DVDs of Power of
>> > the Daleks (at that time the BBC refused to issue Blu-Rays
>> > to Americans, and I didn't yet get a multi-region player)
>> > had a something called like Small Change presentation of
>> > the complete telesnaps but it was even worse: they allocated
>> > less than a megabyte per second which would have enough
>> > except that Loose Change went and animated the telesnaps!
>> > Steam bubbles up, the telesnaps move and each scene change
>> > has a fade-in and fade-out: every animation of the telesnaps
>> > dissolves into macro-blocks.
>> >
>> > The telesnapped Marco Polo is merely an excerpt, not complete,
>> > and suffers from some animation of the telesnaps.
>> >
>> > Telesnaps have a bad reputation, and this is due to
>> > producers treating them bad. There's no reason that
>> > the entire collection of black and white Doctor Who
>> > hasn't been released already on home video, using
>> > telesnaps of the unavailable episodes.
>> >
>> > The Underwater Menace has half-way decent telesnaps.
>> > Unnecessary animations were done to the titles in
>> > the beginning of the episodes and it was not necessary to
>> > animate the end to eliminate the Tardis from the
>> > picture. The storyline at that point was completely
>> > clear and if the last real telesnap showed the Tardis,
>> > so what?
>>
>> Does it have access to any telesnaps?
>
>In no way did I imply that ChatGPT or the like should
>be producing Doctor Who series for home video.
>
>Is that something you'd like?
>
>

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