ChrisReid

After enthusiastically kicking off a high definition Wing Commander run in January, it looks like HBO's near-constant broadcasts of the movie are about to wind down. The only upcoming air date is Wednesday, November 1 at 12:25 AM on the US East Coast and 3:25 AM on the West Coast. The move could only be temporary, and showings could resume next year, but another channel could have also picked up the option to show the film instead. Between sporadic HBO HD broadcasts early on, the Sci-Fi Channel was the primary place to see the movie on TV in the US for a couple years. A third possibility could be that Fox is preparing for some sort of rerelease. The company has aligned itself with the Blu-ray high definition format, and its first movies for the platform are coming out next month to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 3. No retail release of Wing Commander in high def has yet been announced however.

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Original update published on October 30, 2006