Ben 10: Alien Force aspect ratio

[Kirben]

The second season of Ben 10: Alien Force started this morning on local TV network (Nine), and I was surprised to see the episode shown in widescreen.

I initially assumed it was an airing mistake, and the episode should still be full frame. But a quick comparison of the opening sequence shows it is true widescreen, with no vertical cropping, and more shown on both sides.

So was Ben 10: Alien Force always produced for widescreen? or only the second season onwards?

[J!!!]

I think it always has been produced in widescreen. Considering both Flapjack and Chowder are too, I would guess that Ben is in widescreen also.

[Kirben]

Was the first season of Ben 10: Alien Force actually shown in widescreen anywhere (ie Cartoon Network HD) though?

The main reason I ask, is the first season of Ben 10: Alien Force was only shown full frame (4:3) locally on TV. This local TV network usually always shows animated TV series in widescreen, when available.

[KPTitan]

Quick question about Alien Force....are they gonna just end up skipping season 3 and just move on to Evolutions? I've been kinda wondering about that...

[veemonjosh]

Quick question about Alien Force....are they gonna just end up skipping season 3 and just move on to Evolutions? I've been kinda wondering about that...

Contrary to what some people have been believing, CN will air a third season of Alien Force this fall.

The question, though, is if they'll start Evolutions mid-season like they did with the previous two series, or wait until fall 2010. Probably early in the year to hype the whole "2010" gimmick better.

[~Shoяe]

Due to the prevalence of the widescreen/HD format, CN cartoons are produced in widescreen but boarded so that all the characters are kept within a 4:3 range so that for standard TV screens they just chop off some of the BGs and very little of the characters, however, the shows sometimes seem tightly zoomed/staged. I wish they'd just air them and make them in true widescreen though.