I was watching part of Starship Troopers the other night, and was wondering why they wouldn't show the movie in real widescreen on the TNT HD channel. They showed it in a stretched widescreen instead. Normally, they seem to show tv shows that were recorded in widescreen, newer Law and Order episodes for example, in regular widescreen, and older shows that were not recorded in widescreen in a streched widescreen. The commercials on the TNT HD and TNT channels are different sometimes (I checked just now) so they must broadcast the two channels separately. So my question is, why would they choose to broadcast a movie in a stretched widescreen, instead of it's natural aspect ratio when it already fits the format of the station? Why would they go through the extra effort to convert it to pan and scan and then stretch it back out? The resolution was pretty good, definatly better than SD. On another side note I had forgotten how entertaining this movie is. Highly recommended if you're in the mood for something fun.