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    The Munchkins: 70 Years Later

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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/05/09

    In reply to Wil Wheaton's Star Trek Cameo And How You Made Quinto Spock Happen
    I love Wesley Crusher because so many geeks hate him. I hope he appears in the sequel, travelling back through time to rescue Spock and creating a device to recreate Vulcan. #startrek
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/05/09

    @AngriestGeek: Hahaha I can see it now.

    "I made this device that can fix everything! I found it in my closet, turns out I made it for a science fair project when I was fifteen. Want me to play my Captain Picard voice synthesizer?"
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    Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 11/05/09 8:50 AM RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/05/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Then he has sex with Uhura and leaves. #startrek
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/05/09

    @AngriestGeek: +1
    You have a great plot device right there. I would pay to see that.

    Although not the Uhura part. Save that for the extras on the next DVD. #startrek
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    Image of Davio Davio
    11/05/09

    In reply to Wil Wheaton's Star Trek Cameo And How You Made Quinto Spock Happen
    Leonard Nimoy is such a gent. And yeah Quinto pretty much was Spock. Couldn't have casted that better.

    On another note, horay for Will Wheaton! #startrek
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/05/09

    In reply to Wil Wheaton's Star Trek Cameo And How You Made Quinto Spock Happen
    I can already imagine some Fed guy bitching "Damn Romulans, they all sound a like."

    I hated the character Weasely Crusher but I like Wil the actor and he seems like a pretty likable guy. #startrek
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    Image of Tyrunn Tyrunn
    11/05/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Yeah, I feel sorry for Will as everyone associates Wesley with him.

    The truth of the matter is, he's mean to be a real nice guy and also a huge sci-fi and computer geek - he needs more love! #startrek
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    RandomFrequentFlierDent promoted this comment Tyrunn was starred Tyrunn was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/05/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Wheaton does seem like a pretty cool, genuinely geeky, fun guy. Until recently when I discovered his blog/he started appearing on The Guild I'd always assumed he was a total dweeb a la Wesley Crusher. Turns out I shouldn't have judged him based on the annoying, whiny character he used to play. #startrek
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    11/05/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: His appearance on Big Bang Theory was hilarious, too (and I don't even watch that show). #startrek
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    Image of king_saberhawk king_saberhawk
    11/05/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Sheldon vs Wil Wheaton
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    acrobatic rabbit promoted this comment Edited by king_saberhawk at 11/05/09 7:16 AM king_saberhawk was starred king_saberhawk was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    11/05/09

    @king_saberhawk: haha, that's awesome. #startrek
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    Toto is a jerk.
    I'm glad Dorothy bit him.
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    Image of KaiUno KaiUno
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    Jon Steward did this back in 99.

    [www.thedailyshow.com]
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment KaiUno was starred KaiUno was unstarred
    Image of I_Like_TDs I_Like_TDs
    10/13/09

    @KaiUno: Beat me to it.

    However, i represent the Lollipop Guild and we wish to welcome you to Munchkin land.

    Please, RSVP ASAP.
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment I_Like_TDs was starred I_Like_TDs was unstarred
    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    Ha. I love salty old Hollywood "been there, did that" types. I'm honestly surprised so many of them are left, they must have been so young when shooting the film.
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    I saw a munchkin reunion on TV about 8 years ago, there was probably 20-25 of them, and they were all in costume singing the songs from the movie... it was absolutely terrifying
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment burlybax was starred burlybax was unstarred
    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    You know, I always thought the Chevy Chase film "Under The Rainbow" was exaggerated, but I could see these guys getting together to cause some chaos in their day.
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment MonkeyT was starred MonkeyT was unstarred
    Image of Julius Seizure - Canuck Julius Seizure - Canuck
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    Judging from their style of dress, 3 of them aren't recovering as hoped.

    And Toto could lick his own butt - that's got to be worth something when the pay cheques are being written up.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    Somebody ought to remake "The Wizard of Oz." Somebody like Brett Ratner. Or MCG.

    (Ducks)
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    Image of luisluis luisluis
    10/13/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: it would end up remade by Michael Bay
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment luisluis was starred luisluis was unstarred
    Image of Batmanuel Batmanuel
    10/13/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo:

    Actually a remake wouldn't be that bad of an idea. The trick is that you shoot it at the same time you do a movie version of Wicked. Using mostly the same cast and a lot of the same sets, it probably wouldn't cost a whole lot to do a new version.
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Batmanuel was starred Batmanuel was unstarred
    Image of Sunshineyness Sunshineyness
    10/13/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I hoenstly don't think it would be horrible becasue it wouldn't be a remake but a readaptation of a novel. If they de-musical-ized it and made it closer to the novel (like Return to Oz did) than it might be quite fascinating. It would not make it "better" than the '39 version but it might be cool none-the-less.

    Plus, there's always Wicked to do. I also wouldn't mind some sort of re-imagining. Tin Man was a good idea that ultimately flopped though...
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    Image of WyldeChef WyldeChef
    10/13/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: My vote goes to Rob Zombie. The mans a theatrical genius.
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    Smeagol92055 promoted this comment WyldeChef was starred WyldeChef was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    10/13/09

    @WyldeChef: Kindly remove yourself.
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    Image of golddiggersof2033 golddiggersof2033
    10/13/09

    @WyldeChef: Who would Sheri Moon Zombie play? I don't remember any murmuring kinderwhores in the Baum books.
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    Smeagol92055 promoted this comment golddiggersof2033 was starred golddiggersof2033 was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    10/13/09

    @golddiggersof2033: Hey! Hey! We're not encouraging this, here!
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    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    10/13/09

    @luisluis:
    The mind boggles.
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    Image of vinylrake vinylrake
    10/13/09

    @WyldeChef: only if it's 3D.
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment vinylrake was starred vinylrake was unstarred
    Image of Elizabeth Weinbloom Elizabeth Weinbloom
    10/13/09

    In reply to The Munchkins: 70 Years Later
    "Toto is a jerk" = new favorite tag.
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    Image of misterbryankelley misterbryankelley
    10/05/09

    In reply to Get Inside Peter Jackson's Heaven On The Lovely Bones Set
    spoiler alert? i haven't read the book but it definitely seems like they identify the killer at 3:36. what's the fun in that?

    although it does look pretty
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    MargaretMoony promoted this comment misterbryankelley was starred misterbryankelley was unstarred
    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    10/05/09

    @misterbryankelley: You know immediately who the killer is in the book. It's a plot point that's really important to the story.
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    Image of kosai kosai
    10/01/09

    In reply to Christopher Nolan's Chilling Behind The Scenes Inception Video
    Mr. Shakycam wonderfully awkward separated at birth brother of Mr Blurrycam
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    Image of Random434 Random434
    10/01/09

    In reply to Christopher Nolan's Chilling Behind The Scenes Inception Video
    hope they CGI in some road destruction.. No way in hell a train doesn't leave grooves in smooth pavement.
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    TemporalSword promoted this comment Edited by Random434 at 10/01/09 7:52 AM Random434 was starred Random434 was unstarred
    Image of Hodo Hodo
    10/01/09

    @Random434: Except of course, when it doesn't (as the actual footage shows). Yes, please CGI in things that don't happen. Weeeee . . .
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment Hodo was starred Hodo was unstarred
    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/01/09

    @Random434: Soooo, just to be sure, you have no problem that a freight train may barrel down a road by itself, but by God there better be damage from said train?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/01/09

    @Hodo: Tiny metal train wheels are not able to grip pavement. That's not a real train.
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    Image of Moneta Moneta
    10/01/09

    @Random434: If the movie takes us inside someones mind why does it have to be realistic?
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Moneta was starred Moneta was unstarred
    Image of ingenieur ingenieur
    10/01/09

    In reply to Christopher Nolan's Chilling Behind The Scenes Inception Video
    there was a FIREFIIIIIGHT
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    Nasdaf promoted this comment ingenieur was starred ingenieur was unstarred
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