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    Image of Mecharine Mecharine
    11/06/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    What a load of bullshit. Is Emmerich actually saying that he's ripping off District 9? #2013
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    You know I really hope in that tidal wave scene there are gonna be sharks flying through the air chomping down on people. Though thats just me dreaming. #2013
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    Image of CParis CParis
    11/05/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Only on Syfy. #2013
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/05/09

    @CParis: ahhh well I live in NZ, so, we don't have Syfy. My only hope is this movie. I have the same vain hope everytime a disaster movie (with tidal wave) is made. #2013
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    Image of CParis CParis
    11/06/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Oh no! You have great healthcare, wonderful landscapes, women running the country, but no Saturday nights watching MegaSnakes or SuperSquids or man-eating lobsters?

    I think you should move! #2013
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    Thats a surprisingly good idea.

    I always wondered why you don't see more of that. You always get movies based on TV series but never the other way around (maybe BSG but that was just a pilot that they put in theaters first). Seems like there are lots of movies with one off concepts that never get their full exploration. #2013
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    Image of Aidje Aidje
    11/05/09

    @tande04: Stargate (also a Roland Emmerich film) is an example of another film-turned-TV-show. Buffy could also be used as an example, but that was largely because the film failed to live up to the writer's idea. #2013
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    tande04 promoted this comment Aidje was starred Aidje was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/05/09

    @Aidje: Can't believe I forgot about both of those when they're two of my favorite shows.

    Just further illustrates that its a good idea that doesn't get used often enough. #2013
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    Image of Andy Neil Andy Neil
    11/06/09

    @tande04: There are LOTS of examples of TV show spin-offs from movies. The problem is, most are so ingrained that people don't remember they came from film...or else they sucked. M*A*S*H was a spin-off (didn't suck), there was Ewoks show (most definitely sucked), Alice was a spin-off, Alien Nation, Blue Thunder, Clueless, Ferris Bueller, Freddie's Nightmares, Friday Night Lights, Highlander, Odd Couple, Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Young Indy Jones Chronicles, Tremors.

    And that's not even counting the animated spin-offs of films. #2013
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    tande04 promoted this comment Andy Neil was starred Andy Neil was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/06/09

    @Andy Neil: Arg forgot about MASH too.

    The rest of those, well they're mostly forgettable. Maybe thats why they don't do this very often. #2013
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    Image of Andy Neil Andy Neil
    11/06/09

    @tande04: Actually, in the 70s-80s they did it a lot. In the 90s they started going the other way, making movies from TV shows. Who can forget, "The Mod Squad" with Claire Danes. And then there was Mission Impossible, Charlie's Angels, and Brady Bunch. All trying to cash in on the rose-colored memories of Baby Boomers. Now, thanks to flops like Bewitched and Land of the Lost (hmm, both Will Farrell films), Hollywood's "creative" pendulum is once again heading back to TV show from film spinoff. I for one can't wait for The English Patient on NBC's "Can't Miss Comedy" Thursdays, right after Parks and Recreation. #2013
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    Image of gusnyc.com gusnyc.com
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    This would be great with the cast of Friends and/or Seinfeld. #2013
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    gusnyc.com was starred gusnyc.com was unstarred
    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    Well, we're guaranteed a 3-year run at the most, aren't we? #2013
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    Image of Invisible Circus Invisible Circus
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    so wait. The Mayans were wrong? #2013
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    Image of DraconisXC DraconisXC
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    So by "Lost meets District Nine" they mean "An incomprehensible television series with shrimp-aliens, polar bears, and South Africans"? I'd watch it. #2013
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment DraconisXC was starred DraconisXC was unstarred
    Image of sandie75 sandie75
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    The movie holds no interest for me at all, but the show sounds interesting. Particularly if it is indeed like LOST and character-based. The movie just looks like a special effects showcase. Boring. #2013
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment sandie75 was starred sandie75 was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    This Is A Disaster !!!! #2013
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    Image of bobbykanae bobbykanae
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    That image above is from "Doomsday 2012" the mockbuster of the movie "Doomsday". too funny. #2013
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    CParis promoted this comment bobbykanae was starred bobbykanae was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    11/06/09

    @bobbykanae: "Mockbuster" - I love it! #2013
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    Image of m_faustus m_faustus
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    I hope it's a comedy. I think that we need a good apocalyptic comedy set in Africa. #2013
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/06/09

    @m_faustus: Kind of like M.A.S.H. meets Mad Max. #2013
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    Well this answers one question I had about the film. if all this Destruction takes place halfway through the film then they could have some good character stuff afterwards as people are dealing with being survivors... looks like it's all disaster porn.

    YEAH!!! #2013
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    Image of brttrx brttrx
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    I won't see the movie, but I might watch the series. Apocalypse has been done before, and done badly, and the trailers for 2012 don't give me any hope of it having a smidgen of redeeming value.

    Checking out the TV series takes much less effort. I can DVR the first episode and give it 40 minutes of my time without dropping down $10-plus. #2013
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment brttrx was starred brttrx was unstarred
    Image of Blue_Thark Blue_Thark
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    It sounds like the whole Mayan thing might not necessarily have much to do with this, and it could just be a loose continuation only... Also, I wouldn't expect Emmerich to have much involvement other than being credited as a producer. If that's the case, I might give it a shot.

    On an unrelated note, won't NBC potentially have something very similar with Day One? I know they're only planning a miniseries right now, but it could become a full series, especially if Heroes finally gets put out of its misery next year. #2013
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/05/09

    In reply to Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
    2013: Last Year Was Perhaps Less Apocolyptic Than We Feared #2013
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