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11/02/09
It's a very watchable show, too, but it helps that its got a lot of very likable actors. #v
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More specifically, I remember Carla Gugino in "Threshold." #v
11/02/09
Yeah, she was really, really good in that. #v
11/02/09
hell... let`s just remake star wars and really make it a parasitic giant . #v
11/02/09
Beyond Carla Gugino being fairly hot, even. #v
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11/02/09
That said, the series really needed a remake. It could've been so much better with a larger budget and modern tech. Some of it is really dated, like the special effects during Julie's conversion, which were rather humorous in spots rather than being frightening (The giant iguana? Maybe if it had whipped out it's giant double penis . . .) Anyway, I assume this remake will be loosely based on the series, so I'm expecting lots of flash and a dumbed-down plot.
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what`s the fine line between remake and copying ? #v
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The Twilight Zone was written in the late 1950s and early 60s. TV was still a novelty and TV writers weren't sure how subtle they could be with it yet. And the audience was still getting a grasp of TV drama. By the time Johnson created V, TV had been around for 30 years, viewers were used to it, and TV writers were beginning to experiment with realistic dialog and subtle themes. Johnson wrote V as if he were writing it for a the original Twilight Zone. His Jewish character practically screams, "These aliens remind me of Poland in 1939, when the Nazis took over. Take special note of the parallels that Kenny Johnson has included such as their swastika style logo, uniforms, and rounding up of scientists. I am here as a Jewish character to remind you of the Holocaust. Remember the Holocaust?" It was dreck. Entertaining and high minded dreck but still dreck. The remake can't be lamer than the original. It can equal it but it can't be worse. #v
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Also, I would have liked to see where Threshold was going. It was the best of the three sci-fi shows that premiered that year, and canceled too soon.
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10/31/09
it wasn't much of a house, but how about the shack in the woods from Evil Dead? At the very least, it had an amazing basement complex for such a nondescript shack... #house
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Black House is ok, but the ultimate King haunted house story is The Shining. #house
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I believe the idea is not that Jack fails, but rather that Jack isn't strong enough to withstand the Overlook's influence. And Jack fights against it too, successfully in the end, though it costs him his life. #house
10/31/09
Honestly, I'm so obsessed with this ride that I think the American Medical Association needs to recognize it as a health condition.
ps: if any of you nice folks happen to have the picturebook version of the old Disneyland theme record, I will barter, trade or pay for a copy. Ron Howard does the voice of a kid who gets trapped inside and it's "5 out of 5" on the cool-o-meter.
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11/01/09
This was in the era when Space Mountain was the big thing, and we only had a day at the park, so I hope you'll forgive me. #house
11/02/09
But missing Pirates of the Caribbean...wow!
Were you stuck watching kids that day? Or were you a kid and not in charge of your activities?
That's a tough blow. I'm sorry :/ #house
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Conspicuous in it's absence, isn't it. That said, Hill House puts the rest to shame. #house
10/31/09
Yes indeed.
*thump* *thump* *Thump* *THUMP!*
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