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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    12/14/09

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    How about Buckaroo Banzai?

    I don't know if that has been thrown in the re-imagining pile yet, but it could work.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/14/09

    @se7a7n7: Only if they do the "The World Crime Syndicate" sequel.
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    Image of bitgod bitgod
    12/14/09

    @se7a7n7: Actually, that picture makes me think he's already in the HK Cavaliers.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    12/14/09

    @bitgod: The picture made BB pop into my mind right away.
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    12/14/09

    @se7a7n7: No.

    No.

    NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O.

    Abrams is not allowed anywhere NEAR Buckaroo. He can steal Perfect Tommy's jacket if he wants to, but he is NOT allowed to crap all over the fandom, plzthxbai. The last thing this world needs is a "dark, gritty re-imagining" of TAOBB. Ugh!!

    Hell, I would even welcome Michael bay to do it. Roland Emmerich, Uwe Boll, Miss Piggy, ANYONE besides JJ. Just...NO.

    NOES. I refuses.
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    Image of Gaucho85 Gaucho85
    12/14/09

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    I was one of the people that was completely sucked into the "Cloverfield" ARG. over 6 months of checking the forums every single day. After the I saw the movie during a midnight screening I came to the conclusion that Abrams is grossly overhyped. Having said that I'll be watching the last season of "Lost" . . . and am waiting for a Cloverfield sequel. so yeah, essentially I watch them make the lemonade, i see them use crappy ingredients, I buy it and drink it, hate it and buy some more. *sigh*
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment Gaucho85 was starred Gaucho85 was unstarred
    Image of cletar cletar
    12/14/09

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    I wish he would do "Slaughterhouse Five."

    JJ, if you read this, I will give you ELEVEN dollars--plus! that jar of change over there, if you will do "Slaughterhouse Five." Oh, wait, that's not a ten. I will give you SIX dollars, plus, of course, the jar of change. Sorry, that's all I've got on me right now, but you shouldn't do it for the money--you should do it because it's the kind of thing you should do. If a jar of change and some crumpled bills would sweeten the pot, well, that's on the table.
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    Edited by cletar at 12/14/09 8:39 AM cletar was starred cletar was unstarred
    Image of Ben Thomas Ben Thomas
    12/14/09

    @cletar: Guillermo del Toro is already slated to direct a Slaughterhouse-5 adaptation, and with his fluid filming style, I'd choose him over the JJ any day.

    I mean, ye gods, take one look at the vertical pans in Pan's Labyrinth and how each scene flows flawlessly into another and tell me you can't just see Billy Pilgim opening his 1968 bathroom door and stepping into a POW camp in WWII?
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    cletar promoted this comment Ben Thomas was starred Ben Thomas was unstarred
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    12/14/09

    @Ben Thomas: Really? Cool. Plus, I saved 6+ bucks.

    I wonder what a Guillermo del Toro Star Trek movie would look like.
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    Image of Ben Thomas Ben Thomas
    12/14/09

    @cletar: Oh, I'd love that.

    It plays to all of his strengths: he's wickedly talented with metaphors and analogies, he handles tongue-in-cheek humor well, and I'm flushed by the mere thought of what a del Toro alien would look like.

    Actually, that's my main reason for excitement for his SH5, the Tralfamadorians.

    A del Toro animatronic Tralfy is a reason to wake up in the morning.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    12/14/09

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    His imdb page lists about a dozen potential things.

    [www.imdb.com]

    "Untitled earthquake project" sounds like something the studio would consider a "tentpole."
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/14/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Reboot all the disaster films of the 70's!
    Airport '77
    The Towering Inferno
    Earthquake
    Kingdom of the Ants!

    Yowza!
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    12/14/09

    In reply to What's J.J. Abrams' Next Mystery Project?
    people actually want MI:4? granted MI:3 wasn't nearly as bad as the others in the series but do people want to see that bat shit insane tom cruise in anything?
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    Image of cletar cletar
    12/14/09

    @GreyHammer: There was a Mission Impossible THREE? But why?
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    12/14/09

    @cletar: it was actually the best one. and by best i mean watchable.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    12/13/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    I hope they don't make it too serious. I think the Abrams route is better. OTOH, this is material that is not very well known outside of the UK (I had barely heard of it), so maybe a BSG approach would work.

    The cool thing about Trek was that it balanced the seriousness with some fun.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    12/12/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    ali larter is a horrible actress one of the worst out there constantly getting work.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    12/12/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    Well, U.F.O. wasn't intended to be cheesy... That's mostly just a result of the attitudes of the time, and our perspective from the moderately distant future.

    A serious remake interests me a lot more than a comedy spoof.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/12/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    The theme music for the credits have always been one of my favorites. And the girls, oh the girls... :)
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    I always thought the SHADO acronym was kinda lame: Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization. But it was a nod, I think, to SHAPE: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe.

    I'm holding out for NEATO: Near Earth Aerospace Treaty Organization.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/12/09

    @Chip Overclock: How about NEADO: Near Earth Aerospace Defense Organization? It sounds almost as cool as NEATO, but makes for a more believable acronym.
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    Image of LordMaim LordMaim
    12/12/09

    @Roklimber: You could always just blur the lines and call it "X-COM" ;)
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    AmishJohn promoted this comment LordMaim was starred LordMaim was unstarred
    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    12/12/09

    @Roklimber: I was thinking of it as a homage to NATO.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/12/09

    @Chip Overclock: Makes sense. It's also neat(o). :)
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    It is like watching a live-action version of Sealab 2020.

    Oh, but seeing as how the remake is being directed by a Visual Effects Supervisor and may have Ali Larter in it, Jackson is sure to come off as a semiprecious gem set in an old, rotten sandwich. let's hope it pays off his house or something.
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    Edited by The Curse of Millhaven at 12/11/09 6:56 PM The Curse of Millhaven was starred The Curse of Millhaven was unstarred
    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    "Larter is in talks to play Virginia Lake, the "strong but feminine" woman at the heart of the show"

    Which one was she, the one the seedy captain was hitting on or the bimbo in the Bond Girl pose?
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    12/11/09

    @firstanointed: "Which one was she, the one the seedy captain was hitting on or the bimbo in the Bond Girl pose?"

    Actually that's the same character with and without the purple wig.
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    Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of Chuck Chuck
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    I'm guessing this means that there were no actual actresses available?

    Oh well. I can always turn down the sound when she comes on. Just like on Heroes...
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    Image of Plague Plague
    12/12/09

    @Chuck: Ali Larter is a very serious actress.
    (pause)
    Nope, couldn't type that with a straight face.
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    12/12/09

    @Plague: s'okay -- you did better than Ali Larter could have... :-)
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    Image of WestMantooth WestMantooth
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    Ahh! Old British sci-fi. I can't tell if it's funny, stupid, shameful, smart, or creepy.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    12/11/09

    @WestMantooth:
    It's all of the above... except smart.
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    12/11/09

    In reply to Ali Larter Will Rock A Silver Miniskirt In UFO, But Can She Help Christopher Nolan-Ize It?
    BTW, the Virginia Lake character wasn't one of the Moonbase Lady GaGas. She was Colonel Lake, one of the senior officers in SHADO, and dressed in normal clothes.

    Ali Larter seems a bit young for the part, though.
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    Image of geekbelief geekbelief
    12/11/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine:

    Lake did wear the Moonbase uniform in the episode 'The Man Who Came back' (if I remember the title correctly). They were a very versatile workforce.
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    Ghost_in_the_Machine approved this comment geekbelief was starred geekbelief was unstarred
    Image of geekbelief geekbelief
    12/11/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine:
    Whoops, forgot to mention that Larter is also exactly the same age Wanda Ventham was when she played the role in UFO.
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    Ghost_in_the_Machine promoted this comment geekbelief was starred geekbelief was unstarred
    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    12/11/09

    @geekbelief: I think all females were required to wear that uniform when on the Moonbase. Not necessarily a bad thing;)
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    12/11/09

    @geekbelief: I could believe Wanda Ventham in the part, she looked more mature (which is not the same as looking older). But I'm willing to give Ali Larter the benefit of the doubt.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    12/12/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine:

    "But I'm willing to give Ali Larter the benefit of the doubt"

    You mean, the benefit of the silver skirt and the purple wig.
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