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andromeda strain review

New "Andromeda" Strains Credulity

I had high hopes for the new Andromeda Strain miniseries, which airs tonight and tomorrow night on A&E. After all, the trailers looked pretty jazzy, and it was produced by both Ridley and Tony Scott — so there was double Scott power. And there were some great alien-virus-attack moments, along with some nice bits of scientific detective work that stayed pretty true to the book. Unfortunately, overall, the new version of Strain left me saying, "Wow, it's like a Sci Fi Channel original movie, only with an A-list cast." Spoilers ahead. More »

10:00 AM on Mon May 26 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
8,616 views, 66 comments

Latest by choinski: Just saw both parts over the weekend. Jesus Christ where to begin? - Let's redirect the plot to copy the 'Terminator' premise! - Let's climb into a reactor, cut off a thumb, and throw it stories above your head (hadn't seen something more »

andromeda strain

Alien Plague Eats Town, In Ridley Scott's "Andromeda"

The original classic of plague lit, Michael Crichton's Andromeda Strain, is getting a classy remake as an A&E miniseries. Produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, the new Andromeda looks like it'll bring all of the intensity, and grit of the novel, but with more of an action-movie spin. Best of all, it'll sacrifice none of the original's intelligence and attention to detail. Watch the trailer and then click through to learn more, including spoilers for those of you who somehow missed the classic original. More »

6:30 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,219 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: That novel was far less screenplayish than his later works. Also, he did that funny thing of ending it by putting pages upon pages of false science publication references :D. The miniseries was formulaic utterly predictable boringness up to the final more »

triviagasm

Bald Gunslinging Robots Make Theme Parks Fun!

Long before Michael Crichton opened up the can of dinosaurs and let them run loose inside a theme park with Jurassic Park, he had already visited the world of theme parks going bad. In the early 1970s, he wrote and directed Westworld, the tale of an android-filled theme park where the robots get a little pissed off and start killing the humans they're supposed to amuse. That film spawned a sequel and a television series — and now, a remake is on the way for 2009. Find out everything you wanted to know about the ultimate robo-vacation destination gone wrong in our triviagasm below. More »

11:00 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,333 views, 24 comments

Latest by Front_Towards_Enemy: Westworld's ok. Screamers was much more fun however. more »

andromeda strain

Andromeda Strain Reborn As Miniseries On A&E

One point that Battlestar Galactica keeps trying to hammer home is "All this has happened before, and will happen again." With yet another scifi remake on the horizon, they may be more right than they know. The Sci Fi channel announced back in 2004 that they would be making a miniseries version of Michael Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain with Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, and Frank Darabont producing. It's not clear if the Scotts and Darabont are still involved, but the mini has shifted from Sci Fi to A&E, and will be airing in February. What is going to make this worth watching? More »

11:09 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Kevin Kelly
2,933 views, Comment

westworld

Must See: Westworld

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Westworld
Date: 1973

Vitals: Based on a script by director Michael Crichton, Westworld is the tale of an "old west" style amusement park gone awry when the androids populating it start to defy their human masters. Nerdy vacationers must figure out what's caused the cowboy and hooker bots to start killing instead of being killed.




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7:45 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By Annalee Newitz
66 views, Comment