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    Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen

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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    Please, another shot for Miranda Zero! I thought the pilot showed potential.

    Oh, and no SyFy Channel or FOX. This show would be dead after 13 episodes if either channel picked this up.
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    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    Dear TV Studios:
    There was once this television show. You may remember it, although it is fairly obscure, called "The Twilight Zone". It was successful enough to spawn a mediocre rip-off show, "The Outer Limits".

    What was interesting about these shows is that each episode stood alone, and told a self contained story about the weird and implausible. There were no recurring characters, no standing cast. Just the TV equivalent of a short story.

    AND THEY WERE GOOD.

    *ahem*

    If one approaches "Global Frequency" from that standpoint, one is likely to produce a successful, if cultish, show. Obviously, slavishly obeying the source material is a mistake, but at the same time, changing the format of the source material is a bigger mistake. Keep the format, change the stories to fit within the 45 minute timeslot. Let Miranda Zero be our Rod Serling, and let Aleph be the audience's stand-in- she's our point-of-view character.

    Focus on getting hot writing talent and up-and-coming acting talent to build the episodes. Take some risks.
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    11/18/09

    @t3knomanser:

    Sadly, the main reason we don't get more anthology shows (especially sci-fi ones) is that it's cost-prohibitive to come up with different actors, sets, and FX every week. That, and TV executives think we're all too stupid to understand a show that doesn't have a "star" or "character continuity."

    It's far easier to film another sitcom about nasal-voiced idiots who never leave their living room.

    Of course, if they remained close to the previous Global Frequency pilot, you'd have 4 main characters, and a reusable "hub" set, so it wouldn't be any more of an anthology series than Dollhouse, Warehouse 13, or Fringe.
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    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    I do have one condition... and that is every week, the show's writers must present Warren Ellis with a bottle of 16-year-old single malt Irish whiskey and three cases of Red Bull, and then base their episode around whatever f***ed up premise he manages to scribble down on a cocktail napkin before passing out.

    Only thus, may we receive true television enlightenment.
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    Image of JimBonJovi JimBonJovi
    11/18/09

    @bluehinter: That should either be a short featurette at the end of every episode or better yet, an entire show unto itself. Every episode could start with an opening monologue from Ellis, sitting in a plush velvet armchair wearing nothing but a nasty robe and smoking a pipe that has 2 lit cigarettes stuffed in the end. Also, stupidly hot Japanese-American glamgoths maybe.
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/18/09

    @JimBonJovi: You wouldn't be able to show that on network television. It would have to be on HBO or Showtime.
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    11/18/09

    @Darklighter:
    I would totally get cable, just for that.
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    Image of allium allium
    11/18/09

    @Darklighter: I know...cigarettes...how obscene!
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    11/18/09

    @JimBonJovi: Yes. And filthy assistants at the act breaks...
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    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    Global Frequency? Yes please!

    Not so much on the Michelle Forbes tho. She kicked ass on the leaked pilot, but True Blood has ruined her for me for a little while...

    You know, we get the viewing public used to some Warren Ellis, maybe we can get Transmetropolitan next...

    (seems unlikely :-)
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    Image of t3knomanser t3knomanser
    11/18/09

    @Chuck: A Transmet animated series, by Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick, with Chris McCullough doing Spider's voice?

    //They basically nailed their Hunter Thompson parody in Venture Bros.
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    11/18/09

    @t3knomanser: Yeah, I can see it taking the edge off the 2012 election season. That or two quarts of grappa and a stress ball.
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    11/18/09

    @t3knomanser: Sold! Where do we sign?
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    Please! Just give me something worth watching on American TV! I loved the pilot, even if they did wuss out and insert what would have been two reoccurring characters other than Miranda Zero and Aleph.

    Hopefully with the moderate success of Fringe and Supernatural they'll actually give this show the chance it deserves!
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    11/18/09

    In reply to Global Frequency Gets a Second Crack at the Small Screen
    This is FANTASTIC news. Global Frequency is a near perfect fit for the TV model and the fact, and alleged reason, it was spiked the first time round was a huge disappointment. Hope it makes it.
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    11/18/09

    @Alasdair5000: Agreed. The single biggest challenge in adapting GF is that there's a new main character in every story, but I'd think you could have Miranda Ziro, Aleph, and a recurring field operative and then throw guest stars on the frequency. I've never seen the original pilot, so I may be reiterating ideas it already took up.

    I'll be honest; half the reason I want this series is so I can get a nice clip of someone saying "You're on the frequency" for my phone's ringtone.
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    Image of tralfaz23 tralfaz23
    11/18/09

    @Darklighter: "The single biggest challenge in adapting GF is that there's a new main character in every story"
    I think it would be great to throw in big stars every so often, it won't happen, but I can dream
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    11/18/09

    @Darklighter: You and me both:) I seem to remember the plan with the original pilot was to have the two leads as core agents and mission specific GF agents being brought in as and when. Apparently, they even got as far as building models for the Parkour runner/dirty bomb episode
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    Image of dnwilliams dnwilliams
    11/18/09

    @tralfaz23: Alias guest stars included Quentin Tarantino, Ethan Hawke, Djimon Hounsou, Roger Moore, Christian Slater and Angela Bassett, so it's not without precedent to throw big stars in every so often on this kind of show.

    Personally, I'd be gutted if they did away with the new-main-character-per-story format -it's the core concept! Even if they had to adapt it so that it was a new main character per story arc or per season, rather than per episode, they shouldn't adjust it too much. If they need characters to focus on, give us more info on Zero and Aleph!
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    t3knomanser promoted this comment Edited by dnwilliams at 11/18/09 10:09 AM dnwilliams was starred dnwilliams was unstarred
    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I think he is just tripped out that one of his projects is being headed by three A-List Hollywood stars.

    Ellis is relatively successful but I'm sure he sees this as a big step forward. And big steps are trippy.

    Hence, the "so weird." #red
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    Image of Craig Michael Ranapia Craig Michael Ranapia
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Helen Mirren weirds out the Pope of Weird. Yet another reason why Dame Helen's DNA is made up of 100% WIN. :) #red
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    What's SO WEIRD? They're all capable actors and box office draws. I'd love to have Helen Mirren....in a film adaptation of something I wrote. #red
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    11/05/09

    @Bill-Lee: They're probably not like the characters he imagined as he was writing them. I mean... Bruce Willis? #red
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/05/09

    @Paul_Is_Drunk: Very few film adaptations cast the people the author imagined when he was writing. Dan Brown imagined Harrison Ford as Robert Langdon, he even describes him as "Harrison Ford in a tweed jacket" or something like that. Ron Howard cast Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks is a great actor but he is a far from Harrison Ford as I am from the Grand Canyon. Warren Ellis is an excellent writer. He should know that describing something as "So Weird" doesn't actually convey any information. There are probably a dozen different interpretations of what he meant in the minds of just those people who read this particular post. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Bill-Lee: yeah, that's a fair assessment . (hard to type - cut finger cooking). #red
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I guess I go rewatch HOPSCOTCH ([www.imdb.com]) to prepare for this. #red
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    Image of Presidentpez Presidentpez
    11/05/09

    @Chip Overclock: Just added it to my Netflix Watch Instantly...how did I not know about this movie? #red
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    Chip Overclock promoted this comment Presidentpez was starred Presidentpez was unstarred
    Image of blackoak blackoak
    11/05/09

    @Presidentpez: If you get the chance read the original book written by Brian Garfield. Where the movie plays for laughs, the book is deadly serious. The basic plot idea is so good it works either way, although I think the book is far better.

    As for me I'm going to watch some episodes of James Munro's 'Callan' (with Edward Woodward') to get in the mood for 'Red'. #red
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/05/09

    @Presidentpez: It helps to be very very old (like me). I saw it in the theater with the future Mrs. Overclock (who I do not think was even a.k.a. Dr. Overclock, Medicine Woman yet). #red
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/05/09

    @blackoak: Thanks for the pointer to the book by Garfield... just one-clicked it from Amazon.com. #red
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    Image of Dash_Stryker Dash_Stryker
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    I can't believe this is being made into a movie. The art is great, but the story in red is so bad. Also Helen Mirren is one doable old chick.
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    Edited by Dash_Stryker at 11/05/09 10:25 AM Dash_Stryker was starred Dash_Stryker was unstarred
    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren were in this dream I had last night. SO WEIRD! #red
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/05/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: Note to self, dream about Helen naked tomorrow.
    /Check #red
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    Chip Skylark of Space promoted this comment Im_your_Huckleberry was starred Im_your_Huckleberry was unstarred
    Image of Jassen Jassen
    11/05/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: @Dash_Stryker:

    And for the next poll on io9 : Which over 50 sci-fi chick is the most do-able, a poll that Summer Glau (in any incarnation) cannot win. #red
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    Chip Skylark of Space promoted this comment Jassen was starred Jassen was unstarred
    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    11/05/09


    @Im_your_Huckleberry: The proper usage is "She's one over 50 Dame I'd like to see naked". When the woman has a formal title, it's best to use the formal title in the formal wet dream.

    The picture here is from this summer.
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    11/05/09

    @Jassen: On July 24, 2031, Summer Glau will still be do-able. #red
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    11/05/09

    @icy_one: I' m a fan of Glau and all but please tell me you had to look up her birthday to work that out. #red
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    11/05/09

    @Jassen: She is 23 days younger than me, which is a lot easi..

    I mean, 7/24/81 is easy to remember. 7 is a holy number indicating perfection, 24 is the number of episodes of the first season of Terminator plus the number of episodes of Firefly, and the Arabic numerals for 81 are visible in the left palm of the human hand, which is the hand that..

    Yeah, I looked it up.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    11/05/09

    @Chip Skylark of Space: O.K. so now I really will be putting her "naked" dream sequence on the docket for tonight. MMMMM DAME MIRREN:) #red
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    11/05/09

    @Chip Skylark of Space: O.K. so "DAME MIRREN" will be on the dream sequence docket tonight after that pic. MMMMMM HELEN:) #red
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Warren Ellis Weirded Out By Helen Mirren's "Red" Casting, Plus John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Cast
    Couldn't you read that as him thinking all of the casting was weird? #red
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    11/05/09

    @Shewski: That's what I thought. #red
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    11/05/09

    @aubreyf: This is how I read it too. Which one is the weird one: Bruce, Morgan, or Hellen? #red
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/03/09

    In reply to BodyMod Presidential Assassins Get Movie Deal
    Black Summer was an awesome read. I admit that I did not like the art, but the story was enjoyable. #blacksummer
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/03/09

    In reply to BodyMod Presidential Assassins Get Movie Deal
    I am seriously looking forward to this. Out of all the writers tackling the transhumanist angle, W.E. piques my interest the most. I love the idea of nanotechnology as a force. It can stand for so much more. Ellis almost always gravitates towards nanotechnology. Shit, even his Justice League episode was about the Atom shrinking himself to stop an "unstoppable" nano-alien mass.

    In short: count me in.

    EDIT: Is it redundant to refer to the Atom as shrinking himself to save the day or can I just say he saved the day and people can assume it was on an atomic level?
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/03/09

    @Dr.Quatermass:

    There is always something moral about his writing too. I find with Garth Ennis or Morrison an ambiguous ethic that Ellis avoids by being a bastard, moreover a bastard with a heart, which is what makes his take on transhumanism a little more likeable. He still emphasizes the human.
    For example, with Transmet, Spiders attitude toward the digitized personalities is almost contemptuous mainly from a moral standpoint. #blacksummer
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/04/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: You know, I have never thought of Morrison in that light. He really is ambiguous, isn't he... Can you guess what I am going to ponder all day?

    For years I confused Warren Ellis with Bret Easton Ellis. Took me years to realize they were not the same person. A stupid mistake, especially when you start saying things like, " I can't believe the American Psycho guy wrote Transmetropolitan!"

    Just saying... #blacksummer
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/04/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Ha :)

    I know what you mean. I always thought that Brett Easton Ellis and Brett Ratner were the same person!!
    "What? The guy who wrote American Psycho directed Rush Hour? No way!!"

    Re Morrison; not that I judge Him in anyway for that! It is mainly just a point of difference I notice when comparing the two.
    Its probably because he's Scottish. #blacksummer
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