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dwndrgn · 18th September 2003, 03:32 PM

I don't have any problem with the limits on the edit time-period. I just thought the 30 mins was an odd amount of time to use. One hour is fine. In case I haven't mentioned it, I really like the additions and changes to the forums. Once I get used to the new stuff, maybe I'll be able to figure out what all the new bells and whistles do!

I, Brian · 18th September 2003, 03:56 PM

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Once I get used to the new stuff, maybe I'll be able to figure out what all the new bells and whistles do!

Same here!!!

Whoknew5 · 2nd December 2003, 12:41 AM

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I recently posted a list of upcoming (maybe - some are just in development and my never make it to production) movies based on some of our favorite books, tv series and comics. It's located in the TV and Film forum. I'm very excited to see some of them and was disappointed to see that some that were in development years ago are still there - haven't gotten off the ground yet. Notably of those is Battlestar Gallactica and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and of course, Doctor Who.

Battlestar Gallactica and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Nice. I have seen the trailers for the Battlestar Galactica (version 2.0) and it looks great...even if Starbuck is now a woman...who smokes cigars.

I, Brian · 2nd December 2003, 09:09 AM

Starbuck is now a cigar smoking woman?? OH, lordy - talk about changing cultural expressions!

Oh - and welcome to the chronicles-network, Whoknew5.

dwndrgn · 2nd December 2003, 11:38 AM

Battlestar Galactica has been made into a mini-series for tv. Starts here in the US on the SciFi Channel on Dec 8th. Already marked on my calendar.

I was surprised that it wasn't advertized as much as it could have been.

Incognito · 3rd December 2003, 11:48 AM

Is the mini-series related to the film at all??

knivesout · 3rd December 2003, 11:56 AM

Now that Tolkien has been succesfully filmed, how about other fantasy classics, maybe Moorcock's Elric books, the Thomas Covenenant books or, if that's a bit too heavy, some Eddings? I suspect most of the classic Eddings work would make for very entertaining cinema.

I guess there is no hope at all of anyone ever filming ER Eddisson's Ouroboros books, though.

dwndrgn · 3rd December 2003, 04:23 PM

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Is the mini-series related to the film at all??

I've no idea whether they abandoned the Hollywood script and then adapted to a miniseries or if they created the miniseries outside of the Hollywood movie concept. Maybe I can find out. We'll see.

jerchar · 8th December 2003, 12:52 PM

I would also bet on the David Eddings serie The Belgariade.

dwndrgn · 8th December 2003, 03:29 PM

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I've no idea whether they abandoned the Hollywood script and then adapted to a miniseries or if they created the miniseries outside of the Hollywood movie concept. Maybe I can find out. We'll see.

This miniseries was not done by the people trying to get their BG movie script made so that means there is still (a slim) chance that a full-length feature film will be made based on the series.

From the stuff I saw over the weekend about this miniseries, it looks like they've made some major changes that seem to work well. They've changed the Cylons and they've given us the reason why they are the only survivors from their world. The Cylons are their creations gone wrong. They evolved into human-like robots that are virtually indistinguishable from humans and they want to destroy their creators.

Whoknew5 · 8th December 2003, 05:31 PM

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From the stuff I saw over the weekend about this miniseries, it looks like they've made some major changes that seem to work well. They've changed the Cylons and they've given us the reason why they are the only survivors from their world. The Cylons are their creations gone wrong. They evolved into human-like robots that are virtually indistinguishable from humans and they want to destroy their creators.

Well, that is partly right. SOME of the cylons have evolved into a human-like form (enter stage left #6) but the older models of Cylons still exist and present themselves (complete with their oscillating red light eye bar). There is a whole cylon evolution! I saw a clicp of the making of the cylons on the scifi website. I cannot wait to see the first half of the mini-series tonight!! ANd to see Gauis Baltar's reaction when he finds out that the woman he has been "seeing" is a robot!

dwndrgn · 8th December 2003, 05:46 PM

It's a shame they are starting it tonight as my football team (St. Louis Rams) will be on at the same time so I'm going to have to flip back and forth the whole time. But I wouldn't want to miss it.

Whoknew5 · 8th December 2003, 11:11 PM

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It's a shame they are starting it tonight as my football team (St. Louis Rams) will be on at the same time so I'm going to have to flip back and forth the whole time. But I wouldn't want to miss it.

Yeah, it is hard to compete with Monday night football, but you can always tape Battlestar, or TiVo, if you have it. There is so much significant dialogue that I do not want to miss out on...I mean to set the scene and the plot of the new show...what is Commander Adama's relationship with his son Apollo like now after the first war? Does Starbuck have a leadership role this time around, or is she a firecracker rookie? How does Baltar react to what #6 tells him?? And what is the fate of the Battlestar Galactica? Does it survive the new insurgence of Cylons?? I do not know how you can stay away...

littlemissattitude · 9th December 2003, 03:17 AM

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Now that Tolkien has been succesfully filmed, how about other fantasy classics, maybe Moorcock's Elric books, the Thomas Covenenant books or, if that's a bit too heavy, some Eddings? I suspect most of the classic Eddings work would make for very entertaining cinema.

I guess there is no hope at all of anyone ever filming ER Eddisson's Ouroboros books, though.

I'd love to see the Thomas Covenant books done up really well like LOTR was. Oh, man, that would be something to see. Yeah, they are dark, but so is a lot of LOTR, really. The only time I've ever, and I mean ever, dreamed about books I've read was when I was reading the two trilogies and dreamed about The Land several times.

knivesout · 9th December 2003, 10:32 AM

Nice to see someone else who has read the Thomas Covenant books. They seem to be largely forgotten among many fantasy readers, and it's a pity. I have my reservations about Donaldson's skills as a writer - I feel his prose is just a tad pretentious, as shown by his extensive repitition of a 'Donaldson vocabulary' of portentuous words like 'anile', 'exigency', 'macerate' and so on, when simpler words would do as well, and he does in fact use simpler words for other concepts. But these two trilogies are among the few succesful fantasy works I've seen that consciously work against a few of the generic cliches, and it's amazing how Donaldson manages to convey a very vivid sense of The Land without indulging in the usual map-and-glossary routine.

I've also been wondering whether some of Cordwainer Smith's short stories could be turned into movies. A planet named Shayol would be my first candidate, followed by Mother Huttons Littul Kittuns or The Game of Cat and Dragon.

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18th September 2003, 03:32 PM	#31 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,663	I don't have any problem with the limits on the edit time-period. I just thought the 30 mins was an odd amount of time to use. One hour is fine. In case I haven't mentioned it, I really like the additions and changes to the forums. Once I get used to the new stuff, maybe I'll be able to figure out what all the new bells and whistles do!

2nd December 2003, 09:09 AM	#34 (permalink)
I, Brian Admin and Tea-boy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 5,374	Starbuck is now a cigar smoking woman?? OH, lordy - talk about changing cultural expressions! Oh - and welcome to the chronicles-network, Whoknew5.

2nd December 2003, 11:38 AM	#35 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,663	Battlestar Galactica has been made into a mini-series for tv. Starts here in the US on the SciFi Channel on Dec 8th. Already marked on my calendar. I was surprised that it wasn't advertized as much as it could have been.

3rd December 2003, 11:48 AM	#36 (permalink)
Incognito going spare! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 163	Is the mini-series related to the film at all??

3rd December 2003, 11:56 AM	#37 (permalink)
knivesout cheap,flashy little crook Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,998	Now that Tolkien has been succesfully filmed, how about other fantasy classics, maybe Moorcock's Elric books, the Thomas Covenenant books or, if that's a bit too heavy, some Eddings? I suspect most of the classic Eddings work would make for very entertaining cinema. I guess there is no hope at all of anyone ever filming ER Eddisson's Ouroboros books, though.

8th December 2003, 12:52 PM	#39 (permalink)
jerchar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 65	I would also bet on the David Eddings serie The Belgariade.

8th December 2003, 05:46 PM	#42 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,663	It's a shame they are starting it tonight as my football team (St. Louis Rams) will be on at the same time so I'm going to have to flip back and forth the whole time. But I wouldn't want to miss it.

9th December 2003, 10:32 AM	#45 (permalink)
knivesout cheap,flashy little crook Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,998	Nice to see someone else who has read the Thomas Covenant books. They seem to be largely forgotten among many fantasy readers, and it's a pity. I have my reservations about Donaldson's skills as a writer - I feel his prose is just a tad pretentious, as shown by his extensive repitition of a 'Donaldson vocabulary' of portentuous words like 'anile', 'exigency', 'macerate' and so on, when simpler words would do as well, and he does in fact use simpler words for other concepts. But these two trilogies are among the few succesful fantasy works I've seen that consciously work against a few of the generic cliches, and it's amazing how Donaldson manages to convey a very vivid sense of The Land without indulging in the usual map-and-glossary routine. I've also been wondering whether some of Cordwainer Smith's short stories could be turned into movies. A planet named Shayol would be my first candidate, followed by Mother Huttons Littul Kittuns or The Game of Cat and Dragon.