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Details Emerge As ER Veterans Wyle And Spielberg Reunite For TNT’s Alien-Invasion Pilot!!
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Noah Wyle, who starred on Steven Spielberg’s “ER,” will now star in Steven Spielberg’s untitled alien-invasion pilot for TNT.
The Hollywood Reporter has this, plus news that the pilot has a “Battlestar Galactica”-esque premise:
The project, written by Robert Rodat from an idea he conceived with Spielberg, is set shortly after aliens have wiped out most of the human population. Wyle will play the leader of a ragtag group of soldiers and civilians who struggle against the occupying alien force.
The wartime theme makes sense, since Spielberg and Rodat previously collaborated on “Saving Private Ryan.”
Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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um...first?
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i wonder what the twist is that makes this thing so attractive to Steve, since the basic premise isn't exactly earth-shattering. (pardon the pun?)
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my small penis doesn't look so small now that i'm first...
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1 in 20 shot of not sucking.
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"Are you a virgin?"
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yeah, a warrior who's ass is broader than his shoulders
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Fucking cunthole douchebag. On a related-to-the-actual-fucking-story note, I actually do like the premise of this.
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and more Battlefield Earth, at least that is what is sounds like to me
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We are all blessed by this project. Thank you TNT for taking this bold move to start a series with such an underused premise. Alas the casting choice is reminds me of the massive shit I had this morning after a huge cup of coffee.
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a dick size reference for being "frist" hahahahaha.. classic knobhead
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till the actual aliens invade, just give me anything that doesnt involve a bunch of fucking nobodies sleeping "rough" or a bunch of fucking hasbeen celebs cutting some cunts grass or somit... and while im on my small soapbox.. why in the fuck did they cancel the excellent Invasion ffs, loved that show...
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Wasn't ER Michael Crichton's show?
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June 26, 2009, 3:16 a.m. CST
Don't I see a cheaply made version of this every week
by lockesbrokenleg
on some shitty cable network?
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It seems like the more I read, the new TV pilots and remakes are about Aliens invading us. V, which I'm looking forward to, then this what next?
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When is Speilberg going to stop doing extended adverts for the military industrial complex and start making fun entertainment again? Is it possible for Speilberg to make fun entertainment without it involving war, someone holding a gun or something blowing up?! I blame Michael Bay!!
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are alien VAMPIRES! "ragtag" = sure to be populated with idiots.
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Sad.
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Kind of a different take on alien invasions pretty fun.
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wowsah156 - it could be fun, but only if they did a minisries of Harry Turtledove's wonderful WORLDWAR novels where it's 1942, the Germans own most of Europe and much of Russia, the Japanese are all over China and much of the Pacific, and the Americans and wondering how to get out of this mess. Then, the aliens invade. And Hitler has to make deals with the Soviets to save his beloved Reich, and the Chinese see the aliens as a possible way to overthrow their Nipponese conquerors. Meanwhile, the U.S. is having to deal with ETs on their land. But it isn't completely one-sided. The aliens had sent a sub-light probe to Earth to study us prior to conquest. Unfortunately, the data it came back with was 800 years out of date. But, hey, how much progress could a horseback riding, bow-and-arrow technology race make in a mere eight centuries? Boy, are the aliens depressed when they learn the awful truth. We're only about a century behind, now, and learning fast... Very amusing.
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June 26, 2009, 9:01 a.m. CST
If anyone needs any further proof that Spielberg
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
has Alzheimer's, just look at Transformers as Example A.
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Why doesn't someone make this a TV series? They could pitch it as a cross between V and Heroes (network execs can only understand a concept when it can be compared to an existing show). HBO, get on it!
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It could be good. After all BSG got plenty of negative comments before it launched, and look how that turned out. Granted the odds are against a TNT show being any good, but I'll try it for sure...
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Go Wolverines!
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...who claimed that he would NEVER make a movie about evil, invading aliens on the documentary included on the 1996 E.T. laserdisc? Now there's his War Of The Worlds remake and this.<BR><BR>Curious.
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Not sure I see him as a soldier. Not a war weary hard nosed bad ass type anyway. With these guys he'll be a well rounded father trying to keep his family together in the midst of having to kill aliens.
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I remember when this was called the Third Robotech War.
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And he's a pretty good actor. Loved him in "Pirates of Silicon Valley."
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Who is Spielberg? The guy who produced Transformers? He sucks!!!
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Saving those poor drowning, starving polar bears... oh wait, cap 'n trade will save 'em! Nevermind...
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Shit, V wasn't even original, it ripped off Roddenberry's Battleground Earth which was made later as Earth: Final Conflict. And all of it was done by the Twilight Zone before that. Also, considering WE are considered the alien invaders, do we really want to make a movie that demonizes the more powerful civilization yet again? But hey, good to see Wyle working, though why they don't just make the Librarian as a TV show I don't know.
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war of the worlds<P> proof fucking positive that hg wells was a man way ahead of his time
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and I love it! The bookish Wyle turning soldier to repel an invasion force. Can't wait!
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Can't find a single mention of that show in his IMDB filmography.
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His production company, Amblin, produced it. Also, as I've read, he found the ER script that was originally written as a theatrical feature by Michael Crichton. He was all set to direct the movie, until he came across another of Crichton's works, a novel that was just published, titled JURASSIC PARK. So he shot JP, and made ER into a TV show.
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...I'm one of the bigger Spielberg fans of his earlier classics, but after Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers 2 and the upcoming Tintin, I'm not sure I trust the stuff he puts out any longer.
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I grew up idolizing Spielberg, but he's apparently pulled a George Lucas in recent years...
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but had little involvement with it afterwards. He was attached to Crichton's script for the pilot when it was going to be a feature film.
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Might as well call it George Lucas' ER because he and Spielberg both have beards.
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He doesn't even have a producer credit listed on IMDB.
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turned up to discuss the shows success in the doc accompanying the finale too.
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Eh, I'm a little tired of aliens in my TV shows.
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Everything he touches turns to shit. This has 'nuke the fridge' written all over it. And I like Noah, but he's not a lead actor.
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I wouldn't use size as a good measure for a soldier. Case in point: Audie Murphy: Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart (3) French Legion of Honor French Croix de Guerre (+ Palm) Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm This hulking behemoth was 5'5"
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But I must say, his involvement in Transformers I and II, Chrystal Skull has shaken my faith. His name used to be synonymous with excellence in move making; But man... I can barely forgive him for these three stinking sacks of feces. But I have faith in ya, Steven! The premise here sounds good, now follow through and show us some of that old school Spielberg magic we all know and love!
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