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Bruckheimer & J. Michael Straczynski Coming Together For SHATTERED UNION!!
Merrick here...
Jerry Bruckheimer and J. Michael Straczynski (BABYLON 5, CHANGELING) are allying to bring SHATTERED UNION to the big screen. It's based on a 2K game which is available HERE
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In the game, states secede from the U.S. and form their own governments that wage a civil war against each other after Washington, D.C., is wiped out in a nuclear blast and chaos ravages the nation. Players control one of the warring group of states -- the California Commonwealth, Republic of Texas and New England Alliance are three of the six -- or a European peacekeeping unit sent to reunify America.
...explains THIS piece in Variety.
Similar territory was recently explored on CBS by the series JERICHO. The show garnered lackluster ratings but raised a rabid fanbase whose devotion resulted in a soon-to-be-released "Season 3" comic book series (from the show's masterminds). Like UNION, the JERICHO comics will chronicle a modern day Civil War in America.
The SHATTERED UNION game looks like this...
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It wasn't very good.. but maybe the movie will be better.
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...we'll have health care for sure. The rest of you motherfuckers can drink beer while cleaning your guns and sitting in your own feces.
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As the US is as about divided as it's ever been.
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I kind of want to play this, now.
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I hope they retcon that crap he wrote for the comic. Pure tripe.
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"Year round rollercoaster operation and 'medical' marijuana for all!" Yeah, bitches, beat that...
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and still no paranoid / racist / jingoistic / fascistic / communistic / barely-relevant and wholly ignorant comments yet. Sometimes you disappoint me, TalkBack.
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Oct 27, 2009 2:47:03 PM CDT
Straczynski wasn't good on Thor. But, his early Spider-Man
by blakindigo
was excellent.
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...was, like, a Streisand, but he's rocking the shit in this one!
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This has serious potential to rock.
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That's why I enjoy DMZ so much. Anyone else read it? One of the better comics I've read for quite a while. Never played this 2K game though. Hope the movie ends up decent at least. I gather the game was mediocre at best?.
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He was the best thing Thor had in a good while. His first 2 or 3 arcs for ASM were very good too. It's a shame he jumped to DC, though.
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In fact, I haven't bought a single issue or tpb in years, until last week when I picked up volumes 1 and 2 of the latest Thor series.
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Oh yeah, I remember him. He's the guy that takes 3 months to write a single issue of a comic and was jetisoned of off the World War Z movie for slackin'. I guess we'll see this next project done at around 2020.
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Power on!!!
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I give the guy props for starting some compelling stories. Spider-Man, Rising Stars, Squadron Supreme, Thor--all started strong, but due to ADHD, overwork and/or recurring cerebral spasms, JMS simply couldn't finish them properly. Even the current Thor story arc (really, a continuation of concepts introduced in the first issue) will be completed by another writer as part of Marvel's misguided 'Siege' crossover.
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Sure it was by the numbers. But, shit, Hollywood usually eats this kind of stuff up.
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Would make a far better adaptation. Then again it has character basis..lord knows Bruckheimer is all about the character development.
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that revelation scene from the kid in the police station floored me. really didn't know the film was going to go there.
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the game is relatively obscure (I've never played it, but I have heard of it), but the premise is a fascinating one so here's hoping this turns out well
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One of the first kids shows to use extensive computer animation as i recall. Pretty good show but where the hell is the DVD? As for JMS, read around 5 ASM collections at the library and thought they were pretty good. I'm in a southern library which may explain why Gaiman's Sandman and other non-spandex graphic novels are no where to be found. Does anyone know if those exclusions are exclusive to the south. (i.e. do northern library have gaiman, y: the last man, etc.) i usually can't bring myself to buy graphic novels that i can read in an hour. Just seems like a waste of coin. Although i did read Ultimate Galactus 3 at the library and was so impressed by the visuals that i may break that decree....
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Make that happen!
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Kind of a similar idea and pretty entertaining. Left-wing vs. Right-wing in an interesting coup. As far as I know Joel Silver still has the rights.
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it's nothing that hasn't been done before, but once you start playing it, it gets pretty addictive.
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Texas is always your real enemy, the rest of the territories you convert to your side are just a means to defeating Texas. Because they've got the oil and the nukes, and you know of all the territories, Texas is the one that's going to be a problem.
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Reunite the states by conquest, and then everybody team up to take over Europe.
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So it's a comedy then?
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I usually allow myself to get excited for any new JMS material. But he hasn't ever, and may not ever, top Babylon 5.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120086/
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Hope this movie is a good substitute.
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Snake Plisken leading a group through all this civil unrest across the country.
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Oct 27, 2009 9:57:06 PM CDT
The Fall of the Republic The Presidency of Barack H. Obama (High
by spazatronik2000
http://tinyurl.com/yl8wc8z
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Oct 27, 2009 9:59:25 PM CDT
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/and-the-villian-for-spider-man-
by future help
the LIZARD is the Spidey 4 villian
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By the time this movie appears a REAL second civil war will have taken place, though peacefully and at the election booth. The truth is Americans have woken up to what an empty suit, slick talking, used car salesman Obama actually is (translation: he's clueless and useless), not to mention what utter pieces of human shit people like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are. Or to put it in simple English, what utter dumb asses the Democrats have proven to be, even though they're still trying their best to ruin this country.Which is why the elections next week will be an opening salvo, followed by the elections in 2010 and 2012 as they all get their asses kicked out of office. And then we get this country back on track and back to normalcy.
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Oh,there's no other way for you to go, alright.But down.
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We don't even need to join with any other "territory". Cuz we'll shoot yer planes plum out tha sky over yonder!Arkansas, Arkansas, I just luv ol Arkansas.I Luv my MAAAA and I luv my PA and I just luv ol Arkansas.Soooooiiiieeeeee Pig!And fuck you, Connecticshit. We will send you all of our countless armadillos to give that fucker Lieberman leprosy.
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We don't do anything for the common 'round heeeya, wealth yeah but definitely not the common. (Throws up two c's like Christian Cage) California Clique what what!
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— but rock that shit anyway!
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it seems their prayers were answered
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color coordianted with a latte holders. To bad an undermaned boy scout troop destroys the gents from california in about thirty five seconds.
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I didn't know any other cool ways to throw up 2 C's except his. Also, I gather you're a canuck too? I don't know if you know about them or care but Tegan and Sara's new cd came out today (10.27.09 it's 11:30 p as I type this here in soCal) they are my fave band but I must say this cd is a massive disappointment.
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they got better Mexicans - kinda like how the West got better Jews post WW2
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Football and Baseball teams suck. WI would get taken over by MN or Michigan. Or N/S Dakotas would combine and take over MN and WI.
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no baseball or football, and too much inbreeding
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Fuck Jerry Bruckheimer up his fucking ass.
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oh COME ON! what?
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if Texas wins the world will glow at night!!.
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Fuck Jerry Bruckheimer up his fucking ass!
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Let him get fucked up his fucking ass. Fucking ass!!
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With James Cameron Directing. This I cant wait for!!
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Interesting choice for a feature film. Hm... Could be awesome, but...
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