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Check Out A Couple Of Exclusive Images From Tom Hanks's ELECTRIC CITY!
Beaks here...
Set in a "functioning" dystopian civilization rife with violence and corruption, Tom Hanks's ELECTRIC CITY is an intriguing work of science fiction that seeks to involve viewers via a variety of platforms. Primarily, it's a ninety-minute animated web series presented in five-to-seven-minute chapters, but there will also be a more immersive experience available at the show's official site on Yahoo.
But it's all for naught if the story isn't up to snuff, and I'm certainly curious to see how a Tom Hanks-created sci-fi series plays. If you check out the trailer, you'll see that it's a somewhat grim and brutal depiction of a postapocalyptic future, which is something of a surprise coming from the director of the amiable THAT THING YOU DO and LARRY CROWNE. We've been given a couple of exclusive images, and they reinforce the show's unsentimental vision of a society struggling to hold itself together.
Pretty cool. The first ten episodes of ELECTRIC CITY will debut at Yahoo! on July 17th, while the remaining episodes will appear on the 18th and 19th. For all your ELECTRIC CITY needs, visit the show's official site!
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It would be cooler if he and Pete Scolari were in drag...
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Never again......
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July 10, 2012, 1:39 p.m. CST
a functioning dystopian civilization rife with violence and corruption...?
by zom-bot.com
so it's set on present day earth then?
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Some say it's mystic, It's electric, Boogie woogie, woogie, You can't resist it, It's electric, Boogie woogie, woogie, You can't do without it, It's electric, Boogie woogie, woogie...
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when it was called City of Ember.
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It's so very refreshing to see a hollywood-type to go and try something outside of his comfort zone! Moar power to him! Gives me hope that creativity ain't dead.
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July 10, 2012, 8:03 p.m. CST
I will always remember Beaks for hailing "Skyline" as a "minor revolt against the studio filmmaking process".
by whyamihere
In other words, grain of salt. No offense.
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July 10, 2012, 10:57 p.m. CST
Animation really does allow you to do whatever the fuck you want on film without the budget being a problem.
by Christian Sylvain
It's a shame that so many directors don't take advantage of their own creativity with it.
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huge boobies people... i mean cannons
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Because Hanks is all about electric cars. At least he was a few years back when he was active on Myspace before Facebook took off, and Twitter was all the rage. I watched him pimping electric cars in a few different videos.
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July 11, 2012, 12:47 p.m. CST
Electric City made me think of the rap video by Michael Scott and Dwight Shrute
by v3d
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July 11, 2012, 2:32 p.m. CST
goddamn you, chestrockwell. Right after i read your post, this song is playing on my Radio @ my Job.
by Stalkeye
Boogie Woogie, Woogie, Woogie!
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