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What's next? They'll get the head of "Buffy's" Scooby Gang to p by Hercules	Apr 24th, 2005 02:05:39 AM
My brain hurts!
Early 90's Land of the Lost Rocked! by d8cam	Apr 24th, 2005 02:10:44 AM
Remember the early Saturday morning Land of the Lost from the early 90's? No, not the one from a few decades earlier. There was a second series. What ever happened to it?
I actually was hoping they would turn that show into a big budge by Terry_1978	Apr 24th, 2005 02:25:26 AM
Only because I thought it would make a good adventure flick, regardless of the cries of childhood raping. But a comedy...not too sure about that.
Will Ferrell by MimiRogers3rdNip	Apr 24th, 2005 02:33:02 AM
is becoming a retard.
I got a fever, and the only prescription is... by GrandoCarIissian	Apr 24th, 2005 02:34:45 AM
more Will-Holly-Sleestack three-ways.
Chaka.....Chaka.....Chaka Khan by Monkeybrains	Apr 24th, 2005 03:16:17 AM
In the Laaaaaaand Laaaaand of the Lossst losssssssst losssssssssst
Hmmm... by DerLanghaarige	Apr 24th, 2005 03:51:03 AM
The show was so crappy, the film can only be brilliant. Or not. Who cares. Sleestacks, Yay!!!!
Yeah... I heard it's going to be a COMEDY. by ZeroCorpse	Apr 24th, 2005 05:25:08 AM
They could have made a kick-ass realistic sci-fi/action flick, and instead they're going have a lot of clever in-jokes and lame physical comedy. Yay. What a waste of a good idea.
Uh....... by MattCG	Apr 24th, 2005 06:04:30 AM
No.
The raping of my childhood continues....aka Hollywood's incessan by Monkey_King	Apr 24th, 2005 06:25:56 AM
For once(maybe the 12th time, I never counted) I have to say "STOP RAPING OUR TV SHOWS OF OLD AND MAKING SHITTY FILMS OUT OF THEM!!!!" What's next Andy Griffth the Movie with Billy Bob Thornton as Andy Taylor? Give us all a fucking break already and be original, or adapt some friggin books properly.
I think the "Stone Soup" episode taught us all a valuable lesson by Drunken Rage	Apr 24th, 2005 08:45:58 AM
I'd be all over this movie except for... Will Ferrell. Annoying, smug, tame physical comedy, enough already.
Marshall Willenholly = hoax by Parallax	Apr 24th, 2005 09:56:03 AM
This is undoubtedly a hoax. Will Ferrel played a character named "Marshall Willenholly" in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Mr. Marshall and kids Will and Holly? Heh heh...pretty clever stuff.
Yeah, but is Chaka Khan going to be in it? by zer0cool2k2	Apr 24th, 2005 09:59:48 AM
She should have been in the second Ster Trek movie, by the way.
Why not other Krofft klassics? I suggest Liam Neeson as Dr. Shr by Lance Rock	Apr 24th, 2005 10:30:57 AM

How about... by criderman	Apr 24th, 2005 11:35:43 AM
...Quentin Tarentino directing a big-budget film version of "The Banana Splits" with Micheal Madsen as Fleegle, Harvey Keitel as Bingo, Steve Buscemi as Drooper, Samuel L. Jackson as Snorky and Amanda Plummer as Jill Carter with Marilyn Manson and Trent Reznor remaking the "Tra-La-La Song" and he can have Robert Rodriguez guest-direct "The Hillbilly Bears"! Seth McFarland can do the action figures!
who farted? by Babba-Booey	Apr 24th, 2005 01:32:36 PM
Thanks Sid N' Marty. You made such a big ass deal about doing the originals with real sci-fi authors, why would you piss on your own rep by doing this? Suck? Oh yeah, this one's gonna be so far beyond suck that the light of suck will take a million years to reach where this place will be residing. I suggest they listen to thier own commentary tracks on Season 1 LOTL, and re-think what they have done. Am I the only person who thinks Will Farrell sucks balls?
i ain't done yet. by Babba-Booey	Apr 24th, 2005 01:38:38 PM
I see some really dumb ass in jokes. The best dumb in-joke would be to work Bill Laimbeer into the movie as an obnoxious hothead retired basketball star Bob "The Lizard" Sleestak.
Casting news...this just in. by Babba-Booey	Apr 24th, 2005 01:41:28 PM
Ron Jeremy is Cha-Ka, and has agreed to forgo costuming.
Nature Tie-In by Babba-Booey	Apr 24th, 2005 01:52:49 PM
Animal Planet will get Steve Irwin to do a mock nature program showcasing a Pakuni group and thier bizarre lives. Irwin gets a black eye after getting kocked in the face by Cha-Ka's 10 inch furry junkstick. Then, add insult to injury, Ta & Sa double team his wife...and she enjoys it. Crikey!
the final insult by Babba-Booey	Apr 24th, 2005 01:57:49 PM
During a moment of high drama, the cast are seen running from a dinosaur near the lost city. in the distance, Jay & Silent Bob are standing in front of one of the buildings smoking and playing a boombox.
How about a remake of one of the best dinosaur movies? by mrfan	Apr 24th, 2005 03:01:53 PM
That's right I am talking about Caveman with Ringo Starr and Dennis Quaid. Either have a sequel about that or just remake it. Been a long time coming.
Pulley by therightclique	Apr 24th, 2005 03:44:03 PM
I'm pretty sure it was a combination of jay and silent bob strike back plus the latest album by the band pulley, which contains a shoddy cover of the theme song, that caused the studio to want to make this film
yes by Demosthenes2	Apr 24th, 2005 07:47:48 PM

yes God knows Land of the Lost is sacred material by Demosthenes2	Apr 24th, 2005 07:49:11 PM
how dare they...
Being a geek myself, I usually avoid going off on fanboys, but.. by TheWoodMan	Apr 24th, 2005 08:20:11 PM
I really, REALLY hope you guys saying "they're raping my childhood" and "it'll never be as good as the T.V. show" are just pulling the TalkBack's collective leg. I was the World's Biggest Fan of this show as a kid, and I still love it, but let's be honest here... this was the second cheapest, cheesiest, incompetently produced show of all time (after "Sigmund the Sea Monster... well. okay. maybe third after that and "The Bugaloos"). If they spend even ten dollars on this movie it'd be an improvement... and if they go the usual Will Ferrell route and load it up with absurdity, ridiculous pratfalls and juvenile yuks, it could be a friggin' CLASSIC. Someone suggested Jimmy Woods as a Sleestak... cast him as Enok and I'll camp out in front of the theater, costumed in a plaid shirt and white-afro wig, to see this!
And by the way, when this is done, let's get to work on that "DA by TheWoodMan	Apr 24th, 2005 08:33:03 PM
C'mon, Richard Donner... you KNOW you're dying to return to the legend that launched your career. As for Jan-Michael Vincent... he's a bit old to reprise his role, but at this point I'd say he's just about craggy, fucked-up and incoherent enough to play Mu-Tan. OH-OH... CHONNNNG-GOOOOOO!!!
Speaking of islands and Lost and stuff, what's the deal with JP4 by d8cam	Apr 24th, 2005 08:42:33 PM
Well?
the pylons are signaling suck by thelurkerx	Apr 24th, 2005 10:08:55 PM
I can only hope that they all wear hideous flannel shirts, and that the cave is under rent control. It's been a number of years. You don't need pylons to know that Hollywood's hit rock bottom. As long as they don't bring back Lost Saucer or Sigmund the Sea Monster, I'll be OK. Maybe. I'm just waiting for the day some asshole brings H.R. Puf'N'Stuf to the Hollywood screen. Then I'm breaking out an axe. What was the shiny jeweled thing in the UFO called in LotL anyway?
don't reference Kevin Smith movies, they pretty much suck by kurosize	Apr 24th, 2005 11:00:11 PM
sorry, but it is true. really.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here!... by Uga	Apr 24th, 2005 11:25:34 PM
... Because I seem to be the only one that thought "Anchorman" completely SUCKED!
When is ACCORDING TO JIM hitting the big screen as a comedy? by Uncle Stan	Apr 24th, 2005 11:26:56 PM

Best theme song ever by DarthCorleone	Apr 25th, 2005 04:23:13 AM
Sleestaks scared the crap out of me as a kid.
land of the lost by perfecto_fan	Apr 25th, 2005 05:35:35 AM
The original show indeed did have camp, and it was quite funny at times, so they got plenty to lampoon...I hope however that movie retains some of the serious morality themes that it brought out...Especially some of the surreal undertones such as pylons, skylons, sleestak, magic portals...I also hope it includes some type of similarity in terms of the synthesized creepy music. I hope it is good because I am NOT a big Will Ferrel fan.
SIGMUND AND THE SEA MONSTERS... starring Napoleon Dynamite... by Roguewriter	Apr 25th, 2005 08:57:35 AM
OK, I don't have anything else. Except... Jeezis jumped-up baldheaded kee-RIST, people!!! How about making some flinkin MOVIES for a change?!?!?
Electra woman and Dyna Girl by Anino	Apr 25th, 2005 09:12:30 AM
With Elisha Cuthbert and naked Mandy. Let's start the petition.
Greeeeat. by radio1_mike	Apr 25th, 2005 09:18:47 AM
The production values may not have been the best due to a limited budget, but the quality of the stories always shone through. WF can not possibly play this straight, so it would suck. I am sure Harlan Ellison or David Brin won't be doing this script. A LOTL movie needs Jurassic Park-type treatment (meaning fx and script not story) NOT a Scooby Doo treatment. Blech. And for the idiot who said the early '90s version was okay-- you are on crack my friend.
Holly Marshall is the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet! by radio1_mike	Apr 25th, 2005 09:19:55 AM

Where the hell is our "Bugaloos" movie?! by Anna Valerious	Apr 25th, 2005 09:32:59 AM
It's been in development hell for years, and it might be the reason why I'm a big fan of Pok
BTW by Anna Valerious	Apr 25th, 2005 09:36:05 AM
There was supposed to be a TV series based on "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" that was an intentional comedy with Markie Post as Electra Woman who reteams with her sidekick Dyna Girl after a long abscence.
So... by Purgatori	Apr 25th, 2005 10:51:11 AM
If there is a lame ass remake to be done then it's in the contract that Will Ferrell must be in it? Is anyone else sick of him?? Oh, and Jarv...are you from Missouri?
Anchorman was dirty ass. by Babba-Booey	Apr 25th, 2005 11:22:26 AM
I liked Anchorman. Everything was cool except for Will. Fucking obnoxious, both the character and actor. Old School...same thing. Elf was the only thing remotely tollerabe that he's done to date. Somewhere, John Belushi is spinning in his grave.
H.R. Pufnstuf movie? by KaraZorEl	Apr 25th, 2005 12:06:33 PM
[ The Kroffts are behind such TV projects as "Lidsville, "The Bay City Rollers Show," "The Brady Bunch Hour," "Donny and Marie," "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" and "H.R. Pufnstuf," which Universal also made into a feature film.] There is an H.R. Pufnstuf movie?
My Over/Under for this movie: by NiceMarmot	Apr 25th, 2005 12:49:39 PM
Number of minutes after film starts before somebody steps/falls in/eats dinosaur poop: 13 1/2 under-140. And let's cool it with the talk of remaking Ringo Starr's masterpiece,Caveman - that idea is just pooka!
Land of the by The Alienist	Apr 25th, 2005 12:52:41 PM
What only a few talk backers seem to realize is, despite the 70's show's lack of production values, there was some intelligent sci-fi going on in that show. The ideas were clever (and badly executed) and have been ripped off aplenty over the years (mostly in alternate dimentionally themed stories and, well, TV's "Lost"). Some of those stories were way above the heads of the Saturday morning crowd that watched them, psychedelic and freaky at times. Plus you had to think. And they actually left things unexplained at the end of episodes. There might of even been TV's first mythology arc, as they hinted that this place where lost civilizations and people had gone were there for a purpose. I remember the Flying Dutchman episode was really weird: the seemingly reencarnated Holly Marshall meeting a eighteenth century version of herself. We remember the hoaky, cheesey sets and costumes, bad special effects and crazy fun theme song...but we forget (as do Sid & Marty Kroft) that this was originally a show about ideas done on a Saturday morning show budget.
Sweet Baby Jesus! Where's my 8-trac player! We're heading back by Blue_Demon	Apr 25th, 2005 01:48:03 PM
Man...watching that re-make will be like being 9 years old again. Think they'll kick me out of the theater if I watch it in my underwear with a bowl of Cap'n Crunch in my lap? Let's get Rick Baker to make the Sleestaks and borrow a T-Rex from Spielberg to play Grumpy and I'm there.
Didn't Marshall die on the show? by Doc_Strange	Apr 25th, 2005 03:18:16 PM
I seem to remember him dying or getting sent to another dimension, then they replaced him with Uncle Jack who somehow got lost as well. As for the movie, if done right, could be awesome, though i think they should do a TV show with a prime time slot and an obviously bigger budget, ala Lost, that would rule. Plus get some new sleestack designs, those dudes looked to damn rubbery.
Marshall disappears by dwam0	Apr 25th, 2005 03:57:59 PM
That had to be one of the most mind blowing episodes ever. The kids and Marshall find this never-ending video loop (with the sounds of their screams played over and over) of them going over the falls and into the Land of the Lost. So Mashall volunteers to go through the portal, the loop stops and all three land at the bottom of the falls. To my kid brain it looked like either Marshall went back and was free of the Land of the Lost or they were all killed when the raft went over the falls. Either way, the Will and Holly were left in the Land of the Lost on their own (the uncle came later).
All I know is... by Childe Roland	Apr 25th, 2005 05:58:26 PM
...if they don't have that little brown sleestack dude int he sparkly tunic in this one, I'm going to be pissed as hell. Because I'm his agent and he hasn't worked in years.
Yes, there was an HR Pufnstuf Movie by jthishere	Apr 25th, 2005 07:18:44 PM
It featured none other than Mama herself -- Cass Eliot -- as a Witch and Witchypoo's boss.
Will Farrell: He's already going to... by chrisd	Apr 26th, 2005 12:39:08 AM
help ruin Bewitched. Now this. What's next: The Six Billion Dollar Man? Is he going to become the new Will Smith, to be in every dumbed down deimagining?
Who do we have to write to stop this travesty? by radio1_mike	Apr 26th, 2005 09:37:05 AM

Deimagining by thegreenvortex	Apr 26th, 2005 04:26:52 PM
chrisd, that's the perfect word for what Hollywood does these days. But it's all of entertainment. Because we the audience are all too jaded and ADDled to take our entertainment straight anymore. It has to come with a catchy twist, a gimmick. The early Beatles would be laughed off the charts today -- too earnest. Hitchcock's Psycho would be called predictable. It's hard to be original when so many iconic creative ideas have already been used and reused, so now 'artists' focus on 'creative' ways to remake and remix.

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