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THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN MiniSeries Cast Ready For Contamination!!

first? by FleshMachine	Jul 12th, 2007 10:11:57 AM
yay!
First! by uss cygnus	Jul 12th, 2007 10:12:01 AM
And...LOVING IT.
Shut that baby up! by Billyeveryteen	Jul 12th, 2007 10:12:04 AM
That old man too.
having said that by FleshMachine	Jul 12th, 2007 10:13:07 AM
s and of the owthis probably wont be any good...or will it?
having said that by FleshMachine	Jul 12th, 2007 10:13:20 AM
this probably wont be any good...or will it?
The Original Is Highly Underrated and Overlooked. by uss cygnus	Jul 12th, 2007 10:17:54 AM
It's almost documentary-matter-of-fact-lik e in it's style, and that makes it all the more chilling. And it's taken absolutely seriously, almost like a nuclear war film like the real SAC footage that's used in the attack sequences in "The Day After". And, i'll tell you what...the pre-credits sequence in "The Day After" where the commander of the Looking Glass Alert plane gets his daily briefing on the state of the world as the jet engines spool up...is as chilling as when the bombs fall. Point being; the original "Andromeda" carries that kind of chilling weight to it at many points. I hope they get this right.
RICKY WILL RUIN THIS!!! by Shermdawg	Jul 12th, 2007 10:21:05 AM
JUST LIKE HE HELPED RUIN 24...TWO SEASONS AFTER IT STARTED SUCKING!!!
Great film by homer40	Jul 12th, 2007 10:37:16 AM
I remember seeing this film as a child, and it scared the shit out of me. It was probably Robert Wise's first foray into plodding, slowly paced sci-fi, which reached its pinacle in Star Trek - The Movie.
He's going by Ricky again by blacklodgebob	Jul 12th, 2007 10:38:34 AM
I saw some 24 interview with him, and he said he abandon the rick thing and is just going with "Ricky".
I thought this was going to be on SciFi by PVIII	Jul 12th, 2007 11:01:19 AM
or am I wrong?
Can't wait to see how they fuck this one up! by The Equalizer	Jul 12th, 2007 11:05:25 AM
I'm buying the original all day long! The look, the feel, the really fucking ugly female element - all to soon be replaced by 'Hollywood Tarts'. 90% of the appeal for the original was that all of the cast actually looked like they were geeky scientist types. As soon as this all becomes 'pretty', it all goes the way of the pear.
No - we don't need no beautiful people!! by The Equalizer	Jul 12th, 2007 11:09:53 AM
The appeal of the original was the fact that all of the nerdy scientists look exactly like nerdy scientists! It was believable! The old girl with Red-O-Vision and NHS glasses looked like she belonged in a secret lab. I sincerely doubt that you would've seen Britt Ekland doing the same back then!
Damn my lousy Netgear router! by The Equalizer	Jul 12th, 2007 11:11:01 AM
It blocked me and then decided that it hadn't at all! Fuck shit bollocks and wank!
"Wildfire was built for germ warfare!" by newc0253	Jul 12th, 2007 11:28:43 AM
if they keep to the tone of the original novel and film, it oughta be great. Despite the cast and crew, though, i suspect that it's probably gonna blow chunks. Like the Homeland Security guy Chertoff, i just have this gut feeling...
Love the original by Mister Man	Jul 12th, 2007 11:54:26 AM
Looks great, and quite realistic.
The original was fucking amazing by photoboy	Jul 12th, 2007 12:18:57 PM
I doubt they'll be able to recreate the spooky atmosphere of the original with its sterile and harshly lit laboratories, but I'm excited to see another take on the Andromeda Strain. And Merrick is spot on, Gill Melle's score for the film is insanely atmospheric, it really imbues those lab scenes studying the strain with a sinister and forboding atmosphere.
Give Merrick's mom a blackbox... by Alonzo Mosely	Jul 12th, 2007 12:30:05 PM
Lord knows I did last night... I have no clue what I am talking about, I haven't slept in three days...
Hopefully they change the ending by jimmy_009	Jul 12th, 2007 12:53:41 PM
The book and movie had the biggest letdown endings since War of the Worlds.
new razor spot: by PVIII	Jul 12th, 2007 01:26:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ShOls47ha1s sorry to hijack the talkback. Bear McCreary is amazing.
Hey doc! by skimn	Jul 12th, 2007 01:29:27 PM
Hell of a way to run a hospital!! Loved the cranky sterno guy. Ricky Schroder? Really? Gonna blow chunks.
Trailer for BSG Razor is up at scifi.com/battlestar by secretcylon	Jul 12th, 2007 01:29:57 PM
http://www.scifi.com/battlesta r
oops by secretcylon	Jul 12th, 2007 01:30:42 PM
sorry PVIII i was so excited I didn't notice your post.
I totally understand where you're coming from by PVIII	Jul 12th, 2007 01:37:59 PM
when I saw it during Eureka I almost crapped myself with anticipation.
Hell, you just know they're gonna... by Kid Z	Jul 12th, 2007 01:45:29 PM
... make it NOT be a virus from space, it'll be a nanobot swarm/computer virus. They'll have to have the geek/hip hacker dude, the divorced hottie scientist chick, the clueless by-the-book military guy, the protaganist who failed in some way and solving this case is his last chance to redeem himself, the wise old philosopher/scientist. Ugh... no thanks. Hope I'm wrong but I just know H/Wood will f**k this up like they have every other remake from the last... well, from forever, really.
PVIII by secretcylon	Jul 12th, 2007 02:07:01 PM
One thing i'm excited about is seeing Starbuck look all bad ass again and not all relationshipish and love triangley. Can't wait for November. Plus, the season is not starting until April.
only ex-tv stars will be in this? by Boomers_Lips	Jul 12th, 2007 02:33:57 PM
is eric mcormack playing Will in this mini?
I missread Eric McCormack by jccalhoun	Jul 12th, 2007 02:42:28 PM
When i first read Eric McCormack I though it said Maureen McCormick. That would be the awesomeness...
Ricky (err, Rick) Schroder by palewook	Jul 12th, 2007 03:00:07 PM
damn. everything sounds good but for that. even doggie howser would have been a better choice that ricky.
Probably the single most accurate adaptation by Gorrister	Jul 12th, 2007 03:11:24 PM
The movie is very, very close to the original novel. That's something that is very ususual for a film version of a book. The only significant difference I can recall (it's been several years since I last read it) was the changing of one character from male to female (for purely PC reasons). Making the character female contributed absolutely nothing to the storyline. Of course, some may say that it took nothing from the storyline either. Hell, in that case, make the entire scientific cast female. That would make the decontamination scenes a LOT more interesting to watch. LOL
Marsha Brady as an exobiologist... by Kid Z	Jul 12th, 2007 03:35:59 PM
... ya know, that WOULD have been the bomb!
secretcylon by PVIII	Jul 12th, 2007 04:04:18 PM
You know, I actually didn't mind the boxing episode, but after that it just started to look like Melrose Place. I too am a bigger fan of Kara during season 1.
Still waiting for Jurassic Park 2. LOL by Gorrister	Jul 12th, 2007 04:17:05 PM
The second movie had almost nothing to do with the second novel. The second novel was fucking awesome! But, for some reason, they decided to throw away the best parts of that story and turn it into a hybrid Environmental Terrorism/Godzilla movie instead. For those who never read the novel of "Lost World", the entire story took place on the island and it dealt with a science team lead by Dr Levine (with Ian and Co.) and they had to deal with another team lead by Dodgeson (the 'shaving cream can' guy from the first movie) as well as the dinosaurs (including a chameleon breed). Anyhow, I'm still waiting for THAT Jurassic Park movie to be made, because I really loved that novel.
Ah by Pandas-R-Us	Jul 12th, 2007 04:31:24 PM
They knew how to make trailers in those days. "No one will be seated in the last ten minutes!". What does that mean? Everyone will have left? Anyone just turning up to catch the credits will be told they cannot now take their seat?
I fucking love that film. by Grando	Jul 12th, 2007 04:55:53 PM
Nuff said.
The Lost World novel... by Cadillac Jones	Jul 12th, 2007 06:34:23 PM
...was a re-write of the first book with more elaborate set pieces that strung it together. I, for one, am glad The Lost World movie veered away differently. I do concede on one point - Carnotaurus - the "Meat-Bull" which had the Chameleon-esque abilities was quite with the awesome and I was let down not seeing it in the film.
Touche by Gorrister	Jul 12th, 2007 07:00:32 PM
However, the Lost World movie version was, in itself, just a re-hash of the first novel in that it took elements from the first novel that were cut from the first film (like the waterfall sequence) and inserted them into the film. Of course, Jurassic Park 3 did the same thing via the Aviary sequence. But I still think the Lost World novel would have made a better movie than the version they put out in theaters.
Love the original! by ar42	Jul 12th, 2007 07:55:36 PM
Yet more proof that Robert Wise was a genius. But I'm a little skeptical about a four-hour run time for the remake. Wise's version was pretty much a line by line adaptation (including the exact computer readouts from the book in the exact same font) and it was only a bit over two hours. ...Oh, wait, I got it. They'll add a romantic subplot. And probably a montage or two. And ninety minutes of commercials. Perfect!
NO REMAKE NEEDED HERE. THANK YOU by Mace Tofu	Jul 12th, 2007 08:11:37 PM
The original holds up just fine. " This would be a great place to grow pot" lol. Even the sets hold up today. How is making this 2 hours longer going to be any better? Oh, now we can see the rubber gaskets get eaten in CGI. Can't wait. Really. The original is out on DVD for under $10.
Originality by Gorrister	Jul 12th, 2007 08:27:36 PM
Occassionally, a remake turns out to be better than the original. But it's extremely rare and usually a result of being more faithful to the original source material than the original version was (assuming the movie was based on a novel, historical event, etc). But I tend to automatically lose respect for people who decide to make remakes because I see it as the height of arrogance. A good example is Gus Van Sant, Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche who decided that, for some reason, they could re-make Psycho and do a better job than Hitchcock. You have to have the ego of Paris Hilton on heroine to put a remake of a great movie out for the public to watch and actually expect them to flock to it.
Movie versions of novels by Gorrister	Jul 12th, 2007 08:32:02 PM
A couple of people (myself included) have commented on how Andromeda Strain was very, very faithful to the original story. I thought it was great for the movie to stay true. But I felt the need to comment that, on rare occassions, the director is actually smart to make changes (sometimes very drastic ones). The movie version of Jaws comes to mind. The movie is far, far better than the novel on so many levels. For one thing, I Quint was the most 'lovable' character in the novel. Brody, Ellen and even Hooper were all assholes. Not to mention Ellen and Hooper were fucking each other behind Brody's back. Then there is the fact that Hooper dies (although you don't feel too bad for him in the book because he IS such an asshole). The worst part is the ending. The shark dies.....by bleeding to death! Very anti-climatic. Quints attacks on the shark finally took it's toll and the shark bled to death before it could eat Brody. Yawn The movie was much better. (Although, I do admit the novel was far better than any of the Jaws sequels)
now THAT is a proper trailer by Sir Loin	Jul 12th, 2007 08:57:27 PM
...old school style. "over 100 minutes!" and so forth. Plus the original still holds up today. Today's remakes are all glossed-over and quick-cutting. Screw that. How can you build tension when everything's quick-cut and darkly lit? I fully expect HALLOWEEN to be like that. Dark and MTV-generation edited for the ADD kids who have zero attention span. Wonderful.
Graphics shit in original was like "Hulk." by Christopher3	Jul 12th, 2007 09:19:39 PM
But Wise is no Ang Lee.
But but but but but where are the teens? by kabong	Jul 12th, 2007 09:32:50 PM
Teens could run Project Wildfire. Anyway, anyone who likes "The Andromeda Strain" might also like "Phase IV."
Phase IV also fucking rules. by Grando	Jul 13th, 2007 12:59:57 AM
I love bleak 70's sci-fi!
2 out of 5 are not good odds. by The Selecter	Jul 13th, 2007 03:14:51 AM
If they must, Bratt and Braugher I'll take. Dump the rest. In totally unrelated, but good, news, It's Always Sunny returns September 13th!
The originals a classic. REal atmosphere by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jul 13th, 2007 06:04:26 AM
Cool. Bring it on.
Is Nothing sacred? by Yeti	Jul 13th, 2007 06:31:38 AM
Well ok then! Carry on....
I heard they were going to do Viral Marketing... by TheBloop	Jul 13th, 2007 09:42:35 AM
...for this miniseries but people got sick of it. Thanks folks, I am here all week.
This was rated G? by Christopher3	Jul 13th, 2007 12:10:00 PM
What a nanny state we've become.
Crichton: Andromeda and Westworld by Itchy	Jul 13th, 2007 02:22:22 PM
both would be great as remakes. The first A.S. was outstanding, but the science is so hokey by modern standards, it detracts from the movie. Update it and it would be awesome. Hell, end of the world contagions are always cool - just read the Stand if you're not convinced. And remake Westworld as well. Except instead of a cowboy, have the killer robot be a sex robot. And have it played by Natalie Portman. Nude.
SACRILEGE!!! by Ray Gamma	Jul 13th, 2007 03:49:59 PM
Anyone on this talkback who doesn't appreciate the original movie version of The Andromeda Strain has to be either a 16-year-old "2Fast 2Furious" fan, or a moron.
Good to see Andre Braugher in something other than... by rbatty024	Jul 13th, 2007 09:07:54 PM
Fantastic Four. I too enjoyed the original. Those 70's sci-fi films had a very detached feel to them.
The Equalizer is soooooo correct by Yamato	Jul 14th, 2007 05:43:35 PM
The original was a very good movie with "real" type characters. It was thought provoking. It was a tale of possibilities and how they have to be dealt with. This new version will have a bunch of pretty faces and lack depth. These days hollywood has no idea how to do "smart" people. Look at what they did to Reed Richards in FF movies. I own a copy of the Andromida Strain and I still watch it. I loved all the characters as they come across more real then anything being spewed out of hollywood today. I look at the cast of this train wreck in waiting and I know, I will give it a pass. PS Why do they have to re-make good movies? Soooooo freaking stupid!!!
Good Lord II... by palimpsest	Jul 15th, 2007 03:42:59 AM
I agree. Maybe we should call him Mr Butt2000, or perhaps just Monkey once we get to know him better.

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