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Who Will Be The Victor When EARTH VS. MOON??

FIRST! by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Apr 9th, 2008 08:40:22 AM
FINALLY FIRST!
Earth vs Moon? by Stevie Grant	Apr 9th, 2008 08:40:58 AM
I'm having a hard time figuring out what the plot would be.
Title first, story second? by dastickboy	Apr 9th, 2008 08:42:04 AM
Is this a Snakes on a Plane kind of deal?
Could you post a less useful article? by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Apr 9th, 2008 08:42:49 AM
This is like telling us a movie is going to be released but we don't know anything about it. Thanks, but no thanks.
Earth = Empire, Moon = Rebels. by UltimaRex	Apr 9th, 2008 08:42:55 AM
You all know it.
Dumb vs. Dumber by RetroActive	Apr 9th, 2008 08:43:36 AM
That's what they meant to say...
the Earth by two...the Moon is shaky from the free throw line by just pillow talk	Apr 9th, 2008 08:43:56 AM
Memphis knows what I'm talking about...
I missed First?!! by Batman Begins Sucks Ass	Apr 9th, 2008 08:45:38 AM
DAMN I SUCK ASS.
Will the Victor be Victor Garber? by tonagan	Apr 9th, 2008 08:48:19 AM

Or Victor Mature? by tonagan	Apr 9th, 2008 08:48:33 AM

Or maybe Victoria Jackson? by tonagan	Apr 9th, 2008 08:49:14 AM
If they want to be high-concept.
Didn't Hollywood already.. by Batman Begins Sucks Ass	Apr 9th, 2008 08:50:04 AM
...shoot a picture in the 60's about the moon and people being on it and stuff? Had some actor named Buzz Alderon or Lightyear or something? heheh
Awww, HELL NO! Welcome to earf !!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:51:17 AM
Dats wha' I call a close encounter!
Maybe it's the sequel to MOON 44 ? by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:52:56 AM
It'll be renamed to Moon 45... Oh man, that was lame...
Too Moon!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:53:22 AM
Heheheheh!
EvMINO!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:54:55 AM
EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!! EvMINO!!!
EvM will feature TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:55:49 AM
I just wonder which space ball will lose...
Earth vs Moon - Whoever wins... by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:56:28 AM
...we lose!
Holy crap!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 9th, 2008 08:57:34 AM
Der Langhaarige already did that! Now I feel even worse...
This Sounds Awfully Familiar... by TroutMaskReplicant	Apr 9th, 2008 08:59:10 AM
Separatists moon colonists anyone?...how retro...;-p
This may be just a hoax title by random dude	Apr 9th, 2008 09:02:31 AM

Moon 1 Earth 0 : Space 1999 by Jugs	Apr 9th, 2008 09:10:48 AM
you know it.
Will this be a steel cage match? by SpyGuy	Apr 9th, 2008 09:14:12 AM
I predict Moon wins after being handed a pair of brass knuckles by Pluto, setting up the Earth Vs. Pluto grudge match.
Hopefully the Moon will throw big rocks at the Earth by FluffyUnbound	Apr 9th, 2008 09:34:27 AM
Using mass drivers. BOOM! Hello, tidal wave!
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Raymar	Apr 9th, 2008 09:39:13 AM
I'd imagine.
Huh??! by PrezMike	Apr 9th, 2008 09:46:20 AM
This post is about a file title with absolutely no detail whatsoever on the movie with a quote of things completely "under wraps", and then asks for more info? I thought this site is about "cool news"?
The 1950's called by welsh12uk	Apr 9th, 2008 09:51:28 AM
they want there movie title back.
by SaluteYourShorts	Apr 9th, 2008 09:55:27 AM
cool
very cool by SaluteYourShorts	Apr 9th, 2008 09:55:46 AM
cool!
The Moon is a Hrash Mistress by Sailor Rip	Apr 9th, 2008 09:56:24 AM
Yeah, I'd imagine it would be something like this. The Moon, now with people on it, want to secede from Earth rule and a revolutianry type war starts. BTW, if that is the plot, Heinlien's Estate should sue.
New reality series? by grampageezer	Apr 9th, 2008 10:00:54 AM
It will actually be a reality series set in the future with a group of Earth rednecks living and trying to get along in the same bio-sphere on the moon with little grey aliens. Plenty of wacky hi-jinks galore as they compete in light-gravity obstacle courses, mentally-challenging puzzles, and strive to rise above obvious cultural differences. (See local channels for listings)
actually... by jackofhearts29	Apr 9th, 2008 10:10:07 AM
It's the working title for a biopic of Keith Moon, actually just a reenactment of his 108-minute drum solo competition in 1971 with the band Rare Earth
The Day The Moon Stood Still by dtpena	Apr 9th, 2008 10:12:14 AM
is a better title
Go Moon!! by C.K. Lamoo	Apr 9th, 2008 10:18:25 AM
I hate that fucking Earth.
"Hrash" Mistress, eh? by kidkosmic	Apr 9th, 2008 10:25:53 AM
I wonder if this is a deal where the winning studio had already optioned Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" (there was an AICN story about that deal recently, Harry?) and is going to merge this script/story? Something like this was done with I Robot and Hard Wired (a spec).
Dumb ass hollywood by alienindisguise	Apr 9th, 2008 10:38:21 AM
sigh
the moon is SO gonna pwn the earth... by vaudeville villain	Apr 9th, 2008 10:46:10 AM
seriously... EVERYONE knows that the earth has a glass jaw, and a good right cross from the moon would drop it in an instant. and you also know that if the earth didn't just lay there and cry, it would probably sue the moon rather than getting up and jumping into an all out fray.
Whatever. Earth could take the moon, no problem. by beastie	Apr 9th, 2008 11:04:24 AM
We've got fire power, intelligence (debatable I know), and a long history of war. What the hell does the moon have? Rocks? Psh.
Venus vs. Uranus by Knuckleduster	Apr 9th, 2008 11:25:23 AM
Y'know, for the gays.
No details equals who gives a crap by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Apr 9th, 2008 11:27:18 AM
We want a SPACE:1999 Sci-Fi series. Remake/reimagine it as SPACE:2099. Get rid of the psychadelic stuff, put in more action, and you got a helluva show.
Hopefully this will end up a Tim Story joint. by Series7	Apr 9th, 2008 11:29:15 AM

Earth and moon get along in Jimmy Dean comercials. by Diagnostic	Apr 9th, 2008 11:30:43 AM
I bet they are still working on the story. Shia Labouff as the Moon!
I think it was posted to get more details... by Yeti	Apr 9th, 2008 11:36:00 AM
Isn't that what this site is for?
Wasn't the original Earth taken out by an by Dingbatty	Apr 9th, 2008 11:44:56 AM
immense asteroid/planetoid, how the moon was formed?
That's no moon... by MarvinMartian	Apr 9th, 2008 11:56:08 AM
It's a space station!
a ahole's thoughts... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 9th, 2008 12:04:27 PM
...Ill assume Earth vs Moon is what GW was talkin bout durin his whole let's go to space thing...he probably said there was WMDs on there...I wonder what kind of insurgents live up there...guerilla-moon-warfare. ..
Hercules has already defeated the Moon Men. by Fred	Apr 9th, 2008 01:13:20 PM
So that leaves the Moon Women to be spanked this time around. Severely spanked. Spankedy spank spank spank those naughty naughty Moon Women.
These 2 guys created Joe Schmo by Oski	Apr 9th, 2008 01:15:48 PM
I don't expect much, I just hope it isn't like my idea because I ripped mine off fair and square.
the moon is hollow by seabiscuits	Apr 9th, 2008 01:17:15 PM

how is the moon hollow? it's made of cheese! by vaudeville villain	Apr 9th, 2008 01:29:28 PM
or at least that's what i learned from countless hours of watching tom and jerry cartoons as a kid.
I'm thinking the cow is going to play an integral part by just pillow talk	Apr 9th, 2008 01:31:48 PM
in this, jumping over the moon and whatnot.
I Choose The Moon..And here's why.. by brock landers baby	Apr 9th, 2008 01:32:26 PM
Cheeeeeeeeese!
well played, just pillow talk... by vaudeville villain	Apr 9th, 2008 01:45:04 PM
but what of the cat and the fiddle? certainly it will be the igniting spark that triggers this unholy celestial/planetary blood bath!
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by The StarWolf	Apr 9th, 2008 02:29:09 PM
If it is, then I suspect Heinlein's estate might sue ... to have his name removed from any part of it. Especially if they make as bad a hash of it as they did with Starship Troopers. And, let's face it, the novel would take at LEAST three hours to be suitably developed on screen. No way they'd turn out a film that long. Feh.
indeed you are right vaudeville... by just pillow talk	Apr 9th, 2008 02:54:09 PM
It's been a debate for the ages, who's to blame more? Me, I've always thought that fiddle was a bit shady...
This Had Better Be RAH by Roboteer	Apr 9th, 2008 03:16:32 PM
Original SciFi w/o a number after it? Good. But what a travesty it would be to lift his work on the 100th anniversary of his birth. TREK already stole his tribbles (flat cats) with not so much a mention of him as a 20th Century literary icon in 5 TREK TV series. BTW, so all the Moon has to fight with is rocks? Precisely!
Is this going to be anything like Santa Clause Conquers the Mart by Jak0lantern01	Apr 9th, 2008 04:33:21 PM
I hope so.
Martians, dammit! by Jak0lantern01	Apr 9th, 2008 04:33:49 PM

Better question: Who will shoot into the Moon's eye??? by finky089	Apr 9th, 2008 04:38:57 PM
10:1 says it's Braffed making like he was aiming for his Dad's backside.
EARTH VS MOON... by TheLastAngryMan	Apr 9th, 2008 05:20:56 PM
Zombie, for crimes against the acting community.
by TheLastAngryMan	Apr 9th, 2008 05:22:43 PM
And for marrying a fucktard.
The Earth is losing its grip on by NoodlesHahn	Apr 9th, 2008 05:43:10 PM
the moon. If the solar system was allowed to exist long enough, eventually the moon would slingshot out into space. But of course the sun will turn red giant before that can happen. So in conclusion, in the battle of Earth vs. Moon -- advantage, Sun.
Will Star Bai Ling... by Embeedeuce	Apr 9th, 2008 06:35:45 PM
After all, she says she's from the moon.
Seth Rogan's ass will battle the planet?? by Uncle Stan	Apr 9th, 2008 06:54:49 PM

Perhaps they will moon us by WarpedGeorge	Apr 9th, 2008 06:56:03 PM
Best. Talkback. Ever.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by 'Cholera's Ghost	Apr 9th, 2008 07:17:52 PM
I hope it's that. I really, really, really do.
The Moons is a Harsh Mistress rip-off? by Shub-Wankalot	Apr 9th, 2008 07:55:56 PM
May not be a cheap substitute if Heinlein's estate get wind of it. Of course, Hollywood hasn't been shy about stealing ideas and re-packaging them...greed is good.
Stargate: Earth vs. Moon by NoHubris	Apr 9th, 2008 08:15:50 PM
Stargate lives on!
from the creators of Invasion Iowa by spidercoz	Apr 9th, 2008 08:19:33 PM
fantastic then....I can only imagine the Shat will be in it
Can you see this, Denver? by doodler	Apr 9th, 2008 08:34:03 PM
Because i'm doing it as hard as i can....... gotta love the Moononites
Special Guest Referee: Uranus by justgetreal	Apr 9th, 2008 10:03:48 PM

MOOOOOOON RIVAHHHH! by bswise	Apr 9th, 2008 10:58:12 PM
Blahhhh, Blah Blah Blah-Blah...
Wasn't this a video game already? by PirateEmery	Apr 10th, 2008 12:49:55 AM
I think I played that Zelda game called Majora's Mask that had this exact same essence.
Will the moon have a scary face on it? by PirateEmery	Apr 10th, 2008 12:50:20 AM
Like in Majora's Mask?
Also already been done by ... by Shan	Apr 10th, 2008 02:40:24 AM
... to some degree in Philip K Dick's "Time Out of Joint" and Samuel R Delany's "Triton" did have part of its plot to do with luna colonies vs Earth.
Another cerebral movie from Hollywood by CuervoJones	Apr 10th, 2008 03:43:43 AM
"Dumb fun" is the new motto.
Its raining Moon news by SarumanTheChef	Apr 10th, 2008 03:55:05 AM
Man, I started a blog on Moon Colonization a week and a half ago (http://luna-ci.blogspot.com), and now all of a sudden all my usual news sites have been raining stuff about the very topic. First a fat thing on Yahoo about a 60 minutes feature, now this, among others. Good timing, I guess, haha
Black Bolt is Pissed by Midnightxpress	Apr 10th, 2008 05:03:32 AM
I bet it's more to down with evolution, and the Moon folk have evolved into strange inhumans with really wierd powers, and of course they, like all good B Movie aliens, want to invade our beloved globe...
so which side will Bruce and Cybil choose? by just pillow talk	Apr 10th, 2008 06:37:54 AM
They can't have it both ways, living on Earth but calling their show Moonlighting. Fucking pick a side!
the same goes for you too, Ralph and Alice! by vaudeville villain	Apr 10th, 2008 07:44:34 AM
that's real slick residing here, yet calling your show The Honeymooners. there's no having your cake AND eating it too. or would that be moon cheese? pick a god damned side, you moonie bastards!
to be fair to Ralph and Alice... by just pillow talk	Apr 10th, 2008 07:50:32 AM
They were in black and white, so they didn't know any better.
YackBacker by DocPazuzu	Apr 10th, 2008 08:06:36 AM
He's been doing stuff like this a lot lately. He's trying to stir up title-spamming frenzies to up the hit count. Check out the recent muppet movie article and TB to see what I mean.
Yeah, about as by Bill Brasky	Apr 10th, 2008 08:21:43 AM

...damn 'Return' button gets you all the time... by Bill Brasky	Apr 10th, 2008 08:23:00 AM

As I was saying... by Bill Brasky	Apr 10th, 2008 08:24:26 AM
Yeah, about as "Geeky-promising" as SNAKES ON A PLANE...
Having watched The Mighty Boosh by Lane_myers111	Apr 10th, 2008 08:52:32 AM
i dont think the moon would fight anyone
The real question has to be... by justgetreal	Apr 10th, 2008 10:59:44 AM
Whose side will Unicron be on? I gotta think that would give someone a real advantage.
How About a Script Review, If Possible? by NoHubris	Apr 10th, 2008 01:20:10 PM
Moriarty's script reviews for THE FOUNTAIN and WORLD OF TOMORROW from 2002 are all time greats and belong in the AICN Hall of Fame. It'd be great to have a EARTH VS. MOON review similar to those. Without it, TBers' imaginations will run wild -- as in thinking Earth Vs. Moon is a dance contest film about Earth Dancers (http://tinyurl.com/59qpal) vs. Moonwalkers (http://tinyurl.com/5uprkl). See, I got weak. :)
hmm by slkboxrman	Apr 10th, 2008 05:37:01 PM
im sure transformers fans that actually liked the whole UNICRON crap ...may think the moon transforms into a giant robot that wants to destroy the earth for being so pretty and hogging all the sunlight...lol.....
Snakes on the earth vs. snakes on the moon by Mr Willi	Apr 10th, 2008 05:50:30 PM
... sounds more interesting.
Why does the moon attack? by bswise	Apr 10th, 2008 05:57:19 PM
To get to its Dark Side.
EarthVsMars.com by Curious_Jorge	Apr 10th, 2008 09:01:41 PM
check it
If this is a knock-off of "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Archive	Apr 11th, 2008 04:27:01 PM
Then as long as they don't use specific images or phrases from the book, Heinlein's estate has no claim. I've always wanted an adaptation of that book, and at the same time there's a lot about it that's tricky, cinematically. The character of "Mike" and the familiar ways Heinlein characters interact in general works a lot better on the page than on screen, because on screen there's not enough conflict to keep the actors busy. In Heinlein, people tend to agree with one another A LOT, and agreeing with people isn't all that dramatic. Beyond that, the third act relies hevaily on random help from other dimensions, which is only placed in context at the end of entirely different novels, like The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Simply taking the idea and running with it might be the simpler solution... although I think if one can find a way to embrace the tone and the challenges, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress could be incredible.
Believe me, by Archive	Apr 11th, 2008 04:31:20 PM
The studio would much rather take the content from a pre-existing novel if they can - they want the pre-built in recognition. My guess is that someone spent money on that production of "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" we were hearing about a few years back, and they could't nail the script. Now they want to make use of what they have... It's just a hypothesis.
Head in a Box by Archive	Apr 11th, 2008 04:41:26 PM
In a war between celestial bodies, having a huge gavity well is a lot like having the low ground, mate. The Earth has to shoot rockets at the Moon, and rockets are expensive. At 1/6 Earth gravity, the moon can hurl basically anything at the earth. Their need for thrust drops on a huge order of magnitude. Remember how tiny the rocket on the Lunar lander was? And as it happens, the moon is made of huge, huge rocks. No, gravity does not win.
Heinlein had a thing... by Archive	Apr 11th, 2008 04:47:03 PM
...for hurling big rocks at inhabited worlds, didn't he? He's got a point. There's so much destructive force available in nature, why build weapons?

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