As a couple people have pointed out, Seagal tried to do aliens previously in ATTACK FORCE, but the producers recut it so they were European gangsters. So I guess this is something he's interested in now. Personally I don't like the idea of making the series "more modern" and think a throwback to the DIE-HARD-on-a-blank era of action would be refreshing now. I don't want to see him go up against aliens. On the other hand it's Seagal's willingness to do whatever the fuck he wants in his movies that makes him interesting to me, so if that's what he wants I'll be there.

As for a sidekick, I think Merrick is making a joke about Die Hard and Indiana Jones adding sidekicks for their later chapters, but actually the Under Siege movies both have sidekicks, and both are MUCH worse than Shia or even Justin Long. I know everybody likes Erika Eleniak for her boobs and everything, but Ryback really should've left her in that closet. Hopefully they would go the reverse direction and unsidekick for part 3.

Look, I get that he is old and his movies are low budget, etc. But for those of us who appreciate low rent action movies, URBAN JUSTICE and PISTOL WHIPPED are good shit. Even ask DannyGloversDickBlood, he hates fuckin everything but he liked PISTOL WHIPPED. Furthermore Seagal's earlier works like OUT FOR JUSTICE are classics of their genre. I know some of you are probaly in your teens or early twenties and wear those tiny pants they got now, and maybe you weren't born when UNFORGIVEN came out, but your mama should've taught you that you look stupid talking that "he's too old" nonsense. Forget Seagal, all the best tough guys have been older and craggier than you: Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune was making movies into his 70s. In fact Seagal's martial art aikido was invented by an old man as a way for the small and weak to defend themselves. And Seagal's not either of those yet. Shit, I saw Clint Eastwood on the Daily Show last night, he could beat up everyone in this talkback while playing jazz piano and still come across as a gentleman. Face it, none of these guys are too old, YOU are too young.

If you would prefer more of these "action" movies with a camera shaking around a 25 year old waxed-chest Abercrombie and Fitch model you are welcome to them, but don't come in here making your smarmy no-nothing jokes and think you came up with a new one. You're more of a cliche than Seagal handing over his badge and gun in Above the Law.

Nothing personal, we're all friends here, but these are the facts.

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In the DTV years he also started to change. His characters are usually cynical rogues without official jobs or family connections, who get involved in (I think overly) complicated international intrigue.

It's true that during that period the movies started to get lazy and weirdly inept (part of what's enjoyable about them) so I give you credit for actually knowing the movies. But have you seen Urban Justice? You don't think he's putting more effort into that one?

(Unfortunately Kill Switch put an end to that roll he was on, but we'll see what he does next.)

thanks v