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I remember you mentioned that earlier.  I watched that episode over Thanksgiving weekend and thought about you and your uncle. :rolleyes:

 

CW

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Did you know the guy I'm talking about? His line was something like "it's a perfectly good engine if you just keep it tuned."

 

Hopefully everyone keeps buying these DVDs and he can rake in many very small residual checks.

 

I guess the whole experience of being on the set of that show was great though. All the 'stars' that he interacted with were cool and they really treated all the 'little actors' like him well. He had his own trailer and everything.

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I really love "Bladerunner" and "Alien". Im surprised no one has mentioned "Planet of the Apes" The original that is. I still get a kick out of "Escape from New York" as well.

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Did you know the guy I'm talking about?  His line was something like "it's a perfectly good engine if you just keep it tuned."

 

Hopefully everyone keeps buying these DVDs and he can rake in many very small residual checks.

 

I guess the whole experience of being on the set of that show was great though.  All the 'stars' that he interacted with were cool and they really treated all the 'little actors' like him well.  He had his own trailer and everything.

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Ah, I know who you're talkinga bout now that you gave the line (she's standing around talking with 3-4 other people as well).

 

Very cool :rolleyes:

 

He actually gets rididuals from DVD sales? Any idea how much? Is it even worth the gas to go to the bank?!

CW

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John Carpenter's The Thing was a remake of the B&W movie The Thing (with James Arness as the alien).

 

You have already hit most of my favorites:

Star Wars

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Blade Runner

Alien

Fifth Element

Planet of the Apes

2001, 2010

 

I liked both of the H.G. Wells adaptations - War of the Worlds and Time Machine - late 50's early 60's? Food of the Gods was a farce.

 

I keep waiting for someone to do justice to any novel by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein :doh:

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My favorite Non-Bills Sci Fi Movie is John Carpenter's "The Thing" which I believe is a remake of "It - the Terror from Space"

 

My favorite Bills Science Fiction movie, however is "The Greatest Comeback."  THAT movie is simply UNBELIEVABLE! :doh:

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I agree John Carpenter's "The Thing" is about as good as science fiction gets. It is one of my favorites although I doubt I could pick an all time favoite.

 

But it is my all time favorite remake. Never thought they could do the original justice, but they did.

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Ah, I know who you're talkinga bout now that you gave the line (she's standing around talking with 3-4 other people as well).

 

Very cool :doh:

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Right! He's sort of in the middle of the pack in those shots. Originally the wardrobe people had him wearing this big WWI-era German helmet but they decided at the last minute not to do that because it looked, well, ridiculous.

 

He actually gets rididuals from DVD sales?  Any idea how much?  Is it even worth the gas to go to the bank?!

CW

 

I don't know how much it is, but he gets a little bit. If it's enough to buy lunch once a month, that'd be pretty cool. Probably not, though.

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I agree John Carpenter's "The Thing" is about as good as science fiction gets.  It is one of my favorites although I doubt I could pick an all time favoite.

 

But it is my all time favorite remake.  Never thought they could do the original justice, but they did.

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Link to the original the thing

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Blade Runner, Alien, 2001 and Forbidden Planet. As far as series go, I thought Space 1999 was kind of interesting, although I enjoyed the original Star Trek and the Next Generation more.

 

I have always been amazed that there are not more and better sci-fi movies and tv series. Sci-fi is very popular and many sci-fi books are very interesting, imaginative and thought provoking. All of this seems to be lost in the translation into movies and tv.

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Contact with Jodie Foster and Minority Report are both incredible.

 

For fantasy of course the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy 3 of the best movies of any kind.

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Flash Gordon. Mings' daughter was a hottie.

" GO FLASH GO, GO FLASH GO"

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I think I'm torn between two:

 

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

 

or

 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

 

"Michael Rennie was ill

The day the earth stood still

But he told us where we stand.

And Flash Gordon was there

In silver underwear,

Claude Rains was the invisible man.

Then something went wrong

For Fay Wray and King Kong,

She got caught in a celluloid jam.

Then at a deadly pace

It came from... outer space.

And this is how the message ran:

 

Science fiction - double feature

Doctor X will build a creature.

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Ah-ha, ha-ho

At the late-night, double-feature, picture show.

 

I knew Leo G. Carrol

Was over a barrel

When Tarantula took to the hills.

And I really got hot

When I saw Jeanette Scott

Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills.

Dana Andrews said Prunes

Gave him the runes

And passing them used lots of skills

But when worlds collide

Said George Pal to his bride,

I´m gonna give you some terrible thrills

Like a ...

 

Science fiction - double feature

Doctor X will build a creature.

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Ah-ha ha-ho

At the late-night, double-feature, picture show

I wanna go

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show

By RKO,

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show

In the back row,

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show."

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I think I'm torn between two:

 

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

 

or

 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

 

"Michael Rennie was ill

The day the earth stood still

But he told us where we stand.

And Flash Gordon was there

In silver underwear,

Claude Rains was the invisible man.

Then something went wrong

For Fay Wray and King Kong,

She got caught in a celluloid jam.

Then at a deadly pace

It came from... outer space.

And this is how the message ran:

 

        Science fiction - double feature

Doctor X will build a creature.

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Ah-ha, ha-ho

At the late-night, double-feature, picture show.

 

I knew Leo G. Carrol

Was over a barrel

When Tarantula took to the hills.

And I really got hot

When I saw Jeanette Scott

Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills.

Dana Andrews said Prunes

Gave him the runes

And passing them used lots of skills

But when worlds collide

Said George Pal to his bride,

I´m gonna give you some terrible thrills

Like a ...

 

        Science fiction - double feature

Doctor X will build a creature.

See Androids fighting Brad and Janet

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

Ah-ha ha-ho

At the late-night, double-feature, picture show

I wanna go

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show

By RKO,

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show

In the back row,

Oh-o-o

To the late-night, double-feature, picture show."

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You've always seemed to be the sweet tranvestite type.

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John Carpenter's The Thing was a remake of the B&W movie The Thing (with James Arness as the alien).

 

You have already hit most of my favorites:

Star Wars

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Blade Runner

Alien

Fifth Element

Planet of the Apes

2001, 2010

 

I liked both of the H.G. Wells adaptations - War of the Worlds and Time Machine - late 50's early 60's? Food of the Gods was a farce.

 

I keep waiting for someone to do justice to any novel by Asimov, Bradbury or Heinlein  :doh:

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That's right! Marshall Dillon was a carrot in that movie! :w00t:

It - the Terror from Beyond Space was the movie I saw as a kid where a spaceship landed on Mars and returned to earth with an Alien aboard. It was actually the precursor to Alien. If I had seen Sigourney Weaver as a little tyke, I probably would not have left the theatre. (not work safe).

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My favorite Non-Bills Sci Fi Movie is John Carpenter's "The Thing" which I believe is a remake of "It - the Terror from Space"

 

My favorite Bills Science Fiction movie, however is "The Greatest Comeback."  THAT movie is simply UNBELIEVABLE! :doh:

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Alien was inspired by It the terror from space

 

Carpenter's The Thing was a remake of Howard Hawk's The Thing from Another World based upon John Campbell's orginal SF story...Carpenter actually was closer to Campbell than Hawk was...

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"Planet of the Apes" (the original)

"Barbarella" (before Jane was known as Hanoi, and just hot Jane)

"Star Wars" (the orignal, the new ones are horrendously awful)

"Logans Run"

 

Televsion:

"Deep Space Nine"

"Star Trek" (the orignal)

"Star Trek the Next Generation"

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