Get on the Global Frequency

POSTED BY: LupinAddams
UPDATED: Monday, July 11, 2005 19:53
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LUPINADDAMS

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 11:08 PM

Once upon a time, Brit comic writer Warren Ellis created a book called Global Frequency. It was good, damn good.

Someone (a guy called John Rogers) tried to make a TV show out of it.
The pilot was never aired - despite loving it, Warners had a change of management and you know what happens next...

Then some naughty person leaked the pilot on Bittorrent. No, it wasn't me - but I'll buy whoever it was a drink, 'cos...
now there's a growing fan movement to get the show made. A show that was never actually shown on TV in any form.

(You thought Firefly had it rough?)

And I finally got to see it. Put it this way - if it gets a series, it could be cooler than Buffy times Matrix 1. Like if X-Files had been any good. Seriously.

The core idea is that an ex-spy using the name Miranda Zero puts together a worldwide conspiracy of 1001 people to respond to emergencies caused by government black projects - stuff like rogue nanotech, Cold War-era cyborgs, mind control viruses, the weapons of mass destruction you never ever heard of. All the members of the Frequency have is this network of experts, Zero's contacts, a geekgrrl called Aleph running comms and a really cool cellphone - and if disaster looms, any one of the 1001 could be called to help.

The pilot is out there (if of dubious legal provenance). The graphic novels are still on sale.

Do check it out. I think some of you will like it.
And if it ever goes to series, things get very interesting.

"You are what you do."
Andrew Vacchs

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:24 AM

I finally saw it... through means which I cannot recall... and it was fucking brilliant. I've always loved Ellis' work, so I'm already a bit biased, but the pilot-that-never-was is better than anything I've seen in a long time.

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NIKNAK

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:05 PM

I downloaded it last night and watched it this evening. It was very good.

I'm amazed at how TV companies will spend so much on programs and then never air them. It seems like the fate of new series depends on the whim of a small number of TV executives. It would make more sense for them to air all the pilots that they make and get viewer feedback before deciding whether to commision or cancel them.

BARCLAY

Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:29 AM

I've seen the pilot as well. And I'm about to watch it again. This show has got everything we loved about Firefly: drama but comedy, character depth and interaction, wonderful writing an execution, an amazing premise.

If you have a chance to see the pilot (it's out there if you look), do. Even as a stand alone, it tells a whole story and is like a mini-movie. But with the opening left for sequels. Lots of sequels.

JADEHAND

Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:51 AM

I'll look for copies to show up at Cons, I don't have the bandwidth to get it otherwise. Sounds a lot like a series I read years ago,he might have been involved in(I forget), called "The Invisables". Still have a quote from it...
"That was the moment my world came apart. That was when it happened. That was when the scenery cracked and I saw the ropes and pulleys and wires in back of everything. I didn't know it then, but I know it now. That was my apocalypse." -The Invisables Vol 1 #20 may '96

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LUPINADDAMS

Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:32 AM

The Invisibles is a totally different book, written by Grant Morrison. It's also my favourite comic ever, as it's one of the few that gets the details of using magic accurately (Morrison is a practicing Chaos Mage, as am I). There's some crossover in the conspiracy side, but Invisibles is more occult-oriented (though there is a mage in one issue of GF...).
There were plans for an Invisibles TV show on BBC which fell through. There were also plans for a movie at Warners... just before they made Matrix. How much plagarism occurred of Invisibles in the process is a matter of heated debate.

For more on Invisibles go to www.grant-morrison.com and www.barbelith.com (click on the psychedelic hand grenade!)

"You are what you do."
Andrew Vacchs

JADEHAND

Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:40 PM

Ah, yes. Morrison and Ellis were both enjoyable. It's been years since I've gotten any comics, aside for the Astoning X-men run by Whedon. I spent so much $ trying to find the good stuff and ended up with some duds, but I did get some fantastic stuff. Invisables, Preacher, Books of Magic, Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, The Psycho, Nocturnals, just to name a few.

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TJACK

Monday, June 27, 2005 1:28 PM

The two Global Frequency trade-paperbacks cover the first 12 issues.
Planet Ablaze covers 1-6, but I can't recall the name for the second.

...cause Justice is the one thing you should always find.

BARCLAY

Monday, June 27, 2005 2:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tjack:
The two Global Frequency trade-paperbacks cover the first 12 issues.
Planet Ablaze covers 1-6, but I can't recall the name for the second.

...cause Justice is the one thing you should always find.

And both are available on Amazon.com (or likely your local comic book shop if you prefer local merchants).

"You are on the Global Frequency."

BARCLAY

Tuesday, June 28, 2005 8:59 PM

Wired News has an article on the Global Frequency link up at the following link.

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67986,00.html?tw=wn_2culthea
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"You are on the Global Frequency."

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