Roddenberry's other pilots...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 4, 2006 19:42
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CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 5:00 AM

Star wars revolutionized the sci-fi genre!
Annie Hall just made me pee my kilt with laughter.

Revolution>pee, IMHO.

Chrisisall

DAVESHAYNE

Monday, July 3, 2006 2:49 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Star wars revolutionized the sci-fi genre!

Not really. Aside from the special effects (which are stunning and were way ahead of the state of the art at the time) Star Wars was a rather derivative piece; a little bit of Kurosowa mixed with some Asimov, a cup of Tolkien, a dash of Herbert, and some vaguely eastern spiritualism. Stir untill most of the lumps are gone and you have Star Wars (later subtitled A New Hope.)

I quite enjoy Star Wars, it's fine escapist fluff, but it isn't a demonstrably better film than Annie Hall.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 6:38 PM

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Originally posted by daveshayne:

I quite enjoy Star Wars, it's fine escapist fluff, but it isn't a demonstrably better film than Annie Hall.

SW was about hope, determination, and a belief in self. It was a visual style and pace that had not been seen before. It was great.
AH just made with the funny, and started a floppy hat-wearing trend.

You, sir, are a Force-blasphemer, and I declare a jihad against you.

Chrisisall

DAVESHAYNE

Monday, July 3, 2006 6:56 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
floppy hat-wearing trend.

A floppy hat killed your puppy, didn't it?

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 7:09 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
floppy hat-wearing trend.

A floppy hat killed your puppy, didn't it?

You know what? It's me- after Sleeper, Woody just lost it for me. I am filled with seething hatred. I will not admit that a great film like Annie Hall is any good.

Nope, I'll never say it Chrisisall

DANFAN

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:03 PM

Of the pilots you listed, Questor Tapes was by far my favorite. I LOVED that "outsider struggling to fit in" theme. That probably says something about my own adolescence, I suppose...

My recollection is that Questor Tapes was bought to become a series. Then the first writer's strike happened and a lot of new series got canned as the new season was pruned down to bare bones... Questor Tapes was one of the shows that got cut before it ever got made. Of course my memory could be faulty.

I liked Genesis II second best. I thought that Planet Earth was essentially a remake of the Genesis II pilot. Another case of "we like the idea Gene, but can you make the female costumes skimpier and throw in more fist fights?" That's not to say that Planet Earth sucked... but it certainly had a more titillating storyline (male slaves in a female dominated world, all kinds of sexual insinuation goin' on...).

I never saw Spectre.

By the way, I think he means "pretentious,"

1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.

2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious.

not "portentous."

1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding

2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe.

3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.

Although, your pompousity does sometimes fill me with exciting wonder and awe. I struggle with those feelings... ;-)

What does SF have against you anyways?

CHRISISALL

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:15 PM

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What does SF have against you anyways?

She thinks I have nice eyes, in a pompous way I guess.

I liked the way that the 'bad guy' in Questor Tapes turned out to be an okay dude...

And how about the guy who played Isiah in Planet Earth; finally, a good speaking role (Lurch wasn't one for talk).

And the whole peace message in Genisis 2...Alex Cord (Years before Archangel in Airwolf) was great, I was sad no series came of it.

"Was I good, mistress?" Chrisisall

CITIZEN

Monday, July 3, 2006 8:42 PM

Leave SF alone! She's my stalker!

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

DANFAN

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 4:33 AM

Citizen:

Dude! I hate to break it to you... but I think she's cheating on you!

No wait...

Chris:

Dude! I hate to break it to you... but I think she's cheating on you!

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 7:42 PM

THAT TWO-TIMING SHADOWFLIT!

Chrisisall

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