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Hi from Simon the newbie again
I think the UFO 2 idea sounds wonderful to say the least....
There seems to be some concern n the group arond marketting the UFO concept
to a new generation- if recent popular movies are anything to go by then all
that is required is a lead with good teeth, good biceps and a small tatoo
somewhere combined with 'modernised' (read hip-hop beat added
inappropriatley) music and some glam special effects. The recent offerings
from the US of A (sorry to US fans) seem to lack story line but have lots of
whiz bangs. So (cutting to the chase) what we need is a some thought
provoking scripting and story writing that includes the old cast in suitably
diginified and updated roles and some hollywood to sell it... me thinks
Just a note on the actual composition of the UFO2 theme(s) - the intervening
(30 !!!) years amy have seemed long to us humans who lived them but in
celestial terms it is a relativley short period of time. We here on earth
have managed to find several new and better ways to destroy ourselves in
this time, I imagine that the Aliens will have become more desperate as
thier population and planeary situation deteriorates. Therefore they might
become far more reckless and aggressive in pursuit of their immediate needs
and long term goals (? the old colonisation/cross breeding theme). At the
same time the large drain on international resources and the increasingly
aggressive nature of the menace may have rendered it both impossible and
undesirable to keep the Alien menace secret from the international
community. You could then picture SHADO absorbing the worlds armed forces
(and their budgets) to form a much larger, more diverse and comprehensive
force. Constant armed conflict gives rise to increased technological growth
and as has been said, absorption of Alien technology allows travel at
relativisitic speeds. All in all, if we survived this long I believe that we
would either have become irreversibly infiltrated by aliens or be more than
equal to the task of defending ourselves and even applying a little reverse
discrimination.
Cheers
Simon
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>Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: UFO 2 ideas.....
>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:58:39 +0000
>
>"Pam McCaughey" wrote:
> > Well, I'm not suggesting Leonardo DiCaprio or Matt Damon for UFO -
>certainly
> > not. But, there are good viewer draws such as Alec Baldwin or one of the
> > Bridges brothers, who can lend their names to such a project.
>
>Alec Baldwin would be great in an Alec Freeman kind of role, I
>think .. actually I was surprised to see how old he looks these
>days when I saw him on .. oh I've forgotten the name. The late
>night chat show with the guy with the 1980s double-breasted
>suit. I suppose it IS 10 years or so since Red October, now.
>
>But I personally would love to see George Sewell in the Alec
>Freeman role again. It's not that long since he was playing a
>senior police officer in The Detectives so it's a reasonable
>proposition.
>
>But, I must say I think there's only a very slim chance that
>UFO2 will happen at all, whether film, TV series or whatever.
>
>
> > Recent films such as "Mission: Impossible", "Charlie's Angels" (which I
> > studiously avoided), etc do not in my mind constitute re-makes. What
>they do
> > is take the original premise, and strip it of everything that made the
> > original popular, and re-mold it to satisfy the 15-22 age group.
>
>
>But if it DOES happen, see above ..
>
> > Moffat is enlisting the assistance of GA and EB, then I don't think that
>is
> > his game plan. I'm speculating wildly here of course! But, the above
> > mentioned movies were not particularly popular with the original age
>group
> > which watched them on TV - so what does that tell you? Of those folks I
>know
> > who saw MI or MI2, immense disappointment was the watchword.
> >
>
>Well count me out, it may have been nothing like the original
>but I loved the 1990s version of MI. And although MI2 was
>EXTRAORDINARILY shallow and throwaway, it had some of the most
>stylish action scenes I can ever remember.
>
>I said hi to Tom Cruise in HK when he was there for the premiere
>of MI2. Did I mention that at the time? Yes, I think I did ..
>
>James
>
>
>
>
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