http://www.mwp.com/films/hardware-wars/
-Ben
>I can't believe I'm the only one that picked up on that. "Tripping the
>Rift" was a HILARIOUS spoof of sci-fi (Star Wars in particular) - it stars
>Stephen Root (who's never been involved with a bad project. well - maybe
>Crocodile Dundee 2). It came out about three or four years ago.
>
>Not at all for kids. but fan-freakin'-tastic. Here's a link to the original
>short:
>
>http://www.pocketmovies.net/detail_99.html
>
>Nudity, homo-, hetero, and robo- sexual-innuendo and a homicidal clown.
>It's a classic - right up there with "Hardware Wars" and "Troops".
>
>Jim Davis
>
> _____
>
>From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:32 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
>
>Yeah, that looks funny.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:04 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
>
>Just watching it now - but did anybody else just giggle like a little girl
>at seeing a "Tripping the Rift" series? ;^)
>
>I can't wait - I hope they don't tone it down too much.
>
>Jim Davis
>
> _____
>
>From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:18 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
>
>I liked it. Good twist at the end.
>
>Damn I hope they bring it back as a series.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:14 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
>
> Dammit. I give them the benefit of the doubt and then they give me that?!?
>
> Can you say "vehicle for AOL vs. MSN ads?" I wanted to punch that damn
> butterfly.
>
> Okay. Really. I still stand by what I said before about what I liked. But
> the whole damn thing could have been an hour long, 1:30 at most, and it
> still would have had all the good stuff.
>
> I hate miniseries writers.
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:21 AM
> Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
>
> > I'm with you man. Good so far. Can't wait for part two. I wonder if
> maybe
> > this isn't just a test case to see how it works as a series?
> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:23 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> >
> >
> > I was pleasantly suprised as well by the first part, and am looking
> forward
> > to the second half. it makes me wonder how they can complete the story
>in
> > just two hours, when they went as slow as they did in the first half.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:19 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
> >
> > Details? Ha! I sent the message and then went to bed.
> >
> > It was shown twice again last night and will be shown again tonight
>before
> > the second part. And it's on again this Sunday. So I'm not going to say
> > anything about the plot itself. It's a two-parter and while I was
>pleased
> > with it, that's because I thought it was going to be crash and burn
> > sucktackular.
> >
> > Spoilers?
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > IMO, they more than adequately addressed the stylistic differences
>between
> > the original and this series. In fact, I think it was a damn fine
>cop-out.
> > The first shot of Galactica came in at that rear three quarters angle
>with
> > odd optical lens distortion that was part of the original show, and
>later
> in
> > the show there's even a bit of the original theme music. The show picks
>up
> > 20 years after the first Cylon wars. Technology has progressed. The
> > Galactica is an aging vessel and about to be decomissioned. It's used
> > primarily as a tourist exhibit and there's a gift shop and museum
>display
> in
> > one of the hangers. In the museum they have an old Cylon in a glass case
> and
> > old Vipers on display. The old equipment though is going to be the
>saving
> > grace against the Cylons and their new ability to affect networked
> computer
> > systems.
> >
> > The evil Cylon woman is sexxay. Olmos as Adama is haggard and gravelly.
> He's
> > looking old, but his character is supposed to. Starbuck is fine as a
>woman
> > (I got over that kind of problem 15 years ago when I saw a stage
> production
> > of Romeo and Juliet with Mercutio played by an asian woman), but her
> > tremulous first line left me wondering if she was going to be a strong
> > enough character. She makes up for it later.
> >
> > My only complaint? It's fucking SLOW. Why is it that when you have a TV
> > miniseries it automatically means that it's going to be waaaaaay too
>much
> > exposition? The whole 2 hours was basically initial character
>development.
> > Sure some stuff happened, but it was just to set up the second episode.
>I
> > hope.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Haggerty, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:50 PM
> > Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica
> >
> > > Details.... some of us are still working.
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Mon 12/8/2003 11:15 PM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Cc:
> > > Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica
> > >
> > >
> > > Yay! It doesn't suck! Yay I say!
> > >
> > > -Kevin
> > > _____
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