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Started by dal... TRES Lt. Cmdr. Bane
Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00
Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: dal... TRES Lt. Cmdr. Bane
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00
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Hell, they're spending all this dough on games, why not sell the rights and make a movie with the original cast? I'd go see it! Wing Commander is one of my favorite futuristic universes...and alot more plausible than Star Trek (although it's cool too). TRES Lieutenant Commander Bane Kappa Squad Praetor Bane of OPPS Specialty: Weapons development/research Inventor of the Spatial Displacement Cannon, and fat free Big Macs(tm) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If it don't work, kick it...if it STILL don't work BREAK it!" - Albert Einstein ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't know why I first became a Jihaddi...I think it was all the free Jolt I could drink and the cool sig. files...:)" - Jim Dow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'd like to take all the Windoze(tm) disks in the world and burn them with Bill Gates strapped to a post in the middle.." - Unidentified IBM exec ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: clam... Craig Lambert
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:00
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On 11 Jan 1996 17:57:20 GMT, dal...@mi.net (TRES Lt. Cmdr. Bane) wrote: > Wing Commander is one of my favorite futuristic universes...and > alot more plausible than Star Trek (although it's cool too). Actually, I never have and never will believe in the Kilrathi. Who designs and builds their weapons, their ships, their plumbing systems and their light switches? One of the books spoke of the 'shame' of a 'mere' Captain of an unarmed freighter, who could not hold his head up, or find females for mates. What about all the tens of 1000's of other glory-free but necessary jobs for a high tech civilization? The whole 'Big Cat/Top Predator w/intelligence/Warrior Civ' line is a feeb. (Larry Niven, are you listening?). At least ST has got a few good, plausible and interesting alien species to work with. Though the ST universe is kinda flat as far as humans go. But...I do love WC as a game! -- Craig Lambert Come to the Masochist's Casino, where our motto is: "No Gain, No Pain"
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: ty... Eddie Ting Yip Chan
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 00:00
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On Sun, 14 Jan 1996 18:59:57 -0800, John Callaghan <sam...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >A Wing Commander V movie seems to be a bad idea for Origin. > >First, I don't think it would make enough money at the box offices. >Although there is many fans of Wing Commander, you have to admit that it >isn't enough fans for a sure profit at the box office as it would for a >Star Trek movie. > >Second, it would be less enjoyable. In all of the Wing Commander games, >we get to take the action and control the plot. If they make a movie >(unless it is one of those "Mr. Playback" ones), all we have to do now is >just watch the screen. So the Interactive part that made Wing Commander >so enjoyable would be gone. > >And lastly, it would go to an area of entertainment where it may be weak. >Wing Commander is probably one of the most popular computer games. Now if >they went into the movie business, they will suddenly have to compete >with Star Wars (which seems similar to WC) and Star Trek. > >It just seems to be a bad idea. I'd say, stick with the computer games >and add new technology. I have to agree with some of your believes (read my post in this thread) about the movie may not be a sure-profit. But hey, if ST and SW can be successful, why not WC? Maybe I'm a bit bias, but I think the WC universe got potential. If ST and SW can be successful in the silver screen, I think WC can too if it's done right. Eddie
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: aev... Anthony Evans J.R.
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:00
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A series would be better, something like space above and beyond with more fighting and less talking!!!! Anthony Evans
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: Cha... Clay Cahill
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 00:00
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aev...@sirinet.net (Anthony Evans J.R.) wrote: > A series would be better, something like space above >and beyond with more fighting and less talking!!!! > > Anthony Evans Tried that once... It was called Battle(yawn)star Galactica. SAA keeps the fighting interesting because something actually happens during the show. Clay- _________________________________________________________________________ -Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistibuting this work in any form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Clayton A. Cahill, 1996 -License to distribute this post is available for $1,000. Posting without permission constitutes an agreement to these terms. -Please send notices of violation to postm...@microsoft.com
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: dob... Bernard Dobrovolskis
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <4e67dt$e...@panther.sirinet.net>, aev...@sirinet.net (Anthony Evans J.R.) wrote: > A series would be better, something like space above > and beyond with more fighting and less talking!!!! > > Anthony Evans heartily agreed!!!!!
Re: Wing Commander movie....why not?
Author: Thomas Hong
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 00:00
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On 29 Jan 1996, Bernard Dobrovolskis wrote: > In article <4e67dt$e...@panther.sirinet.net>, aev...@sirinet.net (Anthony > Evans J.R.) wrote: > > > A series would be better, something like space above > > and beyond with more fighting and less talking!!!! > > > > Anthony Evans > > heartily agreed!!!!! Yuppers! And I'm sure Origin can make it much better than space above and beyond too. =) Chris Roberts, are you listening? TRH Sends ________________________________________________________________ Thomas Russell Hong Columbia University in the City of New York Department of Biological Sciences email: th...@columbia.edu
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