They might not do anything, but I can't see the writers passing up another opportunity to one-up themselves. I mean, where else do you go when you've had a character re-create the universe? :)
I completely blanked on those scenes being previous ones after I heard "three episodes." I know the actors involved are really busy with The Hobbit and all, but I wish they'd at least do six, just to keep the fan blood pressure medication expenses down.
In the episode that should have been about killing Hitler (I mean, can you imagine if, in part 2 of Genesis of the Daleks, Davros had been shoved into a cupboard?), River allegedly used up all her remaining generations to heal the Doctor... and I say 'allegedly' because I suspect she gave him all her regenerations, and that's how we'll get a female Doctor...
I recall one of the scriptwriters for Alien Resurrection saying something to the effect that the whole point of the movie was supposed to be Ripley and the Aliens on Earth, and the director kept adding scenes to the first half of the movie until the writers quit...
For christmas, I bought my three nephews (aged 4, 2, and new) the Doctor Who version of Where's Wally, Where's The Doctor - gotta start 'em young :)
Now THAT would make for an interesting use of the word "sweetie." :) And speaking of female Time Lords, I keep expecting to see the Rani or the Doctor's clone/daughter to make an appearance at some point.
And I wish they'd made it to Earth; it would've kept with the "Aliens as epidemic" metaphor that seemed to be at work, as the contagion "spreads." Plus, the Dark Horse comics of the time had some really chilling images, my favorite being one the Sulaco was picking up on repeat from a satellite feed that showed a room full of alien victims and someone had written "DARWIN WAS RIGHT" on the wall.
I tried to see what Josh would think about the Christmas episode of Doctor Who. He saw the spaceship, was delighted, and then it went to an interior shot of the Doctor running around, and he got upset, demanding "Spaceship! SPACESHIP!" He's very vehicle-oriented.
The Doctor would rather be a red head than female, methinks. And I don't think the Doctor's next regeneration will be female, it sets a bad precedent. (Which probably also means they'll need to redo the Doctor Who Pinball Machine.)
Yeah, the Kansas City Train Enthusiasts Society requires all model trains to end with a caboose. They'll still come after you, or at least dislike your You-Tube Video.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find out whether the Mayans sacrificed any rednecks.
I think I may have mentioned this before but for me the Alien series stopped at Aliens. Starting Alien 3 with the death of 2 main characters you were routing for at the end of the previous film and letting us know know the other survivor was going to die was ridiculous. I can just imagine someone watching them back to back like people do with trilogies "Phew, they got away. Oh."
AvP I was hopeful for but there seemed to be some bothersome humans in the storyline. I like the sound of the dark horse comics version were the only reason for humans is as hosts, no dialogue needed.
I'll be looking forward with hope to Prometheus though.
Don't get your hopes up regarding that Dark Horse AvP comic - there are plenty of humans around until everyone except the main character has either been killed or managed to escape the planet. And I don't think the humans were supposed to serve as hosts either. As far as I recall the Predators used a drone to plant the eggs for the local herd animals, and didn't become aware that humans had built a colony on the planet until it was time to start hunting the freshly hatched Aliens. (Or maybe they did know, and that's why they planted the eggs close enough to the colony that it would be included in the hunt? I don't remember if the Predators ever discussed the issue.)
I liked that comic a lot, but if you're serious about a story with a very limited human presence you should probably keep looking.
Another DH comic I wish they'd consider for a movie is "Berserker," which I figure is one the producers would easily go for. It's got space marines, a cyborg run by brain-parts from a convicted murderer, and lots of fire and shootin' (which is why I think it'd stand a chance of getting made).
"Berserker" sounded familiar, but it turns out that the Aliens story I've got that has a berserker in it is titled "Aliens Tribes". Same format as a paperback comic book, but it's actually illustrated prose. There's one page with an illustration showing the berserker's face inside his armour, and while he doesn't look like a cyborg, I guess he would be if he's stuck in that armour. From the snippets I just read it seemed as if the lab coats who are handling him rely solely on drugs to keep him calm, so I think that particular berserker is more like a mentally unstable super soldier in a super armour. Not much difference from the outside, I guess.
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I completely blanked on those scenes being previous ones after I heard "three episodes." I know the actors involved are really busy with The Hobbit and all, but I wish they'd at least do six, just to keep the fan blood pressure medication expenses down.
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I recall one of the scriptwriters for Alien Resurrection saying something to the effect that the whole point of the movie was supposed to be Ripley and the Aliens on Earth, and the director kept adding scenes to the first half of the movie until the writers quit...
For christmas, I bought my three nephews (aged 4, 2, and new) the Doctor Who version of Where's Wally, Where's The Doctor - gotta start 'em young :)
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And I wish they'd made it to Earth; it would've kept with the "Aliens as epidemic" metaphor that seemed to be at work, as the contagion "spreads." Plus, the Dark Horse comics of the time had some really chilling images, my favorite being one the Sulaco was picking up on repeat from a satellite feed that showed a room full of alien victims and someone had written "DARWIN WAS RIGHT" on the wall.
I tried to see what Josh would think about the Christmas episode of Doctor Who. He saw the spaceship, was delighted, and then it went to an interior shot of the Doctor running around, and he got upset, demanding "Spaceship! SPACESHIP!" He's very vehicle-oriented.
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Yeah, the Kansas City Train Enthusiasts Society requires all model trains to end with a caboose. They'll still come after you, or at least dislike your You-Tube Video.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find out whether the Mayans sacrificed any rednecks.
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The Ballad of Halo Jones, anyone?
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Halo Jones is being produced as a stage play. I'm off to see it next week.
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I think I may have mentioned this before but for me the Alien series stopped at Aliens. Starting Alien 3 with the death of 2 main characters you were routing for at the end of the previous film and letting us know know the other survivor was going to die was ridiculous. I can just imagine someone watching them back to back like people do with trilogies "Phew, they got away. Oh."
AvP I was hopeful for but there seemed to be some bothersome humans in the storyline. I like the sound of the dark horse comics version were the only reason for humans is as hosts, no dialogue needed.
I'll be looking forward with hope to Prometheus though.
Hope you and the family have a great Christmas.
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I liked that comic a lot, but if you're serious about a story with a very limited human presence you should probably keep looking.
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