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Krel Guest
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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scotpens wrote: | Seriously, a steampunk remake of Fantastic Voyage set in the nineteenth century would be awesome. |
Funny that you should say that. The original concept for FV was for it to be a 19th Century, Jules Vern type adventure movie. The studio didn't like that idea.
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Pow Galactic Ambassador
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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I am so ready for a reboot of FV,one of my fav sf films from the 60s.
I realize that explaining the miniaturization of humans from a scientific standpoint is quite impossible. Asimov attempted to create a more feasible explanation in his book version of the film. However, even he said it really just doesn't fly.
James Cameron was going to do a new FV film at one time. He was looking into the use of actual photography that we can now do of the interior of the human body for scenes of the crew of scientists when they enter the body. |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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It's easy to imagine an exciting, action packed movie (you know, kinda like The A-Team movie ) in which the team is threatened by the dangers of being inside a body that's attacking them as foreign bodies, like being pursued by antibodies (like soldiers defending against invaders!)
Meanwhile, viral organisms would attempt to infect them (like being assimilated by the Borg!)
And they'd become separated into two or more groups by the rushing blood in the vessels (like being swept away by a raging river!)
The various groups of the team would each face their own dangerous situations while desperately trying to reunite, complete the mission, and get out of the body (like Luke and company inside the Deathstar!)
Exciting stuff, yes siree! _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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orzel-w Galactic Ambassador
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Bud Brewster wrote: | Meanwhile, viral orgasms would attempt to infect them... |
Being infected with a viral orgasm sounds like a marketable idea. _________________ ...or not...
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sure it sounds like more fun than it really is . . . _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958) |
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Pow Galactic Ambassador
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Other ideas would be a FV into alien machinery,or aliens themselves.
How about a FV into a machine created by humans that has gotten out of control like the computer in the Forbin Project film? |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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One of the Doctor Who episodes in the most recent season was a story about the Doctor and several folks being miniaturized and going into an ailing Dalek to repair it.
Repair it?
Yep. Pretty good story, too. _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958) |
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ralfy Mission Specialist
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Set design was pretty good. I was too young to notice Raquel Welch, so I kept focusing on the ship. Somehow, it reminded me of the one used for "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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ralfy wrote: | Set design was pretty good. I was too young to notice Raquel Welch, so I kept focusing on the ship. Somehow, it reminded me of the one used for "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." |
The Proteus certainly did afford her crew a beautiful view of the patient's innards.
Have you ever noticed that the Seaview used in the movie has two rows of view ports in the nose, but we never see the upper row of view ports from inside the sub?
In fact, in several scenes we can see that the girders above the lower deck don't even support a floor for an upper deck. So, I don't think they even built the upper row of view ports on the indoor set.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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scotpens Starship Captain
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Pow wrote: | Other ideas would be a FV into alien machinery,or aliens themselves. |
It's been a while, but I remember a Lost in Space episode where Dr. Smith and Will Robinson were somehow miniaturized and inside the Robot.
ralfy wrote: | Set design was pretty good. I was too young to notice Raquel Welch, so I kept focusing on the ship. Somehow, it reminded me of the one used for "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." |
Actually the Proteus has a lot in common design-wise with the Disney Nautilus, especially in profile. Both subs, of course, were designed by Harper Goff.
Bud Brewster wrote: |
In fact, in several scenes we can see that the girders above the lower deck don't even support a floor for an upper deck. So, I don't think they even built the upper row of view ports on the indoor set. |
They didn't. The Moebius model kit of the movie-version Seaview does include a hypothetical catwalk at the upper viewport level.
Love that orange naugahyde! |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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scotpens wrote: | The Moebius model kit of the movie-version Seaview does include a hypothetical catwalk at the upper viewport level. |
It appears that the catwalk actually does exist on the movie set. It extends from the door leading to the bridge on the upper level, to a point about halfway between that door and the distance to the upper row of view ports (if they had actually been included in the set).
This actually makes good sense, design wise! The bridge crew could enter the room quickly from the bridge, walk to the end of the short catwalk, and observe what was ahead through both the upper and lower rows of view ports.
By having a skeletal structure above the lower level (instead of a solid ceiling), anyone on the lower level would still be able to look up and see through the upper row of view ports, too!
Wow, I'm impressed with this newly discovered aspect of Seaview's design. _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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scotpens wrote: | Both subs, of course, were designed by Harper Goff. |
Besides being a master production designer, he was also the Banjo Player for "The Firehouse Five, Plus Two". He also played the Banjo in a few movies, and so got acting credits.
scotpens wrote: | Love that orange naugahyde! |
The orange Naugahs are the rarest and most expensive, because the bright color makes them sand out. That makes them easy to hunt, and so by the 1960s were hunted nearly to extinction, making their hydes rare and expensive. The orange Naugahs are a protected species now, but unfortunately poaching continues to take it toll on the poor Naughas to this day.
Wasn't it Butch that pointed out that Orange was Irwin Allen's favorite color?
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scotpens Starship Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:00 am Post subject: |
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scotpens wrote: | Pow wrote: | Other ideas would be a FV into alien machinery,or aliens themselves. |
It's been a while, but I remember a Lost in Space episode where Dr. Smith and Will Robinson were somehow miniaturized and inside the Robot. |
Now that I recall, it was the second-season episode "Trip Through the Robot" -- in which Will and Smith remained normal sized. It was the Robot that got blown up to giant size!
Krel wrote: | scotpens wrote: | Love that orange naugahyde! |
The orange Naugahs are the rarest and most expensive, because the bright color makes them sand out. That makes them easy to hunt, and so by the 1960s were hunted nearly to extinction, making their hydes rare and expensive. The orange Naugahs are a protected species now, but unfortunately poaching continues to take it toll on the poor Naughas to this day. |
They're kind of cute, once you get to know them.
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Of course, we all know the heartbreaking story of how the naugas evolved a clever defense mechanism for concealing themselves from predators. As the picture below demonstrates, when threatened by danger they have the amazing ability to conceal themselves by contorting their bodies into a shape which confuses predators.
Unfortunately, evolution played a cruel trick on the naugas, because the shape they transform into bears a striking resemblance to furniture.
Opponents of evolution have argued that this is indisputable proof of intelligent design. Evolutionist counter that this would more accurately be labeled interior design. The debate rages on . . .
Fellow All Sci-Fi members, I'm so touched by the tragic story of the orange nauga's sad fate, I am starting an organization to raise money to help ensure the survival of these poor creatures.
Save the Orange Nauga Society (S.O.N.S.).
Donations to this worthy cause can sent to this address:
SONS
c/o Bud Brewster
2001 Hyper Dr.
Mos Eisley, NC 28104
Donations are tax deductible and can be made by check, money order, credit card, or Pay Pal.
You can help save these wonderful little animals. Don't let the last nauga end up with somebody's butt rubbing on his face! _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Bud Brewster wrote: | |
They had to remove the catwalk for this shot, notice the pegs on the top of the girders. It also looks like they turned the desk around, and built a fake wall behind for the shot.
David. |
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