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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-12-08 02:00 PM
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18. Eugene O'Neil 'Iceman Cometh', iirc, was originally 8 hours. Had a dinner intermission break.
Most productions have pared it down, but an interesting concept. :think:
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  -Asimov's Foundation Trilogy.... the movie? Dover  Oct-12-08 11:46 AM   #0 
  - Maybe x-post this in the SciFi Forum?  Whoa_Nelly   Oct-12-08 11:48 AM   #1 
  - Oh okay...thanks! Didn't know there was a sci-fi forum...n/t  Dover   Oct-12-08 11:50 AM   #2 
  - It's been a long time  ismnotwasm   Oct-12-08 11:53 AM   #3 
  - You would only be disappointed  Dragonfli   Oct-12-08 11:59 AM   #4 
  - hehehe...  Dover   Oct-12-08 12:03 PM   #5 
  - I read recently that there is one in the works.  johnaries   Oct-12-08 12:09 PM   #6 
  - I'd love to see a trilogy based on Asimov's Foundation series  NeedleCast   Oct-12-08 12:13 PM   #7 
  - (self-delete)  TahitiNut   Oct-13-08 05:54 PM   #27 
  - Oh, crap. They hired the guy who adapted I, Robot for the script.  johnaries   Oct-12-08 12:15 PM   #8 
  - ...pssssssssssssssssssssssssss  Dover   Oct-12-08 12:24 PM   #9 
  - Will Smith????!!!! Double crap.....sigh... What if  Dover   Oct-12-08 12:28 PM   #10 
  - that was my first thought. That I, Robot was such a piece of dreck  hfojvt   Oct-12-08 12:48 PM   #14 
     - On the contrary. After eight years of dumbing down, I think Americans CRAVE intelligence!  Dover   Oct-12-08 01:56 PM   #17 
  - Worse yet, the project belongs to Fox.  Orsino   Oct-12-08 01:38 PM   #15 
     - Yep. Perhaps a better title for their version would be, "Asimov For Dummies".  Dover   Oct-12-08 02:17 PM   #22 
  - It would have to be a mini-series, theaters won't show an 18 hour film.  greyhound1966   Oct-12-08 12:38 PM   #11 
  - Wouldn't it be cool for theaters to dedicate a full day to a movie!  Dover   Oct-12-08 12:45 PM   #13 
  - Eugene O'Neil 'Iceman Cometh', iirc, was originally 8 hours. Had a dinner intermission break.  pinto   Oct-12-08 02:00 PM   #18 
  - The only series of books I've ever found myself addicted to reading...  originalpckelly   Oct-12-08 12:41 PM   #12 
  - I don't believe any of Asimov's works would translate well to cinema  Frank Cannon   Oct-12-08 01:48 PM   #16 
  - Not very visual. Only the part with the Mule is very cinematic  Kurt_and_Hunter   Oct-12-08 02:02 PM   #19 
  - Oh, I think it's very cinematic. Asimov was very descriptive.  MercutioATC   Oct-12-08 02:08 PM   #21 
  - I'd love to see a well done adaptation.  pinto   Oct-12-08 02:03 PM   #20 
  - My favorite quote  ThoughtCriminal   Oct-12-08 02:27 PM   #23 
  - That's my favorite too.  salvorhardin   Oct-13-08 05:49 PM   #26 
  - I liked the production of Blade Runner  Dover   Oct-12-08 03:44 PM   #24 
  - Radio  mrfrapp   Oct-12-08 04:44 PM   #25 
     - Thanks for that info. I found a great site for downloading it!  Dover   Oct-15-08 11:04 PM   #28 
 

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