Sci Fi Channel is developing "Chariots of the Gods," a six-hour miniseries based on the best-selling book by Erich von Daniken that is being executive produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler and written by veteran sci-fi series scribe John Whelpley. The enormously popular book introduced the theory that Earth was visited by extraterrestrials in ancient times. Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da Vinci Code," the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour of duty who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to uncovering one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that aliens have been interfering with human genetics since ancient times. Rob Cowan and David Winkler also will executive produce. The project was brought to Winkler Films by executive producers Ken Hawryliw and Jim Gutteridge. Sci Fi is expected to announce the mini as part of its overall development slate today during the network's upfront presentation. (Kimberly Nordyke)
In article <gfut42pssdknd5lj5g9uub7r78m61qt...@4ax.com>, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> quoted from the hollywood reporter:
> Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da Vinci Code," > the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour of duty > who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to uncovering > one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that aliens have > been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
Gee, I wonder whether there'll be a big evil conspiracy that's trying to cover it up.
His major conceit was that the primative Mayans or whomever could never have figured out the geometry needed to draw those huge figures on the Nasca plains so it must have been aliens.
> Sci Fi Channel is developing "Chariots of the Gods," a six-hour > miniseries based on the best-selling book by Erich von Daniken that is
... Somewhat overpriced on Amazon at ten cents. Still, good to see SciFi doing a sci fi show instead of some reality bullshit about eight psychics living in one house or whatever.
> being executive produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler and written by > veteran sci-fi series scribe John Whelpley.
Imdb.com shows Whelpley doing one script each for TNG and DS9, two for "Andromeduh" and 13 for "Earth: Fucked Concept."
> The enormously popular > book introduced the theory that Earth was visited by extraterrestrials > in ancient times.
Except for all the other sci fi stories that had already used that concept. "Chariots" became so popular in the mass media because von Daniken was a better publicist than researcher. Also, drugs were already very popular, which helped von Daniken's case considerably.
> Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da > Vinci Code,"
Are you sure it wasn't "cheap CGI" meets "generic skiffy script?"
> the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour > of duty who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to > uncovering one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that > aliens have been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
So the 'artifact' is just a DVD of "2001?"
Seriously, between "Stargate's" Ancients and "Smallville's" Kryptonians, archeologists can't swing a grant application without hitting some bit of ancient futuristic tech or another.
> Rob Cowan and David Winkler also will executive produce. The project > was brought to Winkler Films by executive producers Ken Hawryliw and > Jim Gutteridge.
"They're executive producing the hell out of this movie!" MST3K
> Sci Fi is expected to announce the mini as part of its > overall development slate today during the network's upfront > presentation. (Kimberly Nordyke)
What, no mention of the Eeeeeeeeevil gub'mint conspiracy which (despite the government's complete inability to hold in any other secret) has shrouded this project in silence for decades? Or the Twelfth Order conspiracy within the out-front conspiracy the government is secretly funding? Or at least an astrophysicist and/or archeologist with impressive cleavage- ummm, I mean *credentials* who Our Hero has to spend Part One getting her to "Throw out conventional thinking and open your mind to new ideas, damnit!!"
*****
The Joker in the Eeeeeeeeeevil Cabal deck of cards.
"You're a figment of my imagination- the *least* you could do is take your top off!!" Rodney McKay to his hallucination of Samantha Carter
In article <1146065438.548978.188...@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rander3...@gmail.com> wrote: > His major conceit was that the primative Mayans or whomever could never > have figured out > the geometry needed to draw those huge figures on the Nasca plains so > it must have been > aliens.
He assumed nobody who wasn't white could have done anything. Rather insulting, really.
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> > Sci Fi Channel is developing "Chariots of the Gods," a six-hour > > miniseries based on the best-selling book by Erich von Daniken that is
> ... Somewhat overpriced on Amazon at ten cents. Still, good to see > SciFi doing a sci fi show instead of some reality bullshit about eight > psychics living in one house or whatever.
> > being executive produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler and written by > > veteran sci-fi series scribe John Whelpley.
> Imdb.com shows Whelpley doing one script each for TNG and DS9, two for > "Andromeduh" and 13 for "Earth: Fucked Concept."
> > The enormously popular > > book introduced the theory that Earth was visited by extraterrestrials > > in ancient times.
> Except for all the other sci fi stories that had already used that > concept. "Chariots" became so popular in the mass media because von > Daniken was a better publicist than researcher. Also, drugs were > already very popular, which helped von Daniken's case considerably.
> > Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da > > Vinci Code,"
> Are you sure it wasn't "cheap CGI" meets "generic skiffy script?"
> > the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour > > of duty who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to > > uncovering one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that > > aliens have been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
> So the 'artifact' is just a DVD of "2001?"
> Seriously, between "Stargate's" Ancients and "Smallville's" > Kryptonians, archeologists can't swing a grant application without > hitting some bit of ancient futuristic tech or another.
> > Rob Cowan and David Winkler also will executive produce. The project > > was brought to Winkler Films by executive producers Ken Hawryliw and > > Jim Gutteridge.
> "They're executive producing the hell out of this movie!" MST3K
> > Sci Fi is expected to announce the mini as part of its > > overall development slate today during the network's upfront > > presentation. (Kimberly Nordyke)
> What, no mention of the Eeeeeeeeevil gub'mint conspiracy which (despite > the government's complete inability to hold in any other secret) has > shrouded this project in silence for decades? Or the Twelfth Order > conspiracy within the out-front conspiracy the government is secretly > funding? Or at least an astrophysicist and/or archeologist with > impressive cleavage- ummm, I mean *credentials* who Our Hero has to > spend Part One getting her to "Throw out conventional thinking and open > your mind to new ideas, damnit!!"
> *****
1. I like Van Daniken's book.... agree about the publicist part, yeah, it does give me a groovy vibe, also a lot of memories as it was one of my dad's favorite books when I was a youngster.
2. If you want a cool, underappreciated flick which touches on the "ancient astronauts" idea, try and track down the movie "Moontrap," which stars Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell. The "ancient astronauts" angle comes in about a third of the way in.
Minispoiler - One of the concepts of the Jamie Lee Curtis/Donald Sutherland movie "Virus" comes in about, oh, five minutes into the movie... Moontrap did the same concept, better, on about one tenth of the Curtis/Sutherland film's probable catering budget. .
> > Sci Fi Channel is developing "Chariots of the Gods," a six-hour > > miniseries based on the best-selling book by Erich von Daniken that is
> ... Somewhat overpriced on Amazon at ten cents. Still, good to see > SciFi doing a sci fi show instead of some reality bullshit about eight > psychics living in one house or whatever.
> > being executive produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler and written by > > veteran sci-fi series scribe John Whelpley.
> Imdb.com shows Whelpley doing one script each for TNG and DS9, two for > "Andromeduh" and 13 for "Earth: Fucked Concept."
> > The enormously popular > > book introduced the theory that Earth was visited by extraterrestrials > > in ancient times.
> Except for all the other sci fi stories that had already used that > concept. "Chariots" became so popular in the mass media because von > Daniken was a better publicist than researcher. Also, drugs were > already very popular, which helped von Daniken's case considerably.
> > Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da > > Vinci Code,"
> Are you sure it wasn't "cheap CGI" meets "generic skiffy script?"
> > the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour > > of duty who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to > > uncovering one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that > > aliens have been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
> So the 'artifact' is just a DVD of "2001?"
> Seriously, between "Stargate's" Ancients and "Smallville's" > Kryptonians, archeologists can't swing a grant application without > hitting some bit of ancient futuristic tech or another.
> > Rob Cowan and David Winkler also will executive produce. The project > > was brought to Winkler Films by executive producers Ken Hawryliw and > > Jim Gutteridge.
> "They're executive producing the hell out of this movie!" MST3K
> > Sci Fi is expected to announce the mini as part of its > > overall development slate today during the network's upfront > > presentation. (Kimberly Nordyke)
> What, no mention of the Eeeeeeeeevil gub'mint conspiracy which (despite > the government's complete inability to hold in any other secret) has > shrouded this project in silence for decades? Or the Twelfth Order > conspiracy within the out-front conspiracy the government is secretly > funding? Or at least an astrophysicist and/or archeologist with > impressive cleavage- ummm, I mean *credentials* who Our Hero has to > spend Part One getting her to "Throw out conventional thinking and open > your mind to new ideas, damnit!!"
> *****
1. I like Van Daniken's book.... agree about the publicist part, yeah, it does give me a groovy vibe, also a lot of memories as it was one of my dad's favorite books when I was a youngster.
2. If you want a cool, underappreciated flick which touches on the "ancient astronauts" idea, try and track down the movie "Moontrap," which stars Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell. The "ancient astronauts" angle comes in about a third of the way in.
Minispoiler - One of the concepts of the Jamie Lee Curtis/Donald Sutherland movie "Virus" comes in about, oh, five minutes into the movie... Moontrap did the same concept, better, on about one tenth of the Curtis/Sutherland film's probable catering budget.
It wasn't that. He maintained their culture didn't allow them the needed skill. He conveniently ignored what they had already built. He was basically and alien huckster, like many of those people. Art Bell would be a good modern example.
I remember back in the day that moron and Chris Carter (make that moron^2) were going to make COTG into a series (they even had a website and everything) but nothing became of it. Anyone know what happened?
> 2. If you want a cool, underappreciated flick which touches on the > "ancient astronauts" idea, try and track down the movie "Moontrap," > which stars Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell. The "ancient astronauts" > angle comes in about a third of the way in.
This is an excellent movie. I had it on VHS, but can not find it on DVD anywhere. I hope if it does hit, it gets a widescreen treatment.
A few years ago there was a rumor that Koenig was trying to do a sequel, I wonder if there was any truth to it.
> Seriously, between "Stargate's" Ancients and "Smallville's" > Kryptonians, archeologists can't swing a grant application without > hitting some bit of ancient futuristic tech or another.
Don't forget the original BSG. And the Vorlons. Damn, those ancient astronauts are everywhere!
> In article <gfut42pssdknd5lj5g9uub7r78m61qt...@4ax.com>, > David <dimla...@yahoo.com> quoted from the hollywood reporter:
>> Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da Vinci Code," >> the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour of duty >> who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to uncovering >> one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that aliens have >> been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
> Gee, I wonder whether there'll be a big evil conspiracy that's > trying to cover it up.
The Illuminati, Opus Dei, the Feds, The White House, CIA, NSA, the UN, Martians?
-- Ken from Chicago
P.S. At least that will show a disclaimer that none of these were actually involved in a world wide conspiracy to cover the truth--at least not about extraterrestrials.
dimla...@yahoo.com wrote: >Sci Fi Channel is developing "Chariots of the Gods," a six-hour >miniseries based on the best-selling book by Erich von Daniken that is >being executive produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler and written by >veteran sci-fi series scribe John Whelpley. The enormously popular >book introduced the theory that Earth was visited by extraterrestrials >in ancient times. Described as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" meets "The Da >Vinci Code," the project centers on a soldier returning from his tour >of duty who brings with him an artifact that holds the key to >uncovering one of the greatest secrets in human existence -- that >aliens have been interfering with human genetics since ancient times.
Gee, just in time to attempt to latch onto the popularity of The Da Vinci Code...
-- It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad for them, it's failing.
russell-wat...@comcast.net wrote: >Could be worse; they could be making mini-series of Whitley Strieber's >books...
BOOKS?
-- It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad for them, it's failing.
Aiieee! Why doesn't he just put "Welcome, suckers!" on the opening page?
-- It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad for them, it's failing.
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