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09
Sep/2008

My life after the apocalypse(s)
by Laggy

First there was Planet of the Apes, then came Kamandi from DC comics and Jack Kirby. Sometimes I just call it Planet of Kirby. And then came Gamma World, just before Thundarr, the Barbarian came on TV on Saturday mornings. I was glad when I broke a bone and couldn't play football on Saturday AM's just so I could watch Thundarr-- Arial was so hot. Then right around 1oth grade, The Road Warrior taught us all that it was punk haircuts and sports protective gear. And while Ronald Reagan was telling us that With Enough Shovels a nuclear war was winnable, Tina Turner turned civilization on its head in Beyond Thunder Dome.

So then I got lost, because there was just so much post-apocalypse on TV and in films, it was pretty hard to keep up with, though Endgame was not bad. But recently I found a boot-legger had a copy of the complete Thundarr series, and because I have been petioning for a legal DVD release for over five years now (over at www.Thundarr.com) I had to get it. And for once the bootleg worked all the way through, unlike about 60% of the bootlegs I seem to get. So finally I have completed the two seasons of Thundarr. Now I just need the live-action film... I'm picturing Dolph Lungren as the barbarian himself, Halle Berri as Ariel, and I'm thinking Tina Turner as Ooklah. Mel Gibson would just get Kamandi and Thundarr confused and walk around in a blond wig.

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From: Laggy
09/10/2008 19:55:02

Cloven-Fruit-Games wrote:

I always thought Thundarr was a great concept... even if badly done. The ideas made one have feelings and dreams of adventure. Which I always thought was the basis for RPGs. I keep waiting for the Thundarr DVD set myself. I recent spoke with the guys that are holding the IP for Thundarr... they were not even aware of the fact they had it. Sad really, no one should be sitting on IP that they have no plans for, that they are not even aware of, much less the possible value of such.

 

I suppose no one has sent the petition yet.

From: Cloven-Fruit-Games
09/10/2008 12:41:06

I always thought Thundarr was a great concept... even if badly done. The ideas made one have feelings and dreams of adventure. Which I always thought was the basis for RPGs. I keep waiting for the Thundarr DVD set myself. I recent spoke with the guys that are holding the IP for Thundarr... they were not even aware of the fact they had it. Sad really, no one should be sitting on IP that they have no plans for, that they are not even aware of, much less the possible value of such.

From: Laggy
09/10/2008 11:23:23

Bane_Star wrote:

Yeah, your right, Post Apoc seems to be the one of the next genres to become the movie churn engines target. Its like, nothing decent can be made anymore, so all the exec's are diggin through archive bins and old stuff to try and make the next great thing thats so new..

 Why cant they just make the same old movie again, we'd probably watch it, and the new kids have no idea about the classics.. 

 

Well post-apocalypse flix are plenty in number. The REMAKES of the older ones is something new, ... and that cousin with the Masters in Literature and Screenwriting needs a job, or his mom will kick him out.

 


From: Bane_Star
09/10/2008 08:50:34

Yeah, your right, Post Apoc seems to be the one of the next genres to become the movie churn engines target. Its like, nothing decent can be made anymore, so all the exec's are diggin through archive bins and old stuff to try and make the next great thing thats so new..

 Why cant they just make the same old movie again, we'd probably watch it, and the new kids have no idea about the classics.. 

 


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