It looks very interesting from the trailer.  I've never seen any of Abram's shows, like Lost, but I very much enjoyed his film Cloverfield.  I'll give this one a watch when it airs next season.

Gerard

I don't know if this has been mentioned anywhere on our illustrious board (even in this thread), but most certainly the actress to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (or Naomi Collins) should be Helen Mirren.

Gerard

Now I'm picturing Roseanne Barr playing Maggie Evans.  Barnabas takes one look at her and thinks:  "Wow, reincarnation wasn't kind to Josette.  Guess I should count my lucky stars I didn't marry her 200 years ago; I really missed a bullet with that one."

Gerard

Considering the problems the family had with the various Trasks through several generations, if Pat Robertson ran again I don't think they'd vote for him.

Gerard

I think of Dan Curtis' remake of Kolchak:  The Night Stalker.  I didn't get to see it in its evening run (because I had to work), but did watch it when it's been rerun on Sci-Fi.  I thought it was a well done, eerie show (the episode about the woman-creature that preserves her "youth" and looks by zonking unsuspecting females and feeding off of them while they are still alive was a real spooker).  Yet, whatever network initially aired it decided to cancel it even before all the filmed episodes were shown.  It was never given a chance.  And don't forget about NBC's decision to ax the DS remake.  It started out strong in the ratings, but the constant interruptions for reports on the Gulf War caused a ratings drop, not because viewers lost interest, but because they didn't know when it would be on.  You can't watch something when you don't know where to find it.  How utterly stupid.

Gerard

We paid 35 cents for a matinee, and that included not only the double-feature, but also a cartoon and a short documentary.  When I went to see HODS (and walked to the theater, too), my mom begrugingly gave me a dollar to pay for admission, popcorn, soda and candy - and she told me to make sure to give her back the change when I got home.

Gerard

In England (where the film was produced) as well as the rest of Europe, it used its original name of Doppelganger.  Only for its US release was it named Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (probably as a marketing tool, IMO, it make it sound more "science-fictionish" for the kiddie demographics).  However, it became more popularily known by its American title and even in Europe it's used there now, although one can still see it called by its original British name.

Gerard

Quote from: Gerard on May 02, 2008, 10:04:22 PM

While many kids got bored and spent much of the time at the popcorn and candy stand, I found it all rather fascinating.

You were obviously mature and discriminating beyond your years. 

Unfortunately, as I got older, it went in the reverse direction!

Gerard