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JT45242

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5. It was an interesting book...

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 10:46 PM

Jan 15

Of course, a book that long makes more sense for a 23 hour tv season than a movie.

But agreed that movie totally sucked.

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what was the most god awfal tv show , movie or book. [View all] AllaN01Bear Jan 15 OP

The Happening is the worst movie I've ever seen. yourout Jan 15 #1

Battlefield Earth Shellback Squid Jan 15 #2

It was an interesting book... JT45242 Jan 15 #5

Most of the book was good LogDog75 Jan 15 #7

Waiting to exhale JT45242 Jan 15 #3

The Gong Show Chipper Chat Jan 15 #4

I watched it, too. murielm99 Jan 16 #13

Napoleon Dynamite Cartoonist Jan 15 #6

That sucked too JT45242 Jan 15 #9

It took a second viewing for the humor to click with me. nt Shermann Jan 17 #26

original The Happening was not a hit either, except the theme song which hit number one.... nt msongs Jan 15 #8

I thought I was the only person left alive who remembered there was an original! ms liberty Jan 17 #36

Funny you mentioned Earth Arc; I was thinking of a short-lived series called Earth Two. Through some contrived situation NBachers Jan 15 #10

Too many unbelievables piled on top of each other. eppur_se_muova Jan 16 #17

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Starlost: created by Harlan Ellison, who separated from the project after too many changes. eppur_se_muova Jan 16 #16

In Ellison's defense, he knew it was a cliched idea when he pitched it. Aristus Jan 16 #19

Interesting ! Strange that I didn't recall any of that from the version I read. Not sure where it was, unfortunately ... eppur_se_muova Jan 16 #20

The entire experience is recounted in Ellison's essay Aristus Jan 16 #21

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I did not know that. Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 17 #41

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Definitely a bad movie. Different Drummer Jan 17 #27

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