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Silas

Sadly, the House of Louse... I mean Mouse, will never release the rights until or unless a long list of other properties bomb and don't make them money, including Star Wars. I, for one, am so sickened by Disney's withholding of the properties that I'm seriously wanting to organize a bunch of angry f...

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My big issue with part of your explanation, taalismn, is that there is an animating force behind zombies and other undead, whether it is magic, nanobots, or psionic power. Dead flesh does not truly live again, or it would heal itself back to its living state (eventually). Acids work by stripping ele...

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The HU power Corrosive Spray description says: "Remember, the acid only effects inorganic material; no damage to living beings, plants or other living organic material (not even if shot into an opponent's eyes)." But before that, it says: "The only problem with this corrosive acid is ...

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Many thanks. Now I can create this horror show of an alien. My GM is going to freak out.

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Hate to say it, but I'm not going to hold my breath anymore for a RIFTS movie. As much as I really want one to happen, it seems Disney, JB Films, and Hollywood, in general, just don't have the desire or drive to see it made. If it does happen, I'll honestly be shocked and amazed.

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I thought of the D&D movies as having been made by Uwe Boll. That way, the real movie makers are spared the ignominy of being associated with a pair of cinematic diaper bombs. Everybody deserves a second chance, but Uwe Boll has shown no talent for movie making in any movie he's been attached to...

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A streak of light in the night sky resolves into an object falling to Earth, bright yellow and whitish flames surrounding it as it crashes into a shallow bay. A tremendous boom and splash follows, steam obscuring the scene, then movement among the hazy wreckage: a giant 10-foot creature resembling a...

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I'm wanting to create a Humanoid Skeletal alien out of Aliens Unlimited for a game, but the Speed bonus is missing. It only says "+ Speed". What is the Speed bonus supposed to be?

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I think we can safely assume Disney is all about making the most bucks for their investment, right? That being said, I don't see them dropping, or even splitting spotlight space with, Star Wars. They're most likely going to milk the new SW movies for years, until people are sick of space opera movie...

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I'm thinking the best aspect of a RIFTS anime would be the ability to bounce around from one main character to another in a totally different area, country, even continent. With that, there could be entire story arcs devoted to a different country or area... like Japan, for example. Another could fo...

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Thanks. That D-Bee was retired last year, sadly. He didn't go out with a bang, or a whimper, instead retiring to a small chunk of land somewhere around the medicine wheel in Utah where he founded a walled town meant to provide shelter for all beings. The designing process was real fun. About filling...

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I was thinking the "something nasty" would be either an alien intelligence, or some other hugely powerful dark force. The reason for the escape to Europe is because of that "something nasty" having eyes and assassins everywhere in North America. Their escape would be financed by ...

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Omg Snuzzles, I think I died a little inside.

Silas

I've been thinking about this one for a bit... Follow a City Rat, guy in his late teens, and get a good look at Chi-Town from the bottom on up: Deadboy patrols, propaganda, the haves and have-nots, and the scary similarity between future Chi-Town and many people currently living in poverty. The kid ...

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My two bits, for whatever they might be worth, go out to Kevin: Take our ideas and use them. Use them as hooks for JB to get even more interested than he has been. Look through the "Favorite Scene" thread and see if any of them jump out at you, because if they do, they'll positively blast ...

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Can't forget this scene: *scruffy-looking man shuffles along small town's dirt street, his tattered clothing still retaining bits of color here and there under layers of road dust and dirt, his tired eyes surveying the seemingly empty town as he rubs at his week-old facial hair growth. suddenly a f...

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...and the ghost of Walt raises his middle finger to creative competition yet again. If there's any way to stop the next pick-up for the rights to the RIFTS movie, I'd say KS and the team should definitely take back the rights and look for another studio. RIFTS does not deserve to be mothballed just...

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I'm curious if there's been any news Palladium might be able to leak without getting into potential trouble.

*crosses fingers, sits on the edge of his seat, and whispers "pleasepleaseplease"*

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I actually WAS thinking of 4Kids. Mea culpa.

On another note, I could almost see a RIFTS anime being done in the style of Gungrave, with the flashbacks for exposition and the dark tone that anime has.

Oh, and homogeneous: of the same or a similar kind or nature.

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Tell me what you think about this idea. Bear in mind it is based on two major assumptions: 1) the movie/s will be made, and 2) RIFTS will be made into a trilogy. Here we go. Start the first movie off by following a normal human, a Chi-Town guy in his late teens. (This will give the general audiences...

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Funimation would censor all the inherent darkness out of any RIFTS anime project. They'd make it into some "kinder-and-gentler-end-of-the-world" cartoon, thereby homogenizing the entire basis for RIFTS.

Silas

I was seriously torn between New West and Japan, but when I saw Warlords of Russia, I knew what I'd love to see. The epic combat between heavy-duty borgs and mekanical tech, set to the backdrop of poverty and stoicism... that screams post-apocalyptic, to me. Just toss in a bit of Mystic Russia and a...

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A RIFTS MMO already exists? I sicnerely hope you're not talking about that unholy perversion that came to the N-Gage. That's not an MMO, by a longshot. The fact remains, JB has picked up the rights for another block of years and nobody outside of his company, or Palladium, has heard squat about anyt...

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Can't forget this scene: *scruffy-looking man shuffles along small town's dirt street, his tattered clothing still retaining bits of color here and there under layers of road dust and dirt, his tired eyes surveying the seemingly empty town as he rubs at his week-old facial hair growth. suddenly a fl...

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I don't think you understand what they were saying. None of these production companies want to hear advice like "make this movie and you'll make money from merchandising" unless you also say "I have money to help pay for this movie." or "I have direct contact with foreign ma...

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This is nothing new. Hollywood hasn't had an original idea for sci-fi or fantasy (that was picked up by a big name company) in a long time. And before someone says, "what about the SciFi Channel originals", I'm going to remind you all of one thing: SciFi Channel original movies have all in...

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Well, back to favorite scenes: *enter the dusty salt flats of Utah. upshot of a scruffy, rugged-looking man wearing a brown leather duster and wide-brim brown hat over a simple off-white button-up shirt, tucked into a pair of leather pants, road dust and old stains patching the duster and pants and ...

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I have to agree. If KS himself can find a director who would be interested (I suggest GenCon being the place to look up a potential director), there'd be a much better chance of things hitting the fast track. Think of it like this: we, the fans, are the lowest level of interaction to major motion pi...

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My crazy thought is that KS needs to grab some good artists and have this turned into an anime before it becomes a live-action film. Maybe that way, a writer would have some inspiration and JB would have a better idea of what RIFTS is all about. Of course, KS would have to retain rights for this to ...

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I, Robot was a bit of a stinker, but the direction was nice (that's why they give separate oscars for best director and best screenplay) but Dark City and the Crow were absolutely brilliant. I agree wholeheartedly; The Crow and Dark City were both brilliant, which is why I own them on DVD. Proyas c...

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I saw an interview with Rawsom Marshall Thurman, talking about his latest movie Mysteries Of Pittsburgh and the novel it was adapted from. Here's an outtake: RMT : Thanks, I’m glad you liked it. I worked very hard on the script and I’m proud of the result. Scene to scene, sequence to sequence, the s...

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How can anybody, having seen his recent "movies", ever think Michael Bay could do a RIFTS movie justice? I mean come on, the man is all about SFX and sweaty cleavage. No real acting involved. His idea of a great movie would be two hours of exploding sweaty cleavages and running, screaming ...

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If RIFTS were to be animated, it would have to be in the style of Japanese anime in order to have the same gritty look and feel of the books.

Anything else would be far too silly and childish.

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I feel I must agree about the need for a more expansive view of the RIFTS universe in the movie. If it were solely based in and around Chi-Town, it would give the average movie-goer the wrong idea about the RIFTS world. Put yourself in the place of someone totally ignorant of RIFTS. You go see a mov...

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Guillermo Del Toro is slated to do Champions, Deadman, and Death: The High Cost Of Living. He directed Blade 2, as well as both Hellboy movies. If he can handle the painful reality of bringing the Death graphic novel to the big screen, he should be able to handle the grit of RIFTS. Okay, I admit Pet...

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I most sincerely hope you are making a joke.

If that son-of-a-Bay touches or even comes near the RIFTS movie, KS should sue him for attempted vandalism of his property. A Bay-wrecked RIFTS movie would be worse than no RIFTS movie at all.

Silas

After the loss of those movies I mentioned in a previous post, I'm feeling more than a bit pessimistic on the possibility of a RIFTS movie coming to the big screen. I mean I want to see one happen so bad, I can almost hear the particle beam blasts, but with all the silly Hollywood superstition, jump...

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Regardless of the script this writer is writing right now, what's really important in terms of figuring out what kind of movie RIFTS would be is the choice of director. After all, a script is never really finished even when the movie is being filmed. Nothing has or will be decided in terms of the c...

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My backside is sore already from waiting on the egde of my seat for other movies to come out. The long-rumored Marshal Law movie went totally bust after the Watchmen release. Critics can be so ignorant sometimes. Then there's the extra-long wait for the LFG animated movie, which was supposed to come...

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Why not have the movie follow the travels and adventures of Erin Tarn? That would give those new to the game a real taste of what RIFTS is all about, as well as give the diehards their fix the oldschool way. Nothing like Erin Tarn for some good descriptions and a lot of travel.

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I'm a bit concerned, as I saw that writer's website and it says he's on strike.

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