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March 20th, 2003, 08:14 PM
NEWSFLASH from the NIGHTMARE NETWORK:
Fresh from his successful work on Battlestar Galactica, for the Sci-Fi network, Ron Moore has been retained by the History Channel to do the screenplay for their proposed 17 night, 76 hour epic marathon maxi-series, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Official sources at the History Channel have indicated that TPTB @ THC are thrilled to have someone of Moore's caliber on board. A spokesperson for Mr. Moore stated that “Ronny is really looking forward to this, he was a bit typecast doing only space stuff.” The spokesperson also revealed some of Mr. Moore’s ideas for the epic. “Now, you have to understand that even though he hasn’t read much about it, He is really a great storyteller. He really wants to sink his teeth into telling this truly great story about our war against the Germans. When we respectfully reminded the spokesperson that it was the British that we fought against, we were told that “the history books have been spreading that little lie for over 200 years, that it was German soldiers dressed in British uniforms.”
With regards to casting, the spokesperson indicated that they had several ideas in mind for General W.T. “George” Washington (WT=Wooden Teeth). The remainder of the cast will be added at a later date. “Ronny just isn’t sure, yet, just who needs to be in this and who doesn’t. He'll have a better idea as the script starts to come together. But don’t fret, it will be true to the original revolting war. He just wants to bring out the human side of the people that history has revered for so long, but at the same time show that they weren’t perfect.”
The proposed date for filming to begin will be sometime in June 2004 with an expected television airing around Fall 2005. Stay tuned.
I can't believe that I typed this mess, but then again, if you change a few names, you may find that it's been done before!! (GROAN)
Oh well, I had to have some inspiration..thanks Ron (for nothing, as in void, i.e., something containing no matter)!
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Fresh from his successful work on Battlestar Galactica, for the Sci-Fi network, Ron Moore has been retained by the History Channel to do the screenplay for their proposed 17 night, 76 hour epic marathon maxi-series, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Official sources at the History Channel have indicated that TPTB @ THC are thrilled to have someone of Moore's caliber on board. A spokesperson for Mr. Moore stated that “Ronny is really looking forward to this, he was a bit typecast doing only space stuff.” The spokesperson also revealed some of Mr. Moore’s ideas for the epic. “Now, you have to understand that even though he hasn’t read much about it, He is really a great storyteller. He really wants to sink his teeth into telling this truly great story about our war against the Germans. When we respectfully reminded the spokesperson that it was the British that we fought against, we were told that “the history books have been spreading that little lie for over 200 years, that it was German soldiers dressed in British uniforms.”
With regards to casting, the spokesperson indicated that they had several ideas in mind for General W.T. “George” Washington (WT=Wooden Teeth). The remainder of the cast will be added at a later date. “Ronny just isn’t sure, yet, just who needs to be in this and who doesn’t. He'll have a better idea as the script starts to come together. But don’t fret, it will be true to the original revolting war. He just wants to bring out the human side of the people that history has revered for so long, but at the same time show that they weren’t perfect.”
The proposed date for filming to begin will be sometime in June 2004 with an expected television airing around Fall 2005. Stay tuned.
I can't believe that I typed this mess, but then again, if you change a few names, you may find that it's been done before!! (GROAN)
Oh well, I had to have some inspiration..thanks Ron (for nothing, as in void, i.e., something containing no matter)!
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