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April 18th, 2003, 07:30 PM
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in the theater in 1979
Did any of you see the movie when it was released to theaters across America in May 1979? What was the Sensurround like? Since the show had premiered nine months earlier (and I doubt most of you owned VCRs at the time), did you notice then that it was edited from the pilot version?
When it was shown in theaters in Canada and Europe in summer 1978, was the Sensurround included there?
Mary
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April 18th, 2003, 08:27 PM
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Clunky Man In Suit
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Saw It
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April 18th, 2003, 08:51 PM
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Warrior
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Sensurround
Well, Take the biggest speakers you have, take a track of loud base rumbling sound, and point it at the flooor. Turn it up, and there you have Sensurround.
It was originally developed for the Movie Earthquake, and was also used again on Hindenburg.
It was also considered for Buck Rogers, as well as Galactica, but the decision was made since the BATLLESTAR GALACTICA theatrical release was essentially a cut down version of the pilot, which had previously been aired, there needed to be some kind of "value added" aspect to the release.
For some reason though, it never worked as good in the local theatres, as it did in the Sensurround Screening Room at Universal.
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April 18th, 2003, 09:03 PM
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Stablemaster, Livery Ship
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Well if your local theatre had built their own system for Star Wars, Dolby, It came out Very Well INDEED. (especially sitting 8 rows from the stage, center seats, curved screen.)
I will never forget the first time Galactica rumbled across the screen. Mmmmmm.
It's why we still build theatres.
Same in Star Wars (Ep 4) as the Imperial cruiser that goes over your head in the first scene after all that copy to read. Mmmmmm.
*likes her scifi on the big screen the best*
*John Dykstra and ILM fan for life* (and Apogee was the cream of the crop)
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April 19th, 2003, 05:28 AM
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its profits
I know it cost $7 million to make--does anybody know how much money the theatrical version made?
Mary
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April 19th, 2003, 05:33 AM
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licensed merchandise
All of the posters I've seen (I have two), the set of window cards I own, plus a life-size cardboard standup I once saw of Apollo, were all promotional items for the movie, not the series. Was there much merchandise made to promote the movie, or was the rest in conjunction with the series?
As for the cardboard cutout, I saw that for sale at one of the first science fiction conventions I hade ever gone to, in the mid-80s in downtown Cincinnati. It was $35 and I will regret it until I die that I did not purchase it, because I've never seen it again. Have any of you seen this or do you own it? Were there just standups of Apollo, or were there others made of the other characters?
Mary
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April 19th, 2003, 07:37 AM
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Strike Leader
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Surround
I saw the Big G in all of it's glory. I was so enthralled that I accidentally stuck my hand in the soda by mistake.
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April 19th, 2003, 04:25 PM
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Muff Daggy
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I saw it too (just married at the time). The father (and son) in front of us kinda spoiled it for me. The son was excited as I was, but the father was a real sour downer. He turned to me and said, "I can't believe I'm wasting money on a TV show". (He was sure it was the TV footage instead of something new).
Heck with him, I loved it. There were no VCR's (well not many) in those days and to see it on the bigscreen was great.

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April 21st, 2003, 12:04 AM
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Warrior Ace
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Re: licensed merchandise
Quote:
Originally posted by skippercollecto
As for the cardboard cutout, I saw that for sale at one of the first science fiction conventions I hade ever gone to, in the mid-80s in downtown Cincinnati. It was $35 and I will regret it until I die that I did not purchase it, because I've never seen it again. Have any of you seen this or do you own it? Were there just standups of Apollo, or were there others made of the other characters?
Mary
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Mary
Saw the standup of Apollo on eBay a week or so back.
Went for $11.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=37880
Jim:colwar:
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