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In 'Independence Day: Resurgence' we'll have a moon base in 2016
Houston Movie Examiner ^ | June 23, 2015 | Mark R. Whittington

Posted on 06/23/2015 1:23:39 PM PDT by Marcus

A Monday piece in IO9 contained some revelations about the upcoming sequel to 1996’s “Independence Day,” which is entitled “Independence Day: Resurgence.” 20 years after the great alien invasion flattened many of Earth’s largest cities and killed untold millions of people, the world is still united in building up its defenses against a return engagement. These defenses apparently include a moon base.

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TOPICS: Science; TV/Movies; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; independenceday; lunacy; lunarbase; moon; resurgence; sciencefiction; scifi; sequel; syfy
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To: wally_bert
UFO had a lot going for it in terms of Ed Bishop and the soundtrack was good. I think I have all the CDs.

One of the best show themes in TV. Right up there with "Peter Gunn".

21 posted on 06/23/2015 2:47:49 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: Sirius Lee

Very much so.

99 had the model effects that UFO didn’t. Had to love the Eagle. One of these days I will get another full size toy Eagle like I had as a kid.

Kind of pricey though.

Met Landau at Dragoncon a few years back. The panel was really good and very informative. Spoke to him at his table for a few and shook his hand. Pretty strong dude for his age and struck me as a classy fellow.


22 posted on 06/23/2015 2:54:27 PM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: EEGator
I’m guessing no Randy Quaid.

"In the words of my generation, 'Up yours!'"

So, probably not. Though he was hilarious as Lucas.

23 posted on 06/23/2015 3:27:42 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Blog: www.BackwoodsEngineer.com)
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To: wally_bert
99 had the model effects that UFO didn’t. Had to love the Eagle.

True. The "Thunderbirds" effects of UFO are laughable, but the plots became superb as it progressed. I liked the Eagle, too. It looked like a logical progression from the Apollo program meets Kubrick's 2001.

From what I understand, the network execs didn't think the public was as interested in aliens coming to Earth as they were Earthlings going to the aliens (a la Star Trek) and so pulled the trigger.

I liked UFO better than Trek, and I liked, oh I don't know, reruns of Voyage to the Bottome of the Sea better than 1999.

24 posted on 06/23/2015 3:27:59 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: EEGator

ROFL


25 posted on 06/23/2015 3:30:02 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Dilbert San Diego
And ‘person of color'. . .must have a mature, responsible, honest, hard-working, disciplined, professional 'person of color' to counter-balance the obligatory racist, bigoted, homophobic, immature, out-of control with anger issue White male.
26 posted on 06/23/2015 3:36:57 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Marcus

The democrats/socialists of the world would have stopped any build up for defense and instead would be undermining the planet to help the aliens conquer the earth.


27 posted on 06/23/2015 4:04:37 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: C19fan

I loved that series.


28 posted on 06/23/2015 4:05:30 PM PDT by Fledermaus (NO RINO 2016 or I stay home. Shove it FR RINO lovers.)
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To: jmacusa

No, they never did.


29 posted on 06/23/2015 4:06:08 PM PDT by Fledermaus (NO RINO 2016 or I stay home. Shove it FR RINO lovers.)
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To: Politicalkiddo

Harvey Fierstein (who played Marty in ID4) is a screaming faggot in real life. Also a successful actor & playwright.


30 posted on 06/23/2015 4:10:15 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Only one solution left.....)
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To: Fledermaus

I remember they looked like two metal bowls or something spinning around and seemed easy to destroy. No doubt. The show was probably a low-budget affair so they wouldn’t waste time and money on good writers and effects.


31 posted on 06/23/2015 4:44:50 PM PDT by jmacusa
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To: Marcus

Welcome to “Space: 1999” B-)


32 posted on 06/23/2015 6:15:00 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (Barring a reformation, Islam Delenda Est.)
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To: EEGator
I’m guessing no Randy Quaid.

Not unless in addition to a moon base, they've figured out a way to reconstitute him from a plasma cloud, no.

33 posted on 06/23/2015 6:31:29 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: GreyFriar

Project Horizon is still way over the horizon.


34 posted on 06/23/2015 7:04:16 PM PDT by zot
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To: Dilbert San Diego

of course there will


35 posted on 06/23/2015 7:09:08 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Marcus

FYI, but not to start a new topic.
Sela Ward Set To Play POTUS In ‘Independence Day 2’

http://deadline.com/2015/05/sela-ward-independence-day-2-president-1201420428/


36 posted on 12/13/2015 2:22:55 PM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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