Spielberg's alien tale is 'Taken' to cable

cleveland.com ^ | 12/02/02 | Clint O'Connor

[vikingchick]

So what did the writing say on the metal?

Great thinking! Unfortunately, the writing will probably be translated as one of the little girl's droning homilies: "Sometimes life is like a box of chocolates. But other times, it isn't."

[spectre]

Thanks bert...but you can lighten up a little. It's only for fun, isn't it? Sci=fi?

But going along with your post (which was very good, BTW), I'd say that Mary wasn't a product of an abduction. I still think her Grandfather, Crawford, who originally entered the craft, didn't come out of there the same as he went in, ONE way or Another.

sw

[spectre]

It was confusing. The drummer girl didn't really know how she got pregnant (or she was a virgin), and then it played out that she found the guy she had sex with in the "fish tank", LOL.

So, nevermind...grins.

sw

[vikingchick]

sw-----Cordon off town, tell everybody there's a toxic spill: Close Encounters.

I'm on pins and needles for the next episode. What will the aliens do after the military fires on them?

And your prediction about the writing on the alien shillelagh might prove to be the turning point.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The alien ship crash was almost like a fake death scene. Kind of a "you got me". Or the aliens aren't very good at landing. I think they wanted to come down.

Spielberg sure does use almost every existing sci-fi element there is. I'd hate to see the director's cut release of this. Would probably take up about 40 VCR tapes.

[spectre]

Yep, Spielberg wasn't being original. Did he think we wouldn't remember Close Encounters? He could have wisked the child off to the Beach. After all, we know those space ships love water, LOL.

I don't know if I nailed it, VC? Kind of stupid, when "what's her name" entered the space craft like she did. AND, like you, I don't believe the ship is really disabled. Trick!

IF the Aliens start releasing people they captured from the 1940's, looking as if they arrived just yesterday, I'm REALLY gonna throw a shoe at the TV.

Stay tuned.

sw

[bert]

....but you can lighten up a little...

Ohhh allright..

I got carried away I guess. My point is "we are them".

[bert]

...IF the Aliens start releasing people they captured from the 1940's....

There is another recurring generational theme, the star pendant. It was once an ear ring and the other one is still around somewhere. I look for the other star to reappear around the neck of someone, perhaps on one of the current crash occupants.

[spectre]

YES! Good memory. I forgot about the dual star necklace made from the earrings. I would bet you are correct, that it shows up on or with one of the Aliens, who as we all know by now, can assume human form.

The tape of this saga should be about half of the air-time, considering the commercials are legion!

sw

[vikingchick]

The alien ship crash was almost like a fake death scene.

Yeah, it was way too easy to bring down the spaceship. I suspect the aliens will now disable the military's evil weapons and bathe the humans with unconditional love and warm hugs.

[vikingchick]

IF the Aliens start releasing people they captured from the 1940's, looking as if they arrived just yesterday, I'm REALLY gonna throw a shoe at the TV.

Ditto that. My shoe is ready and waiting by the television.

What if, after attempting to blow the spacecraft to smithereens, they finally discover the writing on the alien metal says something like Peace on Earth like in the song "One Tin Soldier"?

That's when the other shoe gets launched.

[spectre]

LOL, VC.

Still waiting for Spielbergs unique genius to shine forth.

There are just so many ways this can end, and they have all been thought of before...just guessing here...:~)

sw

[js1138]

Among other things, it doesn't give any method of telling which of the One True Religions to follow.

Dumb ending #1: Aliens give up on humans, take the girl and leave.
Dumb ending #2: Aliens are really dolphins, take the girl and leave, saying, "So long and thanks for all the fish".
Dumb ending #3: Aliens take off their gray suits, reveal themselves to have horns and tails, proceed to create utopian society on earth.
Dumb ending #4: Aliens give up on humans, quarantine earth from all future contact with the galactic empire.
Dumb ending #5: Girl does the time warp again, moves everything back to 1947, only this time it's going to be different, nobody will get hurt.
Dumb ending #6: Girl wakes up and it's all a dream.

[js1138]

Dumb cut and paste from the wrong thread: the correct quote should be: There are just so many ways this can end...

[Momaw Nadon]

[vikingchick]

That's spooky.

[Sawdring]

Dumb ending #7: The military finally figures out Al Gore is the real transmitter.

Besides the apparent anit-US military bias I have enjoyed the mini-series so far.

[spectre]

I would go with "girl wakes up and it's all a dream".

Viking Chick, don't READ THE FOLLOWING (she's on another time zone and hasn't seen it yet)

Remember the old Twilight Zone where the guys landed on another planet and the Aliens recreated the visions of HOME and relatives that were in the astonauts thoughts? Spielberg must have seen it too, LOL.

sw

[KillTime]

Gawd tonight's was a rip off of newhart and that afore mentioned twilight zone ep as well as a huge let down from last nights cliff hanger.

[Mulder]

If this turns out to be another "the aliens are here to help us" ending, I'll be dissapointed. It will be a totally anticlimactic ending since most people are expecting that ending.

I think it will turn out that the space goblins are here for a very sinister purpose.

Could be for food (like in "V") or they want a slave race (sort of like the "X-files").