HIGHLA-L Digest - 27 Feb 2001 to 28 Feb 2001 (#2001-84)
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There are 7 messages totalling 416 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Endgame - Chain Room (4)
2. Endgame- Spoilers- Upon rewatching
3. Fw: A Newsgroup Personality
4. Official: HL:TS *is* going to DVD! :-D
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:37:51 -0800
From: John Biltz <biltzjohn@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Endgame - Chain Room
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> Among my many rants about the movie, this one may or
> not be answered on this list. Does anyone know if the
> room with all the chains hanging down would actually
> be a room found in a power station? I can't fathom any
> reason for such a room to exist other than the
> director thought it would look cool.
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Was it a power plant? When I saw the movie at the theaters I thought it was
a commercial plating plant. That vat of acid was what convinced me, but the
layout of the place seemed right for it. The chains would be used to lower
whatever into the vat where a current would be passed through whatever to
plate it. The DVD did nothing to change my mind in fact confirmed it.
Confirmed Moose
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 18:24:15 -1000
From: Geiger <geiger@maui.net>
Subject: Re: Endgame - Chain Room
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John--
> Was it a power plant? When I saw the movie at the theaters I thought it
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> a commercial plating plant. That vat of acid was what convinced me, but
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> layout of the place seemed right for it. The chains would be used to
lower
> whatever into the vat where a current would be passed through whatever to
> plate it. The DVD did nothing to change my mind in fact confirmed it.
You can, of course, be confirmed in whatever you please, but the sequence
was actually filmed at a power plant in England. AP talked about it, in
part 2 of a _long_ interview posted 8-31-00 at Fandom.com. McAsh also
talked about it in pt. 1 of Abbie Bernstein's 12-00 Eon interview. He said
this--
"We shot the final fight scene in the Littleton power station in the county
of Kent outside of London. There was a lot of that final fight scene that
had to be completely rechoreographed because we are now trying to put it
into an entirely different physical environment and the phrases that we had
choreographed for the fight when it was going to be shot in Romania simply
did not fit in the new environment. So the fight is substantially different
from the version that we would have shot in Romania, but I believe that it
is equal in all visual and dramatic aspects."
It's possible they dressed the place to _look_ like what you mention, but
why in the world would they do that? As it was, they were suddenly doing
the fight in a place obviously NOT a cathedral-type building, which was
where the early part of the scene was shot in Romania--so it looking like
the power plant it was makes as much sense as anything.
Nina (_what_ vat of acid?)
geiger@maui.net
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:02:41 -0800
From: John Biltz <biltzjohn@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Endgame - Chain Room
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From: "Geiger" <geiger@maui.net>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: Endgame - Chain Room
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> John--
> > Was it a power plant? When I saw the movie at the theaters I thought it
> was
> > a commercial plating plant. That vat of acid was what convinced me, but
> the
> > layout of the place seemed right for it. The chains would be used to
> lower
> > whatever into the vat where a current would be passed through whatever
to
> > plate it. The DVD did nothing to change my mind in fact confirmed it.
>
> You can, of course, be confirmed in whatever you please, but the sequence
> was actually filmed at a power plant in England. AP talked about it, in
> part 2 of a _long_ interview posted 8-31-00 at Fandom.com. McAsh also
> talked about it in pt. 1 of Abbie Bernstein's 12-00 Eon interview. He
said
> this--
> "We shot the final fight scene in the Littleton power station in the
county
> of Kent outside of London. There was a lot of that final fight scene that
> had to be completely rechoreographed because we are now trying to put it
> into an entirely different physical environment and the phrases that we
had
> choreographed for the fight when it was going to be shot in Romania simply
> did not fit in the new environment. So the fight is substantially
different
> from the version that we would have shot in Romania, but I believe that it
> is equal in all visual and dramatic aspects."
>
> It's possible they dressed the place to _look_ like what you mention, but
> why in the world would they do that? As it was, they were suddenly doing
> the fight in a place obviously NOT a cathedral-type building, which was
> where the early part of the scene was shot in Romania--so it looking like
> the power plant it was makes as much sense as anything.
>
> Nina (_what_ vat of acid?)
> geiger@maui.net
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The thing Kell's body fell into, I guess it was not a vat of acid either. I
thought it was because it started to boil when Kell fell into it. I guess
the Q caused it to boil. Another theory shot down.
Moose Who Has a Million of Them
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:46:02 -1000
From: Geiger <geiger@maui.net>
Subject: Re: Endgame - Chain Room
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> > Nina (_what_ vat of acid?)
John--
> The thing Kell's body fell into, I guess it was not a vat of acid either.
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> thought it was because it started to boil when Kell fell into it. I guess
> the Q caused it to boil. Another theory shot down.
That was a large body of water; I think I read someplace that it was meant
to be the East River (?) in NYC.
Nina (bang, bang)
geiger@maui.net
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:51:06 EST
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: Endgame- Spoilers- Upon rewatching
HI
Lynn has posted that Anthony DeLongis will be attending Reunion Con. Ho this
is great news.
Mary
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:21:55 -0500
From: pgannon <pgannon@OPTonline.net>
Subject: Fw: A Newsgroup Personality
This was sent to me by Suz - surely those of you fighting the "save connor"
mail will appreciate it!
Peggie ;-P
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: A Newsgroup Personality
> I've seen this before, but it is amusing.
> Suz
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> In a message dated Tue, 27 Feb 2001 , <otherchris@erols.com> writes:
>
> Think Gilbert & Sullivan
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> >
> >I am the very model of a Newsgroup Personality
> >I intersperse obscenity with tedious banality.
> >Addresses I have plenty of, both genuine and ghosted to,
> >On all the countless newsgroups that my drivel is cross-posted to.
> >
> >Your bandwidth I will fritter with my whining and my sniveling,
> >And you're the one who pays the bill downloading all my driveling.
> >My enemies are numerous, and no one would be blaming you
> >For cracking my head open after I've been rudely flaming you.
> >
> >I hate to lose an argument (by now I should be used to it).
> >I wouldn't know a valid point if I was introduced to it.
> >My learning is extensive but consists of mindless trivia,
> >Designed to fan my ego, which is larger than Bolivia.
> >
> >The comments that I vomit forth, disguised as jest and drollery,
> >Are really just an exercise in unremitting trollery.
> >I say I'm frank and forthright, but that's merely lies and vanity,
> >The gibberings of one who's at the limit of his sanity.
> >
> >If only I could get a life, as many people tell me to;
> >If only mum could find a circus freak-show she could sell me to;
> >If I go off to Zanzibar to paint the local scenery;
> >If I lose all my fingers in a mishap with machinery;
> >
> >If I survive to forty, which is somewhat problematical;
> >If what I post was more mature, or slightly more grammatical;
> >If I could learn to spell a bit, and maybe even punctuate;
> >Would I still be the loathsome and objectionable punk you hate?
> >
> >But while I have this tiresome urge to prance around and show my face,
> >It's simply isn't safe for normal people here in cyberspace.
> >To stick me in Old Sparky and turn on the electricity
> >Would be a fitting punishment for my egocentricity.
> >
> >I always have the last word; so, with utmost finality,
> >That's all from me, the model of a Newsgroup Personality.
> >--
>
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:46:22 -1000
From: methos <methos@pixi.com>
Subject: Official: HL:TS *is* going to DVD! :-D
This just in this afternoon from DPP via Joshua Davis' post to The Methos
Chronicles Board http://www.themethoschronicles.net/html/htmlhome.html :
I have been posting on this and the response has been 100% positive.
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"Author: Joshua Davis
Date: 2/28/2001 5:44 pm EST
Hello Everybody,
In response to requests for the Highlander TV series to be put on DVD, I'm happy
to say
that Davis/Panzer is beginning the process. I'll keep you updated as we move
forward.
Joshua Davis
Davis/Panzer Productions"
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I thanked DPP & Joshua in a reply headed:
"Ahhhh...DPP is SO good to us! :-D
Thank you, Joshua, for the wonderful news! Could you
make sure that the DVD's have the following 3 major things:
1. Encoding for Region TWO...as well as US Region ONE
(the UK, France, the rest of Europe, & AU/NZ have been SO
left out of the picture when it comes to HL:TS access);
2. All the extra footage for each episode that you have
saved up (somewhere)--especially ALL the TAKES and extra
footage you definitely have for the famous "Jimmy Scene"
between Adrian & Peter in CAH; and
3. All the blooper stuff and general goofing around that
Adrian and Peter and Valentine and Roger D & the Gang
of Usual Suspects "committed" while filming?
I don't know what the financial cost/benefit/gain is for
encoding for both Region 1 & 2, but the other two items
on my/our wish list is already in the can and is "free"!
Undying love and gratitude <g> to everyone at DPP.
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TC <thrilled out of my teeny, tiny mind>
"Our doctor is very hot-blooded . . . for an Englishman."
Personally, I blame the sun." (Runaways --Montoya)
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