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Ken C. has built my Tower Gatehouse with real bricks! He followed the instructions very well. I think it looks great. You can all see pictures here: (URL) Ben E. (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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Hello James, it's a very nice concept, fun to watch, and I presume, even more fun to build. And as far as I know, highly original as well! Good job, very inspiring. I'm looking forward to see your other 'letters'! Thanks and happy building, Daan (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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The fourth installment of the alphabet project is here. It is a dueling ring where knights can compete. It can stand alone, or be hooked into a castle wall. Here is the folder: (URL) The crowd is assembling: (URL) Getting refreshments: (URL) Here (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) I'm right there with you, man. I felt the same way about Hudson Hawk. It's so incredibly hokey it's good. Allister (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I read a script once of a proposed movie based upon Isaac Asimov's short stories that never got to filming. The explanation was that Asimov's stories are very adult, concerning deeper issues and themes than most Hollywood sci-fi. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sure, why not. I think I know who to ask for ACES! But where did he palm that 5th one from, that's s what I want to know... This series of pics is hilarious, very well done. Kinda reminded me of the "dogs playing poker" paintings we all have (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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(...) My friend has it in DVD and I'll probably be seeing it very soon. I'm reading the books right now and I'm afraid of what the movie will be like. Considering the actors that are in it, I'm pretty sure it will be horribly bad. (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) We don't get a lot of that around here, Just Johnny. (I'll be seeing Henry Rollins Spoken Word here in Seattle next week. :D ) (...) Udo Kier (URL) is your friend. :) -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) If they bugger this up, someone will have to die. (...) Too bad, I could see it being really cool. Hopefully it'll get moving again. What I want to see is a film version of Cherryh's Cyteen, or maybe Tripoint. 40K In Gehenna would be cool, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not true. Choose not to, most of the time, perhaps, but "can't"??? I don't THINK so! Ask Shaun Sullivan about use of his German rail mounted BFG in a Brickwars scenario... Or ask me, I played with some of the BLOC at Adrian Drake's house and (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Easy there, Admiral! Just making a jest at the expense of Canoe. (...) I'll buy that--it's not as if there'd been a whole lot of mainstream film exposure to cyberwear by the time that JM was released. (...) Fair enough. I also like the actor (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, what about you? I'm not trying to say it's a great movie that was just misunderstood by the general public. It's a hokey corny movie that was misunderstood. I don't think the average moviegoer knew what 75% of the stuff in the movie was (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.castle, Daniel Rubin wrote: snip (...) Apropos of much of this thread, I'm just glad when a movie resembles the book it was based on at all. John LeCarré once said: "Watching your novel being made into a movie is like watching your oxen (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Snip (...) Hey //ark, Me? Serious? Yes and no... The fantasy element is very real, but by that I mean that if you can imagine it and build it then it becomes real. There is a vast stock of inspiration out there in books and movies for Castle (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) No, man, by all means! I always get a kick out of those who have fun with their MOCs outside their theme (and outside LEGO bricks as well). Joe Meno comes to mind when he was over here for the Houston SciBrick event. He seemed to have a good (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Did anyone ever see the British TV serial version? I thought it was "charming" is the only word I can think of. It did seem to me to catch the essence of books, even if it ended oddly. I particularly liked the way it switched between the story (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, the old "didn't get" it trump card. What about those of us who did get it (and paid to see it in the theater!) but still didn't like it? 8^) It was cool to see Henry Rollins as a streetdoc, though. And the monofilament whip was nifty... (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Boy my reading comprehension skills are fantastic! I'll just chalk this one up to having started spring break last night and something to do with the Law Review Right on. I hope that the Hitchhiker's Guide movie is better than the BBC series. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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"Daniel Rubin" <hppyweasel@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Hu4229.D1A@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) stick (...) saw the (...) he (...) yup, apart from thats Red Dwarf, not Hitch Hikers Guide Red Dwarf starts filming down under in May (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) with the original cast from the TV show. Too bad Rimmer's like 45 now. I saw the guy who played Lister hosting some robot battle show a few years ago, and he still looks pretty young, so there is hope. -Dan Rubin (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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