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 "George Johnson"  wrote:

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> news:f614ecab-46d9-4fab-94e6-1236e9181959{at}u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> | Like It Or Not, Here Comes The Next Wave Of Sci Fi Channel Shows!!
> |
> |
> | Merrick here...
> 
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> 
> | Also in the pipeline, we have the oh-so-hot Rosario Dawson, a bigtime
> | genre/comic fan, who will bring us TRUE BELIEVER. It's described as "a
> | quirky, contemporary dramedy about a 20-something comic book nerd who
> | hires a washed-up real-life Superhero to be his crime-fighting
> | sidekick and teach him the ropes. Together, this unlikely duo set out
> | to save the World."
> 
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>     With today's on-the-fly CGI effects, they could redo the "Misfits of
> Science" show (though it would be sneered at by today's viewers
as a rip-off
> of "Heroes") at about 5% the special-effects cost when it
originally aired.

Except, you know, for the part where it would cost more, and look worse.

> They'd have to recast a few roles to say the least (though it would be nice
> to have appearances by the surviving cast members excluding Courteney Cox
> for obvious cost reasons given her previous salary on "Friends").
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_of_science
> 
>     Even the low-budget "My Secret Identity" (starring Jerry
O'Connell &
> Derek McGrath) could be made with spiffier special effects now at 10% the
> original cost for the effects.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Identity

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