Okay, so two of the original cast are dead...
I still think this would make an excellent movie. Think "Serenity" underwater and you get the idea. Now maybe it's just because I'm a huge fan of Serenity, but the only person I would trust to write the script adaptation would be Joss Whedon.
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Three of the original cast are dead.
But I agree, a movie could be cool. Better yet, a new show.
Who's the third? There's Roy Scheider and the kid with the neon contact lenses, but I don't know who else died.
Personally, I vote for Sam Neill as Roy's replacement.
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Those were his eyes.
Really.
"No fate but what we make." -Terminator II
Pardon me, but I work in film and I know contact lenses when I see them. That kid may have had blue eyes in real life, but this was different than, say, Elijah Wood. These were simply not real irises. I know why they did this, too, and I thought it was a nice touch - to suggest his obvious "oneness" with the ocean.
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You MAY work in film and know contacts, but I knew the actor personally (for a very long time) and those WERE his real eyes.
They were startling, intimidating, unforgettable - and the color you saw.
Elijah's got 'em too - as I've seen also.
Actually, they were a lot more intesne in real life.
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LOL!! "contact lenses"! Hahaha
shareI think we need to get off whether or not they enhanced Jonathan's eyes.
Seriously, with Metropolis now off the table as far as a remake is concerned, this is fast becoming my new dream project of sorts. As a kid I was fascinated with the ocean and I watched "The Abyss" like crazy, and I think this show as a 2-1/2 hour movie with modern effects would be un-fricking-believable. But only if Joss Whedon writes it.
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I actually agree. I think it was a good idea and if they cast it well, wrote the characters well, the idea has huge potential.
The only thing I'd be concerned about is the stigma attached to SeaQuest. It was a fun idea but the way it was run (and mucked up) in the TV series sort of made it a bit of a joke. The main fanbase was young women and girls (not that this was a problem, but it would be for a movie especially without Jonathan Brandis). It'd need to redeem itself somehow. I think they'd have to find someone really very good to lead the cast. Roy Scheider really made the first season and they'd need someone with a bit of charisma. No matter how great everything else was, having a weak lead would just kill it all over again.
Also, do you think they might need to make it a bit further into the future? Is 2018 too close now?
It should be the twenty-second century. One of my cinematic pet peeves is and has always been the setting of unreasonable dates for the future. Look at Back to the Future Part 2, Lost in Space, I, Robot, Blade Runner, The Island... all these movies depict super-advanced technology and were set not more than 50 years from when they came out.
I agree that you'd have to get someone with major clout to replace Roy Scheider. I started another thread relating to this topic. As far as mannerisms and screen persona go, my personal choice would be either Sam Neill or Lance Henriksen.
Also, by the time a movie version ever got made, people by and large would be in a way "re-discovering" the show and, except for the die-hard fans, would have forgotten all about it. They'll see an awesome movie and then want to watch the show that inspired it.
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It would be good, but without Roy and Jon... :(
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