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| Paul Andreas | Jun 17 2009, 06:15 PM Post #136 |
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They've said he was the 22nd, but hopefully they'll change that to 23rd or something. As for "caped crime fighter", it just shows how desperate SyFy seems for a Dark Knight-clone. I'll be happy to be proven wrong on this too, but the ridicilous costume designs makes it look like they've seen the recent Batman film way too many times. |
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| Paul Andreas | Jul 10 2009, 06:55 PM Post #137 |
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After watching a particularly brilliant episode of Battlestar Galactica yesterday (I sadly only have eight episodes left now), it struck me why nobody ever asked Mark Verheiden to be a part of the SyFy Phantom show. He has written some of the best Phantom stories ever (in my humble opinion), and produced BSG for Sci Fi Channel, so you'd think he'd be a logical choice to write for this series as well. Mike Bullock and Ben Raab should also apply to become regular writers for the regular TV-series that will be made if the miniseries is a success. Then the birds would sing, the sun would shine, and everybody would be peaceful and happy in this world. |
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| Paul Andreas | Jul 30 2009, 12:30 AM Post #138 |
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I just updated the site with a Skull Cave photo. It sadly looks even less awe-inspiring than the one from the old Tom Tyler serial. Then again, the budget is probably not very high, and it's not like I am prepared to be blown away by anything in this series after so many dissapointments this far. I tried to add a "Discuss here" link to the post, but I was unable to link to this thread due to the fact that the thread adress is on my computer simply "www.chroniclechamber.com". Sorry. |
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| Vivek | Jul 30 2009, 09:43 AM Post #139 |
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Chances are there will be little CG background added to make it more mystical and appealing. Still can't really say whether that would make any real difference. |
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| puggdogg | Jul 30 2009, 10:40 AM Post #140 |
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What the hell? How are people going to take the Phantom seriously. It looks like a monkey going WHOOP WHOOP WHOOOOOOOOOOP!
Edited by puggdogg, Jul 30 2009, 01:37 PM.
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| JD | Aug 3 2009, 05:26 PM Post #141 |
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Whow, that is HORRID! I'm really not looking forward ot this thing... |
 
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 4 2009, 05:25 AM Post #142 |
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That would cost money, which I can't help suspecting is something SyFy is not that keen on spending on anything that is not strictly necessary (in their eyes at least). Still, they're responsible for the greatest TV-show of all time (BSG), so how bad can this really be? I will have to check it out on DVD of curiosity and loyalty for the character, but I don't have anything resembling excitement left for this project. |
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 8 2009, 04:55 PM Post #143 |
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New photo, easily the most interesting so far: http://muse.ca/4105/fiche.asp?id=177 It looks like it was taken straight out of the Zane movie, which is kind of ironic given how SyFy are obviously desperate to distance themselves from that version. Carnes looks much better as Chris Walker than I expected, and you've got to love the "What the hell am I doing here?!" look on his face in this one. Though I hate stereotyping, these natives certainly doesn't look very African to me. Maybe Chris somehow finds himself washed ashore the same beach as the first Phantom did centuries ago. That would be kind of cool, and very similiar to the brilliant Hans Lindahl story "The 22nd Phantom". |
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| Paw Broon | Aug 10 2009, 07:14 AM Post #144 |
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I've managed to navigate my way to the costume photos. Am I missing something? 'cos that doesn't look like The Phantom. In fact it all seems a bit silly and while I'll watch anything purporting to be The Phantom (for a while, at least) I can't see where adherence to the legend and tradition is apparent here. Are KFS happy about this? Anyway, all you folk who thought the serial was bad might have to reconsider in light of this. The Phantom costume looks so good as is. It's typical of films and t.v. to play about and waste tried and proven subjects. It's as if executives have to justify their money by changing things and invoking the dreaded updating to make stuff relevant. |
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| puggdogg | Aug 10 2009, 02:56 PM Post #145 |
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Current SyFy Phantom photos.  
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 11 2009, 03:15 AM Post #146 |
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I don't know, but I am sure they are very happy about the money it will earn them. Quote: Anyway, all you folk who thought the serial was bad might have to reconsider in light of this. Hear, hear. Quote: The Phantom costume looks so good as is. It's typical of films and t.v. to play about and waste tried and proven subjects. It's as if executives have to justify their money by changing things and invoking the dreaded updating to make stuff relevant. There are so many ways to update the costume for the screen while still having it look like the Phantom. Hopefully, they managed to do just that (as seen by the photo Puggdogg kindly posted here, the initial designs were apparantly not what they ended up using). But I agree with you completely. |
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| Karl MAN | Aug 12 2009, 05:59 AM Post #147 |
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The exteriour of the Skull Cave is apparently made in a studio, this might not by definition mean that it would look unreal onscreen. The Abba movie "Mamma Mia!", is largely set at an hotel at a Greek island, however, the hotel exteriour was shot in a studio, while most of the scenes who was not at the hotel area were shot on location. Apparently, they also used a model of the hotel to shoot the place. Had it not been that this was stated in behind-the-scenes footage, I would still have thought that the hotel actually existed somewhere in Greece, so it is definitely possible to make such a place look like a real place. However, I must say that the cave look a little bit too small to me (the one in the 1996 movie looked a little bit too large, plus the fact that the floor was not flatat the entrance); int the comics, the entrance appear to be perhaps twice the height of the Phantom, while here it looks as if he will have to bow down to enter -- hardly a magnificent entrance for a visitor. |
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 13 2009, 05:18 AM Post #148 |
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Exactly. The cave should look spectacular and, um, mythic, something that would inspire awe in people who sees it for the first time. |
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 16 2009, 10:35 PM Post #149 |
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According to IMDb, actor Cas Anvar is playing the head of the Singh Brotherhood, Rhatib Singh. Never heard of him personally. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031679/ One of the positive things SyFy has done so far is to avoid changing the Singh name into Sengh, which both the Paramount movie and the planned-but-scratched Hyde Park Entertainment movie did. |
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| Paul Andreas | Aug 29 2009, 05:57 PM Post #150 |
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After one of my female friends asked me if I knew "the hot gay guy from Desperate Housewives is playing the Phantom!" (I suppose that is like asking a World War II veteran if he has heard the name "Adolf Hitler"), I decided to check out some videos featuring Phantom-to-be Ryan Carnes. While he still is not how I envision a Walker to look, he does seem like a fine actor. Liked this funny video in particular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbu7MAr6-M&feature=channel_page It's from a show called Samantha Who?. Interestingly, Billy Zane had a recurring role in that one, playing Christina Applegate's boyfriend (or something like that, never saw it myself). The guy's voice sounds pretty perfect for the Phantom, if you ask me. Check out more videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/carnesfan Edited by Paul Andreas, Aug 29 2009, 05:58 PM.
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