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Originally posted by out2theblack:
Gimme a little Sasha with my spaceship...

That kite looks like a C-119 Flying Boxcar , after it's been into a chop shop , and been further humped by a B-47 Stratojet...

I LIKE it !

I actually hope this thing does well...It could be good for us...

Despite the planetary Road Warrior vibe , it looks like 'vaporware' right now...

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Originally posted by MacBaker:


...It's more than vaporware, but you're right, that it hasn't been shot yet.

The writer/director Ted Smith, has already directed and released one movie, "Guardian of the Realm". That movie was in limited release and was shown on "The Movie Channel" and "Showtime" regularly last year. It was a "Buffy meets Blade" type of movie, shot for about $250,000. Low budget, but not bad considering the limits it was shot under. It looks better, and has a better story than most of the Sci-Fi original movies shot for 4 times as much!

Ted has worked in movie effects for about 15 years, and helped design and build the sets of the derelict ship seen in the "Bushwacked" episode of Firefly. Those sets were built years ago, for a unsold pilot called "Starrunners".

Ted has secured access to these sets, and will update and improve them for the film Space Pirates, set to begin filming later this year.

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Originally posted by MacBaker:
I've known the director for years, and he's the one that got me to watch all things Joss. He was a huge Buffy and Angel fan. He got me hooked on those. I watched Firefly from the start because of Joss. Ted was working on the film at the time, and missed it's first run, but I got him hooked when I gave him a set of the DVDs.

It's obvious his love for Firefly influenced Space Pirates. If any of you caught "Guardian of the Realm" in Showtime, you'd see a lot of Buffy like humor. I believe it's still available on Netflicks, if you want to check out his previous work.

FYI, Ted's regular gig is working at a prop house in L.A., and he helped build one of Dr. Horrible's weapons in Act III!

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

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Originally posted by traveler:
Well we had a TV show that led to a movie. Maybe we will have a movie that will lead to a TV show.

Notice they also carry conventional looking weapons. No lasers or light swords.

Reminds me of the Ice Pirates.

Great! Now I have another SciFi movie to add to my list.

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
Great 'conversion' story , Mac...BTW , what do you do ? Anything 'legit' ?

I will have to find that disc at Netflix...Thanks for the tip !

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