Spielberg Alien Miniseries to Air on Sci-Fi

By Acheron March 22, 2001 8:55 AM

(Fox News) Steven Spielberg is going back to his early days of E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to produce a new 20 hour sci-fi miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel.

The series is tentatively titled Taken, and will be about three fictional families who experience alien abductions.  It will be viewed as ten two-hour installments starting next year, according to Bonnie Hammer, Sci Fi executive vice president and general manager.

This should be pretty interesting.  Lately, Spielberg has been doing films centered around historical events, so it will be good to see him do something like his earlier work.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 11:33 AM

Alien abductions are boring. I prefer mowing down swarming minions of space bugs with a high powered rail gun, with highly charged sexual scenes as filler.

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Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on March 22, 2001 11:57 AM

ah.  add in eating a nice juicy steak, and you've got every human's basic needs covered...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 1:16 PM

He's only PRODUCING, people. It's hardly going to be "E.T" or "Close Encounters". Let's not forget those other classics, also produced by Spielberg, such as "Batteries Not Included" and "The Flintstones". And what producers bio would be complete without mentioning "Innerspace". Give me a break.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 3:56 PM

You make it sound as if all of Spielberg's producing efforts were horrible!  Did you forget the "Back To The Future" movies? And "Innderspace" is a good movie, dammit.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 3:57 PM

Spielberg has produced good movies too, ya know.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 4:08 PM

inner space rocks.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 6:27 PM

Correct...a LOT of good projects from the man. Leave us not forget all the Dreamworks movies too.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 22, 2001 8:16 PM

batteries not included was one of the best sci-fi films ever made. It actually had a novel plotline. Of course some people can never get enough quarterpounders and boring alien/sex/ethnocentric tales of adventure.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 23, 2001 5:31 AM

You are a dork. By the time space travel will be a reality we will all be one race due to interbreeding. How about that geek,  is that a PC enough theory for you?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 23, 2001 9:19 AM

so, dork hater, you been camped out in left field for a long time now? Just what are you interbreeding with, anyway????

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 23, 2001 11:30 AM

hey...didn't you guys ever see the (1980's) television series he produced (and sometimes directed) called "Amazing Stories"? Any true fan knows those were great..

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 23, 2001 11:38 AM

Your mother.

(Your own fault for leaving yourself wide open.)

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 23, 2001 1:59 PM

*LOL*

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Posted by BroosterB (byers.family) on March 24, 2001 9:27 AM

After X-files, Dark Skys, Fire in the Sky, not to mention the old 60's show The Invaders, what possibly could Steven S. have to say about alien abductions that was fresh, new or otherwise interesting?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 24, 2001 12:12 PM

I agree my species is likeable, unlike yours. Maybe your offspring with my mother will have some hope of humanity.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 24, 2001 12:12 PM

I agree my species is likeable, unlike yours. Maybe your offspring with my mother will have some hope of humanity.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 25, 2001 11:53 PM

sound great

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 6:14 AM

Can your species be impregnated via the mouth? If not, there will be no offspring.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 12:12 PM

Ah, doesnt understand basic biological reproduction, just cheap shots. (and Squirts)

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 12:12 PM

Ah, doesnt understand basic biological reproduction, just cheap shots. (and Squirts)

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 12:18 PM

absolutely nothing

Unless the aliens are man eating sharks looking for the lost ark of the covenant

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 5:50 PM

WooHooo! Talk about striking while the iron is hot!...Heh heh...BOOM!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 26, 2001 6:28 PM

Let's face it: Spielberg can direct, there's no denying that. But, as a producer, he's only interested in getting his name on a film. And whoever said "Amazing Stories" was great has obviously been abducted and had their taste and common sense removed.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 27, 2001 1:41 PM

Hershey Squirts? She's into that too?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 28, 2001 3:24 PM

Why, thats how she made you!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 28, 2001 7:10 PM

Hmmmm....Let's see...

Humans in telepathic contact with aliens (CE3K, ET) are abducted and accidentally left on the alien homeworld (ET), where they learn that the aliens fear light, water, and eating after midnight (Gremlins) and are repopulating their planet with genetic recreations of dinosaurs (Jurassic Park).

The humans help the dinosaurs escape (Schindler's List), evading killer sharks (Jaws) and giant spiders (Arachnophobia) with the help of a DeLorean (BTTF), 3 puppy-like children (Animaniacs) and agents J and K (MiB).

Sounds pretty interesting to me...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 4, 2001 3:06 PM

I think Spielberg has lost the plot. What about the forthcoming "A.I." It looks more like "Bicentennial Boy". Gone are Speilberg's hard edge days of "Jaws" and "Raiders". "Private Ryan" was his best work in 15 years. Want to produce, Steven? Produce a good film.