Yes, Keith, that version aired last night was a mash-up of Farmer's first two Riverworld novels, "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" and "The Fabulous Riverboat". And many of the characters in Farmer's work were actual historical figures all, not the smattering we saw in that. (Something that may be addressed in the remake coming next year. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1419950/ Note that Peter Wingfield is listed as "Burton", whom I'm taking to be Sir Richard Burton.) And the villain of Farmer's series wasn't Nero, but King John of England.
As for Dodgers, I laugh every time I think of his name now. Reminds me of my favorite ep of the show, when Dodgers has to impersonate the super-smart baby negotiator at a galactic peace symposium, because the Martians have kidnapped him, while the Eager Young Space Cadet goes off to rescue the kid alone. One expects Dodgers to muck things up, but he actually manages to forge a peace between all aprties. Then the Cadet brings back the kid, who proceeds to fan the flames of war among all parties. Dodgers just shrugs his shoulders and walks away. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 04:08:20 +0000 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Riverworld on SyFy Channel at 7:00 pm tonight -- i.e. in 20 minutes I heard that "Riverworld" wasn't that good. I've never read the work, but understood major aspects of it were changed? And Martin, as for "Support Your Local Sheriff", I'm with you: every single time that's on the telly I find myself watching it. So many great one liners in that movie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 7:24:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Riverworld on SyFy Channel at 7:00 pm tonight -- i.e. in 20 minutes Thanks for the ehads-up, Angela, but I'll have to lose the first hour of it. Presently swimming in a classic on TCM, "Support Your Local Sheriff!" "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: asrobin...@mindspring.com Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 22:42:00 +0000 Subject: [scifinoir2] Riverworld on SyFy Channel at 7:00 pm tonight -- i.e. in 20 minutes Riverworld on SyFy Channel at 7:00 pm tonight. I mention it mainly because the show came up in a recent post re shows that maybe possibly could have been a series, but got scrapped. Angela Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
