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   David E. Milligan to Rivergoat   
   Re: Xena movie news - not looking good   
   07 Jun 07 18:30:07   
   
   From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Rivergoat"  wrote in message news:bate631lc1   
   nf40fjp5aau10qvob4j5vff@4ax.com...   
   >I think of the Lone Ranger movie. True, Clayton Moore was beyond the   
   > age to portray the Ranger as required (although I fantasized that he   
   > could have been the Ranger in his later years giving the mask to the   
   > "new" Ranger to carry on). Anyway, during production, Clayton was   
   > prohibited from wearing the mask at public events ("too confusing"   
   > having another Ranger I recall the film studio's claim). The fans   
   > joined in with a great big "F YOU." The movie bombed big time, also   
   > added by the fact the lead actor's dialog had to be dubbed in by   
   > another actor.   
   >   
      
       I remember that. And I remember Clayton started wearing oversized   
   sunglasses that looked kind   
   of like the mask.   
      
   > So......   
   >   
   > A Xena movie without LL and ROC? Not in this dimension, losers! I   
   > trust the fans' devotion would become evident enough to an otherwise   
   > greedy film studio and face them to face facts. We don't see anyone   
   > else as Xena and Gabrielle....uh, because there just isn't anybody   
   > else.   
      
           Maybe in 15 - 20 years, and a new generation of TV / movie fans who   
   don't remember the   
   original show.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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