I hope the remake does the original version justice.

I hope so too. I really hope that it isn't all special effects but has a good storyline as well.

The original had two very good points, 1st when the electricity was cut & the end piece when Michael Rennie gave his speech with Gort standing by.

Cracking good film, as good as Forbidden Planet!

Forbidden Planet is another excellent film would not be surprised if they remake that film as well.

We didn't get our first TV until early 1951. I didn't watch too much TV; my next brother down did. Here are a few of the shows I did watch, but not a whole lot: Dates courtesy of Prime Time Television by Goldsteins c.1983
Jon Gnagy (artist) rerun, mid-50s
Howdy Doody (Dec 1947-Sept 1960), early 50s
Candid Camera (Aug 1948-Sep 1967), sixties
Kukla, Fran and Ollie (Nov 1948-Aug 1957) puppets, mid-50s
You Asked For It (Dec 1950 - Sep 1959) late fifties
Sky King (Sep 1951-Sep 1954) mid-fifties
Dragnet (Jan 1952-Sep 1959) mid, late 50s
Space Patrol (estm 1953 debut) mid-fifties
Lawrence Welk (Jul 1955-1982) Late 60s, er 70s (and now)
Disneyland (Oct 1954 - Feb 1983) 50s and 60s
Lassie (Sep 1954-Sep 1971) 50s & 60s
Mickey Mouse (debut Oct 1955) 1955-57 estm
West Point (Oct 1956-Jul 1958)
M Squad (Sep 1957-Sep 1960) estm 1958
Highway Patrol (1955-59) estm 1957-58
Whirlybirds (1957)
...and on and on

Has 'Red Dawn' made anyone's list? That was on tv the other day.

Also today, we have details on MGM's Red Dawn: Collector's Edition due on 7/15 (SRP $19.98). The 2-disc set will include the film in anamorphic widescreen video with Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. There will also be an optional "carnage counter" you can activate as you watch the film. Disc Two will add 4 featurettes (Red Dawn Rising, Building the Red Menace, Military Training and WWII Comes to Town).

Maybe they can figure out how to make Google maps show a map tracking its current location...

:-D

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Check it out!