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by aerovin2 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:03 pm
I just uploaded two pages to the B-17 movies page:
Amazing Stories: The Mission and
Last Chance Detectives , both TV projects with B-17 of incidental use. But, we want the complete story.
Check it out.
http://www.aerovintage.com/b17mov.htm
Holy ****, a sample of the good stuff here:
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by Chris Brame » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:22 pm
Aw nuts, I forgot. Let me try to find that shot of the Amazing Stories mockup I got while touring Universal Studios way back when, and I'll send it...
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by aerovin2 » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:53 pm
Thanks much....I'll add it when able.
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by Steve Birdsall » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:40 pm
Scott, Amazing Stories was cobbled together and shown as a movie in Australia, and I guess other parts. I saw it on a VHS tape and I could not believe that Spielberg had made the B-17 look so spacious, when surely claustrophobic would have enhanced the story. The Mission was at least of passing interest, but the other episodes were truly crappy!
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by aerovin2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:12 pm
Steve...yeah, I had heard about the theatrical release in Australia. I guess I could have mentioned it. I am surprised at how many people really enjoyed the series.
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by Steve Birdsall » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:54 pm
Yes, I believe that the Japanese were similarly blessed.
You know, that hatch behind Kevin Costner reminds me of the skylight at my dentist's. "Open wide . . . wider". Ouch.
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by TAdan » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:19 am
Thanks for the
Amazing Stories update. I caught that on TV years ago and have always wondered what the real story with the B-17 was.
So many warbirds so little time.
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by DryMartini » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:45 am
Didn't the opening minute or two of Steven Speilberg's UFO miniseries "Taken"
have shots of "Sentimental Journey"? Maybe add that to the list.
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by pokryshkin » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:23 pm
I remember this episode and I recall videotaping it, 'way back when... Stored it VERY careully in the Bermuda Triangle.......
It IS a good episode, and nicely done.
I'd enjoyed it at the ime.
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