Moon Landings – The Remake - New TV mini-series announced
Hollywood was buzzing with excitement as the news that the sleeping giant of movie studios, NASA, announced a $130 billion remake of its moon landing television series.
The original moon landing series aired from 1969 to 1972. The first episode ‘Apollo 11’ attracted millions of viewers around the world and catapulted actors Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to instant fame. A further six episodes were produced, five of which featured moon landings. The suspense-filled ‘Apollo 13’ episode had viewers on the edges of their seats hoping for the safe return of the astronauts. In a stroke of genius, NASA broadcast the series on free-to-air television, forgoing the opportunity for a cinematic release and adding to the sense of reality for viewers.
The new big-budget television series, scheduled to air in 2018, will use state of the art special effects to simulate conditions on the moon. Computer generated imagery will replace filming at double speed and the use of wires to create the illusion of having one-sixth of the earth’s gravity on the moon. The produces have pledged to rectify the production errors from the first series. The most spectacular of these will be bright constellations of stars visible from the surface of the moon; a feature that was not included in the first series. Simple errors which plagued the first series, the waving American flag, inconsistent set lighting casting shadows in all directions and even a coke bottle on camera (that was quickly edited out), will be prevented by an extensive team of continuity experts who will carefully examine each frame of footage.
This recently discovered outtake or "blooper" video footage indicates just some of the pitfalls of a rushed, hastly produced, TV production can bring about. Note the key-grip in the background walking his dog, and the discarded cigarette butts in the foreground.
The cast of leading actors for each episode will be increased from three to four and it is almost certain that this time around, female actors will be included. NASA have refused to comment on preliminary casting negotiations for the first episode but it is believed that Christian Hayden, Heath Ledger, Macaulay Culkin and Kiera Knightly are at the top of the list. Inside sources have revealed that Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Ewan McGregor have all expressed interest in supporting roles as mission control commanders, and that Paris Hilton may make a cameo appearance as a love interest for one of the astronauts.
Each episode will screen over four to seven days and advertisers are already clamouring to buy air time for the milestone events. Spin-off merchandise will include moon rocks with realistic features such as meteoroid craters and rare isotopes. NASA also plans a new reality television series in which cast members will live on the moon for up to six months of the year.
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