FOX will Beam ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ into Deep Space
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- By drvenkman
This is just nuts if you ask me, but 20th Century Fox will make history by transmitting the first motion picture into deep space. Out of every film that earth has made the first one we are sending out to any aliens is going to be this butt crack movie remake. Thats just sad.
The first deliberate deep space transmission of this highly anticipated science fiction thriller will begin this Friday, December 12, 2008, to coincide with the film’s opening day on Planet Earth. If any civilizations are currently orbiting Alpha Centauri, they will be able to receive and view the film approximately four years from now in the year 2012.
In a time when global movie launches are now commonplace, Fox is raising the bar by spearheading, with Deep Space Communications Network located at Cape Canaveral, the ultimate in “wide release” platforms. As millions of Earthbound movie fans get their first look at THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, the film will be zipping through space at 186,000 miles per second to a heretofore untapped possible consumer base orbiting the three star system, Alpha Centauri.
Industry watchers and film historians will note that due to the distance between our solar system and the Alpha Centauri system, it will take over eight years (accounting for a roundtrip communication) to receive any Alpha Centauri reviews.
The transmission is not a single beam aimed at just the Alpha Centauri system, but can be received by any advanced technologically capable civilization along the way to Alpha Centauri, and beyond.
Prior to its arrival at Alpha Centauri, the transmission of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL can be intercepted and viewed at various points in our own solar system (Distance from Earth – at the speed of light – and transmission time, as follows):
Moon: 0.000000038, 1.1991888 seconds
Sun: 0.000016, 8.41536 minutes
Mercury: 0.0000095, 4.99662 minutes
Venus: 0.00000476, 2.5035696 minutes
Mars: 0.0000076, 3.997296 minutes
Jupiter: 0.0000666, 35.028936 minutes
Saturn: 0.000135, 1.18341 hours
Uranus: 0.000285, 2.49831 hours
Neptune: 0.00046, 4.03236 hours
Pluto: 0.0006183, 5.4200178 hours
Jim Lewis, Managing Director, Deep Space Communications Network says:
“We are thrilled about beaming this film into space. This will be our first full length movie transmission. And what could be more relevant to send into Deep Space than a movie about the Earth’s acceptance of visitors from outer space.”
If they want to transmit a great film about aliens then transmit ‘ET’ or ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ for cryin out loud!
I take it you’re not a Keanu fan Doc? Or do you have a distaste for remakes?
You know, I think Reeves does a fine job in the types of films he is in because he fits the roles he plays. But I am not a big fan of remakes. Some movie I could care less about being remade, but classics are a no no in my eyes. I will still watch them and give them a chance, and let everyobne know whether I liked it or not. If it were me I would at least beam a classic alien film into space.
I hear you on that one Doc. I would much rather have them beam ET as you said. Alien probably wouldn’t be a good choice if some other forms of life intercepted it.
Seriously, how are there no checks and balances for this kind of thing? Shouldn’t congress or someone be able to step in and stop them on the grounds that it’s a dumb idea. Honestly, I’m not losing sleep over it or anything, but… the basic idea that the ‘good’ people at Fox get to represent our civilization through film to the furry and cuddly intelligent beings on other worlds based on the mere fact that they want to is a sad statement about the film industry.
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This greenie-weenie wet-dream piece of guacamole garbage is a deliberate Ambassador of Commentary On Humanity to the stars?!
It’s too late now, but the original version would have been a FAR better example to send than that stinky, puke-green corn turd of a remake.