Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? - Page 2

Captain Atkin · July 18 2011, 07:17 PM

GSchnitzer wrote:

In short, Buck Rogers Begins is a fairly low budget professional production, not just a fan production.

That is very cool to know. I think you guys should approach the SPACE channel in Canada about having it shown on their channel. They often show sci-fi films on their channel that were produced by independant filmmakers like yourselves. Buck Rogers Begins would definitely be something they would take an interest in showing to a mass audience.

Captain Robert April · July 20 2011, 05:57 AM

In contrast, I wouldn't even bother with SyFy, at least until they've figured out just what the hell kind of channel they're actually trying to be.

Maurice · July 21 2011, 01:27 AM

I can't/won't speak for the folks making this Buck Rogers show, but where they can shop it will depend on what rights they've secured. For instance, they might've gotten web and broadcast/TV rights, or just web rights, and for specific markets. I've worked with licenses in my days as a videogame developer and I know that "rights" are usually specific to one market or another.

Agent Richard07 · August 11 2011, 05:07 PM

I saw this article from May where Gil Gerard and Erin Gray make it sound like the project has fallen apart... Gil Gerard: 'Buck Rogers' reboot is dead

Admiral Buzzkill · August 11 2011, 06:28 PM

FGG.

Captain Robert April · August 11 2011, 07:53 PM

"FGG?"

Maurice · August 11 2011, 08:08 PM

F___ Gil Gerard I suspected.

But Erin Gray also seems to concur in that article.

Admiral Buzzkill · August 11 2011, 09:47 PM

IIRC, Gray and Gerard filmed their scene and were done.

Captain Robert April · August 11 2011, 11:05 PM

Well, Gerard has never been shy about voicing his opinions about a given production. Just check out his interviews in Starlog and what a pack of idiots were working on that Buck Rogers.

Admiral Buzzkill · August 12 2011, 12:19 AM

In fiction he'd be called an unreliable narrator, to be polite.

Maurice · August 12 2011, 03:31 AM

Yes yes, Gil Gerard blah blah, but Erin Gray also said as much. Are we ignoring her because of him?

Admiral Buzzkill · August 12 2011, 03:41 AM

DS9Sega wrote:

Yes yes, Gil Gerard blah blah, but Erin Gray also said as much. Are we ignoring her because of him?

No. I merely note that to the best of my knowledge neither of them were involved in the production in any ongoing way and may not in fact know what's going on it with it.

Maurice · August 27 2011, 04:20 AM

Well, this is probably old news, but I think part of what happened, or hasn't happened, is that Retro Films tried to use Kickstarter to raise a budget, but only got pledges for one tenth of their goal.

Captain Robert April · August 27 2011, 05:20 AM

They need to go the old fashioned route, and recruit investors.

JimTheBuilder · September 19 2011, 01:12 PM

Captain Robert April wrote:

They need to go the old fashioned route, and recruit investors.

...or sponsors.

July 20 2011, 05:57 AM	#17
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? In contrast, I wouldn't even bother with SyFy, at least until they've figured out just what the hell kind of channel they're actually trying to be.

July 21 2011, 01:27 AM	#18
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? I can't/won't speak for the folks making this Buck Rogers show, but where they can shop it will depend on what rights they've secured. For instance, they might've gotten web and broadcast/TV rights, or just web rights, and for specific markets. I've worked with licenses in my days as a videogame developer and I know that "rights" are usually specific to one market or another. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 11 2011, 05:07 PM	#19
Agent Richard07 The Tim Burton Version Location: In Solitude	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? I saw this article from May where Gil Gerard and Erin Gray make it sound like the project has fallen apart... Gil Gerard: 'Buck Rogers' reboot is dead

August 11 2011, 06:28 PM	#20
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? FGG. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 11 2011, 07:53 PM	#21
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? "FGG?"

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August 11 2011, 08:08 PM	#22
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? F___ Gil Gerard I suspected. But Erin Gray also seems to concur in that article. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 11 2011, 09:47 PM	#23
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? IIRC, Gray and Gerard filmed their scene and were done. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 11 2011, 11:05 PM	#24
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? Well, Gerard has never been shy about voicing his opinions about a given production. Just check out his interviews in Starlog and what a pack of idiots were working on that Buck Rogers.

August 12 2011, 12:19 AM	#25
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? In fiction he'd be called an unreliable narrator, to be polite. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

August 12 2011, 03:31 AM	#26
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? Yes yes, Gil Gerard blah blah, but Erin Gray also said as much. Are we ignoring her because of him? __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 27 2011, 04:20 AM	#28
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? Well, this is probably old news, but I think part of what happened, or hasn't happened, is that Retro Films tried to use Kickstarter to raise a budget, but only got pledges for one tenth of their goal. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

August 27 2011, 05:20 AM	#29
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Any news on Cawley's Buck Rogers and Wild Wild West remakes? They need to go the old fashioned route, and recruit investors.