Re: Great Idea!!

Posted by Chaz from client-151-198-157-48.bellatlantic.net on October 29, 1999 at 20:46:26:

In Reply to: Great Idea!! posted by Jack Shannon on October 28, 1999 at 22:24:50:

Yeah I definately love this idea! I had thought about this before actually. The character of Indiana Jones is definately much different in Temple of Doom, then when we last left him in Hollywood Follies. In my opinion, a series of say 10 - 15 new 2 hour tv-movies would be great. And I'm sure Lucas would be all over it, if they had an educational spin. After all, Lucas said they were a "Labor of Love" to do. And there are so many potential stories to do. Although i love the novels, i really wouldn;t mind if they got contradicted by this tv series. Maybe if they adapted a couple of them, like Peril At Delphi, and fixed all the continuity errors (and set in 1923, the only logical dating for this story, btw, when reading this, i couldnt picture Harrison Ford, only Sean PAtrick Flannery, as it stands the opening scene of this book takes place smack in the middle of Mystery of the Blues, which is just WRONG). A good potential story could be indy helping his old friend Howard Carter (whom he met in MY FIRST ADVENTURE, and Treasure of the Peacock's eye. Carter even invites him on an expedition a perfect adventure for a new story) exavate Tutenkaman's tomb in 1923. plus you've got the search for the staff of ra with ravenwood, plus the tale of Indy betraying Marion, betraying Abner, meeting Beloq, and becoming alow down scoundrel (going from being all about "it belongs in a museum" in young indy to "Fortune and Glory" in Temple of Doom, and actually selling artifacts to gangsters). The new series could show some College Year adventures to showing a downward spiral of Indy. A fall from grace if you will. In fact, i think the whole Indy trilogy seems to be a Redemption of Indiana Jones. Indy gives up his fortune and glory ideals at the end of Temple by giving the Shankara stones back to the village. Raiders shows Indy going from being an Atheist to someone not knowing what to believe. It also shows him resolving things with Marion, and in a way, Abner. The Last Crusade shows Indy finally learning what god is. It also shows him fixing his relationship with his father, which he destroyed in chaper 19, Winds of Change. Anyway, I'm gonna go compile a listing of what possible episodes could be about, while intertwining historical events. Someone send in some major archealogical events of the 20s, besides tutenkhaman, which is agiven since Indy already knows Howard Carter.
- Chaz

: Im all for it!! I think those years of his life would be is most interesting. That would almost be better than a new movie!!

: Jack Shannon <><
: : How cool would it be to do some more "Young" Indy TV movies with SPF to fill in the years between 1920 and 1935? (Yeah, I know the guy is almost the same age in real life as Indy was supposed to be in Temple of Doom, but he still looks a lot younger than Harrison Ford did in the movies). It would be neat to see how he first met Belloq and Marion. I know this period has been covered by the novels, but neither of these two incidents were covered (Belloq was in one of the novels, but Indy had already met him). Also, the Rob MacGregor books were written before the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was conceived and contradict it in many places (such as teh year he graduates in the first one). Seeing how Lucas likes to constantly go back and tinker with his babies (the extra footage shot to make 2 hour movies out of all of the Young Indy eps is a great example) maybe he will decide to do this. Especially if the video releases stir up enough renewed interest that when (if) the fourth movie premieres there is a big craving for more Indy.

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: Yeah I definately love this idea! I had thought about this before actually. The character of Indiana Jones is definately much different in Temple of Doom, then when we last left him in Hollywood Follies. In my opinion, a series of say 10 - 15 new 2 hour tv-movies would be great. And I'm sure Lucas would be all over it, if they had an educational spin. After all, Lucas said they were a "Labor of Love" to do. And there are so many potential stories to do. Although i love the novels, i really wouldn;t mind if they got contradicted by this tv series. Maybe if they adapted a couple of them, like Peril At Delphi, and fixed all the continuity errors (and set in 1923, the only logical dating for this story, btw, when reading this, i couldnt picture Harrison Ford, only Sean PAtrick Flannery, as it stands the opening scene of this book takes place smack in the middle of Mystery of the Blues, which is just WRONG). A good potential story could be indy helping his old friend Howard Carter (whom he met in MY FIRST ADVENTURE, and Treasure of the Peacock's eye. Carter even invites him on an expedition a perfect adventure for a new story) exavate Tutenkaman's tomb in 1923. plus you've got the search for the staff of ra with ravenwood, plus the tale of Indy betraying Marion, betraying Abner, meeting Beloq, and becoming alow down scoundrel (going from being all about "it belongs in a museum" in young indy to "Fortune and Glory" in Temple of Doom, and actually selling artifacts to gangsters). The new series could show some College Year adventures to showing a downward spiral of Indy. A fall from grace if you will. In fact, i think the whole Indy trilogy seems to be a Redemption of Indiana Jones. Indy gives up his fortune and glory ideals at the end of Temple by giving the Shankara stones back to the village. Raiders shows Indy going from being an Atheist to someone not knowing what to believe. It also shows him resolving things with Marion, and in a way, Abner. The Last Crusade shows Indy finally learning what god is. It also shows him fixing his relationship with his father, which he destroyed in chaper 19, Winds of Change. Anyway, I'm gonna go compile a listing of what possible episodes could be about, while intertwining historical events. Someone send in some major archealogical events of the 20s, besides tutenkhaman, which is agiven since Indy already knows Howard Carter.
: - Chaz

: : Im all for it!!  I think those years of his life would be is most interesting.  That would almost be better than a new movie!!

: : Jack Shannon <><
: : : How cool would it be to do some more "Young" Indy TV movies with SPF to fill in the years between 1920 and 1935? (Yeah, I know the guy is almost the same age in real life as Indy was supposed to be in Temple of Doom, but he still looks a lot younger than Harrison Ford did in the movies).  It would be neat to see how he first met Belloq and Marion.  I know this period has been covered by the novels, but neither of these two incidents were covered (Belloq was in one of the novels, but Indy had already met him).  Also, the Rob MacGregor books were written before the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was conceived and contradict it in many places (such as teh year he graduates in the first one).  Seeing how Lucas likes to constantly go back and tinker with his babies (the extra footage shot to make 2 hour movies out of all of the Young Indy eps is a great example) maybe he will decide to do this.  Especially if the video releases stir up enough renewed interest that when (if) the fourth movie premieres there is a big craving for more Indy.

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