Brother, can you spare a dime?

Posted by Cap'n Paul from 204.208.30.165 on June 05, 1998 at 02:13:01:

In Reply to: Indy 4: My 2 Cents posted by Ultraman Tiga on June 04, 1998 at 03:21:55:

: I agree that three is not the "end all to be all" for this series of films. There is no reason why there can't be another story that could take into account his age and yet still provide the thrills and spills we have come to love.

Having said that, I think there is limit, however, on the Indy saga. I base this statement on the fact that the Indy world has written itself into the limiting sphere of the 1930's and, at best, maybe the '40's. As the writers McCoy and MacGregor have discovered, the Indy timeline can get pretty damn crowded in this decade. So while the James Bond series just adapts to each new decade, the Indy tale is trapped in the '30's. But hey, that's why we love it right? It was a time of art deco, gangsters, uncharted regions of the globe, lost tribes/peoples, great nationalist movements in Europe, Nazis, fascists, beautiful "dames" and men wore hats. It makes for great story telling but you're never going to see as many Indy films like the James Bond series. The timeline would get all screwed up and totally unbelievable. -CP

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Re: Brother, can you spare a dime? Stephen 05:00:36 6/05/98 (2)
- Here's a nickel and 2 cents Indiana Jones 08:25:56 6/05/98 (1)
  - Here's some more change Freak0ut 12:04:11 6/06/98 (0)

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: : I agree that three is not the "end all to be all" for this series of films.  There is no reason why there can't be another story that could take into account his age and yet still provide the thrills and spills we have come to love.

: Having said that, I think there is limit, however, on the Indy saga.  I base this statement on the fact that the Indy world has written itself into the limiting sphere of the 1930's and, at best, maybe the '40's.  As the writers McCoy and MacGregor have discovered, the Indy timeline can get pretty damn crowded in this decade.  So while the James Bond series just adapts to each new decade, the Indy tale is trapped in the '30's.  But hey, that's why we love it right?  It was a time of art deco, gangsters, uncharted regions of the globe, lost tribes/peoples, great nationalist movements in Europe, Nazis, fascists, beautiful "dames" and men wore hats. It makes for great story telling but you're never going to see as many Indy films like the James Bond series.  The timeline would get all screwed up and totally unbelievable. -CP

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