Wednesday
10Dec2008
'Day the Earth Stood Still' Headed to Space
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 10:30AM
I don't know what it's going to cost, but I'm fairly
certain there's a better use for marketing dollars than this in our troubled
economy: 20th Century Fox is set to make
The Day the Earth Stood Still the first
galactic movie release by transmitting the film into deep space.
“We are thrilled about beaming this film into space," said Deep Space's Jim Lewis. "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?"
Still, one has to think that intelligent life elsewhere in the universe might rather see someone other thank Keanu Reeves, who is, after all, pretending to be one of them. Kind of a backhanded compliment, if you ask me.
The four-year trek to Alpha Centauri might not seem that long, but consider that the film isn't being sent via UPS, but is actually traveling the speed of light (it will be in Pluto a mere five hours after the transmission), and you begin to see just how hard it's going to be for our two civilizations to ever engage in a meaningful transfer of popcorn movies.
Reader Comments (3)
Well, according to Carl Sagan and the movie Contact, haven't we been doing this since the age of radio waves began?
Oh, and word has it that I-Tunes will be collecting $2.99 every time The Day the Earth Stood Still is downloaded in Alpha Centauri.
Talk about your untapped revenue streams!
I just booked a flight to Alpha Centauri on Virgin Galactic. Will I be able to get The Big Picture while I'm there?
Last I heard, Cox was bypassing Alpha Centauri for something in the Degobah system.