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ost_uid0]A few years ago, there was a series of adaptations of 'classic' works of literature: the Odyssey, the Arthurian Legends, etc.
I will focus on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, although they we all uniformly horrible.
I didn't see all of it, and it's been several years, but all I can remember is pumpkins under the water.
Pumpkins.
Under the water.
There was also a Journey to the Centre of the Earth adaptation in ~1993 that, oddly enough, didn't involve Germans, Arne Saknussum (sp) or an extinct volcano in Iceland. It did involve a snazzy ship that shot a sonic pulse into erupting lava and snuck down an active volcano. It starred Tuvok-to-be Tim Russ as a security guard.
Among the many things they encountered were day-glo plastic spotted stingrays that flew around and ate people. Think Operation:Annihilate! neural parasites. The sophistication of the puppets was on about the same level.
People wonder why I don't watch TV anymore.[/color
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