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A New Year's Message from Producer John Aglialoro and the Atlas Shrugged Team

Posted by sdesapio 9 years, 4 months ago to Entertainment
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"3 seasons, 13 episodes per season - that would be 39 episodes to tell the story. To tell it the way it's supposed to be told - explicitly." - John Aglialoro, Producer

Today, he said that. This morning actually. Nothing official yet, but yes, John laid out a plan for a mini-series and set it as a real goal for 2015-2016. How's that for a Happy New Year!?

2015... HERE. WE. COME.

Happy New Year!


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  • Posted by joy8995 9 years, 3 months ago
    With all the new "outlets" for viewing, I wonder if someone like Amazon or Netflix would embrace this?
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago
    I want to be a part of it, and here is my first suggestion; film it in Albuquerque (note Breaking Bad); tons of movie studios, beautiful weather, and with only 500,000 population in the city limits, no one here cares about you Hollywood movie stars. We just look the other way, when we see you; ask Julia Roberts; that is why she bought that Taos ranch house, twenty or so years ago.

    I bought an old adobe in Taos about that same time , so I remember.
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  • Posted by RickBulow1974 9 years, 4 months ago
    I cannot wait for a miniseries of Atlas Shrugged.

    I hope this comes to pass.
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That is because none of us will ever find that.

    But some people do; not me though. I just live in the music.
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hate Lord of the Rings. Every movie is so long, and ; it is all below even science fiction. It is like a horror movie gone lame.
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago
    I just love the soundtracks to these movies; "Opening the John Galt Line" is so inspirational; and "Celebrations at Wyatt's" is so. . . . sexy.

    But not as much as Dagny and John, "John Galt theme". It is like Arrakis; "Dune". No one knew the real enemy, yet. And it wasn't the sand worm.

    I almost forgot how fun it was to be seriously in love, and not give the big S.

    But at least we old have our health. . .oh wait, Obamacare.

    DOA.
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hahaha! I loved Lost in Space, and Bat Man was on at the same time. We were all in the 6th grade, and fought about which one was better, at recess.

    But Star Trek was way better. And none of us knew it, yet.
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago
    Do it. There has not been a good TV series since. . . . well I don't really know. "Gun Smoke", "Star Trek" "Miami Vice"?
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  • Posted by jccmag35 9 years, 4 months ago
    Having listened to the 50-CD unabridged story 3-times, I am a veteran follower of Ayn Rand's work. The three movies could not possibly tell the story unless you had 62-hours. 3 TV season's would be about 39-hours to develop the characters and be more true to the story. I would vote for the actors in Part-1 (Taylor Shilling) to be the cast of your mini-series. I am excited! Go for it!
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  • Posted by heatseek1 9 years, 4 months ago
    let's roll
    where and when
    superbowl advertising before half time is primo
    let's roll
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  • Posted by crystalquartz 9 years, 4 months ago
    Oh do it, do it. This is the most exciting news of the entire new year. Because it will make people see, and cause change.
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  • Posted by robertperry 9 years, 4 months ago
    Happy New Year, Atlas Shrugged move series is great. I can't wait for part 3 to hit theatres, have been waiting to see it for months. Maybe it will be released in 2015. Here's hoping!!!!

    Robert Perry
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  • Posted by Michael-King15 9 years, 4 months ago
    I am curious to the lack of success. Lord Of The Rings Atlas Shrugged... Isn't there an obvious answer???...............!!!
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  • Posted by BostonTech 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Agreed. I'm reminded of the cinematic production of Fountainhead. It was not an "interesting" movie (much like Aglialoro's first 2 films), and it certainly was esoteric, but at least it communicated Rand's philosophy. Don't get me wrong, I am an admirer of Aglialoro. I've spent tens of thousands on his Cybex equipment because - it's superlative. My wish is that he would leverage his rights to Atlas Shrugged to produce something equally superlative. Something, certainly, better than the cookie-cutter crap Hollywood tends to produce.
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  • Posted by grambp6 9 years, 4 months ago
    What marvelous news! I can't wat to see it happen.
    Barbara
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  • Posted by amicus 9 years, 4 months ago
    excellent! Please recast Eddie Willers as she wrote him... thank you John Cole
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  • Posted by thor68 9 years, 4 months ago
    I'm about to get Part 3 in a few days. The thought of doing the book as a TV series makes my heart flutter, because three movies, as good as they are, just can't cover this book the way it needs to be covered. The strength of a series is that the actors will remain the same throughout the series, rather than have a new crew with each movie, which I detested. The crew from Part 2 was the best overall. I hope you guys can get some major bucks and have it done as a Netflix series so that it will get widespread viewing.
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  • Posted by rjkford 9 years, 4 months ago
    Happy New Year to everyone associated with the trilogy. As a supporter to #3 and a lucky participant in the Movie (my 6 seconds of fame) I would give again for the mini-series. In previous post over the last few years I've pushed for something like this. One cast and continuity would , I believe, open Rand's work to soooo many more people. I ordering my CD pack this weekend. Alex, Happy New Year and thanks for helping me get my video into the movie. Very, very grateful!
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  • Posted by plusaf 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    mogul, if you poke around here, I think you'll find a few reams of evidence that there was a LOT of dissatisfaction and critical comment about many aspects of AS1 and 2 (and 3, too!).

    For what was basically a crowdsourced and sugar-daddy-financed shoestring operation, a lot of us felt that the final product wasn't all that bad, all things considered.

    Yeah, we would have loved a 'constant cast' and some better CG and as a wanna-be screen writer, I would have loved to have been able to tweak some of the weaker dialogue, but all in all, after waiting over 40 years from my First Read of AS to finally seeing it on a Really Big Screen, I was still VERY happy to contribute to its making and to see it in theaters, too!

    I'd love to see the production fleshed-out to a longer, more complete and in-depth treatment, and in today's changing media world, who knows? By the time the series comes out, Blu-Ray may have been replaced by something else entirely (that comment if for the folks asking for it on DVD.... :) )

    But I'll be in with cash support again, too!
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  • Posted by plusaf 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    amen to that... some wonderful sci-fi, but some lousy reality-views...
    Bring Back Firefly, too!
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