Lately I've been trying to remember the name of a sci-fi I move I saw as kid that involved people searching (or moving?) to a new planet as Earth began to succumb to pollution. The few snippets I remember clearly are these:
- A crewman (cadet?) needs to pay for some food using his hand print, but can't because he has low blood pressure, so another crewman helps out by putting his hand on top of the first crewman's hand on the scanner. (I think they also talk about acid rain in this scene...)
- During their voyage, they find a planet with a violent, degenerate (post-apocalyptic?) society - I think I remember something about flames and stadium risers?
- They also encounter a really scary cyborg on a derelict spaceship. (At least, it was really scary to my childhood self.)
I know it's not much to go on - I have no idea how young I was when I saw it. If any of you have any idea what movie (or tv show?) this could be, any illumination would be appreciated!
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What you discuss was the unsold pilot for a Disney TV series that later aired on "The Wonderful World of Disney" redited into a movie.
I don't remember the name of it, but I do remember being frustrated...it ended with several loose plot threads.
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Ah ha! That sounds like the ticket! (And it explains why I would have seen it - we watched WWoD every Sunday night for years when I was young... until we cut cable altogether...)
Any ideas on a name so I might be able to glean more info from the interwebs?
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Darn it...now I want to watch it again, but I don't think it was ever released for home video or DVD. Posts: 6689 | Registered: Jan 2005
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quote:The Earth Star Voyager is a spaceship sent to another solar system to prepare it for colonization. Earth itself is horribly polluted, so the mission is vitally important. But as the departing starship gets under way, signs begin to emerge that their mission may unwittingly be part of a larger conspiracy.
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Since the Disney is (presumably) still the copyright holder, does distribution without permission constitute a copyright infringement? (I think it does...even if Disney won't distribute it, legally, it's their "right" not to distribute...)
But you could record the show (under Fair Use) if it aired again... which it probably won't... so we're stuck (legally) until the show airs again or Disney re-releases it.
That's my limited understanding of legalities here.
Dagonee - care to comment on the situation?
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Per 17 USC 106, Disney has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize distribution of copies of the copyrighted work.
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A copyright holder's failure to keep a work available in print (or digital equivalent) can be a factor in applying the fair use test, usually in educational settings. But, in general, a work going out of print may not be copied/distributed/performed/etc. without violating copyright. When the use is personal entertainment, fair use will seldom apply outside the time- and place-shifting scenarios (I don't count backup/archive as personal entertainment).
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