"The Andromeda Strain" on A&E

[sraun]

A&E is re-making The Andromeda Strain as a two part mini-series
starting Memorial Day (26 May) at 9PM EDT, 8PM CDT.

It's 'presented by Ridley and Tony Scott', so its got potential.

Comments

[xinef.livejournal.com]

I like the original movie. Haven't read the book, so no idea how close the movie is to the book. Heard anything about this version?

[rvrjoe775.livejournal.com]

It's recently been advertised with some behind the scenes shots and interviews in the FirstLook digital preshow in theatres. I think it looks pretty interesting but it's since teen years that I read the book and saw the original movie, so I'm not up to making comparisons.

[gomeza.livejournal.com]

I saw a trailer for this in a movie theater.
It looked AWFUL. Then again, I am a big fan of the original movie. I thought it stayed reasonably faithful to the book. The trailer made it clear that that is NOT a priority for the present version.