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Ready For Our Close-Up (6/8/98)
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What better way to return to our regularly-scheduled program than to discuss HBO's planned miniseries on the history of our fave Cupertino computer company? It's mentioned briefly in a Variety article that we noticed over at Reality; apparently HBO is so jazzed by how much people liked their "From the Earth to the Moon" miniseries that they're planning more of the same. The three projects mentioned are a miniseries about the civil rights movement; one about the urban drug scene; and one about the history of Apple Computer. Jinkies!
Now, despite being HBO subscribers, your AtAT staff hasn't seen "From the Earth to the Moon." (Yours Truly leans more towards the "Fifth Element" side of space stories, and Katie, AtAT's resident fact checker and goddess of minutiae, refuses to watch it because they used David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in the commercials. She's not very tolerant of song misinterpretations.) Regardless, we gather that it is a dramatized account of the moon landing, and not a straight documentary. So assuming that the Apple miniseries will follow the same model, just which character from Apple's past will be played by Tom Hanks, who has already been mentioned in connection with the project? Can anybody imagine Hanks as a convincing Steve Jobs?
As for our personal casting choices, the jury's still out. For Jobs, especially, we're drawing a blank. For that sorta-tall, sorta-goofy but still potentially intense geek with glasses kind of vibe, we're considering Anthony Edwards, but we're willing to let physical resemblance take a back seat to sheer intensity-- perhaps DeNiro? We're at a loss.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 6/8/98 episode: June 8, 1998: We're back! And just in time, too, judging by the upcoming competition; HBO reportedly plans a miniseries on the history of Apple starring Tom Hanks. Meanwhile, not content with taking on Microsoft, the government saddles up against Intel, and Keyspan announces a product which may ease our transition to the USB standard...
Other scenes from that episode: 757: Under the Gun (6/8/98) First Microsoft, and now Intel... The federal government extended its antitrust attack on the Wintel hegemony today, when the Federal Trade Commission announced its long-expected intention to sue Intel for violating antitrust laws by strongarming customers and competitors alike... 758: The Great Migration (6/8/98) While most of the debate that continues to rage over the paradigm-busting design of the forthcoming iMac centers on its lack of a floppy drive, don't forget that it also has no ADB, SCSI, or Mac-standard serial ports...
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