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[ 03-24-2004: Message edited by: Beezo ]
quote:the origional ship looks likes a toy compared to the current aircraft carrier cruise lines.
Saw the Pacific Princess (now Pullmantur Pacific) docked next to Celebrity Constellation in Antigua on 3/18 and next to Adventure of the Seas in St. Maarten on 3/19.
Looked like the big ships lost one of their life boats.
[ 03-30-2004: Message edited by: DCM ]
One of the story lines involved an entertainer onboard and a bar waitress. The entertainer gave up on love shoreside and ran away from his struggles to find the right woman, by going to work on a cruise ship. The contrast of a member of the crew who is in a leadership position onboard (entertainer), and the bar waitress, who struggles with her own self esteem - make the love connection interesting.
quote:Originally posted by mec1:The original programme was absolute rubbish - why on earth would any one want to either produce or sit through a feature length version of it?
Good question!
(Unless Gweneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman were in it , wearing swim suits? )
quote: (Unless Gweneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman were in it , wearing swim suits??
Hell-yeah Malcolm! I might have to see it twice though if both were in it
tyler
Maybe the new Pacific Princess would be a good ship, not too big and a classy appearance. Or either one of their Big Sisters, having lots of features onboard with results in more filming locations...!
I hope to be informed in time when the ship has been choosen; I'd love to be with Nicole and Gwyneth in a Princess pool!!!LOL
[ 03-31-2004: Message edited by: RobHolland ]
quote: Malcolm @ cruisepage posted:(Unless Gweneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman were in it , wearing swim suits? )
I would love to see a ship in a movie- but if the movie pokes fun at cruising, the Love Boat, or shipboard life- I can't imagine any line wanting to be associated with that.
However, if the movie is meant to be fun and a tribute to the original series- I hope Princess grabs the opportunity. They'd be fools not to.
I guess it depends on what line which producer was on most recently.
No one said it was Shakespeare. If it was, no one would have watched it.
"The Love Boat" was one of the most popular television shows in history.
Hell I just caught an episode today on TV Land.
[ 04-10-2004: Message edited by: CGT ]
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:Good question!(Unless Gweneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman were in it , wearing swim suits? )
Eww, she has pasty freckeled skin, she's a redhead.
quote:Originally posted by NathanWLB:I think we miss a minor point. Who says they have to go with Princess at all? What is to say they don't get a better deal from RCI?
Uhhhhh, NO. Then it wouldn't be "The Love Boat". "The Love Boat" was Princess, not Royal Caribbean.
I don't think it could be recreated, the show has (in my memory) a sort of carefree naivité, typical 70's, which is not of these times, most films and TV-shows are harder, faster than those shows.
And if they would do it in the manner of these days, it wouldn't be "the love boat" anymore, and the old show would be spoilt.
A show or big production film onboard a cruise ship would be a great thing but it should be something else, like "Cruise" that 6-part reality show on BBC some years ago, which was definitely a contemporary format, on a contemporary ship, and also quite good, i thought.
"Love Boat" was very enjoyable and I would love to see a rerun, but it is history, just as Pacific Princess is now "Pacific, and recently described on CruiseTalk as a 'tender' to the modern ships...
Johan
quote:Originally posted by Johan:"The Love Boat" was not just Princess, the "Love Boat" was "Pacific Princess" (whatever ship was used), with that sweeping staircase, and with that particular crew.
Actually you are not entirely correct. While probably the majority of episodes were shot on PACIFIC PRINCESS, there were many episodes shot on ISLAND PRINCESS, and also SEA PRINCESS. "Love Boat: The Next Wave" was shot on SUN PRINCESS. My point is, "The Love Boat" must be a Princess ship or it is not "The Love Boat".
Still, I don't think a recreation is a good idea - surely, Hollywood is creative enough to come up with a fantastic film about a cruiseship and the interaction between passengers, and crew, without using the name of an old and beloved TV-series. (and thus spoiling these series)
quote:Originally posted by Johan:I know.What I meant was, that name used in the series itself of the ship was "Pacific Princess", as was the name of the captain "Stubing" (without this being the name of the real captain).Still, I don't think a recreation is a good idea - surely, Hollywood is creative enough to come up with a fantastic film about a cruiseship and the interaction between passengers, and crew, without using the name of an old and beloved TV-series. (and thus spoiling these series)
No, you're still wrong. When the series was filmed on the ISLAND PRINCESS, the ship was called ISLAND PRINCESS. When the series was filmed on the SEA PRINCESS, it was the same. They didn't just use the other ships and then still call it the PACIFIC PRINCESS, whatever ship they filmed on, that was the ship they were on.
Every episode *did not* take place on the PACIFIC PRINCESS.
And as CGT says, the ship name used in each episode was the name of the actual ship used for that particular episode.
Brian
[ 04-10-2004: Message edited by: Brian_O ]
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