River world

Before delivery, we will confirm the content of DVDs, then deliver the latest pieces of DVDs with the newest package. If you need the original package, please write down your special instructions in comments. Thank you for your cooperation!

 A Fascinating Journey into a Mysterious World, May 30, 2011
Grant
What is Riverworld? That was one of many questions swirling through the epic, emotive Syfy miniseries "Riverworld," an adaptation of Philip Jose Farmer's epic science fiction masterpiece. "Riverworld" tells the story of Matt Ellerman (Tahmoh Penikett, "Battlestar Galactica", "Dollhouse"), a war zone journalist, as he wakes from death along the banks of a seemingly endless river where everyone who lived and died on the earth has been reborn into their youthful bodies. But what is the purpose of this place? Why has Matt been "chosen" by the blue-skinned alien Caretakers? Is it an afterlife or a purgatory? What *is* Riverworld?

 Yo People, this is not the Brad Johnson version, May 30, 2011
Noah
Today the SyFy channel showed this updated 4-hour version of this movie. It is not the one with Brad Johnson. I have seen that one and it is not even close to being as good as this version. I just hope that if I pre-order this one I don't get the older one. Okay, there are some actors/actresses in here whom I don't know by name. I had to go to the SyFy channel web-site to find the names. The main actors are, Alan Cumming, Tahmoh Penikett, Laura Vandervoort, Peter Wingfield and Jeananne Goossen who plays this fine Japanese female Samurai warrior. Also from the SyFy site, the DVD movie is 178 minutes long. From what I remember from the first movie, there are more female lead characters in this one. Old people come back in their prime years, around 25-35 years old and there are no children. Yes, we have Sir Richard Burton, but no Nero, thank god. There is a gay male couple and a male lip-lock is shown on TV. The alien caretakers of this world are shown as well as a conflict between factions in the alien race. And, characters come back if they are killed either by suicide or other causes, but others don't for some reason. More is learned about the aliens and about the background of the story. The Riverworld planet is said to be @ 100 times bigger than Earth and the Earth was destroyed about 6 years after our main character died. I couldn't see this as a full blown series though. Maybe a 10 hour mini-series. Yes, they could stretch this movie a little longer to put an end that makes sense. You will see when you watch this one. The story is better told than the first version. Way to go SyFy channel.