white dwarf

[amezri]

Anyone else remember an old TV movie from 1995 called White Dwarf? Neal McDonough played the lead -- a doctor from New York traveling to the planet Rusta for his internship.. or something. Paul Winfield also starred. It was like a weird fantasy version of Northern Exposure by Francis Ford Coppola. It definitely had a pilot movie sort of feel, but it never made it as a series, which is a total shame.

The first time I saw it, I thought it was the coolest thing on TV. Thinking back on it... I guess it was a little Dune/Firefly. The planet was split into a dark side and a light side (I think there was some silly fantasy science to explain that) and each side had their own princess.. I think. It's beem like 12 years. Cut me some slack.

Commenting with eido on Tin Man and Neal McDonough, I totally just remembered it again and... there is no DVD for me to buy! *cries* Old VHS copies on Amazon, though, for insane prices I would pay. This morning, I took a look on eBay and found a cheaper copy of the original VHS release for less, so I snagged that. The same search brought up the Thai bootleg DVD that some people have gotten and it was actually a really reasonable price, so I got that too XD PAL, with optional Thai subtitles (the seller has 3 copies left if, uh, anyone is interested). Yeah, whatever, I'm all over it.

I'm hoping I will be able to get the VHS transfered to DVD as it seems to be a longer cut than the Thai bootleg anyway.

Hello. I are dork. Who has money management issues.

Comments

[chennpug.livejournal.com]

I remember White Dwarf! Wasn't there also some sort of civil war going on, and that's why there was a light and dark side? Or something? I think there was the lady of light, and the lady of dark, and they were sisters, and they weren't talking to each other anymore, so they split the land in two.

And there was the sea of souls, or tears, or something...and the doctor and the head nurse and a couple of kids (twins?) went to the sea to call out the name of a patient who was dying, or in a coma or something, so that their soul could find their way back from the living.

Yeah. That was cool. A mini-series of some sort.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right! I remember that scene with the red sea... I think it was red. Oh man. I want to watch it again like right now.

[eido.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen "White Dwarf", but then 1995 is all a blur to me. I graduated high school and started college that year. YouTube is totally no help at all for the fix! So I'm currently abusing Tin Man and Minority Report for my Neal needs (I got Band of Brothers for my dad last Christmas, I may just have to watch the bits he's in when I go home this weekend. Dude. I'm so far-gone.) Perusing his IMDB cv, I've actually seen many things he's in, but he never made an impression on me until "Tin Man"?? I'm clearly very weird (and apparently very blind) that way. Honestly, I think it was Cain's magic pants.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

White Dwarf was just so awesome... if I'm able to make a copy of the VHS, I'll try to get you one :)

Here's one clip with Neal (as Dr. Driscoll) trying to calm a child with morphing powers.

[eido.livejournal.com]

White Dwarf was just so awesome... if I'm able to make a copy of the VHS, I'll try to get you one

OMG, you're so kind, but I don't want to inconvenience you.

You know I heard a rumor he'd been a contender for Mal Reynolds before Nathan Fillion got it. After Cain, I could totally see that. He does that whole Broody, Haunted Cowboy thing very well.

[xpashax.livejournal.com]

Unrelated comment, what program do you use to make animated gif's?

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Photoshop and ImageReady :)