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pinto

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8. (DeMille aside) The desert scenes of his 'Ten Commandments' were filmed in the Oceano (CA) dunes.

Reply to Cleita (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:32 PM

Apr 2013

Silent, 1923. Apparently many of the sets were simply abandoned and remain buried somewhere out in the dunes. I live nearby; there's an on again/off again plan to go dig them up for preservation.

As far as the Bible mini-series - I watched it. Overall it came off as a soap opera treatment of the story. And the Rabbis were one dimensional, to my eye.

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I Preferred the Book [View all] Meshuga Apr 2013 OP

Did you see any of this? cbayer Apr 2013 #1

Cecil B. DeMille covered the same ground in the same way fifty+ years ago. Cleita Apr 2013 #5

Great idea. HBO does have a record of doing historical drama well. cbayer Apr 2013 #6

It would be for mainstream cable and broadcast networks, but Cleita Apr 2013 #7

(DeMille aside) The desert scenes of his 'Ten Commandments' were filmed in the Oceano (CA) dunes. pinto Apr 2013 #8

On a clear day I can see the dunes from Cleita Apr 2013 #9

Ah yeah, forgot you live in the area. They're worth a look / walk. A coastal desert in many ways. pinto Apr 2013 #13

I made an attempt to watch and gave up very early in the series Meshuga Apr 2013 #10

I have also read some things about some of the people who had cbayer Apr 2013 #11

It did come off as propaganda. Simplistic and overwrought at the same time. pinto Apr 2013 #12

Every time I was somewhere that showed the channel, it seemed all they cbayer Apr 2013 #14

I also dislike the History Channel Meshuga Apr 2013 #16

I watched ten minutes, thought it badly acted and cheaply produced. kwassa Apr 2013 #15

That's a pretty fair critique. jeepnstein Apr 2013 #2

Agree completely that the missed opportunity here is the worst of it. cbayer Apr 2013 #3

It's crazy that no one in Hollywood has been able to do a good movie Cleita Apr 2013 #4