Riverworld (2003)
Hale, an American astronaut dies and is reincarnated with other persons who have lived throughout all of human history and end up on a mysterious planet called 'Riverworld'. The humans are left to their own devices and create tribal fiefdoms and succumb to brutal wars and raids. A mysterious race of hooded 'beings' oversee them - sometimes intervening, but their motives are unknown
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TV Movie: Riverworld Aired: Mar. 22, 2003In the year 2009, a meteor shower above Earth claims the life of American astronaut Jeff Hale (Brad Johnson). He awakens inside a jade-green … [continue reading]
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Riverworld is a sci-fi/fantasy feature-length pilot episode for a series that was never produced. It aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003. It was loosely based on the Hugo Award-winning "Riverworld" saga by Philip José Farmer. It was rebooted in 2010, under the same title. More info here.
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- Goof (factual errors): Alice is portrayed as a blonde. The real Alice Liddell-Hargreaves (1852-1934) had dark hair.
- Goof (continuity error): When Nero is killed and falls from the boat, he is holding his sword in his right hand. But during the fall, his sword moves to his left hand and is then released to…
[show]Goof (continuity error): When Nero is killed and falls from the boat, he is holding his sword in his right hand. But during the fall, his sword moves to his left hand and is then released to fall into the water. As he impacts the river, the sword has returned to his right hand.
[hide] - Goof (continuity error): When Nero and Jeff Hale are fighting in the boat, Nero throws the sword to Hale pointing to the ground, but Hale catches it pointing up
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