Just wondering...

1) How did the original Mulholland Dr. pilot end? What was the last scene in that one?

2) Can someone sell me a copy?

I may be wrong here, but I think that the movie used sections from the Pilot, but not all of it. It's not like Lynch just took the Pilot and bolted another hour on the end.

I also doubt you can get hold of it. Again, I may be wrong, but i've never seen it anywhere. 

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I'm sick of seeing people selling this pilot on eBay and seeing websites such as supperhappyfun making cash with people who have actually have talent like David Lynch. What they do is completely illegal, despite of all the BS they have posted to justify that.

If those pilots or rare/unreleased stuff aren't sold in stores, then no one should make money out of them, that's pretty clear. Instead of doing cool prices (let's say, enough to cover the expenses of the blank DVD-R's and shipping costs), they sell this at normal DVD prices !

I have a copy of the MD pilot and wish to share it with anyone who wants it badly. BUT I won't make any profit out of it.

If you have a decent DSL high-speed Internet access, you can download it from me. I'm considering Torrenting it in order to beat the scammers such as superhappyfun. Then people in the US could burn it for the ones who can't download (I'm from France and shipping costs to you in the USA would be a bit ridiculous, more expensive than the rough price of the DVD-R itself).

Let me know what you think of it. Anyway, DO NOT BUY THIS PILOT. You're encouraging the people who are making profit out of you and out of David's work.

OK... then, will do (not distribute it for free). Thanks for the head's up, John.

But at the same time it breaks my heart to see people spending 15 or 20 bucks to get such a crappy DVD-R. So the best to do is to to pretend like it's not happening ?

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At the time, the MD pilot was DL's realization of the story- if not finished without following episodes.

Imagine the TP pilot never bieng picked up by the studio, and extended into a 2 hour film.  People are gonna want to see it.

In a perfect world, all of DL's dvd's would have chapter selections.

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I completely understand where you're coming from CCC.  This is pretty much why I don't read film criticisms before I see any given film- it breaks my concentration and openness to it.

But, being the lynch fan that I am, I like to find the peices that make the whole, and kind of research what something could have been or has been.  I just would like to view MD before it was altered is all.

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I was just trying to convey to you that I understood what you were saying, and I do.

But I don't believe seeing the pilot would ruin me for life, and if it did then I'll have to live with that mistake. 

 As a sidebar, I'm not falling for any of this 'this is how David meant it to be seen' stuff.  I'm going to watch 'Dune' the extended version backwards- right now.  "See you all in Hell!"

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All in good fun guys.  I was just joking, I promise.

I appreciate both of your conversation.

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:) And in a perfect world for David, DVD's woldn't have chapter stops, and you wouldn't be able to fast-forward them.

Sorry, had to say it. :)

NOTE: This post has nothing to do with my view on bootlegging and copyright infringement, I'm not endorsing it.  I was just making a joke. :) 

So, Exy, what version of DUNE do I have?

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You probably have the theatrical release. That's if it says it is directed by DavidL.

The TV version has a paper sketch-like opening, with images of machines enslaving people, and then of revolution- leading to the non-dependence of machines seen in the movie. DL was definitely not OK with this.

Also there are other scenes of Virginia Madsen, and worm stuff- I especially liked the drowning of the worn scene from which they get the water of life.  I think more of Keynes and perhaps Patrick Stewarts character also.  Its been a while.

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Well, it obviously says it's directed  by Lynch and the opening sequence is that of the emperor's daughter introducing the story and then the meeting of the emperor with the creature...

It's a long time since the last time I watched it, I don't remember much of this flick anymore.

"Did they scoff the whole damn Smörgåsbord?" (Audrey) 

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Yep, That's not the TV version.  It's interesting to see the rejected scenes though, especially if you're a fan of the book.  Ummmm...  I mean, not that I want to compare them or anything.  You know.

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