Space Comes To Deadwood

Mark Fatu said today that he thought a fourth series of Deadwood based on Earth might be a goer if aliens invade the town. Fatu said that the Aliens coming to town would represent a threat that would unite the town against a common invader. Fatu thought the body count could get up to a hundred or more per show which would no doubt strain the local pig population who usually helped dispose of the bodies. The angle is apparently that the aliens suddenly acquire a taste for gold and come into Deadwood to try and takeover the claims of George Hearst. Fatu said he was not worried about the historical accuracy of the story.

Deadwood in Space

Mark "The Beast" Fatu said the New Year looked much better as he looked to go back to the western genre as inspiration for a space based film. Fatu said he'd had a major rethink after watching Deadwood and thought an a wild west type of theme would work well in space. Fatu said he knew it had kind of been done already with Firefly but the body count would be higher with Deadwood in space and the language significantly worse. Fatu said Deadwood in Space would be using words like Frakkin, as seen on Battlestar Gallactica.

Happy New Year

Mark Fatu urged his legions of fans to drive carefully and to have a happy and safe New Year. Fatu said his large female following would no doubt be out on the town all night but he urged them to think of him and wish him success in the film industry in 2007. Fatu said he'd had his problems with proposals for space films but pointed out that even Peter Jackson was having issues with the Halo films. Fatu said he thought there might not be as much interest in space films as there used to be, possibly caused by the most recent Stars Wars films not being as good as the original trilogy. Fatu suggested only Battlestar Galactica is doing well right now, and that is no doubt only because Lucy Lawless was in it.

Fatu Fans Wish The Beast Merry Christmas

Fans of Mark "The Beast" Fatu inundated him with Christmas cards according to a source close to his script writer. Fatu spent Christmas quietly with his family at an undisclosed location is reported to have been thankful for all the attention. Fatu said he would take a break from his creative side an instead focus on his football for a few weeks. Fatu was reportedly keen to help Land Rovers win the league again and felt the extra training might seem him attain a regular starting spot. Fatu also thought a football movie in space might have merit although it was unclear where the crowd would sit in such a game.

Z Ships

Mark Fatu wished his legions of fans a Merry Christmas and hoped they would all have a good holiday break. Fatu said the creative juices were a bit stunted at this time of the year, partly because there were so many other juices to be consumed. Fatu said he'd be taking thing quietly and trying to come up with a new concept for a show, possibly based on Earth. Fatu has had some negative feedback from his science fiction proposals but still thought he might come up with a winning idea. I'm mulling over a programme called Z Ships at the moment, it will be a Police show based in Space.

Dirty Den Out

Leslie Grantham the actor who played Dirty Den Watts has reportedly said today to News Of The Universe that the idea of EastEnders in Space was ahead of its time. Grantham confirmed he wouldn't be taking part in any such show and it was surprising that Fatu wasn't turning his own local show Shortland Street into a space adventure. Fatu responded saying that Shortland Street was in Auckland and nobody wanted to see people sitting round in space suits sipping latte all day. Fatu said he doubted anyone from Auckland would ever make it to space but if they did they'd spend their time moaning about the hardships of space. Fatu thought he might have to look at a film based on Earth the way things were going.

Eastenders Not a Flier Either

A last minute bid to rebrand Coronation Street in Space as Eastenders has been unsuccessful, after the creative force behind the idea Mark "The Beast" Fatu hit a snag. Fatu could not figure out where East would be in space, particularly he didn't really know any particular Landmarks on Pluto, where he was hoping to set the space age soap. Fatu said he that whilst he could see how a rocket man could burn out his fuse up there alone, he was struggling with more mundane stuff about how you had a pint in a space suit. Fatu said it would be no problem getting the alcohol into them in a tube, but the opportunity for dialogue was limited inside a vomit stained space suit.