The Last Ship

GinoC · 09-12-12, 01:13 PM

I remember reading it over 20 years ago and it was OK. I remember thinking the author had some very naive and utopian ideas about mixed gender relations at sea. There was something about how there were no intimate relations going on because that would be unprofessional. Now that's a howler.

Kaye T. Bai · 09-13-12, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GinoC

I remember reading it over 20 years ago and it was OK. I remember thinking the author had some very naive and utopian ideas about mixed gender relations at sea. There was something about how there were no intimate relations going on because that would be unprofessional. Now that's a howler.

Well, you gotta cut him some slack; the book was written almost thirty years ago and the author was an old-fashioned WWII naval officer.

GinoC · 09-13-12, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

Well, you gotta cut him some slack; the book was written almost thirty years ago and the author was an old-fashioned WWII naval officer.

Well, perhaps, but he obviously didn't know sailors very well. It reminds of the legendary exchange between a Wren senior officer and an RN admiral during the war over relationships:

Wren - Don't worry, Sir, my girls have got it up here.

Admiral - I don't care where they've got it, my sailors will find it.

Kaye T. Bai · 10-31-12, 11:53 AM

It looks like Jonathan Mostow, who directed "U-571", "Surrogates" and "Terminator 3", will direct and produce "The Last Ship".

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UPDATE: OCTOBER 12th, 2012

The show will star Michaela McManus, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Christina Elmore, and British actors Rhona Mitra and Sam Spruell. Eric Dane will play the C.O. of DDG-80. According to reports, they will play members of the ship's crew, probably the wardroom, I'm guessing. I like that they kept the original ship's name and the skipper's first name too. Can't wait for this!

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UPDATE: OCTOBER 25th, 2012

Adam Baldwin, from "The X-Files" and "Full Metal Jacket", will be in the show as well.

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UPDATE: OCTOBER 31st, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402207/fullcredits#cast

Darren O'Hare - Lieutenant Siegle, Tactical Action Officer (TAO)
Chris Sheffield - Comms Officer Mason
Aidan Sussman - Sam Chandler
Maximilian Osinski - Derek Evans
Grace Kaufman - Ashley Chandler

And now, a picture from production! DDG-80's skipper, CDR Tom Chandler, played by Eric Dane, and a real USN PO3.

geetrue · 11-01-12, 03:34 PM

I like "what if this were to really happen" movies ...

but I too as Kaye T. Bai said ... hope it doesn't generate into a scfi movie.

Kaye T. Bai · 11-07-12, 12:25 AM

Here's some more casting info.

http://io9.com/5950314/how-cheesy-wi...e-last-ship-be

Looks like an interesting cast, but none of the characters' names ring a bell from the book. Seems that they changed the plot a bit, in the original, barely anybody survived elsewhere in the world, but in the show, survivors seem to be plentiful.

Reportedly, the show is being filmed in San Diego, aboard the USS Halsey (DDG-97), which is standing in for the fictional USS Nathan James (DDG-90), although this is unconfirmed, so take it with a grain of salt.

LT Alisha Granderson - Played by Christina Elmore
LT Jackie Makena - Played by Michaela McManus
CMDCM Hugh Jeter - Played by Charles Parnell
Navy SEAL team leader Danny Green - Played by Travis Van Winkle
Paleo-microbiologist Quincy - Played by Sam Spruell

Thagarr · 11-19-12, 05:01 AM

Kaye T. Bai, thanks for the info mate!

It's been a while since I checked in here, I've been a bit busy lately. Yeah, I am not surprised they changed the plot, I was just hoping they wouldn't go overboard with it.

Then I read the second link you posted ...global warming, of course, I should have known. Typical, politically correct garbage.

09-12-12, 01:13 PM	#1
GinoC Watch Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 20 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I remember reading it over 20 years ago and it was OK. I remember thinking the author had some very naive and utopian ideas about mixed gender relations at sea. There was something about how there were no intimate relations going on because that would be unprofessional. Now that's a howler. __________________ *Ships, men and weapons change, but tradition, which can neither be bought nor sold nor created, is a solid rock amidst shifting sands.* - Admiral Lord Fraser of North Cape

10-31-12, 11:53 AM	#4
Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	It looks like Jonathan Mostow, who directed "U-571", "Surrogates" and "Terminator 3", will direct and produce "The Last Ship". ------------------------------------------ UPDATE: OCTOBER 12th, 2012 The show will star Michaela McManus, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Christina Elmore, and British actors Rhona Mitra and Sam Spruell. Eric Dane will play the C.O. of DDG-80. According to reports, they will play members of the ship's crew, probably the wardroom, I'm guessing. I like that they kept the original ship's name and the skipper's first name too. Can't wait for this! ------------------------------------------ UPDATE: OCTOBER 25th, 2012 Adam Baldwin, from "The X-Files" and "Full Metal Jacket", will be in the show as well. ------------------------------------------ UPDATE: OCTOBER 31st, 2012 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402207/fullcredits#cast Darren O'Hare - Lieutenant Siegle, Tactical Action Officer (TAO) Chris Sheffield - Comms Officer Mason Aidan Sussman - Sam Chandler Maximilian Osinski - Derek Evans Grace Kaufman - Ashley Chandler And now, a picture from production! DDG-80's skipper, CDR Tom Chandler, played by Eric Dane, and a real USN PO3. Last edited by Kaye T. Bai; 12-05-12 at 07:41 PM.

11-01-12, 03:34 PM	#5
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I like "what if this were to really happen" movies ... but I too as Kaye T. Bai said ... hope it doesn't generate into a scfi movie. __________________

11-07-12, 12:25 AM	#6
Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Here's some more casting info. http://io9.com/5950314/how-cheesy-wi...e-last-ship-be Looks like an interesting cast, but none of the characters' names ring a bell from the book. Seems that they changed the plot a bit, in the original, barely anybody survived elsewhere in the world, but in the show, survivors seem to be plentiful. Reportedly, the show is being filmed in San Diego, aboard the USS Halsey (DDG-97), which is standing in for the fictional USS Nathan James (DDG-90), although this is unconfirmed, so take it with a grain of salt. LT Alisha Granderson - Played by Christina Elmore LT Jackie Makena - Played by Michaela McManus CMDCM Hugh Jeter - Played by Charles Parnell Navy SEAL team leader Danny Green - Played by Travis Van Winkle Paleo-microbiologist Quincy - Played by Sam Spruell Last edited by Kaye T. Bai; 11-07-12 at 12:40 AM.

11-19-12, 05:01 AM	#7
Thagarr Mate Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Steeler country Posts: 53 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kaye T. Bai, thanks for the info mate! It's been a while since I checked in here, I've been a bit busy lately. Yeah, I am not surprised they changed the plot, I was just hoping they wouldn't go overboard with it. Then I read the second link you posted ...global warming, of course, I should have known. Typical, politically correct garbage.