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Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 21, 2008
We Rejects love you guys. No seriously, we do. To show that love, we want to throw yet another contest your way and give you a chance to win an awesome collection of Andromeda Strain goodies. All you have to do is sign up for our e-mail list below and then hit us even further below in the Sound Off section with your favorite Michael Crichton book, or for you sickos, astound us with some of your viral/bacterial knowledge.
I’m a big fan of the Andromeda Strain 1971 flick and novel, so I think this prize pack is pretty sweet. Our winners will receive the following:
The Andromeda Strain T-Shirt, an Andromeda Strain DVD Collection featuring both the 2008 A&E Miniseries and the Oscar-nominated 1971 film, and The Andromeda Strain novel by Michael Crichton.
So that’s nice, right? A t-shirt to pimp, the original flick, the new miniseries, and the book! To enter, all you have to do is be a subscriber to our daily email updates. If you are not already a subscriber, you can sign up via the form below:
Also, in order to be considered you must head down to the Sound Off section and answer the following question: What Michael Crichton book is your favorite? Or, sticking with our space bacteria plot point, hammer us with your pathological knowledge.
For more on A&E’s “The Andromeda Strain”, check out the press release snippet below:
A&E ORIGINAL TWO-NIGHT TELEVISION EVENT “THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN” PREMIERES IN HIGH DEFINITION MONDAY, MAY 26 AND TUESDAY, MAY 27 FROM 9-11 PM ET/PT
It’s a bad day to be human this Memorial Day when THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN infects the airwaves. Based on the best-selling novel from Michael Crichton, THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, a four-hour original A&E television event, stars Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Ricky Schroder, Andre Braugher, Christa Miller, Daniel Dae Kim and Viola Davis.
In THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, a U.S. military satellite crashes in a small town and unleashes a deadly plague killing all but two survivors. As the military quarantines the area, a team of highly specialized scientists is assembled to find a cure to the pathogen code-named “Andromeda,” and a reporter investigates a government conspiracy only to discover what he is chasing wants him silenced.
Experience The Andromeda Strain at A&E’s Official Website.
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49 Comments
May 21st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Didn’t they allready make this film. It was called “OutBreak”.
Or 24, Season 5?
Couldn’t give a crap……
May 21st, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Only read one Crichton book and it was Jurassic park
May 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I feel like if you’ve read a Michael Crichton book, there’s a good chance it’s Jurassic Park. And yup, that’s the only one I’ve read, so I guess it’s my favorite.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Well I read more than one! Guess I’m alone. I read all the Jurassic Parks, Andromeda Strain, Congo, and Sphere. Either Jurassic Park or Andromeda is my favorite. The Lost World was disappointing.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Jurassic Park was the BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!! The book was way scarier and awesome.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
This is an unpopular opinion due to the book’s ending (and, worse, the film adaptation), but I have to say “Sphere”. Call me a sucker for existentialist science fiction. The autobiographical “Travels” is surprisingly interesting, as well.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Jurassic Park is my favorite Crichton book
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
No doubt, it has to Jurassic Park!
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
My favorite is Jurassic Park.
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
“sphere” was a novel that could have been a great movie. “jurassic park” was another. the soundtrack album for the original movie version of “andromeda strain” was in same the polygonal shape as the film virus and the album sleeve opened like a camera iris.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
I don’t really have a fav; but I guess it would be Outbreak.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:25 am
Ok- it’s been awhile since my “Micro-biological Applications” class, therefore I cannot honestly enamor you with my wisdom of all things germish. I did enjoy “Jurassic Park” but my favorite title of his has to be “Eaters of the Dead”.
The book is complicated as all get out, Crichton was way out there- and certainly ahead of his time. Great contest- Thanks!
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 am
I have to say Jurassic Park is my favorite!! Michael Chricton has a very impressive catalog, it is tough to pick one.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Jurassic Park was my favorite-but I also liked Andromeda Strain and also Time Line.
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I really like Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park because it showed so much imagination.
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:06 pm
It has to be Jurassic Park.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
ok a broken record here but its definately jurassic park ,great book and great movie.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I am game.
I want to win.
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Jurassic Park
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Jurassic park was great, thanks for the contest
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Jurassic Park was awesome, Crichton is a great author
May 24th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Believe it or not, I read the book a long time ago. Winning the movie would be great. The original film was pretty good.
May 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Jurassic Park!
May 24th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
It has to be…….Jurassic Park!
May 24th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Sphere I think was his best.
May 25th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Prey was my favorite book. I also love the movie looker. Its so cheesy. oh, and The Terminal man is good too.
May 26th, 2008 at 1:56 am
I liked Congo
May 26th, 2008 at 5:41 am
The Great Train Robbery. Everyone loves the classics!
May 26th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
My favorite Michael Crichton book is Jurassic Park. I was so happy when they decided to make it into a movie.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:42 am
I would have to choose Sphere as my favorite.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
CONGO was a great book, but the movie was a disappointment.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I liked Timeline.
June 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
Jeez, I majored in Bio. and barely retained any knowledge of pathogens and the like so I’ll answer the book question: Outbreak
June 1st, 2008 at 9:09 pm
The Lost World–sequel to Jurassic Park.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Even though I have never read any of his novels, my favorite is obviously, Jurassic Park.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Jurassic Park is my all time favorite MC book.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
The Andromeda Strain. The old classics are best…before Crichton got all rich, famous and pompous
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
congo
June 4th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
“Spere”, no doubt!
June 4th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
The movie sucked eggs, but I really enjoyed reading “Sphere”!!
June 4th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Sphere was a great book
June 6th, 2008 at 7:46 am
My pick would be “Timeline”.
June 7th, 2008 at 3:02 am
God bless our troops
June 11th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
My favorite Crichton book was Timeline, if that is the correct name, where they go back to the fourteenth century.
June 13th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Westworld,the Grandaddy of them all.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I would have to say that State of Fear is my favorite Michael Crichton book.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I’ve never read one of his books, although I’ve seen lots of movies based on them.
Let me go with virus/bacteria info instead. This is so basic every 6 year old should know it, but most adults do not. Viruses cause colds and flus. Antibiotics do not kill viruses. Therefore, it is totally dumb to see your doctor and get antibiotics for a cold or flu! Now everyone who read this go and share this info with all your friends and family … you know … like a virus.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:00 am
I remember when the book of Jurassic Park first came out and I bought it. The book was so good I didn’t put it down until I finished reading it. The book was alot better than the movie. I would have to go with Jurassic Park. Count me in to win
June 30th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Jurassic Park fo’ shiz!