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I'm a true Burt Renyold fan and I've like him in everything I've seen him in. He's older now and he's starting to look a little like Boss. He's got a belly and he's really bald under the toupe'. I'm not sure about Willie, he definitely has that lovable old uncle part down but Jesse was pretty fiesty when he got mad. Willie's pretty soft spoken. But I'm willing to give him a chance. I love all those westerns he was in. Pretty much all the casting in the movie wouldn't have been my first choice, but then what do I know. Those folks in Hollywood make millions doing this stuff, I just watch it.

Another thought entered my mind after my last post. If they're gonna take the flag off they might as well get rid of the horn and the name General Lee too. The song Dixie is just as divisive and as much a reminder of the old south and Robert E. Lee is one of the most contraversial characters in American History. But if they keep the horn and the name like I know they will, they'll keep the flag too for the same reason. That reason is that they are an intregal part of the show and that they weren't put in the car to make a statement about anything, just to add to that good ol' southern feel. I'm pretty confident that the flag will be on the car. All the merchandise they sell has it on the car, the new video game(which is pretty cool I might add) has the flag on the car, the Warner Bros them park has 2 General Lee's on display, the car's popping up in music videos with the flag on it(with the exception of the Bare Naked Ladies vidoe, but the group issued a statement saying they couldn't get permission to use the real car in the video from Warner Bros, if they could've they would've), the reunion movies had the flag on the car(and the last movie came out when the issue in South Carolina was red, I mean RED hot!), the DVD shows the flag right on the cover, not to mention the boxes that the merchandise come in are covered with the flag. I really don't think anyone would say anything anyways, but if someone does I'm sure the execs at Warner Bros know as well as we do that a little controversy only helps sell tickets to a movie. If there's ever a saying in Hollywood that has been proven to be true time and time and time again it's "There's no such thing as bad publicity". It's come to the point that I don't really even worry about it anymore. My main concern is the chemistry between the cast. Coy and Vance showed us that even if everything in the show is the same, with out chemisty it sucks. Sorry to all you Coy and Vance fans out there but that's my personal opinion.

Well from the looks of those pics the car is exactly the same as it was in the show. Hard to see the roof though because of the glare but I think I can see the flag. If the car looks that much the same as it did in the show it has to have the flag on it. Other wise it would just look stupid. I would think that if they took the flag off they change other things as well. Like rims and tires atleast. Not to mention that Warner Bros has 7 cars from the show and the reunion movies still on it's lot. They don't look like they're filming cause Stiffler isn't even blond and Knoxville has greasy hair. Even though I think I can see the flag on the car this pic doesn't make me feel any better cause it doesn't prove anything.

My cousin works at the Warner Bros studio in L.A. and he told me that even though they still have the court house and a couple other things there left from the show, it's not sutable for filming anymore. It's more of an attraction. He said something about them haveing to pretty much demolish the whole thing and rebuild it if they wanted to film there. Plus what's left of it is pretty small, just the square. I'm sure Louisianna has tons of small towns that fit the bill, plus the real Hazzard was supposed to be pretty swampy. As for who's playing Roscoe, Enos, and Cooter I don't know. The news only seemed to be concerned about Bo, Luke and Daisy. I think the only reason we heard about Boss and Uncle Jesse is because they got two big names to play them. I also heard on the news today that Jessica Simpson is in Louisianna filming the movie and that the movie takes place in the present, so don't worry about another Starsky and Hutch(which I actually liked but probably because I never saw the real show). As for Ben Jones being upset about the movie, he's not upset about the script, he's upset about the whole idea of other people playing the characters. John Schneider was quoted in some magazine as saying he liked the script and that it was pretty true to the show when it first started. My opinion is to let something fresh come from the concept. Otherwise we might get Dukes Reunion Part 3: Dukes in outerspace!

The only thing I've really heard about the appearance of the General Lee is hinging on one question. When is the movie going to take place. They're considering two options. One is that the show will take place in the late 70's and the cars will look pretty much the same as in the show. The other is that it will take place in the present and if that's the case the writters may take more creative liberties with the car. I personally think that the General Lee is the one part of the show that really can't be changed. The core audience for this movie will be the hard core fans that will not only get all their friends to go see it but will go see it several times themselves. I think they have much more to lose by changing the car than keeping it the way it is, or as close as possible. If they change the car it won't be the "Dukes". It'll just be some generic rip-off of the show that will cause most of the true fans to lose interest. With out the true fans total support behind the movie it will surely bomb. Plus if they keep it the same and there is some comotion over it, they can always fall back on the fact that it's what the original car looked like. It's not like they're all of a sudden putting a rebel flag on the car, they're just helping with the nostolgic feeling that is gonna make this movie a success. If they're smart they'll cater to the real audience for this movie, and not to a bunch of people that aren't gonna go see it no matter what the car looks like.

I think she'll do alright. She definitely can wear the outfit.

According to this weeks issue of People magazine, Warner Bros. have cast the parts of Bo and Luke for the upcoming big screen movie. Sean William Scott, aka "Stiffler" form American Pie, is to play Bo Duke and Johnny Knoxville, of "Jackass" fame, is to play Luke Duke. As for Daisy, Jessica Simpson was seen arriving at Warner Bros studios dressed in Daisy Duke attire reportedly for a script reading. The Studio also announced that negotiations are underway for Burt Reynolds to play Boss Hogg.

I just pray that they don't make it like the Starsky and Hutch movie. That movie was alright but I wasn't a Starsky and Hutch fan. If I was I probably would've been pissed.

John was on ET last week and he said he didn't wish to play a major role in the movie. That all he talked about concerning the Dukes. The rest was about Smallville. I wish they would've given his insight on cast for the movie.

You don't have to be Southern to be a Dukes fan. I was born and raised in the South but I know a lot of people who aren't from here that are more country and down home that a lot of people who are. The Dukes wouldn't have been as popular as it was if it only appealed to Southerners. Yes it was a show based in the South but it's main appeal was fast cars and hot women. That makes the show more American to me than just Southern.

That's odd cause just a week ago on the Speed channel they showed W.B.'s concept for the car and it was exactly the same except it had 18 inch chrome rims and a crome bumper guard.

They ought to have Tom and John play Bo and Luke's dads and show maybe how the came to all live on the farm together because of the car accident. I know it sounds a little morbid but iit would inject a little bit of emotion into the movie.

Does anyone know one of thoes fun facts as to whether or not that car in the first episode was actually used in the Starsky and Hutch tv show?

I would like to see a little or unknown actress who is intelligent with a killer set of legs and is brunett. There's probably only a 100,000 women in Hollywood that can fit that bill. But you're right, the chemistry of the cast is everything.

I agree it's gotta be mostly country but some Southern Rock here and there would make it even better.

What I can say I would like to see is the movie be closer to the first 13 episodes thatn the last 2 seasons. It was a little edgier but a little more like real life is in the south. A PG-13 rating would be alright.

On second thought I'd like to see Hank Jr as the Ballader and maybe Ben Jones or James Best as Uncle Jesse.

Luke Duke: Tom Wellington (Smallville) Bo Duke: Paul Walker Daisy Duke: Some unknown hottie with intelligence and killer legs Uncle Jesse: Hank Williams Jr. Cooter: Tweeder (from Varsity Blues), Kid Rock, or Ludicris. ( You know they're gonna make it somewhat politaclly correct) Roscoe: Billy Bob Thorton or Bo Jackson (Bo knows Roscoe's laugh) Boss J.D. Hogg: Danny Devito (Sorrel Booke had a serious Northern acent in real life) I would also like to see Brodie and Doebro Dulin in the movie as well as Sheriff Little Brodie: Ja Rule Doebro Dulin: Kid Rock or Tweeder (who ever isn't Cooter) Sheriff Little: The Rock

I think the reunion movies already gave the original cast an opportunity to shine again. I loved them both but a big screen movie will never please the true fans completely. But I'm looking forward to seeing a new group of actors that willl in effect pay omage(I'm sure I didn't spell that right) to the show we alll love so much. Plus, just like TNN did buy showing the reruns of the the show, it will still promote the show and all that it stood for to a new generation of Dukes fans.

Daisy had the best legs of any women to ever grace the silver or small screen. But there were sever girls that were nice to look at through out the series.