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Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen.

Green Screen Is Keen: NBC Picks Up Jason and the Argonauts

NBC is has put out a pilot commitment for a new take on Jason and the Argonauts, which would be the first green screen drama developed for primetime. Media Rights Capital is behind Jason, which comes from Surface alums and exec producers Josh and Jonas Pate, reports Variety. Sanctuary, which has been the most successful launch of a series since Eureka for Sci Fi, is also filmed with green screens, but originally aired on the Web. MRC recently made news when its two Sunday night CW shows, Easy Money and Valentine were put on production hiatus until ...

Wed, Oct 15, 2008