Attn JMS: HELP!!!!

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Subject: Attn JMS: HELP!!!!
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s  1: Oct  6, 1996: denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim)
*  2: Oct  6, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim)
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In article <536ngf$ieb at spock.usc.edu>,
John Schilling <schillin at spock.usc.edu> wrote:
>denebeim at deepthot.cary.nc.us (Jay Denebeim) writes:
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>>In article <52rg2b$9b3 at spock.usc.edu>,
>>John Schilling <schillin at spock.usc.edu> wrote:
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>>>But about a week ago I read an article in the L.A. Times, including excerpts
>>>from interviews with the production team.  Among other things, they claimed
>>>that the movie would have a comic or farcical side because (quoting from
>>>memory) "Heinlein was suggesting, apparently seriously, that military
>>>dictatorship is the best form of government for some societies.  We're
>>>going to have some fun with that".  They also assured Heinlein fans that
>>>we wouldn't be disappointed with the movie because they had really gotten
>>>the FX on the Bugs right.
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>>Virgina let them do this?  I'm shocked.  It can't be for money, she's
>>got bags of the stuff.  WHY????
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>I would assume that they did not tell her what they were planning to do
>until they had already secured the rights.

Joe,

  I don't know what, if anything, B5 will do for you hollywood-wise,
but... 

  I do know that you could SF well.  After B5 is over, do you think we
could impose on you to do a real adaptation of a book?  I'm not
particularly picky, any classic would be nice.  I'd like a Heinlein
book, but 'Moon is a Harsh Mistress' is already optioned, and 'Citizen
of the Galaxy' is too dated.

Jay
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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
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Writers known primarily for TV work are not generally the ones hired for
high profile film work.  I've done some film assignments (none produced),
but for a Heinlein, they'd go to a screenwriter, not a TV writer.


 jms


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