Re: TANSTAAFL

Mark A. Siefert wrote:

>     However, I could be wrong.  Hollywood may want to take a chance
> with a thought-provoking sci-fi movie with good acting and a decent
> plot. And maybe I'll flap my arms and fly to Venus--either that, or
find
> a girlfriend.

Send us a postcard from Venus, Mark.

"Harsh Mistress" is my favorite RAH book - it stikes a nice balance, I
think, between his earlier 'juvenile' stuff (Tunnel in the Sky, etc) and
the later strange politics/stranger sex books (Time Enough for Love, et
al).

That said, the politics & stuff in Mistress are still pretty outre by
Hollywierd standards - lots of anarchist/libertarian stuff, and some
genuinely original stuff. (See Prof's thoughts on monarchy... :>) The
multi-spoused 'clan marriages' & similar are also unlikely to fly...

There'd be great 'asteroid-smacking-Terra' scenes in HM: The Movie, but
the rest would probably be orgies & political frothing after the film
types got thru with it. The Luna native characters would probably wind
up
as astro-hillbillies. Besides, Hollyweird thinks it's already done 'big
rocks form space' w/ "Deep Impact" & that Bruce Willis vehicle.

And just imagine - Paul Verhoven might get his paws in this Heinlein
work
as well. <ignorant studio exec mode> After all, he's done one, right? It
was successful, right? </ignorant studio exec mode> :>

Sorry, but I can't see any 'serious' SF movies soon. 2001 was a long
time ago, Kubrick's dead, and Cameron's been messing about in boats. I
don't imagine that I'm the only listee still ticked off about Starship
Troopers: The Movie...(Commitee to Lynch Mr. Verhoven, anyone?)

OT movies rant over...

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