Westworld
DaveMunger:
I think the credits on The Terminator say something like "inspired by the works of Harlan Ellison". He comes up a lot in the credits of stuff as a consultant or something. Science Consultant on Babylon 5, which is kind of funny since science isn't exactly what he's known for. I heard the inspirations for The Terminator where Demon With A Glass Hand, and another Outer Limits that Ellison wrote, the one where the soldier from the future is accidentally transported to the 60s. The part I remember from that one is that he instinctively cries out "C.O." instead of "mommy".
I think of the mummy as the king of the inexorable shamblers, what was his weakness?
trekgeezer:
Harlan won the lawsuit (I think people pay him to shut up). The Outer Limits episode was Demon with a Glass Hand, the stories Soldier, A Boy and His Dog, and the one you mentioned. When it is shown now there is a special credit to Harlan.
To tell the truth, I don't know how anybody can write anything anymore without being influenced by something else. Harlan Ellison has sued a lot of people, he even sued AOL because they weren't fast enough making someone get one of his stories off their webpage.
ulthar:
Dave Munger wrote:
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> I think of the mummy as the king of the inexorable shamblers,
> what was his weakness?
You caught me! The Mummy is actually one of my all-time favorites. Oh the memories of sleepless nights as a kid with images of Boris Karloff in my mind.
I deliberately left The Mummy off my list of critters with known vulnerabilities, cuz I couldn't think of one.
Master Blaster:
Yeah I looked up some Ellison stuff after I posted just being curious. Seems to be a bit of a freak. Assimov said he was completely tactless. Still, I think he writes well. He's probably one of those eccentric writer types.
Scott:
Westworld was a fasinating film to see as a kid in the 70's.
The Twilight Zone actually did many things much better than movies and movie ideas of similiar storylines.
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