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From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Arthur C. Clarke's 2010
Message-ID: <1059@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-May-84 13:04:09 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  2 13:04:09 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 5-May-84 01:09:39 EDT
References: <322@astrovax.UUCP> <324@astrovax.UUCP>
Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
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In article <324@astrovax.UUCP> dp@astrovax.UUCP writes:
>I also recall that Hyams was responsible for OUTLAND, the Connery vehicle
>which concerned mining operations on Io (ha!).
>I find his selection as director for 2010 most amusing since he so thoroughly
>botched scientific details covered competently in 2001 (humans in a vacuum
>without spacesuits; see also Clarke's EARTHLIGHT) and vital to 2010 (screwing
>up descriptions of the Jovian moons). Good luck, Arthur; you're going to
>need it with this guy!

There is one thing that should save this production:
Clark has already written 2010 with good science in it.  If Hyams
can just follow the book, he won't have to show whether he has a limit
knowledge of science or not; he can just get it right.

Jon Biggar
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