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From: matt@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Matt Crawford)
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Subject: Re: Roll-your-own SF Films
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Date: Sat, 12-May-84 18:45:19 EDT
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I also think that several of Niven's "Known Space" novels would make good
movies.  In particular I think that there has been no real portrayal of
aliens as complete characters in the movies.  Several of Niven's characters
would provide somewhat greater depth than previous attempts.  You are free
to claim that Chmeee and Phssthpok are flat compared to, say, human
characters in Casablanca or GWTW, but the competition in sf films is with
the likes of Chewbacca and E.T. (Who knows what the hell they're thinking
about?), Yoda (of the one-track mind), or the Blob.

Any counter-examples?
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