VM>In this case, I agree.  In other cases...  TNG in particular was 
nfluenced
VM>by a lot of current work from other places.  They ripped
VM>off...er, umm... "borrowed" from a lot of folks up to and
VM>including Anne Rice.  And usually in a very clumsy way.
        Really?  What did TNG borrow from Anne Rice!?!
VM>Again, true.  I think Roddenberry (who apparently had not
VM>read much SF before making ST) saw this movie and it became
VM>(intentionally or not) the major influence for what became
VM>ST.  It's 40-plus years old and still a pretty good movie,
VM>too.
VM>Victoria Aeron Mackey
        I keep my copy in with the rest of the Trek films...
Jay P. Hailey 
Chief Editor
THE UNIVERSE: TREK
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 * OLX 2.1 TD * Always remove the last screw first.
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