Elko Tchernev wrote:
> Andrew Swallow wrote:
>> jmsatb5{at}aol.com wrote:
>>> On Jan 11, 8:34 am, Jon Schild  wrote:
>>>> Just idle speculation, but do you suppose this could be
related to one
>>>> of the JMS big secrets that he can't talk about yet?
>>>
>>> Who can say...?
>>>
>     If you could, it wouldn't be you. OTOH, if you wouldn't, it could be 
> you. ;)
> 
>>>
>> I enjoyed the Lensman books. 
> 
>      Unfortunately, I didn't. I saw them mentioned here on this NG and 
> gave them a try; couldn't get through. They seemed (to me) terribly 
> dated and stale; a real surprise, since I'm not a very discerning 
> reader, as far as sci-fi is concerned. For instance, I quite enjoyed 
> even Harry Harrison's earlier pulp work, like the Steely Rat and the 
> guys from the heavy planet and whatnot.
> 
> 
>> An epic story that covers the entire
>> galaxy.  Fortunately using small groups that spend a lot of time
>> in doors.
>>
>      That's not always interesting; at least I didn't find it so. As far 
> as source material for movies is concerned, I think that some young 

Big groups need lots of actors, so the wage bill is also big requiring
a large budget.  Location (out door) filming is also expensive.  Studios
prefer small budgets.

Andrew Swallow

> Russian authors have incredibly good material. Their novels are 
> unbelievably visual; reading them is almost like watching a movie. Of 
> course I'm talking here in my capacity of reader and author; I have 
> never attempted writing a script and have really no feel as to the 
> specifics of that task. Maybe it is true (as was discussed here before) 
> that good literature produces lousy movies, and vice versa.
> 
> 
>
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