Re: Best Sci-fi films never made

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Graham Woodland  <gray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>David Goldfarb wrote:
>> Actually, J. Michael ("Babylon 5") Straczynski has recently announced
>> that he and Ron Howard are going to be working on a three-part film
>> adaptation of the Lensman series.  I think it sounds quite promising.
>> 
>
>*Three* parts?  That kind of suggests they're leaving one of the 
>major episodes out altogether.
>
>My feral donkey guess is that the kids, Ploor, and Eddore will be 
>disappeared beyond the blue horizon, and the finale will involve 
>Kim's overpowering Renegade Arisian Fossten, followed by his 
>long-delayed marriage to Chris.  THE END.

My guess is that that's the grand finale of the *second* movie.
If I were doing it, it would go:

GALACTIC PATROL:  Kim Kinnison graduates, goes up against the forces
of Helmuth and gets shot up.  Has a meet-cute with Clarissa while
recovering.  Gets his L2 training, and has a chance to use it against
the Overlords of Delgon (meeting Worsel in the process).  Goes up
against Helmuth again and succeeds.

SECOND STAGE LENSMEN:  Kim goes after Helmuth's masters.  We introduce
Nadreck and Tregonsee, and other stuff happens, culminating in Kim's
successful battle against the "renegade Arisian" and his marriage.

CHILDREN OF THE LENS:  Twenty years later, Boskone is back on the
rise; we reveal the truth about Eddore and have the final battle.

But obviously I don't know for sure; at this point maybe nobody does.

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