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Tue Dec-07-04 12:37 PM
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Poll question: Favorite William Gibson novel/short story? |
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Vote here, cowboys and cowgirls...
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:39 PM
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1. Gotta go with the classic...Neuromancer. |
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The original cyberpunk novel!
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:41 PM
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But did you see a proposed screenplay for NEUROMANCER? I did - apparently it was the abandoned Cabana Boy project. The script sucked, pure and simple.
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:44 PM
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4. No doubt one of the big criticisms should it ever be a movie.... |
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...is that it "ripped off" the Matrix. LOL
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Tue Dec-07-04 02:48 PM
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7. Mutterings of the unwashed heathen... :) |
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But it might be best if Neuromancer sits on the shelf for a few more years to let some of the Matrix vibe die down.
I saw Johnny Mnemonic in the theater. William Gibson pulled off a good directing job, but Keanu Reeves stunk on ice. He delivered his lines as though he had a corncob wedged in his butt. I enjoyed him much more in the Matrix trilogy.
As a hobby, I'm working on a screenplay for Burning Chrome. Someone's already turned the short story into a play (haven't seen it), but I think it would make a damn fine film with the right director. If only Quentin Tarantino were halfway interested in this genre...
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:40 PM
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2. I'm currently reading his script for Aliens 3 |
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Never shot, based on a story by Walter Hill. Features Hicks but only a cameo from Ripley!!! Kinda a Cold War feel to it...
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:56 PM
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5. Fragments of a Hologram Rose... |
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...I also really like Virtual Light
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Tue Dec-07-04 12:56 PM
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Tue Dec-07-04 02:49 PM
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8. also love Spads and Fokkers |
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Tue Dec-07-04 02:50 PM
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9. Was that the same as DOGFIGHT? |
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If so, good read - very disturbing, too.
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Tue Dec-07-04 02:58 PM
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10. maybe the same story... don't have Burning Chrome open in front of me |
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it's the kid with the artist girlfriend engaging in mentally controlled dogfights over a pool table
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Tue Dec-07-04 03:02 PM
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11. "Neuromancer": 'A'; "Count Zero": 'B'; "Mona Lisa Overdrive": 'D' |
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Shoulda dropped it after "Count Zero".
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Tue Dec-07-04 03:06 PM
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12. Of the three, NEUROMANCER'S my favorite |
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Don't remember much from the other two - it's been a while. I know Molly shows up again in MLO to safeguard that Yakuza daughter. I like Molly.
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