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PostPosted: 06/28/18 4:44 pm    ::: RIP Harlan Ellison Reply Reply with quote

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/harlan-ellison-dead-dies-star-trek-1202861048/

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The prolific but cantankerous author famously penned the “Star Trek” episode “City on the Edge of Forever,” in which Kirk and Spock must go back in time to Depression-era America to put Earth history back on its rightful course, a goal that for Kirk means sacrificing the woman he loves (played by Joan Collins). The final script was rewritten by “Star Trek” staffers to avoid the anti-war lesson Ellison had intended to impart about the ongoing Vietnam War, leaving Ellison unhappy.



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PostPosted: 06/28/18 9:36 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

He was also a conceptual consultant for the Babylon 5 franchise, which is where my appreciation of him comes from.
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PostPosted: 07/02/18 6:58 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Thanks for the announcement. My favorite story by him is I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.



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