Also, as noted in the comments, this adaptation prevents one's having to read boring old stories.
@robertnlee Been trying to figure out for the last 5 minutes who's going to stand in the Cold Equations/Ayn Rand box in 50 years.
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@St_Rev Probably Spock. Or Kirk, again. -
@robertnlee Was thinking maybe Mieville but not memorable enough. -
@St_Rev I'm not even following what you're getting at, really. -
@robertnlee The Cold Equations is a story that a) is actually pretty bad b) stakes out a strong ideological position and botches it and -
@St_Rev I don't think Cold Equations is that bad a story. The Poor Widdle Girl at the center is pretty fifties and not great. -
@robertnlee FASCIST
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@St_Rev Actually, I'm going to predict the ST reboot in fifty years will feature a combined hero called Spurk.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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