Reply #28: You didn't prefer Ellison's screenplay? [View All]

[DerekG]

I can't even watch the televised version after reading the original draft. The butchering of the Kirk/Edith romance, and the exclusion of Trooper...it's just too upsetting. I actually liked that Kirk would have sacrificed everything for that noble woman. But then, I agree with Harlan that Roddenberry--"The Great Bird of the Galaxy"--never really plumbed the depths of his creation. Me? I'm still waiting for that so-called "human adventure" to begin.

Oh, and the story elements of Cameron's "The Terminator" can be traced, in part, to "Soldier," not "A Boy and His Dog."