tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post9222393720566899693..comments2024-03-26T20:31:26.349-04:00Comments on Simon St. Laurent, Squibber: Harlan Ellison (1934 - 2018)Simon St. Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-5067120261201817662018-06-30T12:49:31.001-04:002018-06-30T12:49:31.001-04:00As great as (Star Trek's) "The City on th...As great as (Star Trek's) "The City on the Edge of Forever" is, it is too easily used as the go-to title when talking of Harlan Ellison's work. (The Outer Limits' "Demon With a Glass Hand" is equally great.)<br /><br />As for The Starlost: The production crew used blue-screen "Chroma-key" to realize much of the expansive backgrounds; the idea would be exactly the same today, but with digital matting and CGI. "Deeper storyline" = "unnecessary grim"(= I ignore the series automatically).Simon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-60703558660100603402018-06-30T12:34:06.288-04:002018-06-30T12:34:06.288-04:00I'm glad you mentioned his more literary work ...I'm glad you mentioned his more literary work like Angry Candy, since the general media attention has been given more to pop culture like Boy and His Dog and CotEoF. (An American commentator mentioned the Starlost and how it ought to be reworked with contemporary TV production values and a deeper storyline, which I found amusing).Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794220046633386130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-75785603952725088332018-06-29T17:05:24.311-04:002018-06-29T17:05:24.311-04:00I dove in when I was in my mid-twenties. "Ang...I dove in when I was in my mid-twenties. "Angry Candy" and "Stalking the Nightmare" had me transfixed with each short story. And the breadth of stories.Simon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-2483141274471916162018-06-28T21:00:43.002-04:002018-06-28T21:00:43.002-04:00I'm sad and shocked. Read all his books growin...I'm sad and shocked. Read all his books growing up.rednoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044381334003590260noreply@blogger.com