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July 4, 2008
Corrected Sci-Fi Plots
7> Crazy scientist and his teenage sidekick go back in time to
make sure his father and mother have a soda at the soda shop
and do nothing that could possibly be construed as untoward or
unladylike.
6> Final Countdown: A very large vessel of US foreign policy
enforcement agents finds itself sent back in time in order to
prevent an unfortunate mis-application of Japanese foreign
relations.
5> Godzilla allowed to rampage freely, but only through specially
marked “Monster-Friendly” sections of Tokyo.
4> In “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish,” an environmental
impact statement concludes that restoring the Earth will cause
inordinate air, radiation, and human pollution to the solar
system, so the restoration project is scrapped.
3> Lazarus Long travels back in time and, um, well he, uh, never
mind.
2> The giant ape is defeated after the woman he groped and
stalked wins a multi-million dollar harassment suit.
undertakes rigorous scenic hike in order to dispose of
unwanted jewelry.
Selected from 28 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 2, 5
Doug Crews, Oceanside, CA — 3
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 4
Tom Rodman, Durham, NC — 6
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 7
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator