February 21st, 2002



NOTE FROM JOHN:
Mel Gibson has written a script and is trying to
line up a director for a film version of Ray Bradbury’s
classic “Farenheit 451″. Sure, we first met Mel in
pseudo-SF post-apocalypctic Australia, but please…


The Top 5 Signs Mel
Gibson Adapted Your SciFi Novel


5> 4th Law of Robotics: A police robot can act insane so long as it does not actually hurt its partner.

4> I’m pretty sure *Bradbury’s* “Illustrated Man” wasn’t painted blue and wearing a kilt…

3> Obi-Wan Kenobi announces, “I’m too old for this s—.”

2> I don’t *think* Hari Seldon ended his recorded messages with a dramatic call for “FREEEEEDOM!”

and the Number 1 Sign Mel Gibson Adapted Your SciFi Novel…

1> Danny Glover can do a fine Lije Bailey, but Mel as a suicidal, wisecracking, rough-and-tumble R. Daneel Olivaw just somehow doesn’t sound familiar.




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Credits:

Selected from 24 submissions from 9 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Dave Hill, Centennial, CO — 1
Jaqk Brounstein, Bellingham, WA — 2
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 3
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 4, RU List Name
Michael Sheinbaum, King of Prussia, PA — 5
John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI — Prime Director