From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , Gary R.   
   Schmidt  wrote:   
   > On 18/02/2015 7:31 AM, Your Name wrote:   
   > [SMIP]   
   > > You do relaise that Starship Troopers was a book first?? I haven't read   
   > > it, but it's possible that the author wrote it that way and the   
   > > director of the movie was simply following the original ... although,   
   > > judging by Hollyweird's total lack of respect for any original (and its   
   > > fans) when making a show / movie "based on" someone else's work, it's   
   > > extremely unlikely the director followed the book properly.   
   >   
   > It appears you have read about as much of the book as the spangled   
   > drongo who directed the movie, possibly even less!   
   >   
   > It has been reported that the clogger had actually seen a copy of the   
   > book, but, of course, had not read it.   
      
   That's about usual for Hollyweird.  :-(   
      
   They decided to make a movie "based on" the old UK kids' show   
   'Thunderbirds', and it was a complete mess for a variety of reasons,   
   with one of the main ones being that they hired Jonathan Frakes (Riker   
   in Star Trek: The Next Generation) to direct it. He had never even   
   heard of the show, knew absolutely nothing about it, but watched a   
   couple of episodes and then believed he knew it all ... and the result   
   proves that he doesn't.  :-\   
      
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