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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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 Posted - 05/29/2006 : 9:11:20 PM
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Originally posted by John Nowak
quote:
Originally posted by Greenhornet
"The last man on earth sat in his room. There was a lock on the door."
I think the quote is
"The last man on earth sat in his room. There was a knock on the door."
But "lock" is good too.
Yes and no.
Your quote was called "The Shortest Science Fiction Story". After it was made public, some wiseguy wrote what I quoted, which is even SHORTER and may have inspired "The Last Man On Earth".
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2006 : 05:41:03 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by John Nowak
quote:
Originally posted by Greenhornet
"The last man on earth sat in his room. There was a lock on the door."
I think the quote is
"The last man on earth sat in his room. There was a knock on the door."
But "lock" is good too.
The last WOMAN on earth could, in all probability would, have knocked on the door. Does anyone remember James Thurber's "The Last Flower?" |
Edited by - New Hinda on 05/30/2006 05:59:43 AM |
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John Nowak
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1017 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2006 : 07:40:11 AM
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>The last WOMAN on earth could, in all probability would, have knocked on the door.
Yeah -- that's what they did with a radio drama that expanded the "shortest SF story" into half an hour.
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We've always been united in stupidity. That's why there is no hope. But, then again, when has that ever stopped us?
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 05/31/2006 : 10:28:08 PM
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In truth, Will Smith is a very fine actor but Hollywood has him pigeonholed as a jive-talking, eight-year-old-in-a-grown-man's-body wise*ss. He could quite easily play The Thinking Man's Sci-Fi Hero if only someone would write a script that played up to his (and the audience's) intelligence.
My short-list of bankable stars who could play an effective everyman in an "I Am Legend" adaption: Crowe, Denzel, Smith, Clooney, Damon. And let us not forget good ol' Johnny D. |
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