Word: sandworm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...GREAT DEAL of highly respected science fiction that has made its way into mainstream culture would also fare poorly on film, including "classics" like Frank Herbert's Dune and Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. (How would you portray "groking?" Who would accept a giant sandworm in a serious film?) Some of the finest science fiction on film was specifically written for that medium. Ironically, Ellison himself is responsible for some of the better television screenplays: "Soldier" on Rod Sterling's Twilight Zone, a chilling preview of a war-wracked future through the eyes of a genetically engineered...
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