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| (...) Wow... By the way, which book are you talking about? (a search for "alien" in amazon will give an undesirable amount of results I assume..:-) Selçuk (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) You mean Timeline? For me, that book was the final nail in the Crichton Coffin, as if I'd needed another. He's a writer like Keanu Reeves is an actor. (...) What a waste of Bruce Campbell. And Laura Linney, now that I think of it. Tim Curry (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Guilty! I even read "Eaters of the Dead", "The Great Train Robbery" and his latest screenpla...book. The operative question is: Did anyone see "Congo" the movie? ...and not wish they hadn't? Bruce (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Did _anyone_ read Congo? I mean besides Crichton himself, of course! 8^) Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Ever suppose Cameron read "Starship Troopers"? :-) Or, "Congo" for that matter (the dual automated machine gun sequence)? Actually, I always thought they left a perfectly good explanation out - there should have been a second squad that got (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Can't say that I disagree. "Oh, geez, we just laid waste to half the planet - kinda, pretty, though, ain't it?" StOOpid. Bruce (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Yah, but the fun part is figuring out a reasonable "in-character" reason for only sending 12 guys. :) I got an impression of the CM that's a little bit like fire fighters are today... a lot of training, and a lot of specialized equipment, and (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I thought they only sent a dozen because it was a bug hunt. ;^) ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Weren't they a bunch of pirates or mercenaries? ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) sent a dozen troops solely for the purpose of increased dramatic tension? Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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