> Did you ever see the animated series? It's actually quite good - it was > computer animated and used the bug-models from the movie but much of the > story was from the book.
Yes I did see the series, and I enjoyed it quite a bit, I especially like the addition of the Skinnies and the conceptualization of the powered armor. My dissapointment in the animated series was that it still focused on the classic "guys in the trenches" warfare. I suppose it "had to" for dramatic purposes, but I think that given a chance and the right editing you could pull the same "drama" and even intamacy from a conversation between compatriots that takes place over miles of impact craters, etc. There was just something so visceral about the description of bounding over the countryside launching portable nukes that was so very very lacking from the movies/TV show. And I haven't bothered with Starship Troopers 2...I'm pretty sure it would just make me cry... Come to think of it, the powered armor suits in Final Fantasy were supercool, except for the bizarre short pants...never did figure that one out... > Well, now I'll have to read it. ;^) I don't know if it is still in print, but if it is I highly recommend it. it's pre-witches and majic Norton, something I could never stomach. will -- "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192959 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
