On Dec 11, 1:14 pm, Andrew Swallow  wrote:   
   > Can anyone think of a way of measuring how well the Lensmen books are   
   > known?  Do they still sell?   
   Only personal experience, but I'm a bigger SF nerd collector of   
   useless trivia than most people I know... and I only really know   
   Lensmen through comic trivia ("inspiration for Green Lantern").   
   Then again, I wouldn't say "Starship Troopers" had name recognition   
   and they paid money to add that name to a film in preproduction.   
   But with the audience that they'd want to sink the money in I think   
   that Babylon 5 and Firefly are bigger names, ATM.  And we know that   
   Serenity didn't meet the expectation they have for these sort of   
   films.   
   The success or failure of Green Lantern may have an effect, if you   
   push the "inspiration for GL" idea.  If GL is Hulk, then it doesn't   
   help, and TPTB may even think hurts.  If it is "Iron Man" then it   
   could help or hinder (may look too much like one of those cheap-rip-   
   off cash-in films.   
   If production gets going the SF/movie gossip will promote the   
   knowledge of Lensmen a little, but not enough for a wide audience   
   recognition that you'd want.   
   So it come back to Director/Actor/Promotion.  And Director/Actor/   
   Promotion can hurt faithfulness to the source material.   
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