On Dec 13, 6:48 pm, Duggy  wrote:   
   > On Dec 14, 9:03 am, Kathryn Huxtable    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > I'd do it as a prequel, if at all.   
   >   
   > Fair enough.  Are you saying it's not worth it without trying to rope   
   > in Triplanetary or just not worth it unless you're going for a final   
   > cash in?   
   Note that the books got a major rewrite between serialization and book-   
   form publication. The original version had only "Galactic Patrol",   
   "Gray Lensman", "Second-Stage Lensmen", and "Children of the Lens",   
   and, most importantly, until "Children of the Lens", did not tell the   
   reader anything that Kimball Kinison did not know. The Eddoreans, in   
   particular, were never mentioned until nearly the end of the story.   
   But, for some reason, the original book publisher felt it was   
   cheating, and insisted that the readers know everything from the   
   start.   
   The first half of "Triplanetary" and all of "First Lensman" were newly   
   written to go with the new book version. The second half of   
   "Triplanetary" was an old, published story that was used as the   
   nucleus of that new material.   
   From a film viewpoint, it would almost certainly be best to go back to   
   the original version. Skip both halves of "Triplanetary" and "First   
   Lensman" altogether, and let the audience learn about the layers of   
   Boskone as the heroes do. It worked, after all, for "Babylon 5".   
   This also avoids the awkward issue of Jill Samms. Smith was, at least   
   in his own mind, and by his own intent, a feminist, but when he chose   
   to write a prequel, he could not avoid painting himself into a corner.   
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