Once Upon A Time,   
   David E. Powell wrote:   
   >On Jan 22, 9:32 pm, Wes Struebing wrote:   
   >> Cap...   
   >>   
   >> Several based on short stories, in fact. Mostly in the "newer"   
   >> incarnation, the one in the 90's:   
   >>   
   >> "The Human Operators" - AE Van Vogt & Harlan Ellison (1999 airing)   
   >   
   >Never saw this one and now know I should - That's an interesting tag   
   >team.   
   They did a good job adapting the story - anything with Malcolm McDowell has   
   merit from the get-go - but unfortunately the story is just not that   
   powerful, and is very predictible.   
   >> "Inconstant Moon" - Larry Niven (1996 airing)   
   >> "The Sandkings" (ooh that was creepy!) - George RR Martin (1995   
   >> airing)   
   >   
   >Loved The Sandkings. Loved it.   
   >   
   >There was one more I can think of, "Think Like a Dinosaur," based on a   
   >short story by James Patrick Kelly.   
   A horrifying story, a "Cold Equations" for a new generation. I've never   
   seen the episode; I'll have to check it out.   
   >> There is one, too that I saw (can't remember the name at all) about a   
   >> (cyborg? modified animal like a wolf?) who was a "hunter" or an   
   >> assassin. Only remember it because I had just got done reading the   
   >> short story several weeks before - then saw this episode.   
   Original series or new series? Need more details.   
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