From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: jimgysin@geemail.com.invalid   
   Subject: Re: IDW Does Harlan Ellison   
      
   Will Dockery sent the following on 7/18/2014 8:55 AM:   
   > On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:01:20 PM UTC-4, Jim G. wrote:   
   >>   
   >> It's almost always mentioned as something worth a revisit, but I think   
   >> that everyone is just waiting for Harlan to die so that the chance of a   
   >> lawsuit is diminished. I was very surprised not only to see him agree to   
   >> this comic book treatment   
   >   
   > This covers it all, really:   
   >   
   > Harlan Ellison gave his permission for the adaptation.   
      
   He also agreed to write the original script with the understanding that    
   it might be modified by others as seen fit. And he stilled made a huge    
   deal about his unhappiness over the changes. I've never denied that he's    
   a bright and talented guy, but the phrase "high-maintenance" may have    
   been invented for him.   
      
   --    
   Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre   
   "Everyone is relevant to someone." -- Harold Finch, PERSON OF INTEREST   
      
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