Re: Nebula Finalists 1976

On 26/03/24 10:26, William Hyde wrote:

James Nicoll wrote: e

Budrys, and the Benford.
 
Which 1976 Nebula Dramatic Presentation Have You Seen?
 
Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley and Gene Wilder A
Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison and L. Q. Jones Dark Star by John
Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon Rollerball by William Harrison, Norman
Jewison and Martin Julien
 
All but A Boy and His Dog.

 
I saw that in a theatre towards the end of its brief run, one of
nine people at the beginning of the film, the only one there at the
end.
 
I didn't dislike it, but was hoping for better.
 

I haven't seen it and will avoid it because the short story by Ellison
alone, is a favourite. I have close female platonic friends and
don't consider myself sexist but was floored by the punch line.
Just guessing, because I haven't read many short stories in recent
years, that mostly short stories from the 60s and 70s did end with a
punchline, a feature which is now not so common.