Norman Spinrad At Large

I just saw this. Buying my copy now!

2012-05-11T08:18:00.273-04:00

I just saw this. Buying my copy now!

I really loved the post so I used my Digg account ...

2012-05-09T23:54:27.133-04:00

I really loved the post so I used my Digg account to digg it.. It's hard to find knowledgeable individuals on this matter, but you sound like you already know what you're talking about! Thanks A rise in Amazing A lot more.

I enjoyed reading it. I require to study more on t...

2012-05-09T03:09:38.126-04:00

I enjoyed reading it. I require to study more on this topic. Thanks for sharing a nice info..Any way I'm going to subscribe for your feed and I hope you post again soon.

I got your email forwarded to me, suggested to Pat...

2012-05-06T15:01:07.329-04:00

I got your email forwarded to me, suggested to Patty Wright that it had probably been lost in the mail, and I've been told that she's sent you a replacemen.

Hello, On March 5, 2012 I ordered an autographed...

2012-05-04T11:43:19.053-04:00

Hello,

On March 5, 2012 I ordered an autographed copy of this script from Pat Wright via StarTrek.com. On April 3, 2012, in answer to my email inquiring about the delayed delivery, 'Patty' sent back an email which read, "Mr. Spinrad was late getting me the signed covers, but all the scripts went out in the mail this morning." It has now been TWO MONTHS since I ordered and PAID FOR this autographed script and I have still not received it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Seems like the same thing.

2012-04-23T18:32:31.429-04:00

Seems like the same thing.

I'd be maybe willing to talk. But you should ...

2012-04-23T18:30:29.123-04:00

I'd be maybe willing to talk. But you should email me at normanspinrad@hotmail.com to arrange it, not here. And refresh my memory as to who you are.

Dear Mr. Spinrad,) An eerie coincidence brought me...

2012-04-19T23:42:53.348-04:00

Dear Mr. Spinrad,)
An eerie coincidence brought me to this site. You recall Ned A the Evil Shrink? You remember my phone call many years ago? I've just read your Children of Hamelin. There is much I'd like to talk to you about. I'm writing my own, um, Daughter of Hamelin, if you catch my meaning. Would you be willing to talk? How could that be done?

I believe that i have found a second copy today at...

2012-04-14T22:51:36.268-04:00

I believe that i have found a second copy today at a flea market. It is dated 1967 and says first draft on it. It is titled "he walks among us" by norman spinrad and is in excelent condition. Can anybody tell me about this.

At the moment, not.

2012-03-22T10:49:13.388-04:00

At the moment, not.

Can Phase II still shoot it? I hope so, but I gue...

2012-03-22T07:47:08.348-04:00

Can Phase II still shoot it? I hope so, but I guess not.

Thanks. I wasn't clear if that was part of the...

2012-03-18T14:19:04.532-04:00

Thanks. I wasn't clear if that was part of the original post or subsequently. Thanks for the clarification. I should have grabbed it when I had the chance. Sorry.

See the statement below added to the top of this p...

2012-03-18T11:26:46.637-04:00

See the statement below added to the top of this post"

"I and CBS have agreed to resolve our disputes concerning the ownership of the Work; as part of the settlement between the Parties, the Parties have agree that there will be no further comment; and CBS is considering opportunities to offer licensed copies of the Work.

Because of the above, I can no longer comment on the He Walked Among Us screenplay myself. But I can still respond to general questions about screenwriting and si forth on this page."

But as it says, CBS may or may not make the He Walked Among Us screenplay once more available.

I guess the script is no longer available? I coul...

2012-03-18T03:04:20.498-04:00

I guess the script is no longer available? I couldn't find it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble tonight. And I agree, Doomsday Machine remains one of my favorite episodes of TOS. Thank you, Mr. Spinrad.

You're right about what a master is. But that...

2012-03-17T12:08:56.113-04:00

You're right about what a master is. But that doesn't mean the director rewrites the detail, although that sometimes happens. Basically it means they don't want you writing in camera directions.

Re: your post from Mar. 10. I do not know what a...

2012-03-16T21:58:51.852-04:00

Re: your post from Mar. 10. I do not know what a "master" is. I'm in the process of writing a screenplay and how been told that I should only include action and dialogue. This advice may be wrong. I've been told that the director would then write a "shooting script" which gives a lot more detail.

I'd like to take a crack at writing the shooting script myself since there is so much more I'd like to communicate than simply action and dialogue. Anyway, this process is a lot of fun.

Duane Bruner

Formatting of the Nook release is very poor.

2012-03-13T08:42:15.256-04:00

Formatting of the Nook release is very poor.

Thus far scheduled to be shot in September, but wh...

2012-03-11T10:12:20.706-04:00

Thus far scheduled to be shot in September, but when and how released not known yet.

I cannot wait to see it. Do you know when product...

2012-03-11T03:26:01.290-04:00

I cannot wait to see it. Do you know when production starts? And when it might be released?

Duane Bruner

Well the way I write screenplay is to see the thin...

2012-03-10T12:26:21.835-05:00

Well the way I write screenplay is to see the thing in my head and write it down. Long since I have been told that directors want more or less just masters. I wrote a screenplay of BUG JACK BARRON so detailed that one producer told me I should direct it.
"Why?" ( I had never directed anything and he knew it)
"Because this is so shot for shot you've just about directed it already."
So now it looks like I'll be directing He Walked Among Us.
And Spinrad the director will not complain that Spinrad the screenwriter didn't just write it in masters!

I finally got the chance to read this today. What...

2012-03-05T03:37:06.208-05:00

I finally got the chance to read this today. What a wonderful experience. You can see the actors and the sets in your mind. It was as if someone at Paramount found an old vault with a missing Trek episode inside.

I've posted a great review on Amazon (it may be up in a day or so.) This screenplay feels a bit like "A Private Little War," "This Side of Paradise," and, yes, a bit of "The Omega Glory" thrown in. But I consider "He Walked Among Us" to be superior in every way.

Had it been filmed as a comedy it would have been too close to "I, Mudd" which I consider a lousy episode but an OK comedy.

Duane Bruner

Great reading. Thx.

2012-03-02T13:55:27.477-05:00

Great reading. Thx.

I would like to see a movie based on Spinrad's...

2012-02-28T21:49:24.079-05:00

I would like to see a movie based on Spinrad's _Child of Fortune_. Wendy Shasta Leonardo is hot.

I have one problem with ebooks in kindle format......

2012-02-28T05:46:48.808-05:00

I have one problem with ebooks in kindle format... they are in kindle format. epub is the standard by now.

Sir, whoever converted your "He Walked Among ...

2012-02-27T21:10:28.537-05:00

Sir, whoever converted your "He Walked Among Us" script document to ePub for Barnes & Noble didn't finish the job. The document's full of code errors and formatting artifacts left over from the scan of a teleplay that no longer needs the headings that were typewritten on each page. Your complaints about what iTunes has ostensibly done to the technical quality of music has a counterpart right there.

That said, I am a fan of your work, including "Doomsday Machine," "Bug Jack Barron," and "Iron Dream." I enjoyed "He Walked Among Us" and look forward to seeing its adaptation to video. I still very much wish Voyager hadn't ripped off its central idea with its "False Profits" episode.