wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (07/23/85)
> > > >(P.S. Has there ever been a Sci Fi Western?) > > Well, _Battle Beyond the Stars_ was western SF (a remake of _The > Magnificent Seven_, itself a remake of _The Seven Samurai_). So was > _Borderland_ (a remake of _High Noon_). > (^_Outland_, of course) Another SF western is _Moon_Zero_Two_, complete with claim jumpers and showdowns at high Earth (with a lady sheriff, in fact). Haven't seen it for years, but liked it when I was younger. Starred James Olson (Andromeda Strain, The Empire Strikes Back) Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) "But we have no police, no army. And I cannot spare the Presidential Band."
ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) (07/25/85)
> > Another SF western is _Moon_Zero_Two_, complete with claim jumpers and > showdowns at high Earth (with a lady sheriff, in fact). Haven't seen it > for years, but liked it when I was younger. Starred James Olson (Andromeda > Strain, The Empire Strikes Back) > > Ron Wanttaja Never saw it, but I do wonder. Since high Earth is a place and not a time how does this affect the plot? -- "Don't argue with a fool. Ethan Vishniac Borrow his money." {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas