Comments on: Oooh, this sounds like great fun! https://habitablezone.com/2011/10/23/oooh-this-sounds-like-great-fun/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:56:03 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/10/23/oooh-this-sounds-like-great-fun/#comment-7814 TB Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:51:06 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=4823#comment-7814 <p>From the trailer, I'd say it has a lot more in common with "Logan's Run" than "Repent Harlequin."</p> The implication is that you actually get the lifespan your clock says, i.e. that if it says 100 years, that's how long you live. From the trailer, I’d say it has a lot more in common with “Logan’s Run” than “Repent Harlequin.”

The implication is that you actually get the lifespan your clock says, i.e. that if it says 100 years, that’s how long you live.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2011/10/23/oooh-this-sounds-like-great-fun/#comment-7811 FrankC Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:52:26 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=4823#comment-7811 <p>I checked the Wiki on it and found this</p> <a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/119/1195011p1.html" rel="nofollow"> Harlan Ellison sues to block the film's release</a> Harland says they stole Repent Harlequin... I don't know enough about intellectual property law to venture an opinion. The subject matter is the same but Harland's story is like an adult nursery rhyme, excellent but not translatable to film. I have had fun through the years using the obscure story reference, Raoul Mitgong as my ID on various sites. I checked the Wiki on it and found this

Harlan Ellison sues to block the film’s release

Harland says they stole Repent Harlequin…

I don’t know enough about intellectual property law to venture an opinion. The subject matter is the same but Harland’s story is like an adult nursery rhyme, excellent but not translatable to film.

I have had fun through the years using the obscure story reference, Raoul Mitgong as my ID on various sites.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2011/10/23/oooh-this-sounds-like-great-fun/#comment-7810 FrankC Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:49:35 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=4823#comment-7810 I've been seeing the ads on TV,looks good, I’ve been seeing the ads on TV,looks good,

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