[ArcLight]

When Clancy was on C-Span a few weeks ago, he said that he doesn't try to exercise control over what Hollywood does with his books. He just sells them the rights, cashes the check and moves on. So he has no control over what they do with Sum of All Fears, and doesn't mind it. He seems to be unashamedly saying, I'm in it for the bucks. Considering the steady deterioration in his books, I can believe it.

[liliana]

i watched that interview, taped it too,and you're correct, that is what he said.

[hchutch]

At the time, it's probably the best he could do. He's had run-ins before with Hollywood about the books. In fact, for Patriot Games, he had his name removed from the credits.

The fact is that there are a lot of Leftists in Hollywood, which means that conservatives will get the short end of the stick more often than not. Right now, the key is for us to make a "Long March", much the way the Left did. Work our way to the point where we can start putting out stuff that we like.

Complaining is easy. Why not try to write something of your own? Jeff Head has started on that path. I'm also working on that front as well (both screenplays and novels). But we're not going to make any gains unless we get some good stuff in front of those producers.