[proust]

Harlan had no shortage of opinions. The funny thing was that he praised The Terminator and said everyone should see it and he sued Cameron. He won too. He was an egomaniac, but also created the Dangerous Visions series to give lesser known writers the spotlight.

Given the behind the scenes drama, it’s amazing how well “City on the Edge of Forever” came out.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Technically he didn’t “win” the lawsuit in regard to the Terminator. The studio settled.

[nickcarraway]

In fairness, James Cameron said publicly he used Outer Limits episodes as the basis for the movie, and said to other people that he has copied Harlan Ellison specifically. What did he expect?