[Rocko]

Just to be accurate, Terminator is not based on "A Boy and His Dog." Ellison accused James Cameron of lifting ideas from his Outer Limits teleplay "Soldier," so his name was added to the credits of Terminator.

Years before Terminator, "A Boy and His Dog" was made into a low budget film starring Don Johnson and a cute little pup that looks a lot like Benji.

[antiRepublicrat]

Just to be accurate, Terminator is not based on "A Boy and His Dog."

I never meant to say it was, but looking back at my post I can see how it could be taken that way.

[MarkL]

Just to be accurate, Terminator is not based on "A Boy and His Dog." Ellison accused James Cameron of lifting ideas from his Outer Limits teleplay "Soldier," so his name was added to the credits of Terminator.

Both that, and the story concepts from "I Have No Mouth and Must Scream." Ellison can be a jerk, but he's a great writer, a better speaker, and one of the best editors ever. His anthologies (Dangerous Visions) are wonderful introductions to writers of whom you may have never read before.

Mark