Harlan Ellison
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'''Harlan Ellison''' (27 May 1934 - ) is an extremely prolific American author. Although he has written much that would be called science fiction, he disdains the use of that term. Considered one of the giants of the field by both fans and professionals, his body of work has touched movies, television shows, computer games, and of course that most venerable of media, books. Ellison does not suffer fools at all, much less gladly, and feuds have arisen over his mistreatment (perceived and real) at the hands of those for whom he has worked. The most famous of these is probably his feud with [[Gene Roddenberry]], who Ellison believed ruined the story that became ''[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]'', arguably the most famous [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] episode. Roddenberry added insult to injury by refusing to change the screen credit to Cordwainer Bird, a nom de plume comparable to the venerable Alan Smithee; Ellison uses the Bird alias to signal works he feels have been impossibly compromised by others. On top of that refusal, Roddenberry claimed credit for saving the story for years. |
'''Harlan Ellison''' (27 May 1934 - ) is an extremely prolific American author. Although he has written much that would be called science fiction, he disdains the use of that term. Considered one of the giants of the field by both fans and professionals, his body of work has touched movies, television shows, computer games, and of course that most venerable of media, books. Ellison does not suffer fools at all, much less gladly, and feuds have arisen over his mistreatment (perceived and real) at the hands of those for whom he has worked. The most famous of these is probably his feud with [[Gene Roddenberry]], who Ellison believed ruined the story that became ''[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]'', arguably the most famous [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] episode. Roddenberry added insult to injury by refusing to change the screen credit to Cordwainer Bird, a nom de plume comparable to the venerable Alan Smithee; Ellison uses the Bird alias to signal works he feels have been impossibly compromised by others. On top of that refusal, Roddenberry claimed credit for saving the story for years. |
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Ellison also claimed that a top grossing science fiction film, ''The Terminator'' was derivative of two of his screenplays, ''Demon With a Glass Hand'' and ''Soldier'', both produced as excellent episodes of the 1963 television series, ''The Outer Limits''. A lawsuit resulted in the appearance of his name in the end credits for ''The Terminator''. Most recently, Ellison served as a creative consultant to the wildly popular (among science fiction fans, at least) series ''Babylon 5''.
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Ellison also claimed that a top grossing science fiction film, ''The Terminator'' was derivative of two of his screenplays, ''Demon With a Glass Hand'' and ''Soldier'', both produced as excellent episodes of the 1963 television series, ''The Outer Limits''. A lawsuit resulted in the appearance of his name in the end credits for ''The Terminator''. Most recently, Ellison served as a creative consultant to the wildly popular (among science fiction fans, at least) series ''Babylon 5''. The post apocalyptic film ''A Boy and His Dog'' is based on an Ellison story, and a computer game was recently written based on another story, ''I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream''.
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Revision as of 04:02, December 30, 2004
Harlan Ellison (27 May 1934 - ) is an extremely prolific American author. Although he has written much that would be called science fiction, he disdains the use of that term. Considered one of the giants of the field by both fans and professionals, his body of work has touched movies, television shows, computer games, and of course that most venerable of media, books. Ellison does not suffer fools at all, much less gladly, and feuds have arisen over his mistreatment (perceived and real) at the hands of those for whom he has worked. The most famous of these is probably his feud with Gene Roddenberry, who Ellison believed ruined the story that became The City on the Edge of Forever, arguably the most famous original series episode. Roddenberry added insult to injury by refusing to change the screen credit to Cordwainer Bird, a nom de plume comparable to the venerable Alan Smithee; Ellison uses the Bird alias to signal works he feels have been impossibly compromised by others. On top of that refusal, Roddenberry claimed credit for saving the story for years.
Ellison also claimed that a top grossing science fiction film, The Terminator was derivative of two of his screenplays, Demon With a Glass Hand and Soldier, both produced as excellent episodes of the 1963 television series, The Outer Limits. A lawsuit resulted in the appearance of his name in the end credits for The Terminator. Most recently, Ellison served as a creative consultant to the wildly popular (among science fiction fans, at least) series Babylon 5. The post apocalyptic film A Boy and His Dog is based on an Ellison story, and a computer game was recently written based on another story, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.
Credits
- TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever" [story]
External Links
- Harlan Ellison at the Wikipedia
- Harlan Ellison at the IMDb
- Ellison's homepage
