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  • #16
    Re: Is Avatar FERNGULLY redux?

    Originally posted by instant_karma View Post
    Did Cameron ever actually come out and give credit to Ellison? I know that Ellison's suit was settled out of court, but I was under the impression that it was the production company and distributor that decided to settle.

    I've seen one of the Outer Limits episodes that was supposedly ripped off for Terminator (Soldier) and the similarities are so vague it would be like saying Back to the Future plagiarized HG Wells' The Time Machine.

    I haven't seen Demon with a Glass Hand, so I can't comment on that one.

    Now, if it had been the estate of Phllip K Dick bringing the suit against Cameron in relation to the story Second Variety, that I could have understood more.
    I heard that either Ellison or someone else attempt to equate the supercomputer form I Have No Mouth... with Skynet. I wouldn't doubt that it was Ellison himself, though. The guy had somewhat of a reputation for being a whining crybaby with an affinity for filing lawsuits.

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    • #17
      Re: Is Avatar FERNGULLY redux?

      Originally posted by Biohazard View Post
      I heard that either Ellison or someone else attempt to equate the supercomputer form I Have No Mouth... with Skynet. I wouldn't doubt that it was Ellison himself, though. The guy had somewhat of a reputation for being a whining crybaby with an affinity for filing lawsuits.
      Hmm, so I wonder if it should be Cameron or Ellison that should sue UK Ministry of Defence over this

      BTW, if folks really want a stick to beat Cameron with for ripping stuff off in creating Avatar, forget all this Dances With Wolves and Ferngully stuff and do it properly.
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      • #18
        Re: Is Avatar FERNGULLY redux?

        Originally posted by instant_karma View Post
        Did Cameron ever actually come out and give credit to Ellison?.
        Checkout the writing credits.

        http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/fullcredits#writers

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        • #19
          Re: Is Avatar FERNGULLY redux?

          Oddly enough (and i'm being totally serious here) there was a program on Tv when i was a kid, chimps substituted for humans like the PG tips ads and in one episode in particular there was a robot chimp trying to kill the hero. As a 5-6 year old it scared the crap outta me, I knew this thing was going to come up our street any time. Watching terminator for the first time I knew Cameron had tapped into this programme

          Quick Google search and thank God it's real (I was starting to doubt myself with every word I wrote)

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelo...,_Secret_Chimp

          http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065309/

          and the episode in question http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APCaDYk5CCMv=APCaDYk5CCM

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