Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:17:52 -0400
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On 4/10/2024 2:00 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 4/10/24 10:05 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> 
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> lynnmcguire5@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/earth-abides-tv-show-alexander-
>>>> ludwig-1235859909/
>>>>
>>>> MGM+ is doing a new take on George R. Stewart’s post-apocalyptic
>>>> novel with showrunner Todd Komarnicki.
>>>>
>>>> This will probably be cool.
>>>>
>>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel Earth Abides has been 
>>> officially
>>> greenlit as a limited series for streaming channel MGM+.
>>
>> NOBODY GETS MGM+!!!
> 
> ^This.
> 
>> Not even me because my six free months for buying a fire stick just 
>> lapsed.

I have such fond memories (albeit without particulars) of reading this 
novel in high school that I wish its adaptation were being undertaken by 
one of the more highbrow outfits.