Come on, geeks, help me out here.

Posted by:: nenslo
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:01:58 -0800

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nenslo wrote:
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> "frater S.O.D.D.I." wrote:
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> > I have also heard rumours that A. E. van Vogt got a settlement from the
> > makers of "Alien", due to its similarity to one of the "Space Beagle"
> > stories.
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> Some geekier subgenius than I should be able to summon from their vaults
> of memory the 1950s version of the Monster On Board movie.

Posted by:: "frater S.O.D.D.I."
Date: 24 Mar 2005 12:31:23 -0800

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nenslo wrote:
> nenslo wrote:
> >
> > "frater S.O.D.D.I." wrote:
> > >
> > > I have also heard rumours that A. E. van Vogt got a settlement
from the
> > > makers of "Alien", due to its similarity to one of the "Space
Beagle"
> > > stories.
> >
> > Some geekier subgenius than I should be able to summon from their
vaults
> > of memory the 1950s version of the Monster On Board movie.

"It! The Terror from Beyond Space" with Ray "Crash" Corrigan as the It!

Also ripped from a van Vogt story "Black Destroyer".

http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b2506017/sf/4.htm