Why You Should Buy Issue 118 of Filmfax magazine

It's a bit late, but not too late for me to mention issue #118 of Filmfax magazine. I would be remiss in not tooting my own horn. This issue of Filmfax contains my 4,300-word article, "LA 2017: Steven Spielberg's lost science fiction TV classic!" My article explores the origins and making of "LA 2017," the Hugo award-nominated 1971 episode of the TV series "The Name of the Game," written by Philip Wylie and directed by Steven Spielberg.

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About 20 years ago, Harlan Ellison replaced Mike Hodel as the host of a science fiction-themed radio talk show, Hour 25. On one of his broadcasts, Ellison recounted a conversation he had with director Alain Resnais (pictured above). Ellison expressed his enthusiasm for Raiders of the Lost Ark to Resnais, telling Resnais that he loved the way Raiders was an homage to the Saturday matinee Republic serials he loved as a child.

Resnais said, "But Harlan, it eez an homage to sheet."

Trailer for the "LA 2017" Episode of The Name of the Game