tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post8750787267394490702..comments2023-06-03T06:16:38.027-04:00Comments on Estoreal: The jungle lordRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-50960108777460695412009-11-25T13:50:02.234-05:002009-11-25T13:50:02.234-05:00Very nice, RAB.Very nice, RAB.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993602475188223320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-80207898164459383562009-11-25T05:36:14.763-05:002009-11-25T05:36:14.763-05:00Absolutely brilliant.Absolutely brilliant.Andrew Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412263807838661843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-29118990902527899882009-11-25T02:50:14.175-05:002009-11-25T02:50:14.175-05:00Oh shit yeahOh shit yeahsean witzkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821166438073682827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-35495155869098677532009-11-25T01:14:43.560-05:002009-11-25T01:14:43.560-05:00What Walaka said.
And howdy, Walaka!What Walaka said.<br /><br />And howdy, Walaka!Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-80117222310752833242009-11-25T00:53:53.323-05:002009-11-25T00:53:53.323-05:0091 years late of not, that was effin' brillian...91 years late of not, that was effin' brilliant, RAB. Seriously, hats off, man.<br /><br />Hey, Will - fancy meeting you here! Long time, no "see"!Walaka of Earth 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15937932225623126280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-54640159182317939872009-11-25T00:53:33.102-05:002009-11-25T00:53:33.102-05:00Trying to figure out why this thing won't let ...Trying to figure out why this thing won't let me call myself "Plok"...it doesn't seem to like the name, for some reason...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-52174433286311549302009-11-25T00:44:46.582-05:002009-11-25T00:44:46.582-05:00I just followed up on that Tor.com article you men...I just followed up on that Tor.com article you mentioned, Will, and it looks like Bess Meredith and Wilfred Lucas beat me to filling in some of those plot holes in Burroughs by a mere 91 years! Well, I guess I should be comforted they and I independently came up with a couple of the same ideas...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-56509589158405903552009-11-25T00:37:14.395-05:002009-11-25T00:37:14.395-05:00@ Will: I'm overwhelmed that you liked this, ...@ Will: I'm overwhelmed that you liked this, given how deeply influenced it was by your writing…not to mention your blogging. Many thanks! Actually writing this novel would be an insane amount of work; just writing the synopsis involved more research than is entirely rational. And then at the end of it, the book might turn out to be another <i>Snakes on a Plane</i> anyway. Maybe it would be better to just leave people wanting those imaginary alternate universe pulp novels.<br /><br />@ circumstantial: Many thanks to you as well! I'll be very interested to see if anyone can guess the two movies that inspired this. And I hope we'll be doing a round of James Bond proposals soon, because I've got an idea for that as well…Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-15257518735537685992009-11-24T22:33:06.385-05:002009-11-24T22:33:06.385-05:00circumstantial, that is a possibility, and worth a...circumstantial, that is a possibility, and worth a try, but estates are odd, so you shouldn't count on anything.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-22440662422418643612009-11-24T22:26:09.355-05:002009-11-24T22:26:09.355-05:00Well, I think in that event they'd be more lik...Well, I think in that event they'd be more likely to say "sounds great, it'll cost you thus-and-such", wouldn't they?<br /><br />So, RAB, what are the movies in question?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-41228330887652255982009-11-24T22:16:11.354-05:002009-11-24T22:16:11.354-05:00Oh, it's definitely brilliant. But I suspect t...Oh, it's definitely brilliant. But I suspect the Burroughs estate is sufficiently litigious that you couldn't get away with using Tarzan in the title. In the book, no problem, because the book's in the public domain. But if you touch their trademark, they'll have to protest. It's just how copyright and capitalism intersect.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-20830205395900924532009-11-24T21:01:46.647-05:002009-11-24T21:01:46.647-05:00No, use "Tarzan" -- it's brilliant.
...No, use "Tarzan" -- it's brilliant.<br /><br />And is Tarzan really a Hebrew word meaning "dandy"?!? <i>Oh my God</i>, how fantastic!<br /><br />Right, yours is my new favourite. Nice use of the "they wrote books about him" to drive the character, that's a beautiful touch! Ack!<br /><br />Wish I'd thought of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-24732614733537135162009-11-24T20:07:14.586-05:002009-11-24T20:07:14.586-05:00Heck, you should write that novel. I don't thi...Heck, you should write that novel. I don't think you could use "Tarzan" in the title because of the estate, but otherwise, you'd be fine.<br /><br />At Tor.com, there was recently a smart review of a Tarzan silent movie that pointed out some ways the silent had improved on Burroughs.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.com