Alfred? Bester? That's the name of that little creep who worked for Psycorp in Babylon5! I don't suppose this is a co-incidence, is it? At 01:31 PM 4/08/2003 -0500, you wrote: >http://breezeway.blogspot.com/2003_08_03_breezeway_archive.html#106001674868797996 >I can't contain my excitement! The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester is one >of my favorite Sci Fi books of all time, and is the winner of the very >first Hugo award. Alfred Bester was a brilliant writer and I stumbled >across this book in my Dad's library when I was growing up. This could >very well be Blade Runner for the paranormal if handled correctly. > >Here's the scoop from ComingSoon.net: >"Andrew Dominik (Chopper) has come aboard to develop and direct Paramount >Pictures' The Demolished Man. > >Based on the late science-fiction author Alfred Bester's best-selling book >of the same name, the project is about a future society where telepaths >are a recognized group of society and often used to detect crimes before >they happen. Because of their existence, crime is at an all-time low, and >there hasn't been a murder in more than 70 years. When a wealthy >businessman decides to murder his rival, bribing a high-ranking telepath >to help him cover his tracks, a telepathic cop is brought in to >investigate. Figuring out who committed the crime is easy, proving the >businessman's guilt is more problematic and a battle of wits ensues >between the two. > _____________________________________________________ "I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going" _____________________________________________________