BattlefieldEarthRules! <anonymous@cotse.com> wrote in message news:200005251648.MAA20036@cotse.com...

> WHAT PEOPLE WHO LOVE SCIENCE FICTION
> ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BATTLEFIELD EARTH MOVIE
>
> Who better to speak about the movie version of Battlefield
> Earth than the people who love science fiction.
>
> Right now many SF professionals and fans are speaking out
> and there is growing agreement that the film is a bold new
> cinematic work that joins films like Blade Runner and 2001:
> A Space Odyssey which gained popularity among the lovers of
> the genre before gaining broad recognition as screen
> classics.
>
> Following is a sampling of the SF professionals and fans we
> have received feedback from at battlefieldearth.com with
> their comments and/or reviews below:
>
> Larry Niven - New York Times bestselling SF author.
>
> Bob Eggleton - multiple Hugo Award winning SF illustrator.
>
> Ed Kramer - SF author, editor and founder of DragonCon.
>
> Dr. John Flynn - author of books and articles on SF and SF
> films.
>
> Brad Linaweaver - SF author and Nebula Award nominee.
>
> Stephen Whaley - teacher of science fiction at California
> State Polytechnic University at Pomona.
>
> Eric Sherman - filmmaker, author of Making the Film and SF
> movie fan.
>
> Barry Hunter - editor of Baryon magazine. Check back for
> further updates.

Hmm, let's see...

Larry Niven is a judge in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Awards:

http://www.jerrypournelle.com/pictures/wotf.html

Bob Eggleton is a judge of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrator of the Future Awards:

http://www.illustratorsoffuture.com/contest/illustr/rules.htm

Ed Kramer has co-edited a book with PR shill Brad Linaweaver:

http://www.sff.net/locus/t377.html#A38241

Brad Linaweaver is being paid to do PR for the film:

http://www.dragoncon.org/people/linaweb.html

Stephen Whaley is quoted on Scientology's own site:

http://www.lronhubbard.org/eng/philoart/page10.htm

Eric Sherman is a Scientologist who represented the cult on A & E's show:

http://www.xenutv.com/us/ae.htm

Barry Hunter lists Bridge Publications as one company who uses his quotes and worked with Kevin Anderson:

http://www.dragoncon.org/people/hunterb.html