Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 09:09:20 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Speaking of the Time Machine . . . was:  Writing Technical Matters
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL 02/06/03 08:07AM
>  Ted White opines that a writer should use the least technical
>presentation necessary.  I generally agree but would express the =
principle
>more subtly.  The writer's presentation of the story should be governed =
by
>the essential idea of the story.  If the story benefits from a highly
>technical presentation, then the writer should not stint on factual (and
>pseudo-factual) material.  If the story can be adequately told without
>larding it with technical jargon, then the writer should avoid unnecessary=

>facts and pseudo-facts slowing things down.  Last year's remake of _The =
Time
>Machine_ benefited from a casual reference to Einstein's then contemporary=

>spacetime theories but was hurt by its use of bad lunar demolition =
science.
>

Past Disclave GoH does movie reviews - amongst many other things.  Here's =
his review, as written by a Mr Herbert George Wells , of the above =
mentioned movie.

http://www.electricstory.com/reviews/timex.asp