I have read a lot of Ellison and also his 3 volumes
of stories called Dangerous Visions.

They left out one of the good parts in A Boy and His Dog.

E-mail me if you want to know.

Other Ellison trivia: he was instrumental in getting
Stephen King published in the early days.

Also the reference to the Ellison story "I Have No Mouth
and I Must Scream" in Matrix I.

We must have all grown up watching the same things. I was very
influenced by that. The Prisoner put me in the direction of wanting
to do theatre for a living.

When the DVD set was released, I requested that the local
public library purchase it. They did. I can't think of anything
better that was made for TV, but "OZ", another prison show, was
extremely well-done also.

Though I don't read s-f anymore, I came across a reference
to a subgenre lately called "Steampunk" That's Cyberpunk but
set in the Age of Steam when Victoria was queen. Recent
example is "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." "The Difference
Engine" by Gibson and Sterling is Steampunk too and I always thought
that would be a good film project.

• Steampunk appreciation site

I don't know how the reviews went, but I enjoyed the new
version of the Time Machine (2002, whatevs) better than the
George Pal original. I got it when it hit the 50 cent
remainder rack at the local store. I find gems in there but
lots of clinkers too. There was even a retro 'sky car'
in the Hallmark version of The Snow Queen.

And I consider that anything with airships in it is steampunk.
So the current Matrix knock-off called "Equilibrium" qualifies.
Wild Wild West of course, and the Michael Moorcock Captain Bastable
stories.

Not enough good s-f film being produced these days. The tools
are all there. But if you read about mother=mega-millionaire Peter
Jackson from Lord of the Rings, the only idea he has for a new
project is to remake King Kong.