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Tables of Contents for The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
6
2
Destination: Development Hell
8
10
How Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination Took A Jaunt To Hollywood
A Difficult Childhood
18
6
The Unmanifested Destiny Of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End
Where No One Has Cone Before
24
24
Philip Kaufman's Star Trek: Planet Of The Titans And Other Star Trek Voyages Never Taken
Close. But No Cigar-Shaped Object
48
12
How The Evil Aliens Of Steven Spielberg's Night Skies Were Replaced By A Very Different Extra-Terrestrial
The Tourist Trap
60
20
The Twenty Year Journey Taken By The Tourist
Profits Of Dune
80
8
Unrealised Visions Of Frank Herbert's Seminal Science Fiction Fable
Twin Freaks
88
6
Sci-Fi From Another Place: David Lynch's Ronnie Rocket And One Saliva Bubble
Alienated
94
20
In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream. In Hollywood, They Can Hear You - They Just Don't Take Any Notice
Lights. Cameron. No ``Action!''
114
10
Even The Self-Styled ``King Of The World'' Couldn't Get Spider-Man, Terminator 3 Or Avatar Off The Ground
Legend Of The Fall
124
20
Will Ridley Scott's I Am Legend Rise From The Dead?
Who Watches The Watchmen?
144
8
How The Greatest Graphic Novel Of Them All Confounded Hollywood
The Fantastic Journey
152
8
Why Getting The Fantastic Four To The Big Screen Has Proved A Real Stretch For Hollywood
The Silver Screen
160
12
Silver Surfer Goes To Tinsel Town
The Death Of Superman Lives
172
16
How A Billion-Dollar Franchise Failed To Take Flight
The Six Million Dollar Movie
188
8
The Bionic Man Almost Gets A Big Screen Makeover
Do Panic!
196
10
The Movie-Maker's Guide To The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Thunderbirds Aren't Go
206
14
Why The Live Action Thunderbirds Movie Came With Strings Attached
Lost In Space
220
8
How Dead Star Disappeared Into A Black Hole, Only To Re-Emerge As Supernova
Island Of Lost Souls
228
14
The Strange And Terrible Story Behind Richard Stanley's The Island of Dr. Moreau
Afterword
242
2
Acknowledgements / Index Of Quotations
244
7
Selected Bibliography
251
1
Index Of Names And Film Titles
252