Discussion Board

Topic: "Prometheus" similarities to "Hull Zero-Three"

From: Jon Allen
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Date: 06/18/2012

Hi Greg, great job on "Hull Zero-Three", which I am looking forward to re-reading.

SPOILERS

I was wondering if you'd had a chance to see "Prometheus" yet. It had a few (coincidental) resonances with "Hull Zero-Three", particularly the idea of interstellar travelers with formidable genetic engineering skills capable of creating life, both wonderful and horrible. In the movie, these capabilities are perceived by the characters as being not much more than icky weapons of mass destruction - anthrax and VX with teeth and slime, but with your novel in the back of my mind the concept seemed more perhaps even more sinister than the filmmakers intended.

Or, perhaps, Ridley Scott was finally demonstrating why what in its individual iterations could easily be killed with flamethrowers and firearms is so dangerous and so appealing to the powers that be.

Anyhow, thanks for the decades of great stuff, and best wishes.

Jon Allen

Re:

From: Greg Bear
Date: 08/25/2012

Thanks, Jon! I have not yet seen PROMETHEUS but will doubtless revel in the Blu-Ray disc.

Respond to this discussion

May we post your correspondence on this site?
Yes
No
IMPORTANT: For form verification, type the following number in the box below: 75




See Also...

Archives: [Oct-Dec 2004] [Jan-June 2005] [July-Dec 2005] [Jan-June 2006] [July 2006] [Aug-Dec 2006] [2007] [2008] [2009] [Current] [Search Blog Archives]