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LOCATED after following a link from www.annemccaffery.org

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http://www.trektoday.com/news/310301_01.shtml

Former DS9 writer Ronald D. Moore had left the WB series

'Roswell' to develop 'Dragonriders of Pern', based on the

well-known series of novels by Anne McCaffrey. A pilot

script already existed, featuring well-known characters

such as Lessa, Jaxom, F'Lar and F'Nor. Though no casting

announcements had yet been made, a lot of work had

already been done on the series, and last month the series

was still scheduled to start shooting in late March or early

April. Unfortunately, now production has been halted over

what insiders called 'creative differences', according to

Variety.

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This makes the 2nd time the series has been attempted and

failed to even get off the ground. Were I an executive in a

television company, that would raise red flags for me should anyone

bring the pilot to my desk.

This does not bode well for the dragonriders series, and for SF

in general. More than likely some enterprising independent will

have to make a "sleeper hit" with a homegrown film before we can

see Mnemoth take to the air over Ruatha Weyr.

-Shockwave

Reality is not only stranger than we think, it's stranger than we CAN think!

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