From: S.J. Van Sickle (sjvan@csd.uwm.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 17 2000 - 13:45:52 MST
On Sun, 17 Dec 2000, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
> Yes, if "What Women Want" loses to "Unbreakable", that would be neither
> surprising, nor unacceptable. (Though "Unbreakable" doesn't have the
> sheer craftmanship that won a Hugo for "Sixth Sense".)
Agreed. Although, I actually enjoyed "Unbreakable" more than I did "Sixth
Sense". That could just be because I saw the "suprise ending" for "Sixth
Sense" right away...and didn't for "Unbreakable".
> I'm just saying
> that I'll be voting for "What Women Want". Now, if WWW loses to D&D,
> after "The Matrix" lost to "Galaxy Quest" last year, that would be the
> final indictment of the Hugo criteria as simpleminded fannish pandering
> rather than excellence in movie-making.
"Battlefield Earth" will win...after 3000 Scientologists buy Worldcon
memberships.
As for "fannish pandering", well, it is a fan award. I always took the
Nebulas more seriously.
steve
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