Brian Switek wrote:
Are we really so stuffy that we can't abide a comedic treatment of a classic paleo story? There's already a mess of books, documentaries, and other representations of Bone Wars history. We really don't need another by-the-books dramatization.
As long as there is some *real story* left after the comic treatment. I know only a little of the Marsh-Cope story but everything I've heard up till now suggests a cautionary tale of ambition, struggle, and personal defeat against a backdrop of awe-inspiring Nature. That's why I thought a *musical* -- a stage show that could thrive on all that plus incorporate some light-hearted Victorian humor, would be the way to go. Note from that last article that they haven't picked a WRITER yet. Sounds like they may have put their theatrical cart before their inspirational horse.
-- Donna Braginetz