Hot
on the heels of its earlier announcement of a mini-series based on
the Earthsea Trilogy (see
story), the SciFi Channel has attached itself to another of Ursula
Leguin's works. The Left Hand of Darkness, the story of a lone
ambassador sent to an arctic planet, won both Hugo and Nebula awards
when it was first published in 1969.
The cabler is planning a four-hour mini-series based on the story,
with a projected 2003 airdate. It's oriduction slate is getting more
impressive by the day -- a result of good audience response to original
product on the basic channel, such as last year's Dune.
1862 - It
was on this day that the Rev. Charles Dodgson told Alice Liddell
and her sisters the story of Alice, who followed a white rabbit
down a hole and entered a magical land. Alice Liddell insisted
that he write it all down.
