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 Post subject: We don't say the name
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:28 pm 
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It took the Times a whole five, count 'em, five grafs to get around to mentioning a canceled '60s space opera in a science story. The blurb writer, of course, could not resist.

Faster Than the Speed of Light?

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The team is trying to determine whether faster-than-light travel — warp drive — might someday be possible.

Warp drive. Like on “Star Trek.”


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 Post subject: Re: We don't say the name
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:27 pm 
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Note that someone came to their senses and rewrote the blurb.


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