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John Scalzi - A Case Study in Vanity, Courtesy of Battlefield Earth 
blogs.amctv.com | by John Scalzi | Wed, Apr 15
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Filmmakers in pursuit of pet projects can be dangerous. While some, like Mel Gibson, can turn their Passion into success, others like John Travolta use it to create the worst scifi movie ever. "Hey," a friend said to me last week, "you know something about science fiction movies."
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