Well done! Engaging story. Kind of reminded me of "After the Myths Went Home" by Robert Silverberg, one of my favorite short stories.

I agree completely, although for the record, a deflated Zeppelin looks very much like an inflated Zeppelin, due to the rigid structure. A blimp, on the other hand, turns into a pile of canvas.

What? You mean to say you are un/dis/mal/mis-interested in the second half of this poopus, when the CG monkeys rip people to pieces?

I am glad they went with Keaton's Batmobile, but I think they missed a bet when they didn't do Bale's Batmobile ... an encounter between the two would have been priceless.

Made me think of this:

I wasn't suggesting migration ala geese or reindeer, though the image of great herds of orangs shambling over the savanna is pretty amusing. Rather I was pointing out that most modern apes are pretty sedentary.

Since gorillas, orangs, chimps and gibbons are not migratory in modern times, one wonders what these migratory orangapoids were like?

Nope, Outlander was about Vikings versus Predator with a litlte help from their Spaceman pal. Outland was Sean Connery in Space High Noon (in space, no one can hear you chew the scenery).

That only works if you have studied your Agrippa, and I have.

Merely okay? I thought it was brilliant. Of course, that could have been the circumstances in which I saw it. I will look it up and read it. Thanks for the tip.

Ever seen "The Twelve Chairs"?

I tend to agree with most of my fellow posters here, in that it is the over-exposure of actual footage in trailers and commercials and behind-the-scenes, and making-of stuff that does more to remove "surprise endings" as a relevant issue.

True, but this relationship is a weak symbiosis, not parasitism, by any definition of the latter.

That too. Ditto that. Also.

I agree. My list of gripes is lengthy and reveals the depths of my Trekkie Geekery (capitalized for your viewing pleasure):

This fish is not parasitic, but rather symbiotic, relying on its host, but performing a valuable service in exchange for its nibbles. Parasites feed on their hosts, not just from their hosts.

Thank you very much. Just call me "Encyclopedia Rumtum"

Thanks. Only ever read the abridged version.