# LotR, Dune............Foundation next??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dune-foundation-next/162181>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 18, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dune-foundation-next/162181 "2003-03-18T01:59:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dune-foundation-next/162181/41 "2003-03-28T00:46:38Z")

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Not too exotic? 😃

I’m not sure how people would react to a WW2 Earth invaded by aliens movie. I can see the 'pan’s now. Just because it was a decent story doesn’t mean it wouldn’t suck on the silver screen ;).

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dune-foundation-next/162181/42 "2003-03-28T11:55:06Z")

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By “not too exotic” I meant an idea that wasn’t too bizarre to be appreciated by an audience unfamiliar with science fiction. You can easily summarize the idea of World War: aliens invade Earth in the middle of World War II. But most SF works are not equally accessible to a non-SF viewer. Imagine trying to “pitch” something like _Hyperion_ or _Courtship Rite_ to a skeptical producer.

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