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james_davis_nicollGeorge and the Red Giant - Part 1
George and the Red Giant - Part 2
Cranky middle manager Phil finds himself on a world orbiting a red giant sun, with no idea how he got there or why he seems to be an intelligent flying lemur now. His only companion is another former human named George but while George is in a position to know more, George has distracting issues precluding a frank exchange of information.
I wouldn't have pegged this as a Baxter, although the way people make grand deductions on very little data is Baxteresque (that said, George admits some of his ideas are just conjecture, which is a far cry from how your standard Baxter protagonist can glance at a galaxy and deduce with near certainly the state of civilization there).
SPOILERS (and how nice it that I even care about spoilers?)
The gender issues that turn up are handled with all the grace and subtlety of a Bova. Also, the bit where Phil goes from 'we're a potential breeding pair' to 'therefore we must breed' to 'and thus, starships!' was fairly Baxteresque.
Starring:
John Colucci as the Baseball Announcer
Peter Jurasik as Phil Beard
Andreas Katsulas as George Newbould
Rebecca Nice as Carrie Beard
George Zarr as the Builder and Medic
George and the Red Giant - Part 2
Cranky middle manager Phil finds himself on a world orbiting a red giant sun, with no idea how he got there or why he seems to be an intelligent flying lemur now. His only companion is another former human named George but while George is in a position to know more, George has distracting issues precluding a frank exchange of information.
I wouldn't have pegged this as a Baxter, although the way people make grand deductions on very little data is Baxteresque (that said, George admits some of his ideas are just conjecture, which is a far cry from how your standard Baxter protagonist can glance at a galaxy and deduce with near certainly the state of civilization there).
SPOILERS (and how nice it that I even care about spoilers?)
The gender issues that turn up are handled with all the grace and subtlety of a Bova. Also, the bit where Phil goes from 'we're a potential breeding pair' to 'therefore we must breed' to 'and thus, starships!' was fairly Baxteresque.
Starring:
John Colucci as the Baseball Announcer
Peter Jurasik as Phil Beard
Andreas Katsulas as George Newbould
Rebecca Nice as Carrie Beard
George Zarr as the Builder and Medic
