Wow. Just--wow. I can't figure out if this was prescient, avant garde, British, or just plain reasonable. But that's a great letter, and it speaks really well to the nature of properties, of franchises over actors. (Even while reading that old letter, I was flashing on the number of different people who have played Sherlock Holmes, or myriad real historical characters, or Frankenstein or Dracula. At the time, I can get how foreign and awful it felt to replace the actor/icons, but with perspective--and a lot more exposure to successful reboots--I can agree with Harve and understand his justifiable annoyance.

As always, thanks for the work you're doing to capture our history. It reminds me of how truly history repeats.

Incidentally, a recent episode of "The Big Bang Theory" used the Zachary Quinto meme, and how Sheldon had been *so sure* it would be horrible without Nimoy. Then he loved Zachary Quinto at least as much. History also self-references. *g*