Bill, the Galactic Hero
The Final Incoherent Adventure
by Harry Harrison, David Harris · first published 1992
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Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrisson. Not the student made off-brand film released last year, but a production with a budget. It has the makings of a TV series as Bill's adventures are already serialized in the books.…
on “Ask HN: Which SciFi novel(s) would you want made into a TV series?” ↗…good innings. Odd that one of my favorite of his satirical novels, _Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers_ (a spoof of E. E. Doc Smith's books, the _Skylark_ series in particular) didn't get mentioned. _Bill the Galactic Hero_ is a spoof of military SF, _Starship Troopers_ in particular. The Stainless Steel Rat books would make good material for movies.
on “R.I.P. Harry Harrison, creator of the Stainless Steel Rat” ↗Reminds me of Bill the Galactic Hero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill,_the_Galactic_Hero). He solves an important waste management problem by using the free postal service.
on “Americans Are Receiving Unordered Parcels from Chinese E-Criminals” ↗That was a mini plot in Bill the Galactic Hero. A group of revolutionaries recruits Bill. When they actually start a revolution, every single conspirator quietly leaves the crowd to join a hideout of the secret government agency they were working…
on “Private Spies Hired by FBI and Corporations Infiltrate Discord, Reddit, WhatsApp” ↗