of the dozens of "original" storylines I've thought up over the years. But, no one can ever make something truly original because of the perfectly worded quote, "Standing on the shoulders of giants." I get that by original you mean not based on any existing material specifically, but there will inevitably always be elements that can be traced back to something before. To name but a few of the most successful "original" titles: Star Wars -- inspired by Flash Gordon, Dune, Hidden Fortress; Lord of the Rings -- inspired by Arthurian legend, Beowulf, Scandinavian and Celtic mythologies; Indiana Jones -- Spielberg wanted to make a Bond movie, Lucas already had a semi-similar story inspired by 1930s serials, Golden Age adventure films and Westerns with a little flavouring of rumoured Nazi Occultist experiments. But for your story to be a million percent original it would have to break the rules of physics and be written not on paper and in words but via some sort of gaseous melange extruded from the creation glands of a Saturnian Story-Lizard. Keep up the good work though, I've bored everyone by now I'm sure... I love how many people criticize him for agreeing that there are not many original ideas in Hollywood and explaining why. Did any of you actually read the article? Obviously not -- mothrpe, Kevin, MSG, Emily etc.. sheeps... all of you. Anyone complaining about Jackson's resume and his remarks in this article really should read it and then try pointing out