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In 1984, the movie version of Arthur Clark novel 2010, came out with the above design for the Soviet Space Craft the Leonov.
This is a piece of Fan art of the Leonov passing the completed Space Station seen in 2001 as it leaves Orbit.
But if you read the novel, you will realize that the design of the Leonov is described differently
So the question is what if instead of the design used in the Movie, the film Makers went with the design from the Book.
How does that affect the Movie it self?
How does that effect other Science Fiction Shows?
Do we lose the image of the Omega Class Destroyer from Babylon 5?
What about the Sulaco from Aliens, would it be design differently if the Leonov was closer to the book image?