It's just the two of us

Burnside McDonnough: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25123015/
Zach Pennefold: I bet that tree ends up killing a thousand people
Burnside McDonnough: like some alien plot
Zach Pennefold: exactly
Burnside McDonnough: so, it was meant to go extinct?
Zach Pennefold: the world's just different now
Zach Pennefold: what if its pollen is deadly?
Zach Pennefold: to us, now
Burnside McDonnough: the entire thing fascinates me
Burnside McDonnough: SCIFI NOVEL POTENTIAL:
Burnside McDonnough: struggling earth
Burnside McDonnough: people seeking vegetation, food, whatever
Burnside McDonnough: come across what seems to be an ancient store of seeds
Zach Pennefold: right
Burnside McDonnough: when they plant the seeds they find
Burnside McDonnough: they unleash death
Zach Pennefold: nice
Burnside McDonnough: of course the details can be worked out, but basic gist
Zach Pennefold: so the 'cure' is worse than the 'disease'
Burnside McDonnough: YES
Burnside McDonnough: supposed cure
Burnside McDonnough: to learn later
Burnside McDonnough: that what put humanity in the position they find themselves is the very reason for vaulting these plants/seeds
Burnside McDonnough: they didn't come across a storage...they cam across a quarantine or research facility
Zach Pennefold: that's a good idea
Burnside McDonnough: to combat what has been plaguing the globe
Burnside McDonnough: would be if they extended i am legend
Burnside McDonnough: to where, years after the cure...the same virus was released to help...and start the cycle over again
Burnside McDonnough: which
Burnside McDonnough: WHICH
Burnside McDonnough: puts humanity on a continual cycle of almost extinction
Burnside McDonnough: to almost flourishing again
Burnside McDonnough: only to "repeat" the mistake, if you can call it that
Zach Pennefold: right, right
Burnside McDonnough: if you can equate the mistake to a definable human trait or need...an innate failing of man...then my friend, you have a classic
Burnside McDonnough: doomed to repeat cause we never learn...for whatever reason
Zach Pennefold: That's totally a classic plot motif
Zach Pennefold: and could be successful
Burnside McDonnough: exactly
Burnside McDonnough: but the strength is in the work to unveal the failing
Zach Pennefold: but let's remember, here, that it's just the two of us. Can we just get to the part where we bemoan another good idea that will never come to fruition? I've got some stuff to do.