E.T. Part 2?

Have Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore really met to discuss the possibility of a sequel to the unique blockbuster, E.T.? Three words: I hope not! A variety of sources have commented on the possibility today, but the story first surfaced via The National Inquirer and their "source" so you can draw your own conclusion. Spielberg and E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison (who is Harrison Ford's ex-wife) did write a sequel during the heyday (E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears) but the project was abandoned because Steven feared it "would do nothing but rob the original of it's virginity." I think he was actually talking about Drew, but we can pretend that was about a toy alien. I really don't know what Spielberg is waiting for - I wrote a sequel to the film when I was little and mailed it off to him. It had a lot to do with me and E.T. hanging out and becoming pals. Then I get braces and he's scared of the braces. I tell E.T. "No, it's okay - I'm still me!" We become friends again. The End! Riveting stuff. While Spielberg didn't accept my grade school bid of a script, he (okay, maybe it was his assistant) did enroll me in the E.T. fanclub for free. Thereafter I received a lot of cool movie related items through the mail for years. I wish I still had that shit, but I didn't know about eBay when I was young - mainly because it didn't exist!