Hmm - I had never heard of that version - though the link you gave suggests that I may not have missed all that much. At least someone tried to tell the original story but it sounds like it was badly executed and not only in terms of SFX.

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Note 1. All requests for planetary demolition must now be submitted in quadruplicate on form UX-565/B4 and be counter-signed by the assistant administrative officer for interstellar traffic calming - department QG-7. Subject to approval by the chief planning officer and the infrastructure development coordination sub-committee.