tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post3600498938054167459..comments2024-03-27T16:43:39.892-05:00Comments on A Good Story is Hard to Find: Good Story 060: I, RobotJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-36192749044743278722013-06-02T18:04:35.793-05:002013-06-02T18:04:35.793-05:00Scott,
I also recently read that Vance was a majo...Scott,<br /><br />I also recently read that Vance was a major influence on Dungeons & Dragons who used several things from his books and that the wizard Vecna was an anagram of Vance.<br /><br />http://johncwright.livejournal.com/731892.htmlJeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-33451710633240521942013-05-31T21:54:38.450-05:002013-05-31T21:54:38.450-05:00Yes, Earthsea was incredibly bad. I recall being ...Yes, Earthsea was incredibly bad. I recall being very excited to see it. I watched maybe 15 minutes before turning it off. <br /><br />Incredible meeting those SF authors! I also like the Dune books, but feel like I rookie because I've only read two: Dune and Dune, Messiah. I've had Children of Dune on my to-read list for too long. Now that I know I have someone to discuss it with,Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-66095145911072883772013-05-31T20:45:57.191-05:002013-05-31T20:45:57.191-05:00Scott,
After starting with Asimov I quickly caugh...Scott,<br /><br />After starting with Asimov I quickly caught on to the other grandmasters. Lots of Clarke, Niven, A. E. van Vogt, Jack Vance, E. E. “Doc” Smith, Hal Clement, Frederik Pohl (who I got to met and talk to as my father drove him to the airport from the TV studio). Stanislaw Lem was also a favorite of mine when I discovered him as a teenager. Since my Father worked at at ABC in Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-64288715152331715972013-05-31T16:40:34.152-05:002013-05-31T16:40:34.152-05:00One more thing - a lot of people read Heinlein, to...One more thing - a lot of people read Heinlein, too, but I don't recall reading him much until later. Much later, actually. I read only few Heinlein novels before Jesse and I started SFFaudio in 2003.Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-49894522538393096732013-05-31T16:38:59.954-05:002013-05-31T16:38:59.954-05:00The first science fiction book I ever read was Art...The first science fiction book I ever read was Arthur C. Clarke. "Dolphin Island" - I remember it well!<br /><br />After that, it was Asimov and more Clarke. The "Foundation" series and all the Robot books by Asimov. The second wave of those books were coming out while I was in high school, starting with "Foundation's Edge". I was buying them from the ScienceScott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-38378047072283691862013-05-31T16:34:06.874-05:002013-05-31T16:34:06.874-05:00Oh and plus using the title "I, Robot" a...Oh and plus using the title "I, Robot" and using very little of the short stories didn't annoy me very much considering that "Mind and Iron" is what Asimov originally planned to call it. The editor took the name from another Eando Binder short story. "I, Robot" though is a much better name.Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-83752595385049977542013-05-31T16:31:12.380-05:002013-05-31T16:31:12.380-05:00An enjoyable movie for what it was, plus I forgive...An enjoyable movie for what it was, plus I forgive much more when Will Smith in it. Still it wasn't a brainless popcorn movie, just could have kicked up the brain a bit more. Possibly with a Positronic one.<br /><br />What annoyed me though is I really want a movie based on "Caves of Steel". Can't believe it hasn't been done yet since it has all the elements of a summer Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.com