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Books you'd like to see well-made into movies
| April 8th, 2015 at 1:49:04 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | To begin with: The New Star Wars Trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command) by Timothy Zahn. The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke The World Inside by Robert Silverberg Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein (retro-future is so cool) The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov The Integral Trees, and The Smoke Ring by Larry Niven It seems I read a lot of Science Fiction... Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| April 8th, 2015 at 5:47:16 PM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4515 | With all your SF talk you may get me to start reading Heinlein again. I haven't read any since the mid 60's and I probably read everything he had written to then. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| April 8th, 2015 at 5:58:11 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
Just watched the movie Automata. Pretty good SF Somewhat similar to Asimov robot stories Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| April 8th, 2015 at 7:13:37 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | The Canticle of Leibowitz “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| April 8th, 2015 at 7:57:06 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | The Invaders Plan Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| April 9th, 2015 at 1:12:31 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Walter Miller was a 21 year old pilot who helped bomb the Benedictine Abbey at Monte Cassino during World War II. The bombing was very traumatic for him, and inspired him to write his book while in his 30's. |
| April 9th, 2015 at 1:19:28 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Yeah, It's 'A Canticle for Leibowitz.' I got it in 1961 as a member of the SF Book of the Month club. I'm sure I'm wrong as you will point out. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| April 9th, 2015 at 3:53:30 AM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | If you are right this time, was your last assertion wrong, will your next assertion be wrong, or both? I am almost always disappointed by movie adaptations of books. The Hunt for Red October was a happy exception. I'm trying to think of a fantasty book, to add a genera or sub-genera to the discussion. The first one to come to mind is a book I recently handed to my son to read, The Dragonriders of Pern. For murder mysteries, I'd like to see some of the Deborah Crombie books with Inspector Kincaid. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| April 9th, 2015 at 5:55:47 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 265 | The Street Lawyer by John Grisham. Ignorance is bliss and knowledge is power. But having only some facts can get you into trouble! |
| April 9th, 2015 at 6:00:56 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
I've heard about that one over the years. What is it about? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |