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12-30-2007, 12:36 AM | #102 |
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Having just seen the movie last night, was prompted to re-read "I am Legend"
by Richard Matheson Still great after all these years- cited by Stephen King, Dean Koontz,and George Romero as their major inspiration. The original source for all the "sitting around the besieged house waiting for dark and the nightly attack of the blood-crazed vampires/zombies/mutants" stories. Was surprised to discover some of the other things he's done- "The Incredible Shrinking Man", one of the best SF films ever, as well as "What Dreams May Come" (though, typically, he insisted they take his name off) and "Somewhere in Time". Also wrote the "Gremlin on a Plane" episode of the Twilight Zone, as well as many other Zone/Outer Limits stories. Also wrote "Duel" which marked the debut of a director named Spielberg. And his comments on the films: RM: I don't know why Hollywood keeps coming back to the book just to not do it the way I wrote it. The book should have been filmed as is at the time it came out. It's too late now. ....... AL Archive: It has been nearly 50 years since you wrote I Am Legend, please give us a summation of your feelings on the novel and Hollywood's continued fascination with it. RM: I don't know why Hollywood is fascinated by my book when they never care to film it as I wrote it. The book is dated, the idea is dated. It should have been made as is when the book was published. Now it's too late. Whatever they do with it will have a patina of antiquity about it.
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01-13-2008, 12:34 PM | #103 |
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Finally I'm reading Dune. Only on the first one yet, but my.. Great stuff.
And it's a great to have a friend whose second language is Arabic while reading the series, because already now I've come upon words and phrases that clearly are from Arabic. Too bad one has to do other things than read.
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01-14-2008, 04:19 AM | #104 |
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About farkin' time. Man, I gotta post here more, so I can nag more people to read Dune.
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01-15-2008, 06:14 PM | #105 |
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I've been thinking about giving Dune a shot for a long time now. Other books have gotten in between though.
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01-15-2008, 07:27 PM | #106 |
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One of the best series ever written. Just be sure you have time to enjoy it, because it isn't a quick read.
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01-16-2008, 05:37 AM | #107 | |
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There's no excuse, mister. You can't finish medical school, and consider yerself a doctor, unless you read at least the first book. Siriously. F'r reals.
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01-16-2008, 10:02 AM | #108 |
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I read the Silmarillion before I let myself get engrossed in the LotR trilogy.
Do you think it's a good or bad idea to have a look at the Prelude do Dune before actually taking on the orginial Dune books?
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01-16-2008, 01:37 PM | #109 |
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Bad, BAD BAAAAD idea. Bad, I say. Nope. Don't do it.
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01-16-2008, 02:37 PM | #110 |
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Hehe.. I'm guessing you don't recommend them at all? I've heard lots of disappointed sighs by friends that have tried to read them..
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01-16-2008, 02:39 PM | #111 |
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My best friend read them and loves them. He keeps trying to get me to read them, maybe I will.
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01-17-2008, 01:30 AM | #112 |
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Maybe? There's no maybe about it, sirrah, you WILL read them or else yer family jewels get it.
Seriously, dude, what are you waiting for??
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01-17-2008, 11:37 PM | #113 |
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At least read Dune, Dune Messiah, & The Children of Dune before reading anything of Brian Herbert's. Hopefully you will read also God Emperor of Dune & Heretics of Dune beforehand as well.
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01-18-2008, 12:41 AM | #114 |
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... & chapterhouse.
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01-18-2008, 12:07 PM | #115 |
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God Emperor is the best!
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02-25-2008, 09:15 PM | #116 |
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I've been reading Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora as time permits. So far its pretty interesting!
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03-01-2008, 11:33 PM | #117 |
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Read Dune.
Then stop.
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Heathens.
Seriously though, it's a matter of taste. I think the series just gets better & better. Bit of a mindf*** though. But well worth it. My absolute favourites are Chapterhouse & Heretics (4 & 5 in the dune series). BEST BOOKS EVAR111.
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That's what I did.
I got grossed out by all that recycled water stuff, though *bleah*
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