NP - Childhood's End

[David Morris]

I like old school sci-fi. I was given an anthology sci-fi short stories
arranged chronologically, starting in the 19th Century, War with the
Robots. It was amazingly prescient.

http://www.amazon.com/War-With-Robots-Isaac-Asimov/dp/0517065045
"28 of the best short stories by the greatest names in 20th Century science
fiction, including Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke, Lester Del Rey, Poul
Anderson, Philip K Dick, John Brunner and Harry Harrison."

My favorite was "A Logic Named Joe" by Murray Leinster.

The overall scenario of Childhood's End involves some far-reaching
speculation which isn't implausible, IMHO. If the mini-series changes the
basic premises, it is doomed.  The logic equation of the novel can't be
altered for improvement.

Laura, Maybe it was you that recommended it here...

David Morris

On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> One of my a favorite sci-fi novels when I was a kid. I recently gave it to
> my son to read, and he enjoyed it, but felt it was a little old-school.
>
> I've seen the trailer for the upcoming SyFy adaptation, and it looks
> pretty bad. But I'll watch it anyway. I think it comes out in December.
>
> HAs anyone watched The Whispers? The first season just ended. It was
> poorly written and acted, but it did have some Childhood's End-like
> elements in it.
>
> Laura
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: David Morris
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> Sent: Sep 9, 2015 5:52 PM
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> Subject: NP - Childhood's End
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> I read this Arthur C. Clark novel on the advice of someone (I forget), and
> really liked it.  Now it seems SyFy is about to broadcast its 3-Episode
> mini-series.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood%27s_End
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> Syfy's Childhood's End HQ | Trailer 2015
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=i3e7aMCIxjY>
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