NP - Childhood's End

[Ian Livingston]

Yeah. I think we said the same thing, David.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:30 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure it needs anything more than our standard ongoing political
> catastrophe. But that's a quibble.
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I personally love that little book and have recommended it steadily to
>> all and sundry for decades. Aside from the science, it is a powerful
>> statement on the evolution of ideas. I steadily wish someone like the
>> Wachowskis would pick up the story and go to town with it. It deserves big
>> treatment and it always seemed to me perfect fare for a serious filmmaker.
>> I'll watch for comment on this production. If Karellin is boshed, the whole
>> thing collapses. It also needs its foundation in imminent geopolitical
>> catastrophe, but that part's easy.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 4:52 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>> From: David Morris
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Sep 9, 2015 5:52 PM
>>>>
>>>> To: P-list
>>>>
>>>> Subject: NP - Childhood's End
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Syfy's Childhood's End HQ | Trailer 2015
>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=i3e7aMCIxjY>
>>>>
>>>
>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://waste.org/pipermail/pynchon-l/attachments/20150909/d1bea7bc/attachment.html>