Read a good book lately? - Page 2

Greg · 06-29-2007, 02:08 AM

Oh. Right. Yes, Robin Williams was in it. Maybe I haven't seen I, Robot.

Miros1 · 06-29-2007, 02:42 AM

Good boy. I can respect you in the morning.

Greg · 06-29-2007, 04:42 AM

shorty943 · 06-29-2007, 10:20 AM

Huh?Hang on, back a page.
Oh, now I get it.
Yes, I saw bit's of, Bicentennial Man. No comment.

I, Will Smith. Most of his movies could be titled similarly?

And, Harlan Ellison, I recall the name, please refresh my mind.

Miros1 · 06-29-2007, 11:50 AM

I think Wikipedia did a good job on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison

In this particular case, he was hired to write the script for I, Robot. Asimov loved the script. It bounced around Hollywood for a while, changing directors and other personel, then someone else wrote a new script. At that point, the script was published as a serial in Asimov's, along with commentary by Ellison and Asimov. At that point, the whole project vanished from my personal radar, only to resurface as... I, Will Smith.

shorty943 · 06-29-2007, 01:50 PM

A Bradbury, a Hugo, a Nebula. Thought I recalled the name. Thank you.

Greg · 07-06-2007, 10:14 PM

My favorite Harlan Ellison story: At the 1961 World Science Fiction Convention, held at the Hyatt hotel at the Seattle airport, Harlan Ellison introduced himself to the guest of honor, Robert Heinlein.

"My name is Harlan Ellison and I've sold a million words of science fiction!" he said.

Without missing a beat, Heinlein replied, "There aren't that many words in the English language. You must have sold some of them more than once!"

Miros1 · 07-06-2007, 11:02 PM

Lol, like Heinlein very carefully sold each word exactly once?

Greg · 07-06-2007, 11:11 PM

Naw. The key plot point is that Heinlein didn't boast about how many words he had sold.

Miros1 · 09-01-2007, 04:33 PM

Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber. Mr. Weber's arm must have gotten better so he can type enough to edit himself. This one doesn't have the wordiness of the other recent books. Of course, it's a brand new world and culture, so he's gotta explain everything and the wordiness is necessary! It starts with a space battle and ends with a canvas-and-cannon battle.

Currently reading Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman. Really creepy!

Greg · 09-01-2007, 11:30 PM

Yikes! A David Emdash book that I haven't read yet! Gotta have it!

yuppiesim · 09-07-2007, 03:39 AM

I'm in the process of reading a real page turner, SQL Server 2005 for Dummies by Andrew Watt. Its a real must read.

But at least I'll finally be able to put it on my resume.

Greg · 09-07-2007, 05:47 AM

Oh right! I've had that one on my nightstand for a long time! It's a murder mystery, right?

Miros1 · 09-07-2007, 02:37 PM

Yeah. The engineer did it.

Greg · 09-07-2007, 03:26 PM

I think it was the middle eastern busboy in the refectory with a screwdriver.

yuppiesim · 09-07-2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

Oh right! I've had that one on my nightstand for a long time! It's a murder mystery, right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

Yeah. The engineer did it.

Don't spoil it for me.

Greg · 09-08-2007, 05:00 AM

At the moment I'm merrily reading a new series by David Gemmel. It started with Legend and then the second book is The King Beyond the Gate. If you enjoy tales of heroism in a desparate fight to the death against the forces of evil in a medieval fantasy setting, I think you'll like these. If you don't, you won't.

06-29-2007, 02:08 AM	#21
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Oh. Right. Yes, Robin Williams was in it. Maybe I haven't seen I, Robot. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

06-29-2007, 04:42 AM	#23
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	__________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

07-06-2007, 10:14 PM	#27
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	My favorite Harlan Ellison story: At the 1961 World Science Fiction Convention, held at the Hyatt hotel at the Seattle airport, Harlan Ellison introduced himself to the guest of honor, Robert Heinlein. "My name is Harlan Ellison and I've sold a million words of science fiction!" he said. Without missing a beat, Heinlein replied, "There aren't that many words in the English language. You must have sold some of them more than once!" __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

07-06-2007, 11:11 PM	#29
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Naw. The key plot point is that Heinlein didn't boast about how many words he had sold. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-01-2007, 11:30 PM	#31
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Yikes! A David Emdash book that I haven't read yet! Gotta have it! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

06-29-2007, 02:42 AM	#22
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Good boy. I can respect you in the morning.

06-29-2007, 10:20 AM	#24
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Huh?Hang on, back a page. Oh, now I get it. Yes, I saw bit's of, Bicentennial Man. No comment. I, Will Smith. Most of his movies could be titled similarly? And, Harlan Ellison, I recall the name, please refresh my mind.

06-29-2007, 11:50 AM	#25
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I think Wikipedia did a good job on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison In this particular case, he was hired to write the script for I, Robot. Asimov loved the script. It bounced around Hollywood for a while, changing directors and other personel, then someone else wrote a new script. At that point, the script was published as a serial in Asimov's, along with commentary by Ellison and Asimov. At that point, the whole project vanished from my personal radar, only to resurface as... I, Will Smith.

06-29-2007, 01:50 PM	#26
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	A Bradbury, a Hugo, a Nebula. Thought I recalled the name. Thank you.

07-06-2007, 11:02 PM	#28
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Lol, like Heinlein very carefully sold each word exactly once?

09-01-2007, 04:33 PM	#30
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber. Mr. Weber's arm must have gotten better so he can type enough to edit himself. This one doesn't have the wordiness of the other recent books. Of course, it's a brand new world and culture, so he's gotta explain everything and the wordiness is necessary! It starts with a space battle and ends with a canvas-and-cannon battle. Currently reading Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman. Really creepy!

09-07-2007, 03:39 AM	#32
yuppiesim Rising Sun Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 9	I'm in the process of reading a real page turner, SQL Server 2005 for Dummies by Andrew Watt. Its a real must read. But at least I'll finally be able to put it on my resume. __________________ Shannon Yuppie Sims Last edited by yuppiesim : 09-07-2007 at 03:41 AM. Reason: Forgot that the names of books are to be underlined...per my third grade teacher.

09-07-2007, 05:47 AM	#33
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Oh right! I've had that one on my nightstand for a long time! It's a murder mystery, right? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-07-2007, 02:37 PM	#34
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Yeah. The engineer did it.

09-07-2007, 03:26 PM	#35
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I think it was the middle eastern busboy in the refectory with a screwdriver. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-08-2007, 05:00 AM	#37
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	At the moment I'm merrily reading a new series by David Gemmel. It started with *Legend* and then the second book is *The King Beyond the Gate. If you enjoy tales of heroism in a desparate fight to the death against the forces of evil in a medieval fantasy setting, I think you'll like these. If you don't, you won't. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?*