Yeah, I'd love to see a Foundation mini-series. I too have long been a
Gerry Anderson fan... UFO, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett, The Bishop...
Clifford D. Simak wrote some great science fiction too... like Way Station.
Tom C.
From: Jim Apilado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I agree about getting an Asimov story on film. Star Trek: N.G. paid homage
with Mr. Data having a positronic brain. I think, too, one of the
Asimov's
Three Laws of Robotics was cited. Can't recall which one. I would love to
see a series on the SciFi Channel devoted to the Foundation stories.
Jim A.
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> I saw the previews of "I Robot" recently. I don't know what to make of
> it. On one hand I'm happy that major studios have finally taken up an
> Asimov classic SciFi story and made a movie out of it. On the other
> hand, I'm afraid of what they'll do to the original story. Given
> Hollywood's appetite for shallowness and special effects, and adding
> Will Smith as the major character, the end result is sure to dissapoint,
> but I'm keeping my mind open just in case.
>
>
> Steve Desjardins wrote:
>
>> I used to watch "Thunderbirds" as a kid. I also think I built a
plastic
>> model of every damn one of those things. Now that brings back
>> memories.
>>
>> BTW, Cotty, there is a course in our English dept on fantasy literature
>> and it includes some SciFi. After many animated conversations in the
>> gym, my colleague invited me to do 3 or 4 lectures on some books of my
>> choosing. I've now done this for the last 8 years, and I always enjoy
>> playing Lit Critic under the watchful eye of a pro. So, at least for a
>> little bit, I get to talk about SciFi to a captive audience and get
paid
>> for it.
>>
>> Steve (Your fellow Geek).
>>
>>
>>
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>>>>>
>> Seeing as I seemed to somehow mysteriously acquire a couple of lenses
>> in
>> America, I was driving home from London (Pinewood Studios - *see
>> below)
>> and suddenly enabled myself to buy a new, bigger bag for my gear :-)
>>
>> I had a Lowepro Micro Trekker 200 which is pretty diddy really, so I
>> got
>> a Mini Trekker AW from Morris Photo in Oxford. I don't like these
>> massive
>> bags that you see, and besides, shoe-horning everything in is a
>> challenge...
>>
>> http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/spare.html
>>
>>
>> [* I had a brilliant job today - met one of my all-time heroes - Gerry
>> Anderson. He's got a building full of people working on a new tv series
>> -
>> a remake of Captain Scarlet using CGI (computers imaging to you
>> Tanja).
>> It's a bit like Max Steele but there the similarity ends. Shooting
>> HDTV
>> and using photo-real software, the stuff is AMAZING. The walls were
>> covered with inkjets of all the new vehicles and ships. Cloud base is
>> now
>> called Sky Base and has four runways. All sorts of new gizmos and ships
>> -
>> and the computer animation is awesome.
>>
>> Gerry Anderson (creator of Thunderbirds etc) is a charming man in his
>> seventies, and his office is awesome - he showed me a model of Lady
>> Penelope's FAB 1 made of solid silver, with incredible detail. Models
>> and
>> pics all over the place. I told him I have a model of Sky 1 (from
>> 'UFO'
>> somewhere with broken wings - and I am inspired to fix it :-)
>>
>> I'm such a Sci Fi geek...
>>
>> Fabulous day.... ]
>>
>> NB - Pentax Content: link leads to image with a Pentax lens visible
>> (just)
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Cotty
>>
>>
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