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- Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: The epic mode
- Replies: 19
- Views: 178055
The epic mode
Athena has recently commented that she is a "frequent writer in the epic mode." I think this is a fascinating point, and I'd like to start a discussion on it. I have many questions, but let me start with two (bundles of) questions: -- How do you define the epic mode and distinguish it from...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:10 am
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Broadening Horizons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 54196
Broadening Horizons
Athena has complained that much of American SF/F is narrow in its vision. I broadly agree, at least in that youngish writers often have read only a narrow range of books. (Not always true; one of the younger writers in one of my writing groups today off-handedly cited Plutarch, Julian Jaynes, and Al...
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Battlestar Galactica: Better late than never!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 40392
I'm a big fan of the re-envisioned series. Some of it has been just fabulous. Some of it has been over-the-top but I'm willing to forgive that. The fourth season, which is half-way done, showed signs of exhaustion, veering even further into bleak black-emoting soap opera. But the cliffhanger of the ...
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:23 am
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Science fiction/fantasy film recommendations
- Replies: 21
- Views: 189378
New Miyazaki film
We've discussed Hayao Miyazaki's films here. I'm in Japan at the moment and just saw his latest film, which just opened a couple of weeks ago and hasn't been released outside of Japan. It's about a goldfish named "Ponyo" who dreams of living in the human world. Outside of that, I'm not sur...
- Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:56 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Science fiction/fantasy film recommendations
- Replies: 21
- Views: 189378
We saw Hellboy II last night as well. Great visuals and quirky, intriguing characters. And yet it still devolved into an orgy of violence. I know that's the point of comic-book movies (or at least what Hollywood thinks is the point of them), but still. It's not so much a problem with violence in sto...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Icarus Beach: a teaser
- Replies: 16
- Views: 143426
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution
- Replies: 33
- Views: 248607
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Cyberpunk, the new generation
- Replies: 19
- Views: 146418
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:59 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Cyberpunk, the new generation
- Replies: 19
- Views: 146418
I'm still in the middle of the fourth one. There is supposed to be a prequel, too, coming at some point. As with many cases, I think the first book, where you first discover the world, is the best. But I have enjoyed the series as a whole. I myself liked the way the author handled the fantasy elemen...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:53 pm
- Forum: The Art of Science, Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Topic: Physics of the Impossible
- Replies: 3
- Views: 49587
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution
- Replies: 33
- Views: 248607
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution
- Replies: 33
- Views: 248607
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:17 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: News from Saturn
- Replies: 2
- Views: 44637
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: Musings and Chats
- Topic: Arthur C. Clarke, 1917 - 2008
- Replies: 2
- Views: 36262
Arthur C. Clarke, 1917 - 2008
Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at the age of 90. The last of the giants is gone.
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:17 am
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Fantasy universes and worlds
- Replies: 40
- Views: 268618
I agree with Athena that the word-for-word adaptation of Master and Margarita made it a bit awkward. I've seen at least two stage productions, one of which was done very much on a shoestring, which were nonetheless faithful and clever and cut to the heart of the story. I thought a lot of the charact...