Agreed. As an 80s baby there was a time when I would’ve loved adaptations of the books and comic books I read. But good grief I never would’ve imagined the dumpster fires. When I read Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein I would’ve loved to see a film but I hope they never touch any great sci fi or fantasy again
Sure there are aspects that would be hard to translate: nerd stufff, background, inner monologs. But I'd leave those out. There are other, epically filmable aspects like chases and explosions and fights. There's, uh, plenty of text to work with. I guess I'm thinking of Snow Crash, first. That's probably the most famous, although I'd probably rather see The Diamond Age.
Why do you say that? I have some of his books but haven't read them yet. I haven't read them yet due to the fact that I have a large mountain of unread books to get through. Should I push those to the top of the "to read" stack?
You should decide what to read next based on your own interests. You may like SciFi but be more in the mood for Horror. Who knows but you.
Early Heinlein can be great. Read that Heinlein. Later stuff gets very weird. Honestly unreadable imho. Stranger in a Strange Land is a great book and it's probably where the weirdness begins.
Agreed. As an 80s baby there was a time when I would’ve loved adaptations of the books and comic books I read. But good grief I never would’ve imagined the dumpster fires. When I read Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein I would’ve loved to see a film but I hope they never touch any great sci fi or fantasy again
I can't figure out why they haven't made any Neal stephenson movies
Because looking up words in a dictionary while I’m a movie theatre is difficult.
Sure there are aspects that would be hard to translate: nerd stufff, background, inner monologs. But I'd leave those out. There are other, epically filmable aspects like chases and explosions and fights. There's, uh, plenty of text to work with. I guess I'm thinking of Snow Crash, first. That's probably the most famous, although I'd probably rather see The Diamond Age.
Apparently HBO is making Snow Crash.
oh boy, i can't wait for them to fuck that up
Why do you say that? I have some of his books but haven't read them yet. I haven't read them yet due to the fact that I have a large mountain of unread books to get through. Should I push those to the top of the "to read" stack?
You should decide what to read next based on your own interests. You may like SciFi but be more in the mood for Horror. Who knows but you.
Early Heinlein can be great. Read that Heinlein. Later stuff gets very weird. Honestly unreadable imho. Stranger in a Strange Land is a great book and it's probably where the weirdness begins.
I enjoy those genres. Right now I’m rereading Heir to the Empire. Read it at age 12 and wanted to read it again.