[Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!

Mon Aug 31 23:29:12 CDT 2015

Put in your favorite character's name instead of your own
Pick a night Mon-Thu, 9/7-9/10
Pick a time: 5, 6, or 7PM
http://doodle.com/6b4suyu833bbqxvr

I'll publish the winner Monday.

Location suggestions are welcome--I default to F&O's on MHR

Possible Topics:
Asimov and/or Foundation Series
Dark Tower
The Dinosaur Lords
Name of the Wind
Philosophy in science fiction
Uncredited inventors
Government models
Good works that aged badly
Write a short story in one meeting
(or reply w/ another topic)

--jim
On Aug 5, 2015 2:01 PM, "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> I'm more interested in books than movies, personally, so I'll try to
> participate. Sadly, I'm traveling the 12th. I don't know what my schedule
> is like that night yet, but if I'm free I'll drop an email to see if anyone
> can invite me via hangout.
>
> I will agree that RPO may not have the literary chops some would hope for
> but it was a lot of fun and the plot had some great twists. I'd put it in
> the category of a "very fun read" even if it's not going to get the
> critical acclaim. I stand by my earlier statement, the central theme lends
> itself well to a movie, which I think is as damning as it is a
> recommendation. ;-)
>
> One funny result is that I've very suddenly grown a serious disdain for
> social media. Part of the setting of that book is a world that revolves
> around an online social experience. The author subtly considers the natural
> outcome in the world when our lives and even economy are all centered in a
> virtual world. (yeah, try to resolve that with my statement above about
> joining via hangout)
>
> Some of you know that I am striving to be a writer and because of that I'm
> doing a lot of research, especially in the speculative fiction area. If you
> can stand something in the YA realm, "Nerve" by Jeanne Ryan is another
> thriller that covers some very interesting ideas related to what happens
> when our lives shift more towards the virtual world.
>
> Another YA, this one with legs to stand with the best, is "Beautiful
> Creatures" by Kami Garcia. The world and character building is phenomenal.
> I came across this one simply because I was desperate for something with a
> male protagonist.
>
> And just to prove that I'm not all YA these days, I lost about 6 weeks of
> my life devouring the Dresden Files and now I'm eagerly waiting the next
> book. Jim Butcher is a master at sucking you into a story and then holding
> your attention with an iron grip.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:05 AM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, there's really only one proper thing to be done with this kind of
> > talk:  Foster it
> >
> > I would like a scifi night--focus leaning towards the written and less of
> > the film'd--with beer & edibles available
> >
> > Any objections?  ...  good, no objections.
> >
> > I propose such a meeting, location TBD, to be held one week prior to the
> > next regularly scheduled LUG meeting
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Aaron Staker <Aaron.Staker at meredith.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Ready Player One is "ok", his new work Armada is pretty terrible an
> > homage
> > > to the Last Star Fighter and I'd avoid it like the plague (as much as I
> > > love the 80's). Maybe I just couldn't accept it was supposed to be
> > clichéd
> > > for a reason...
> > >
> > > If you really want to get into something this year a couple
> > > recommendations:
> > >
> > > Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson, Seveneves by Neal Stephenson and of
> > course
> > > The Martian by Andy Weir, if you haven't touched any of these I'd
> > recommend
> > > all of them without a second thought.  The Martian being the easiest to
> > > tackle and perhaps the best love letter to Mars I've ever read.  Aurora
> > and
> > > Seveneves are much deeper and worth the effort.  The reviews on all of
> > > these out there should be more than motivating...
> > >
> > > Cheers...
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> > > Behalf Of Todd Walton
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 10:01 PM
> > > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!
> > >
> > > Wow. I am totally now interested in this book, based on what you guys
> > have
> > > said.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Nicolai <
> nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 10:59:56AM -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > By the way, on the topic of SciFi: If you remember the 80's you
> > > > > should check out the book or audio book "Ready Player One" by
> Ernest
> > > > > Cline. I picked up the audio book which is read by Wil Wheaton who
> > > > > really does a fabulous job (and who also has a cameo in the book,
> > > > > along with Cory Doctorow).
> > > >
> > > > Ready Player One is a GREAT book.  Love the characters, love the
> > > > story, love the sci-fi.  It's a fast read that's hard to put down.
> > > > Cline has another book out now too.
> > > >
> > > > > I just Googled it and it appears Steven Spielburg will be making
> the
> > > > movie
> > > > > version of it soon. While the main storyline of this book I think
> > > > > lends well to a movie, it will be impossible to capture it all, if
> > > > > for no other reason than too many licensing hurdles. So read it
> > > > > before the movie comes out. It is packed full of retro geek humor
> and
> > > nostalgia.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, I think Ready Player One (the movie) needs a bit more than
> > > > Steven Speilberg.  Terry Gilliam would be up to it, or Zack Snyder.
> > > > Or even Richard Linklater, who has proven himself with "double life"
> > > > stories like A Scanner Darkly.  It's a bit like Snow Crash -- hard to
> > > > make into a movie that faithfully tells the story while being
> > > > understandable to people who haven't read the book.  (I wonder if the
> > > > film will reference Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
> > > > Skull).
> > > >
> > > > Nicolai
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