[Cialug] SciFi Movie Night!

[jim kraai]

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 4, 2015 1:10 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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