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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 2, 2020 17:48:59 GMT
Born Jan 2 1920 in Russia (*)
Died Apr 6 1992 in the USA
I haven't read anything by him in a loooong time but I used to love his books and short stories. I've been meaning to re-read the Foundation series - maybe I will do that this year, for his centennial.
(*) That is the date he celebrated his birthday, but apparently he was not sure of his exact date of birth - it could have been as much as three months earlier.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 20:16:45 GMT
I've read several of his non-fiction books, which are almost all excellent. In fact, I think those are the works where he really shines as an author.
I used his Understanding Physics books often when I studied it in college. Very helpful.
Not a huge fan of his fiction, though I loved the original Foundation trilogy and many of his short stories.
His Galactic Empire and robot novels were disappointing.
I never realized until just a few years ago his sad ending.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Jan 3, 2020 11:45:49 GMT
Him and Heinlein were my heros during my youth.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 5, 2020 15:28:22 GMT
Of course nobody listened to him because they probably saw him as an egghead.
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Post by sjg on Jan 5, 2020 17:01:23 GMT
I read loads of Asimov years ago and loved the Foundation and Robots series. The Rama books were my favourite though and i'd love for them to be adapted in to a film series.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 5, 2020 22:06:30 GMT
I read loads of Asimov years ago and loved the Foundation and Robots series. The Rama books were my favourite though and i'd love for them to be adapted in to a film series. Weren't the Rama books by Arthur C. Clarke?
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 5, 2020 22:07:49 GMT
I read loads of Asimov years ago and loved the Foundation and Robots series. The Rama books were my favourite though and i'd love for them to be adapted in to a film series.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 5, 2020 22:08:26 GMT
I read loads of Asimov years ago and loved the Foundation and Robots series. The Rama books were my favourite though and i'd love for them to be adapted in to a film series. 
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 5, 2020 22:11:22 GMT
I LOVED his 'Foundation Trilogy' which EVENTUALLY came MORE than a trilogy, BUT I ONLY read the trilogy! TOO BAD and TOO SAD that he has a PEDO son.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 1:59:41 GMT
I LOVED his 'Foundation Trilogy' which EVENTUALLY came MORE than a trilogy, BUT I ONLY read the trilogy! TOO BAD and TOO SAD that he has a PEDO son. I read Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth. Both long and boring. I've read the original trilogy a few times. Needs to be adapted to the big screen.
I had no idea he even had a son. Sad to hear.
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Post by sjg on Jan 6, 2020 10:21:45 GMT
I read loads of Asimov years ago and loved the Foundation and Robots series. The Rama books were my favourite though and i'd love for them to be adapted in to a film series. Weren't the Rama books by Arthur C. Clarke? Of course the were. Woops. They still need to be adapted into films 
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 6, 2020 14:42:32 GMT
I LOVED his 'Foundation Trilogy' which EVENTUALLY came MORE than a trilogy, BUT I ONLY read the trilogy! TOO BAD and TOO SAD that he has a PEDO son. I read Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth. Both long and boring. I've read the original trilogy a few times. Needs to be adapted to the big screen.
Now that you mention, I remember reading about a project for a TV series based on the Foundation series. I looked it up and this is what I found:
It's in pre-production, but it looks like it's going ahead.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 19:43:22 GMT
I read Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth. Both long and boring. I've read the original trilogy a few times. Needs to be adapted to the big screen.
Now that you mention, I remember reading about a project for a TV series based on the Foundation series. I looked it up and this is what I found:
It's in pre-production, but it looks like it's going ahead.
It would be nice if they honored the original story but I can see they are already changing genders.
I'll pass on that.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 6, 2020 21:34:50 GMT
Now that you mention, I remember reading about a project for a TV series based on the Foundation series. I looked it up and this is what I found:
It's in pre-production, but it looks like it's going ahead. It would be nice if they honored the original story but I can see they are already changing genders.
I'll pass on that.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 6, 2020 21:37:13 GMT
Now that you mention, I remember reading about a project for a TV series based on the Foundation series. I looked it up and this is what I found:
It's in pre-production, but it looks like it's going ahead. It would be nice if they honored the original story but I can see they are already changing genders.
I'll pass on that.
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Post by Bargle on Jan 7, 2020 12:41:11 GMT
It would be nice if they honored the original story but I can see they are already changing genders.
I'll pass on that.
Seconded. The CW network is notoriously bad for doing this.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 7, 2020 19:15:29 GMT
It would be nice if they honored the original story but I can see they are already changing genders.
I'll pass on that.
I agree to some extent. I strongly disagree with changing the gender or race of iconic characters such as James Bond, Batman, Superman or Spiderman, but I couldn't care less that Starbuck and Dr. Smith became women in the reboots of Battlestar Galactica and Lost in Space respectively, or that the Equalizer became black. Some secondary male character in a fifty-year old novel is going to be a female in the TV adaptation? Big fucking deal!
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