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jeffedsell
11/15/08

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What is it about Asimov that keeps his great stories from making good adaptations? All the ones I can think of are pretty awful.
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RRich
11/16/08

@jeffedsell: I think it's just a matter of finding a skilled writer who loves and understands the material.

Not to speak ill of the dead (aw, why not) but Michael Crichton's books are hardly examples of great prose, but the ideas therein were captivating. Asimov's writing is quite a bit better, but it's the strength of his ideas that make them memorable.
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NefariousNewt
11/15/08

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I'm sorry, but the way The Good Doctor's works get butchered on the big screen, I want no part of this. As badly as I would want this novel to succeed as a movie, or to have the Foundation trilogy (yes, only the original trilogy) made, I hold out no hope that it can be done intelligently.
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twDarkflame
11/15/08

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I still want my Foundation miniseries darnit.
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RRich
11/16/08

@twDarkflame: Amen!
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Mathmos
11/15/08

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Unfortunately it is easy to imagine why this appeals to Hollywood.
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RAHfanboy
11/15/08

@Mathmos: You think Reagan might be one of the "disasters" they don't approve of?
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RRich
11/15/08

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I'm surprised that no one has made an Asimov biopic. Plenty of material there - he only wrote THREE autobiographies - and lotsa cool characters, so why not?
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Torley
11/15/08

@RRich: I suspect part of the reason lies in exactly that - the difficulty of digestibility, and what to include (and exclude!) from such a rich and prolific life.
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RRich
11/16/08

@Torley: Oh, I'm sure either of us could cherry pick and come up with a great story, T.

Too much good stuff? Not a problem!
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jp182
11/15/08

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i liked The Fountain
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Necoras
11/15/08

@jp182: Same.
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d_r_e
11/15/08

@Necoras:

Same here. I loved it, as well as the soundtrack.

It seems that no one that works at io9 likes The Fountain, as every time it's mentioned in an article ... it's mentioned in a negative way.
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