Michael Crichton's Dead, and that seriously sucks |
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Michael Crichton's Dead, and that seriously sucks |
 Nov 6 2008, 12:39 AM
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 Admiral  Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820  |
Yep, he died of cancer. Brilliant author, at least early on. Sucks.
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Nov 6 2008, 07:34 AM
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Colonel  Group: Cylon Posts: 3,041 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 195 |
He is no more. He has ceased to be. He has run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible.
This is an ex-author. |
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Nov 6 2008, 07:58 AM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE(MikeTheC @ Nov 6 2008, 07:34 AM)  He is no more. He has ceased to be. He has run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-author. Once, always. 
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Nov 6 2008, 12:35 PM
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 Captain  Group: Browncoat Posts: 1,111 Joined: 19-February 08 From: Glitter Gulch Member No.: 2,178 |
Listening to NPR this morning...I'd forgotten just how prolific he was...I mean, I have Andromeda Strain, Timeline, Next, Congo...and loved them both before and after the movies. He had a very visual sense... so the translation wasn't that off-putting... and the bulk of what he wrote, to my perception, was character driven... folk put in rough situations react like this...
I did Powers that Be with my 8th grade students... gene splicing for the good of folk... However, everybody has their own agenda. The kids wished for the ability to either fly, or become invisible... at will. They did not like the idea of losing their sense of fashion. His work with ER-- again, so very character driven... and magnificent drama development. The stories were timely, as always. And the real investment in the character development... people falling together- then delving into what works in a relationship, and what does not... beautiful perception of reality... fun, enlightening!! -------------------- You can't stop the signal, Mal
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Nov 6 2008, 01:46 PM
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 Shiny One  Group: Mod Posts: 5,704 Joined: 15-February 08 From: SC Member No.: 2,089 |
The first Michael Crichton novel I read, and still my favorite, was Eaters of the Dead (the Chronicle of ibn Fadlan).
They made it into a movie, The 13th Warrior. Not awful, but not as good as the book. ='[.]'= -------------------- The enjoyment of any good thing is only enhanced by sharing it with others.
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Nov 6 2008, 04:31 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
QUOTE(Raycheetah @ Nov 6 2008, 01:46 PM) The first Michael Crichton novel I read, and still my favorite, was Eaters of the Dead (the Chronicle of ibn Fadlan). They made it into a movie, The 13th Warrior. Not awful, but not as good as the book. ='[.]'= Yep, EotD and GTR are my two favorite MC books, and I liked all of them (as MC, anyway) until The Lost World. The 13th Warrior was a massive disappointment and an insane mess. Kinda cool, yeah, but a mess. -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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Nov 6 2008, 06:23 PM
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Ensign  Group: Humanoid Posts: 271 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 2,951 |
I didn't like all of his later stuff but nobody deserves to go like that. Rest in peace.
Best wishes, Scott |
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Nov 8 2008, 11:25 PM
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Colonel Group: Cylon Posts: 3,041 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 195 |
Maybe one day when I actually have time I should go read his stuff.
Until then, he remains officially unread. (By me.) |
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May 27 2009, 05:13 PM
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Admiral Group: Cylon Posts: 16,619 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 2,820 |
Oddly enough, two Crichton novels are going to be published posthumously. The first is a historical pirate novel, and appears to have been finished by Crichton (though perhaps not edited), and the second is a new techno-thriller, which will be finished by a third party.
Hmm... -------------------- I'd rather be a Commodore than the lower half of a Rear Admiral any day.
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