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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> General Board >> Thus spake Asimov http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1637467882 Message started by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:11pm

Title: Thus spake Asimov
Post by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:11pm

Well the complex series of just 'some' of Asimov's works that inspired such movies/stories like Star Wars, Dune and basically most everything else, is underway on AppleTV.

Here's a little clip by Asimov on 'Religion'.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asimov%27s+novels+explained&&view=detail&mid=B3CB32DA6E41F4433D58B3CB32DA6E41F4433D58&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26qs%3Dn%26form%3DQBVRMH%26sp%3D-1%26pq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26sc%3D0-25%26sk%3D%26cvid%3DC668909FED284531B423E5DE62C0460B
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asimov%27s+novels+explained&&view=detail&mid=B3CB32DA6E41F4433D58B3CB32DA6E41F4433D58&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26qs%3Dn%26form%3DQBVRMH%26sp%3D-1%26pq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26sc%3D0-25%26sk%3D%26cvid%3DC668909FED284531B423E5DE62C0460B

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Laugh till you cry on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:15pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:11pm:

Isaac Asimov was a great writer, a great intellect, a great philosopher, and a humanist.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Valkie on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:16pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:11pm:

Just as Metropolis was the forerunner to modern day science fiction.

We just don't have that level of brilliance any more
Its all tits, bombs and car chases.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:21pm

Valkie wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:16pm:

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:11pm:

Just as Metropolis was the forerunner to modern day science fiction.

We just don't have that level of brilliance any more
Its all tits, bombs and car chases.

You could say the new Foundation series shows what happens when stagnation takes hold, even in Hollywood.
Hollywood will Fall.

Here's another short clip Asimov v Religion
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asimov%27s+novels+explained&&view=detail&mid=69815ACABF3E97D32C6069815ACABF3E97D32C60&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26qs%3Dn%26form%3DQBVRMH%26sp%3D-1%26pq%3Dasimov%2527s%2520novels%2520explained%26sc%3D0-25%26sk%3D%26cvid%3DC668909FED284531B423E5DE62C0460B

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:24pm

Mary Shelley's (female authoress) FRANKENSTEIN
is considered the First Sci-Fi novel of all time.

H.G.Wells's famous WAR OF THE WORLDS
was based on what happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Valkie on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:42pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:24pm:

Mary Shelley's (female authoress) FRANKENSTEIN
is considered the First Sci-Fi novel of all time.

H.G.Wells's famous WAR OF THE WORLDS
was based on what happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals.

There is a new series on SBS streaming.
It's a complete bastardisation of WOW.
Whoever wrote that rubbish should be kicked out of the business.

As for good old HG basing it on the Tazzy Abbos, find that to be a bit of a stretch.
No whites have died of any viruses yet.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:51pm

You must be the only person on this world,
who didn't know War of the Worlds was HG Wells's comment on what happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Valkie on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:55pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:51pm:

You must be the only person on this world,
who didn't know War of the Worlds was HG Wells's comment on what happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals.

Must be, but don't care.
I read a book for its content and story.
Not to become politically corrected for a myth about how badly done by some group thinks they are.

Frankenstein was supposedly written based on the union movement.
Can't see it myself, it's simply an interesting story.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Belgarion on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 3:18pm

Jasin wrote on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 2:51pm:

You must be the only person on this world,
who didn't know War of the Worlds was HG Wells's comment on what happened to the Tasmanian Aboriginals.

First I have heard of this. Show a source.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by freediver on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 3:20pm

It's on wikipedia.

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by Belgarion on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 3:25pm

"We must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals such as the vanished bison and dodo, but also upon its own inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by European immigrants, in the space of fifty years."

How un PC of Mr Wells... should his books be banned?

Title: Re: Thus spake Asimov
Post by JaSin. on Nov 21^st, 2021 at 6:01pm

Well maybe we should ask Tom Cruise how he felt about Martians destroying his dear USA and the way they went about it?
Going by HG Well's version and Hollywood's version.
It must have been pretty bad for the Tasmanians when the British and the Americanised Settlers with their Right to own a Gun decided to EXTERMINATE like Daleks.