Brief post about speculative fiction
* Apparently there’s a movie of ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ that came out in 1990. It looks like it might be a little cheesy, but I love the story, and it’s got Natasha Richardson and Robert Duvall. Speaking of…
I swear I didn’t cheat; this was my first try. I saw somebody post their result, and I tried my (friends-locked) June 25th LJ entry as a decent representative of my writing style. I FLIPPED OUT WITH JOY when I saw this result.
* How did I never get into Isaac Asimov until now? I’ve heard of him, obviously, and read a little bit _about_ his work, but hadn’t properly read any of it, I’m embarrassed to say. Recently the VCC East library got rid of a ton of books, and I grabbed a few, including a copy of Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. I’ve been slowly reading it, and I am amazed. Not only at how good it is, but how FUNNY it is. Every story so far has made me laugh out loud and/or given me something to chew on, intellectually speaking. Of course, I’ve only gotten as far as “The Monkey’s Finger”, so hopefully it doesn’t go downhill. I doubt it, though.
This book in particular is a great introduction, I feel, because each story is accompanied by notes by the author, about the story itself, that stage in his life, or whatever…
Honestly, reading about him, he seems like a really cool guy. Smart, progressive, and all-around pretty likable. Too bad he died almost 20 years ago; I want to give him a big hug.
* Babylon 5. It’s amazing. You know it, I know it. For those of you who are going to Dragon*Con, Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova) and Jason Carter (Marcus Cole) are going to be there. Also, if you’re going to D*C, come hang out and get drunk with me & my girlfriend! XD (We’re almost done with season 1 of B5, and I told her we HAVE to get through at least season 4 before D*C… so until then, no spoilers!)
I’ll close with a couple of videos. The first one made me laugh, the second one made me CRY. The second one has quotes from throughout the series, but it doesn’t really spoil any of the events.