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AMAZING Philip K **** Miniseries News !
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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#1 - 2013-02-11 17:09:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Big smilehttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/11/syfy-to-develop-4-hour-miniseries-adaptation-of-philip-k-dicks-the-man-in-the-high-castle/

EDIT: A great demonstration in thread title of where censorship eventually leads. I guess we can't type Nixon's nickname either. Smile


2nd Edit: NY Times article too.


3rd Edit: Should I use hyphens so the proper name shows up, or just leave it like it is ? I think Philip would have gotten a kick out of being name-censored. Fits in with his self-styled paranoia.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#2 - 2013-02-11 18:49:56 UTC
Tricky **** Nixon. There, I did it. Smile

Cool about the Philip K. miniseries!
Charlepetit LaJoie
Trust Me Ltd
#3 - 2013-02-11 19:30:42 UTC
His name also presents a challenge in a friendly game of Charades.

It's interesting that the two articles linked above give quite different descriptions of what the book is about.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#4 - 2013-02-11 19:59:03 UTC
Charlepetit LaJoie wrote:
His name also presents a challenge in a friendly game of Charades.

It's interesting that the two articles linked above give quite different descriptions of what the book is about.



How so ? I'm not seeing it.

One says the Allies lost, the other the Axis won. Same thing.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Charlepetit LaJoie
Trust Me Ltd
#5 - 2013-02-11 20:15:35 UTC
TV by the Numbers simply says that "Axis Powers occupy the United States, where fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names,"which sounds like it's going to be a straightforward action-adventure story.

The New York Times describes the book as a "novel of mysticism, alternate history (and alternate histories within that alternate history) and an early meditation on what is or is not real," which sounds much more complex.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#6 - 2013-02-11 20:28:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Charlepetit LaJoie wrote:
TV by the Numbers simply says that "Axis Powers occupy the United States, where fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names,"which sounds like it's going to be a straightforward action-adventure story.

The New York Times describes the book as a "novel of mysticism, alternate history (and alternate histories within that alternate history) and an early meditation on what is or is not real," which sounds much more complex.



The Issue is the book is hard to summarize in all it's aspects. Both summaries are correct.


EDIT: Thank God there is no announced miniseries for Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow". Every description amongst a thousand would be utterly different.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#7 - 2013-02-11 22:15:17 UTC
"Amazing" and "The man in the high castle" don't go together in my book. What a piece of drivel. Ugh

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Frank Millar
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-02-11 23:12:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Frank Millar
Having seen the movie "Blade Runner" half a dozen times, and playing the PC game way back when, I got to read the book "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep".

It did not live up to my expectations. At all.

People tell me this is the case with most of his books put to film.

So maybe something good may come out of this.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#9 - 2013-02-11 23:29:26 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
"Amazing" and "The man in the high castle" don't go together in my book. What a piece of drivel. Ugh


Yes. You are entitled to your opinions.

Feel better do you ?

Just what exactly do you like to read then that is so mind-blowingly brilliant ?

Enlighten us then if you have some amazing better novels to share.

Please !

I'm begging you.

I really really want to know what is so much better.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#10 - 2013-02-11 23:32:25 UTC
Frank Millar wrote:

It did not live up to my expectations. At all.

People tell me this is the case with most of his books put to film.




In that case yes indeed.

I saw Blade Runner 6 times in the theater when it came out. Read the book and was extremely 'meh'.

BUT I was never disappointed again.

Besides most of them "Total Recall" "Minority Report", "Paycheck", were based on short stories not novels.

"A Scanner Darkly" is spookily EXACTLY like the novel.

The other novels are great too.

If they don't screw this one up, it will be the best yet. I INDEED promise.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Dorian Tormak
RBON United
#11 - 2013-02-12 02:52:14 UTC
Miniseries seem to follow a certain set of ways most of the time however and I am not really into conformity.

I would still love for this to be good, though.

Holy Satanic Christ! This is a Goddamn Signature!
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#12 - 2013-02-12 03:13:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Dorian Tormak wrote:
Miniseries seem to follow a certain set of ways most of the time however and I am not really into conformity.




Have you heard of something called "Game of Thrones " ?

EDIT: Besides, they stated it is to be only 4 hours (and that's exactly right...it's not 'epic)'.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882