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I think I’d trust Zack’s assessment. Sounds like he’s read it more recently than I.[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/thumbsup.gif[/img][/url]
-Pat.
[b]kerry wrote:[/b]
[quote]Can someone enlighten me…I hear Earthbound and Earthfall mentioned alot. What is the premise of these novels? I know E.C.Tubb wrote them both, and I sense that Earthfall was a reimagining of some sort. Was Earthbound a sequel, or the novelization of the episode by that name, or what?
I read Tubb’s Alien Seed and enjoyed it…[/quote]
Earthfall is a re-imagining of the moon leaving Earth’s orbit. The nuclear waste causes a sub-space something or other and the moon eventually returns. In the meantime, Alpha is something of a hippie colony. Sorry, but that is the best I can compare it to. For example, Helena slips Koenig a Mickey, or at least a powerful version of Viagra, to find out what he [i]really [/i]thinks about her. :blush: She’s apparently not as reserved as we’ve been led to believe. There is a second generation of Alphans, and there are some Rogue Planet like events (or maybe similar to Alien Seed – it’s been a while). All of this is based on a faulty memory, mind you. Earthfall was originally published in 1977, but Fanderson re-released it, reformatted and with some corrections.
Earthbound is a novelization of the episode (also to be novelized in Powys’ soon-to-be-released Y1 omnibus, for the record) and novelizations of Face of Eden (which became The Immunity Syndrome) and The Exiles, both of which were originally scripted in Y1 format. This was published by Fanderson in 2003. There is another copy currently available on eBay.co.uk – I picked one up several hours ago, but apparently the seller had more than one.
Earthfall is available from Fanderson again, I think, but Earthbound is not. If you liked Alien Seed, you’ll probably like Earthfall. I like Tubb’s stories, but am not so keen on the characterizations. Everybody seems, well, sort of rude. :dry:
From where I sit, I am interested in seeing how the Y1 Omnibus version of Earthbound compares to Tubb’s 2003 version. Same story – it’ll be interesting to see the spins put on them. :silly:
-Pat.
[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/worthy.gif[/img][/url][b]mateo wrote:[/b]
[quote] It was just the author really taking an interest in the series and making an effort to insert some continuity.[/quote]So, would you say this is why JR’s novels and novelizations are are so much different in tone, and (IMHO) truer to the on-screen characterizations? I don’t know how these particular authors were “chosen” to do the novelizations, but it’s notable that JR did three of the six original books, Tubb did 2, then went off and reinvented everything in [u]Earthfall [/u](and dang I got to get me a copy of [u]Earthbound [/u]somehow…) and Ball did one of the six and then that was pretty much it for a long while. Until reading Dead End earlier this year, I’d forgotten how many of Tubb’s Alphans seem a tad dysfunctional. I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never read any of his other books/stories, but, are his other characters all so quick to hit the mind-altering substances? :blink:
Would you go out on a limb and say Rankine had an affection for the series that the others may not have had?[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/spock.gif[/img][/url]
-Pat.
Somebody is smiling down on me – I just snatched a copy of Earthbound from ebay.co.uk Merry Christmas to me.
[b]Steve F wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]Spacefan wrote:[/b]Now if only Powys could get “Android Planet” out in time for me to get it before Christmas… :kiss: ;)[/quote]
We can give them until Three Kings Day according to the Julian calendar. Then, bring out the heavy artillery. Until then, we’ll have to be satisfied with a peek into BL’s brilliant creative mind.
-Pat.
I’ve listened to just a bit of it. I like the special effects (squeeeeek….squeeeek). Definitely recommended for people with vivid imaginations – it’ll keep you checking around corners for a week. Technically, it’s marvelous. Very clear and falls smoothly on the ear.
-Pat.
[b]Zack wrote:[/b]
[quote]There was a post about this very topic somewhere but I can’t find it just about now… I seem to remember that Powys were in talks with E C Tubb’s estate about obtaining the rights to his 1999 novels. [/quote]Oops…You’re right. I went digging a bit more. The thread is [url=http://www.captphilonline.com/powys/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=53&func=view&catid=2&id=1004&]here.[/url] I didn’t recall mention of it. Thanks for the mental jump-start.
-Pat.
I gonna go out on a limb and assume chuffed to ribbons is a good thing? Honestly, it sounds painful.[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/what.gif[/img][/url]
-Pat
I’m also happy to say I just got shipping notice from Lulu. And THIS one I can listen to in the car![url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/bye.gif[/img][/url]
Just wondering – y’all got Rogue Planet in your sites? I know Android Planet got the republishing treatment few years ago, so that might be off the table. Is Tubb’s passing problematic bringing RP into the Powysverse?[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/spock.gif[/img][/url]
Thanks,
Pat.Sort of cross-posted from another forum…
UK (Network) version of the BDs arrived here yesterday, and they are stunning. Not perfect, in all fairness, but spectacular nonetheless. They appear to be region-free, because they play in a PS3 and a region-free (OK – hacked, Phil, HACKED) BluRay player even when it’s in Region A. I don’t have a run-of-the-mill BD player, but my TV is NTSC only, if that helps anyone.
The stills alone are worth upgrading from previous DVDs. I haven’t watched everything, obviously, but if you have an eye for detail, you will love this set. I ordered the UK version because it appeared from the release announcements that it would have more extras. Total was $79.95 inclusive at the exchange rate at the time (amazon.co.uk) vs. currently ~$70 at amazon.com
-Pat
[url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/cloud9.gif[/img][/url]Awww…. Come on. How long you been married? You should know how it’s done: :unsure:
[spoiler] Let him buy something expensive for himself, then guilt him into it![/spoiler]
Sshhhh. Don’t let the guys know. 😉
Whoa – way cool. Thanks for the tip! [url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/stereo.gif[/img][/url]
-Pat.
It’ll be interesting to see how the signal from Meta is handled, since we know now from Message from Moonbase Alpha that the Meta signal is actually the message sent back through time and space. Maybe that’s the point – the future Alphans sent the signal in that direction because they knew Meta was there and the signal would be intercepted. You know, this could end the whole story right now. At some point, this never-ending cycle is going to end when somebody translates the signal, they all get off the moon and diffuse the situation, nobody gets blown out of orbit, and the signal therefore mysteriously disappears. Ta daaa!!
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Then, somebody steps on a butterfly and Al Gore gets elected president in 2000.
-Pat.
