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JediTrilobite Registered: Nov '99	Date Posted: 1/3/06 11:19am Subject: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov - Date Edited: 7/20/08 12:56pm (1 edits total) Edited By: NYCitygurl
	More than anyone else, I believe that Isaac Asimov has gotten the top spot for one of the most influencial SciFi author of all times. His work with his robot stories are great, as is Foundataion and any number of his other hundreds of works. Any favorites in paticular? -----signature----- Ever wonder what happened during the clone wars? Visit: http://www.theclonewarz.net My Blogs: http://carryyouaway.blogspot.com , http://jeditrilobite.wordpress.com , http://tk3220.wordpress.com TK-3220, NEG VT Rep
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Lobot_Omy Title: Moderator Emeritus Registered: Jul '01	Date Posted: 1/3/06 2:19pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	I love the way he writes. You start reading his stories and you're captivated right away and want to read more. I recently bought and read all of the robot, empire, and foundation books. Really good Sci Fi.
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citizenjohn Title: President, MEPA FanForce, NYC Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 1/3/06 2:59pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	My favorite of his works (from what I have read so far) is I, Robot. -----signature----- MEPA http://www.mepa-nyc.com G'Kar - "There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom" Sic Semper Tyrannis Veni Vidi Vici The Revolution Has Begun
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Darth_Daver Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 1/3/06 6:52pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	Everything in the Robots/Foundation series is brilliant. If I had to pick a favourite, I'd say Foundation's Edge/Foundation & Earth (alright, that's 2) for tying everything together. -----signature----- *"Sir Brown Nosing Slut" of The 3SA/JCC Sarcasm Knights* RIP Snow and MyKe
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JediTrilobite Registered: Nov '99	Date Posted: 1/3/06 10:17pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	I like Foundation a little more than I, Robot, but both are outstanding. -----signature----- Ever wonder what happened during the clone wars? Visit: http://www.theclonewarz.net My Blogs: http://carryyouaway.blogspot.com , http://jeditrilobite.wordpress.com , http://tk3220.wordpress.com TK-3220, NEG VT Rep
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NeverKnowsBest Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 1/3/06 10:53pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	I've not had the pleasure to read his work yet. The only hard sci-fi books I've really liked is Karen Traviss' work. (Star Wars isn't really hard sci-fi) -----signature----- Yes, I am -RebelScum- And yes, if I am posting from here, I lost a game.
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DarthBishop Registered: Dec '05	Date Posted: 1/4/06 12:52am Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	i like asimov but one can argue for Clarke, Herbert as well 2001 and dune
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droideka27 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 1/4/06 1:31am Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	I love asimov because his works are so SMART. I reallyenjoyed Nightfall and The Gods Themselves, but i like pretty much all of his work. Highly influential -----signature----- "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent" -- Qui-Gon
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Dingo Registered: Apr '01	Date Posted: 1/4/06 5:04am Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	droideka27 posted: I love asimov because his works are so SMART. I reallyenjoyed Nightfall and The Gods Themselves, but i like pretty much all of his work. Highly influential Tracy, have you had a chance to read Gold? Great little story that plays on the events of both The Gods Themselves and Asimov himself. I'm still trying to find a copy of the short story Nightfall that then became the full novel. A lot of the reviews I had read were regarding the short story version, and it would be nice to compare them. The only real issue I have is in the finish of TGT. The third part of the story really doesn't fully incorporate what had occurred in both the previous parts, instead mainly focussing on the human aspect. With Asimov's Foundation novels, I've enjoyed all of them, with the exception of Forward the Foundation. It wasn't that it was a complete write-off, just that I think age finally caught up with him, and he got a bit too self-indulgent, wrapping a good story up in excess baggage. -----signature----- You want someone to hurt like you, You want to share what you've been through. "Yes, to Dingo you listen." - Miana Kenobi
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LostOnHoth Registered: Feb '00	Date Posted: 1/4/06 7:20pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	My favourite Asimov books are Caves of Steel, Nemesis, The Gods Themselves and the Foundation series. I think Caves of Steel would make an excellent movie. Kevin Spacey as R. Daneel Olivaw and Sean Bean as Detective Lije Bailey. -----signature----- Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire
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ShrunkenJedi Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 1/5/06 9:52am Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	Big Asimov fan here! He's got the fast-paced pulp style and ability to really know a plot combined with really interesting ideas in the plots themselves. I love the Foundation series, but recently went back through some of his robot stories for a project and was quite impressed. Gotta love the Laws. -----signature----- Fanficcer and Fanartist-- check the profile! My New Drabbles and Viggies: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28153417/
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sidious618 Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 1/8/06 1:47pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov - Date Edited: 1/8/06 1:48pm (1 edits total) Edited By: sidious618
	I just finished the first foundation novel, Foundation and it was good up until the final part. It got a bit boring there I felt. Anyone else feel that way? However, I loved both I, Robot and Prelude to Foundation. -----signature----- But in purple, I'm stunning!- Londo Mollari, Babylon 5
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VadersLaMent Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 1/8/06 2:26pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	About 12 years ago I read the Harlen Ellison script treatment for what SHOULD have been the I, Robot movie. It would have been far better than the film we wound up with. It was a decent movie, but it was not I, Robot. The one thing that irked me was seeing the I, Robot book on the stands with Will Smith on the cover. It was not a book adapted from the film, it was Asimov's novel with Will Smith on the cover. Sad. -----signature----- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic--Arthur C. Clarke Any sufficiently advanced extraterrestrial intelligence is indistinguishable from God--Michael Shermer I am a sexy, shoeless GOD OF WAR!
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Cliodna_ben_Lhee Title: FanForce CR Snohomish County, WA Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 1/9/06 2:18pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	Vaders, I would love to have seen a copy of that. Hollywood slaughtered I, Robot. I'll bet Ellison did it better justice Asimov is among my top 5 favorite sci-fi authors. I have read many of his books multiple times. I recently began a quest to read (and in many cases re-read) all of his fiction books (except fot the "Lucky Starr" series of books which I believe to be targeted toward juvenile readers) in the order they were published. If I manage to finish that before I die, there are also a few of his non-fiction science titles I wish to read as well. I am in the middle of "The Second Foundation" right now. This is the second time I have read it, the first time was almost 20 years ago! -----signature----- "Try not. Do or Do Not, there is no try" "Would You Like a Jelly Baby?" "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"
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Jek_Windu Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 1/9/06 6:29pm Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	I haven't read much of Asimov, but what I have shows how brilliant an author he was, and how deeply he effected science fiction. One of the reasons I like the new Battlestar Galactica- really harkens to Asimov's view of scifi. -----signature----- Tryanids: You don't have enough bullets! Imperial Guard: YES WE DO! R.I.P. Trini
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Rogue...Jedi Title: Arena Manager Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 1/23/06 11:48am Subject: RE: Foundations of SciFi: Isaac Asimov
	Asimov is my favorite sci-fi author without a doubt. I'm currently rereading the Robot-Empire-Foundation series (I tend to view it all as one mega series rather than three series). The Empire novels are the weakest section of that series, but still very good reads. Foundation and Earth is probably my favorite book from the series, though I like the others a lot as well. I usually read the Second Foundation Trilogy books within that series, even though they aren't nearly as good as Asimov's own work. I'm on Foundation's Fear right now, lamenting Asimov's death having prevented him from writing stories about the same topics himself, because they could be so much better. They're not bad, necessarily, but they just don't compare. The movie I, Robot... well, it wasn't a bad movie, as long as you pretend that it had nothing to do with the actual book. The only solid ties they had were the names Susan Calvin, Alfred Lanning, and Lawrence Robertson. Well, and US Robots. That said, they did manage to tie in a few of Asimov's ideas from the stories in I, Robot and other books. Trying to find Sonny (an NS-5) in the room of 1000 robots certainly was reminiscent of trying to find the NS-2 Nestor 10 among the sixty-someodd robots of the same model with the three laws. That said, Asimov would have hated the movie, because it was little more than the usual robots trying to take over story, which he makes very clear that he doesn't like.
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