Posted: 10/13/2007 8:05:02 PM EDT
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I've heard it bombed, and that it sucked, and how it bites. Personally, I thought it was a pretty good picture show. Regardless of what GD told you to think, what did you think of it? |
The book was acuatly an offshoot of the Book Lucifers Hammer. Both are well worth reading. I sure wish they would make a movie of Lucifers Hammer though. 
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I liked 300mi from graceland enough that I actually bought it(in the $5.50 bin). I liked waterworld, not a great movie but I was entertained. Search for it with your DVR. It comes on TNN or TBS all the time. |
I sent my copy to my older sister a fewyears ago. She's been shooting trap/skeet for a couple of years and is wanting to get a Springfield EMP now. The book might have had a little effect.  |
I'm not sure I understand the correlation between Niven/Pournelle's Lucifer's Hammer, and Brin's The Postman (either collectively, or in it's original 4 parts) Both are post-apocalyptic, but the similarities don't seem all that great to me. One follows a natural disaster, the other the "doomwar". One views the preparations of "survivalist" types fairly positively, while the Postman is a pretty anti-survivalist story, that in it's entirety leads you to believe that the "survivalist" types were actually the cause of the war and fall of civilization. The quality of story-telling/writing is certainly not on a par with Niven/Pournelle either. They are both good reads, but not sure how one is an "offshoot" of the other. |
Sorry, The Postman was plane and simple stolen from Lucifers Hammer. If you can't see that......................I believe plagiarism is the word. |
Actually, I don't see it as stolen, although I do see how that statement would appear true. The whole genre of post-apocalypse fiction is pretty formula driven. Niven/Pournelle pretty much worked through the formula. They weren't the first to use it, nor will Brin be the last. All of these type of novels have a lot of similarities. Ravaging hordes of scavenging, cannabilisitic, religious zealot, survivalists, usually show up someplace in all of them. As does the story of the poor modern guy thrust into having to survive in a suddenly non-modern world, destruction then reformation of community, and the rise back towards the future. I don't see the 1/4 or so of overlap between the stories to be evidence of "plagiarism". But then, that's the beauty of art, literature and creative works, we each see different things in them and take different things from them. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I just don't see an obvious ripoff being rewarded the way The Postman was. The first two parts, The Postman, and Cyclops, each won a Hugo Award as the best Novella of their year. The finished novel was the Campbell Award Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year when it came out. Since I can't see that, I guess I'll just have to be "......................."  ETA: In deference to your opinion I will, however, try to get a chance to read them both again, just to see if it strikes me differently this time. |
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Did not know that. When I was there they got a lot of use, at least once a week for drill, then about once a month in the field. Went through a lot of 7.62, both blanks and live rounds. Ammo, magazines, field gear, uniforms, etc were all kept in the QM storage room on the ground level next to the east ramp. The indoor .22 range was west of campus a few blocks, down about 40th or so. Lots of fun. There is also a .22 indoor range that is still in use under the south stands at West Seattle Stadium, part of Seattle Parks Dept. Stadiums in the area hold lots of interesting things. |
I used to shoot there frequently. At one time that is where the Wa state indoor smallbore 4-p championships were held at. |
