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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
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Lynn McGuire
2024-08-05 19:31:21 UTC
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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary

Might be a good tv series. Will be at least three seasons if it makes it.

I love the illustration of the cradle.

Lynn
D
2024-08-06 08:40:08 UTC
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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series. Will be at least three seasons if it makes it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a few
days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait between
actual scenes from the book. =(

But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of trans
and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I think it
will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
Paul S Person
2024-08-06 16:26:32 UTC
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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series. Will be at least three seasons if it makes it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a few
days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait between
actual scenes from the book. =(
You are turning what Peter Jackson did into a Universal Law. Of
course, that was 3 movies rather than 3 seasons.

Then again, considering the few online series I have watched ... the
same could, I think, be said of even one season.
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But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of trans
and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I think it
will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
D
2024-08-06 19:30:47 UTC
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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series. Will be at least three seasons if it makes it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a few
days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait between
actual scenes from the book. =(
You are turning what Peter Jackson did into a Universal Law. Of
course, that was 3 movies rather than 3 seasons.
This is true. Mostly, if we look at one shot movies, I am disappointed by
them too most of the times.
Post by Paul S Person
Then again, considering the few online series I have watched ... the
same could, I think, be said of even one season.
Yes!
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But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of trans
and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I think it
will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
Lynn McGuire
2024-08-06 19:40:32 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
  https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series.  Will be at least three seasons if it makes
it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a few
days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait between
actual scenes from the book. =(
But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of
trans and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I
think it will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
I made it three seasons since there are three parts to the book. Now,
two years from now, and 5,000 years from now.

Lynn
Cryptoengineer
2024-08-07 16:10:37 UTC
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Post by Lynn McGuire
“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
  https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series.  Will be at least three seasons if it
makes it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a
few days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait
between actual scenes from the book. =(
But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of
trans and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I
think it will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
I made it three seasons since there are three parts to the book.  Now,
two years from now, and 5,000 years from now.
I personally think its one of Stephenson's weakest works. Too much
stuff is made unnecessarily implausible without even an attempt
at explanation.

There is a some really neat worldbuilding, but by the time we got
there, my WSOD was completely gone.

pt
D
2024-08-07 17:47:53 UTC
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“SEVENEVES at Legendary”
  https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/seveneves-at-legendary
Might be a good tv series.  Will be at least three seasons if it makes
it.
I love the illustration of the cradle.
Lynn
Sigh... why would they make 3 seasons of a book that one reads in a few
days? It will only be like the Hobbit a long and tedious wait between
actual scenes from the book. =(
But I do think that seveneves fits perfectly in the current times of trans
and woke:ism, as well as exploring questions about survival. I think it
will be a big hit with the progressive crowd!
I made it three seasons since there are three parts to the book.  Now, two
years from now, and 5,000 years from now.
I personally think its one of Stephenson's weakest works. Too much
stuff is made unnecessarily implausible without even an attempt
at explanation.
There is a some really neat worldbuilding, but by the time we got
there, my WSOD was completely gone.
pt
I found the book alright. 3.5 out of 5. Too much descriptions, but that is
Stephensons style, so by only reading quotes, the book became much better.
;)

Early Stephenson the diamond age, cryptonomicon, and a third one I don't
recall at the moment, are my favourites.
Michael F. Stemper
2024-08-07 19:11:37 UTC
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I personally think its one of Stephenson's weakest works. Too much
stuff is made unnecessarily implausible without even an attempt
at explanation.
There is a some really neat worldbuilding, but by the time we got
there, my WSOD was completely gone.
I found the book alright. 3.5 out of 5. Too much descriptions, but that is Stephensons style, so by only reading quotes, the book became much better. ;)
Early Stephenson the diamond age, cryptonomicon, and a third one I don't recall at the moment, are my favourites.
_Snow Crash_?
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Michael F. Stemper
I feel more like I do now than I did when I came in.
D
2024-08-07 19:59:29 UTC
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I personally think its one of Stephenson's weakest works. Too much
stuff is made unnecessarily implausible without even an attempt
at explanation.
There is a some really neat worldbuilding, but by the time we got
there, my WSOD was completely gone.
I found the book alright. 3.5 out of 5. Too much descriptions, but that is
Stephensons style, so by only reading quotes, the book became much better.
;)
Early Stephenson the diamond age, cryptonomicon, and a third one I don't
recall at the moment, are my favourites.
_Snow Crash_?
Yes! Thank you very much, you scratched my itch! I think Snow crash or the
diamond age would be nice mini-series on TV. Woulde definitely watch those
if they could keep it short.

Perhaps only UK producers are the only ones in the world who can resist the
temptation to make TV-series without an end?

Not science fiction, but I think the UK as a movie nation did an excellent
job adapting John le Carrés the night manager.

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