G Martin 87 said:

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Idle Thought: I know we have to wait and see the finished film of course, but aren't we living in a great time for sci-fi/fantasy film adaptations? Arrival, Dune, The Martian being obvious examples.

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100%. If you put the right material with the right director you can get awesome sci-fi. Blade Runner 2049 is also incredible, Villeneuve is so good at this genre.

I'm currently reading the book, still have about 150 pages to go. From what I've read so far, this movie looks like a pretty good adaptation.

Max Power said:

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G Martin 87 said:

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Idle Thought: I know we have to wait and see the finished film of course, but aren't we living in a great time for sci-fi/fantasy film adaptations? Arrival, Dune, The Martian being obvious examples.

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100%. If you put the right material with the right director you can get awesome sci-fi. Blade Runner 2049 is also incredible, Villeneuve is so good at this genre.

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Seems like we've gone through some great eras for scifi. Late 70s/early 80s, and then roughly the last decade. Alien, Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind from back then, to Interstellar, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune movies now.

TCTTS said:

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Except that's the actual song, sung by Oasis themselves. Yes, slightly remixed, but so is damn near every pop song used in every trailer, which has been a thing for nearly 50 years now. There's a difference between that and, say, the choral cover of "Creep" in The Social Network or the orchestral version of "Sweet Child of Mine" in the Westworld season three trailer, which I agree are a little played out (but can still be effective if used effectively)...

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Gen X - 3
Late Millennials/Gen Z - 1
Boomers - 0

At least as far as soundtracks it's like they're already gone.

Max Power said:

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I would probably go straight into Artemis after this since it was also written by Andy Weir, but I was able to get We Are Legion (We Are Bob) as part of a 2 for 1 sale on Audible so I'll probably go with that one first.

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I have had to change from reading to audio due to vision issues, so I have 15 years of audible books racked up.

The Bobiverse books are great on audible.

Check out "Columbus Day" by Craig Alanson as a follow up. Just remember to Respect the awesomeness!

Enjoy the trip!

zip90 said:

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Max Power said:

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I would probably go straight into Artemis after this since it was also written by Andy Weir, but I was able to get We Are Legion (We Are Bob) as part of a 2 for 1 sale on Audible so I'll probably go with that one first.

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I have had to change from reading to audio due to vision issues, so I have 15 years of audible books racked up.

The Bobiverse books are great on audible.

Check out "Columbus Day" by Craig Alanson as a follow up. Just remember to Respect the awesomeness!

Enjoy the trip!

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it's TRUST the awesomeness,, TTA, you ignorant monkey

first 4 books are on spotify, libby, etc

07ag said:

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it's TRUST the awesomeness,, TTA, you ignorant monkey

first 4 books are on spotify, libby, etc

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You are correct, give this man a juice box!

zip90 said:

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07ag said:

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it's TRUST the awesomeness,, TTA, you ignorant monkey

first 4 books are on spotify, libby, etc

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You are correct, give this man a juice box!

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i'll have one of the scotch filled ones please

Max Power said:

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The Martian is one of my favorite movies of all time, it's one of those films that if it's on I'll watch it or if I'm bored and can't think of anything else to watch I'm happy to watch it again. I watched it again just last month, and it's still great. I've been making my way through the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and damn it's awesome. It's good enough that I had to turn my Audible account back on because they turned this audiobook off on Spotify before I could finish listening. If the movie is close to as engaging as the book then we're in for a treat and I can't wait. Given how Damon was in The Martian I can see Gosling being a great choice for Ryland Grace.

Before I catch any shots for listening to the audiobook instead of reading I have something wrong in my brain when it comes to reading, things just don't stick, and it's been that way since I was a kid. I can read page after page and partially or completely forget what I was reading by the end of the paragraph, page, or chapter. I wish it wasn't that way but it is. Everyone in my family are huge readers but me, it's annoying. Audiobooks are a godsend for me.

I would probably go straight into Artemis after this since it was also written by Andy Weir, but I was able to get We Are Legion (We Are Bob) as part of a 2 for 1 sale on Audible so I'll probably go with that one first.

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Project Hail Mary is an instance where the audiobook adds something to it. The audio for Rocky's speech is not something you are going to get from just reading the book.

I've gotten through way more books by listening to audiobooks on my drives and during cardio workouts this last year than I have in a long, long time so I don't really care if anyone thinks listening to audiobooks is lazy or whatever.

https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3549252

Book and movie thread if y'all want to speak freely

Been listening to the audio book on drives for work recently too and highly recommend. Great book and the audiobook version is well done too

I wish I could do audiobooks, would make my commute a lot better (settle for podcasts)
its been a while since I tried, really was before podcasts were a thing, so maybe my brain can make it work now.

I think I just like creating the voices/sounds myself with my imagination, but Ive heard a lot of audiobooks have high production value and high quality performances so open to a new way.

Wonder if I should do a book I havent read yet, or listen to a book as a re-read.

PatAg said:

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I wish I could do audiobooks, would make my commute a lot better (settle for podcasts)
its been a while since I tried, really was before podcasts were a thing, so maybe my brain can make it work now.

I think I just like creating the voices/sounds myself with my imagination, but Ive heard a lot of audiobooks have high production value and high quality performances so open to a new way.

Wonder if I should do a book I havent read yet, or listen to a book as a re-read.

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Audiobooks have come a long way as technology and voice acting have significantly improved. In turn, there is a much larger market, better hosting platforms, and a large contingent of professional voice actors that have been doing exceptional audiobooks for several years now.

PatAg said:

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I wish I could do audiobooks, would make my commute a lot better (settle for podcasts)
its been a while since I tried, really was before podcasts were a thing, so maybe my brain can make it work now.

I think I just like creating the voices/sounds myself with my imagination, but Ive heard a lot of audiobooks have high production value and high quality performances so open to a new way.

Wonder if I should do a book I havent read yet, or listen to a book as a re-read.

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It all comes down to the narrator. I tried to listen to the first book from Game of Thrones but I really hated the narrator. The way he would say names, including saying names differently from time to time, just completely turned me off and I don't think I even finished it. Harry Potter on the other hand is incredible on audiobook, and the same guy does all of them. There's several screen actors out there that are on lots of audiobooks as well. On Audible there's a 5 minute preview you can listen to before deciding whether you want to buy a book. I always listen to that before buying even if I'm already interested in the book.

Here's a few recommendations in different areas so you have plenty to choose from:

Project Hail Mary, of course
Harry Potter, the whole series read by Jim Dale
Band of Brothers
With the Old Breed
Helmet for my Pillow
Masters of the Air
How to Build A Car by Adrian Newey, about Formula 1
The Hobbit and LotR
The Sandman
No Country for Old Men
Lonesome Dove
Dune
Fight Club
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, stories the next GoT series is from and they're great on audiobook.
Fire and Blood, it's written like a history book on the Targaryens from GoT so it's fiction but written as detailed nonfiction and really entertaining.
Medium Raw or Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Fisherman by John Langan, cosmic horror
Devolution by Max Brooks
The Spy and the Traitor