A Conversation for Arthur C. Clarke
2001/2010
Dr. Rjinswand Started conversation Jan 14, 2003
Did anyone else think that 2010 was a more profound book than 2001 due to the whole discovering life on europa. That gave me chills running down my spine. Shame that Arthur wrote it as a sequel to the film rather than his book. Prefered the book to the film. More exciting with them having to go around jupiter to sling shot to saturn. Makes more sense with the life on europa though.
2001/2010
xyroth Posted Jan 15, 2003
it sounds like you are confusing motivations and results.
arthur was inspired to write the movie 2010, and this was made into a book, but the relocation took place because it made things easier.
it had noting to do with if it was for the book or the film, it just brought the series back in line with current scientific knowledge (which arthur does a lot in his books).
2061 and 3001 are both rather good books as well.
2001/2010
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Jan 16, 2003
Indeed they are..... Another trilogy in 4 parts.....
2001/2010
Dr. Rjinswand Posted Jan 16, 2003
I agree about 2061 and 3001 being good but still think 2010 was the more profound of the 4. Really gave me shivers like no other book has yet.
2001/2010
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Jun 10, 2003
nothing to say.... Just revisitting old conversations....
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R. Daneel Olivaw -- (User 201118) (Member FFFF, ARS, and DOS) ( -O- ) Posted Jun 14, 2003
I agree, 2010 was the best in the series.
It had to be around Jupiter-though. There is evidence of an ocean under Europa's crust, but none on any of Saturn's moons, except maybe Encladeus. Also, it would be more reasonable to make Jupuiter a star than Saturn. Jupiter/Europa fits the plot better, so he really had little choice.
2001/2010
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Sep 30, 2003
He has plenty of choice, he could have written 2010 completely differently.... Without the life in the ocean's of Europa, maybe things living in the rings of Saturn, evidenced by the spokes in the rings....
2001/2010
R. Daneel Olivaw -- (User 201118) (Member FFFF, ARS, and DOS) ( -O- ) Posted Sep 30, 2003
Yeah, except for the fact that one plot is closer to reality--there's more evidence of life on europa than on Jupiter's rings.
Anyway, his origional reason for a book about Jupiter was that he wanted to use Galileo information; however he finally got tired of waiting. By that time, though, he had probably already decided that he wanted to turn Jupiter into a star.
2001/2010
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Oct 3, 2003
Saturn's Rings...
Although Jupiter does have them, they are very faint, and nothing to write home about...
Actually all the Gas giants have rings of a sort...
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2001/2010
- 1: Dr. Rjinswand (Jan 14, 2003)
- 2: xyroth (Jan 15, 2003)
- 3: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Jan 16, 2003)
- 4: Dr. Rjinswand (Jan 16, 2003)
- 5: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Jun 10, 2003)
- 6: R. Daneel Olivaw -- (User 201118) (Member FFFF, ARS, and DOS) ( -O- ) (Jun 14, 2003)
- 7: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Sep 30, 2003)
- 8: R. Daneel Olivaw -- (User 201118) (Member FFFF, ARS, and DOS) ( -O- ) (Sep 30, 2003)
- 9: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 3, 2003)
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