Tag Archives: Asimov

TMTYR Episode #60: Tangentially Inspired (Eagle Eye)

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The Pavement Pounders ring in 2018 with Isaac Asimov’s short story “All The Troubles of the World,” which was exactly how much adapted into the 2008 film Eagle Eye? You’ll have to listen to find out.

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Rankings:!

Unfortunately we had a 51% probability of rankings, but an abort recommendation.

Notes:
Full text of the story:
http://www.mcguiremarks.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39793909/isaac_asimov-all_the_troubles_of_the_world_(1).pdf

Roger Ebert’s Review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eagle-eye-2008

Seth’s appearance on Random Trek “The Thaw”:
https://www.theincomparable.com/randomtrek/168/

TMTYR Episode #32: Practically Illiterate (Top 3 SF Books)

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And now for something completely different! Eschewing the normal homework-heavy format, the Pavement Pounders discuss their lists of Top 3 Science Fiction books. This is a new thing they’re hoping to do more of, so be sure to get in touch with your suggestions for future lists, and let them know what you thought of this episode.

Perhaps using the Contact Form? (http://pavementpodcast.com/contact-us/)

The Lists!

Colin:

  1. The Martian, by Andy Weir
  2. Sentenced to Prism, by Alan Dean Foster
  3. Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn

James:

  1. Sentence to Prism, by Alan Dean Foster
  2. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
  3. Jumper, by Steven Gould

Seth:

  1. Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
  2. Blindness, by Jose Saramago
  3. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov

Notes:
Sci-Fi Stack Exchange:
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/

Reddit thread on list philosophy:
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3sqv10/looking_for_opinions_on_the_philosophy_of/

Our previous episodes mentioned on the show:
Jumper: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-29-we-mean-no-harm-to-your-planet-jumper/)
I, Robot: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-25-there-is-no-spooner-i-robot/)
The Martian: (http://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/tmtyr-episode-30-weir-science-the-martian-feat-matt-anderson/)

TMTYR Episode #25: There Is No Spooner (I, Robot)

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In Episode #25, the Pavement Pounders discuss the much-maligned 2004 film I, Robot, based (or is it?) on Isaac Asimov’s classic novel/anthology of the same name.  This completes our Robot obligations after previously covering Eando Binder’s short story “I, Robot.”

Also under consideration is the alternate universe version of the movie that we unfortunately never got.  Lousy Many Worlds Hypothesis, keeping us from having nice things!

Also, we’ve hit the quarter mark!  Woo!  Stick with us for another eight years or so and we’ll make 100 episodes!  Also to be celebrated is that James has taken one more step toward geekdom since he hadn’t previously read I, Robot.  Cash, checks, and baked goods are acceptable gifts for this kind of occasion.

Or just leave us an iTunes review, as TKCPodcast and SciFiOnScreen did (links to their shows below)!: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/take-me-to-your-reader/id845657082

Pounder Rankings!:

James:

  • screenplay
  • book
  • movie

Colin:

  • book
  • screenplay
  • movie

Seth:

  • book
  • movie
  • screenplay

Notes: