Harry Harrison (March 12th, 1925 - August 15th 2012)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harrison)
Any Sci-Fi fans will surely know who I'm talking about. I only just found out by clicking on Wikipedia that his book "Make Room, Make Room" was the foundation of the 1973 Charlton Heston classic film "Soylent Green". He has of course written other books, but his most famous creation was Slippery Jim DiGriz, AKA "The Stainless Steel Rat". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_Steel_Rat
TWO reasons why I'm posting this.....
(1).....Another piece of my childhood is gone
(2)...... As the character was first written over 50 years ago, I think it's high time the SSR was turned into a movie.
HONESTLY though sifters, you don't even have to be into Science Fiction to appreciate them, "The Rat" was a lovable thief who had to operate in a high-tech world, he was k-i-n-d o-f a cross between James Bond & Monty Python.
*Posts & gets out library card for tomorrow.
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Sooyyylent Greeeeen is peeeeoplllllle!!
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Would love a Stainless Steel Rat movie. Part of my youth as well.
In more SF news - looks like Forever War is being made into a movie. The bad news? Ridley Scott is directing - and he's keen to do it in 3D.
RIP to HH.
Bill the Galactic Hero would also make an entertaining movie.
i has a sad
I brought my copies of "Men from P.I.G and R.O.B.O.T" and "Spaceship Medic" out of storage for my son to read.
Gone, but not forgotten.
The Eden trilogy, Deathworld. I particularly like the last Bill title "The Final Incoherent Adventure".
http://videosift.com/video/Story-of-EC-Comics
see you in another timeline, old friend
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