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I agree that the later Heinlein books are too long and get a little boring. The earlier ones are most entertaining if you read them in English because he spent time in the Navy, and he uses a lot of the humor and jargon you get from the Navy. They are a lot shorter and simpler, too.

The son was a little annoying in the movie, too. He kept saying Papa. That reminded me of Stranger Things. Here's a book to be afraid of: The Child Thief, by Brom (and not just for what happens in the first couple pages). I found it to be really unsettling and that it undermined hope and happiness completely, especially because you don't expect it; the hopelessness sneaks its way in, and by the time you realize it, there is no escape from it.

Now I really want to read Poor Liza, by Karamzin, but my Russian is poor. I think I want to read it that much more because I can't find it in English 🤣

Same feeling about Dandelion Wine. I read it (part of it) as a child and got the same depressed feeling, so I couldn't finish.

I agree about Philip K. Dick. I always start reading his books with high hopes and then grind to a halt out of boredom. Somehow they just seem like a chore. I feel the same way about Bladerunner, too. 🤷‍♂

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All songs heard in the video in order of appearance: Burning Witches - The Dark Tower Blind Guardian - Sacred Mind Blind Guardian - Life Beyond the Spheres Nik Nocturnal (feat. the Charismatic Voice) - Red Panda Blind Guardian - the Quest for Tanelorn (2024) Blind Guardian - Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) Sabaton - Dreadnought Blind Guardian - Secrets of the American Gods In Extremo - Roter Stern (feat. Hansi Kürsch)

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Ursula Le Guin has such creative ideas but her books are so hard for me to read and get into. The concept of The dispossessed does seem really interesting though so I might give it another try.

Adaptations are difficult. There are many great fantasy books, and a few great fantasy movies and series (both original and adaptations), but counting on adaptations seems pointless. If you're prepared for heavy epic fantasy, you could read Malazan, but be prepared for how 'much' it is, and that it will probably never be adapted. If what you want is specifically reading and watching the same thing, then you're going to have more luck with animation (particularly anime adaptations of light novels) than live action.

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Not yet. Its always a cycle. In the 80s fantasy boomed and then it was almost gone. Then fantasy and great sf in a way dominated TV in the 90s. An with the 2000er began the time of fantasy in cinema. I mean there was also twilight. It was a success although it is really really bad and paved the way to our todays romantasy phase. It will change. Without pushing it. With people who would love to tell a story and not because they want to sell it. Later one will always be mediocre at first. Streaming made it all harder. Just wait.

Potter and GoT puts you in the Millennial generation so you've had your day. Besides true classics don't happen along every day or even every generation as gen-zee never got anything and looking at the tablet generation I doubt they'll be inspired by anything either. You're going to have to demand something else because this isn't going to happen.

Whether anything becomes a phenomenon is purely subjective to whether it appeals to a large enough fan base and whether there is a director out there that believes in putting it on the big screen for all to enjoy. It's not something that can be forced unless you have very deep pockets and even then you might be able to produce it but you can't make anyone like it. The "LOTR" was animated a few times but until it was produced in 2001 it wasn't really even possible to portray it on the big screen because CGI wasn't up to the task until then. Now if you get a novel like "HP" and someone decides to tackle it, it can be on the screen within a few years of being written. There are lots of series that have potential but many of them can't be made to flourish in today's climate. The "Alvin Prentice" series has potential but the author has been labeled a "phobe" so that won't happen. The "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" is another with potential but there is a problematic assault in one of the books so that also has to be scratched off the list. Most purists would tell you that the "Dune" stories could still be remade yet again because none of the versions we've seen on the screen have been true to the storyline in the book and the latest version tends to sprinkle far too much current politics into the script. Even the "Foundation" story that is out now little resembles the storyline in the books. I do sympathize there a bit because those novels truly put the "slow" back into "slow burn." I've not watched the TV series but I know that the films based on "The Vampire Chronicles" didn't begin to explore all that was in those books. Even "A Space Odyssey" was a series that was never fully explored on the screen. Even what was covered in "2010" still left almost half of the story untold. There have been a few adaptations of HP Lovecraft's stories but once again, he's considered to have been a racist which I think scares directors away from doing more with the vast and intricate collection he wrote. There is material out there, it lacks someone behind it to give it momentum and people are too quick to shoot them down because of coming from a time where ideologies were different than today. Sadly, I don't see much in the way of current fiction that has what it takes to become a phenomenon and the younger generations will never know the older stuff even exists if they aren't exposed to it. But then you have things like the "Twilight" series that becomes something of a phenomenon even though it has no right to be. I mean, two films that were little more than listening to an insufferable whiny brat pleading "turn me, turn me" and then the third ended up being the ultimate "take back." Who could have guessed that it would have been so popular and how much of that popularity was derived from bare male chests exposed on the big screen and how much from the excellent story telling? When the next big phenomenon happens it will happen in it's own time as they always do and it may or may not be a story line that appeals to each and every one of us. Like everything in life, you either pick up your torch and make it happen or sit back and wait until someone else does it. (And there are a lot more older series with potential out there, I barely even scratched the surface with the few I mentioned.)

Great video. I hope to see a new fantasy phenomenon emerge soon, the world needs it...

Why are you even making this video? Women are pushing men (who write epic fantasy mostly) out of publishing spaces and you women think epic fantasy is "problematic". 💀

I agree, though I can imagine fans of The First Law and Stormlight Archive would be screaming that they have a phenomenon or at least a series that deserves to be a phenomenon! (I don't agree) perhaps Fantasy adaptations are over saturated or there have been too many disappointments. I look to Science Fiction for adaptations and while there have been some good ones I am not sure Fantasy or Science Fiction will supply a phenomenon like Game Of Thrones anytime soon, though I hope I am wrong. The Dark Tower is being made into a series...it could be good, but could it be a show that has everyone talking like Game Of Thrones? Probably not unfortunately.

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2 "on the way" I like your optimism!

Now just keep going for about 7 years and you will find success! Subbed btw

I love the way you point out specific differences between the book and the movie, ive always found a number of the changes relatively pointless buy some of your thoughts have pointed out some other ideas as to those changes

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The axe on ankles part makes me thankful i have feet unlike paul😭😭

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Its imposible if you are a book worm 😔

I am halfway through book 3 of Mistborn. I am enjoying it a lot. It's a cool trilogy.

the “yerrr umber whuun fayunnn” part is SO important because it’s the very first hint at Annie. that’s her saying “I’m your number one fan” in paul’s groggy haze

Joyland was great. Made me cry

Hopefully not sounding stupid but what does an adapted version mean?

Update: this video aged a little bit badly for Just Kids and Fevre Dream no longer have the "favourite book" status. Still solid novels though.

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This was fun! I think the main thing about metal fans vs. people who just listen to metal is that metal fans have way too many opinions on heavy metal and can't ever agree on more than one thing at a time. I've written for a German metal webzine for years and I've organized concerts and so on so I have a different approach to some stuff, especially the controversy-related things since separating art and artist is much harder when you have to work with the artist. I have way too many bandshirts after years and years of going to shows and buying tourshirts there but that's the kind of privilege you get from living in a country where almost all your favourite bands tour regularly.

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