what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would like

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Well with the passing of the greatest writer of our time in terms of sci fi.. what episodes from all the series:

1) did he really like. I don't recall reading any comments he might have made about Trek. If he did, did he like it? what shows did he like.

2) What shows do you think he would have liked, what concepts ddo you think he would have appreciated, or would have put forth ideas and concepts about the universe that were similar or at least comparable to his own? Trek DOES have its share of hard sci fi episodes, despite being more character driven. Let's pin these down!

 

[misskim86]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

I don't think he liked Star Trek, or if he did, he liked the show as an adventure show not a Sci Fi show. Let's be honest Star Trek's focus isn't Sci Fi, it's adventure and drama and sociopolitics, the setting could be ancient rome for all I care.

Arthur C.Clarke wrote real Sci Fi, something that is really rare these days with all Science Fantasy (Star Wars/trek)

 

[Nebusj]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

I don't think he liked Star Trek, or if he did, he liked the show as an adventure show not a Sci Fi show. Let's be honest Star Trek's focus isn't Sci Fi, it's adventure and drama and sociopolitics, the setting could be ancient rome for all I care.

Arthur C.Clarke wrote real Sci Fi, something that is really rare these days with all Science Fantasy (Star Wars/trek)

Clarke also wrote that ``science fantasy'' stuff, science fiction for television -- he like pretty near everybody ever worked for Captain Video for a few weeks. He even turned some of his experiences there into a neat little story about the quest for really, truly, authentic space-type props.

I don't have offhand a quote from Clarke about Star Trek; if he did say anything substantial about it probably it would have been regarding the original series and made in the late 60s or within the 70s. An old Salon.com article discusses with him the idea that part of the success of Star Trek may come from it presenting space flight in a way that anyone can participate, which may also have its drawbacks: http://archive.salon.com/feb97/21st/startrek970213.html

To update his examples, it's amazing that a moon of Saturn may have its own ring system, but does that get the pulse pounding the way a good fight with Klingons, scantily dressed green-skinned women, and arbitrarily omnipotent but morally divided supercomputers do?

 

[Kegek]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

Arthur C. Clarke liked Star Trek, there are one or two references to the series in some of his novels. He did clearly consider it science fantasy but he did not consider the term a derogatory one. I don't have any quotes offhand either, but I do recall him once mentioning Roddenberry in the same breath as Asimov.

Also, though no Star Trek films made his list of the ten best sci-fi films ever made (which he stated in the early eighties, IIRC), he considered TWOK among the very good films which he had not included.

 

[number6]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

He thought GR was a genius and that B&B killed the franchise.

He was a Farscape fan and watched nuBSG regularly.

He was also a fan of the Girls Gone Wild DVD series.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

Ah yes.. I knew I'd seen SOMETHING. Thanks for reminding me

Here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan#Expectations_and_critical_reception


Though Arthur C. Clarke did not include The Wrath of Khan in his list of best science fiction films ever made, he "brooded over" the omission.

 

[blakbyrd]

Re: what eps did Arthur C Clark like - or what do you think he would l

He thought GR was a genius and that B&B killed the franchise.

He was a Farscape fan and watched nuBSG regularly.

He was also a fan of the Girls Gone Wild DVD series.