Riverworld series - Philip Jose Farmer - Page 2

Andybaby · 03-02-2009, 02:58 AM

i did some checking. it was a made for TV movie on Scifi, it was one of their better ones, but thats not saying much, 80 minutes of watching Grass Grow would be one of the Better Scifi Original movies

HarryPigg · 03-02-2009, 06:59 AM

Marvellous series - apart from the last one (Gods of Riverworld) which always felt like a cash-in. Apart from that, I re-read the others at regular intervals for the sheer pleasure they give me.
There's also a long-ish Riverworld short story which appears in one of PJF's short story collections but the name escapes me at the mo'. Also well worth checking out.

BenG · 03-02-2009, 08:23 AM

I enjoyed his biographies of Doc Savage and Tarzan.(They were related).

Over · 03-02-2009, 08:28 AM

I think there was a computer RPG based on Riverworld. Didn't play it, though.

mjh215 · 03-02-2009, 01:41 PM

I loved this series, though I never did get to finish it... I just checked how many books were in the series and am shocked, I must have read 4 of the 5 or just not finished the 5th. I always thought it was a lot longer.

I would definately avoid the SciFi miniseries if you can. I watched it and all I recall about it was I couldn't stand it....

-MJ

Andybaby · 03-03-2009, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh215

I would definately avoid the SciFi miniseries if you can. I watched it and all I recall about it was I couldn't stand it....

-MJ

Scifi Original movies= Avoid

Scifi Mini Series are Always Great and win awards. I always look forward to the miniseries.

Tin Man
The Lost Room
Battlestar Galactica Started as a Mini Series
Dune
The Triangle
Taken!

dadioflex · 03-03-2009, 05:54 AM

Edit.

Penforhire · 03-03-2009, 12:11 PM

I'll have to look for those fictional biographies. I was a big Doc Savage book series fan as a child, though I recognize the writing is completely unpalatable to me today.

Greg Anos · 03-03-2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryPigg

Marvellous series - apart from the last one (Gods of Riverworld) which always felt like a cash-in. Apart from that, I re-read the others at regular intervals for the sheer pleasure they give me.
There's also a long-ish Riverworld short story which appears in one of PJF's short story collections but the name escapes me at the mo'. Also well worth checking out.

It is called Riverworld and in in the collection Riverworld and Other Stories. (I have the Gregg Press Hardcover...)

wayspooled · 03-04-2009, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andybaby

Scifi Original movies= Avoid

Scifi Mini Series are Always Great and win awards. I always look forward to the miniseries.

Tin Man
The Lost Room
Battlestar Galactica Started as a Mini Series
Dune
The Triangle
Taken!

Yeah, I'd agree with that. Best mini-series of all time (not sci-fi though) "Lonesome Dove" from the Pulitzer Prize winning book of same name by Larry McMurtry. Great book. The recurring tv series sucked eggs though.

03-03-2009, 05:54 AM	#22
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Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	i did some checking. it was a made for TV movie on Scifi, it was one of their better ones, but thats not saying much, 80 minutes of watching Grass Grow would be one of the Better Scifi Original movies

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HarryPigg Alleged Writer Posts: 20 Karma: 498294 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Sony PRS-505	Marvellous series - apart from the last one (Gods of Riverworld) which always felt like a cash-in. Apart from that, I re-read the others at regular intervals for the sheer pleasure they give me. There's also a long-ish Riverworld short story which appears in one of PJF's short story collections but the name escapes me at the mo'. Also well worth checking out.

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mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	I loved this series, though I never did get to finish it... I just checked how many books were in the series and am shocked, I must have read 4 of the 5 or just not finished the 5th. I always thought it was a lot longer. I would definately avoid the SciFi miniseries if you can. I watched it and all I recall about it was I couldn't stand it.... -MJ

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