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Arthur C. Clarke R.I.P.

General Discussions » Arthur C. Clarke R.I.P. (Posts 1 to 8 of 8)

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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 19th 2008 edited
    sad

    Aged 90.....not bad eh!? smile

    A true visionary and part of my sc-fi reading childhood.

    ...off on his own space odysey now.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  2. Perhaps not as unexpected as Anthony Minghella's death (what a surprise!), but he certainly put in a good innings.
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
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      CommentAuthorAtham
    • CommentTimeMar 19th 2008
    I used to love watching Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World as a kid.
    A great man!
  4. After Heinlein & Asmiov, and now Clarke, the three giants of Sci-Fi literature are gone. Very sad.
  5. Atham wrote
    I used to love watching Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World as a kid.
    A great man!

    I'd completely forgotten about this show. Didn't that show start with a crystal skull?
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    Atham wrote
    I used to love watching Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World as a kid.
    A great man!

    I'd completely forgotten about this show. Didn't that show start with a crystal skull?


    yes it did.

    Wasn't there a similar, earlier show narrated by Mr. Spock? ( Leonard Nimoy wink )
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  7. Ah yes, Leonard Nimoy's GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4mJCvY-2A
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2008
    franz_conrad wrote
    Ah yes, Leonard Nimoy's GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4mJCvY-2A



    Yep! That's it! biggrin

    Very cheesy, it was called 'In Search of' ( The Bermuda Triangle, The Abominable Snowman, Elderado etc etc ) here in UK.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt

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