Comments on: Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008 http://www.bloggernews.net/114564 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:00:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Farrukh Khan Pitafi http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261557 Farrukh Khan Pitafi Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:22:29 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261557 And one more thing. Don't you think it is very unfair that no silver screen adaptation exists for many of his magnificent works. My personal favorite is Rama series and I really wonder why if movies can be made on LOTR, Harry Potter and His Dark Materials cannot movies be made on such themes? And one more thing. Don’t you think it is very unfair that no silver screen adaptation exists for many of his magnificent works. My personal favorite is Rama series and I really wonder why if movies can be made on LOTR, Harry Potter and His Dark Materials cannot movies be made on such themes?

]]> By: Farrukh Khan Pitafi http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261550 Farrukh Khan Pitafi Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261550 What a sad day, what a great loss. But one thing is for sure. People like Arthur C Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan die not only with a legacy but minds so clear that you find life worth living even if there is no life after death. Thanks Bob for this excellent tribute. Btw can we not pay him our respects by reviewing his works for the readers of BNN. I'll be very glad to review his Rama series. Any takers? What a sad day, what a great loss. But one thing is for sure. People like Arthur C Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan die not only with a legacy but minds so clear that you find life worth living even if there is no life after death. Thanks Bob for this excellent tribute. Btw can we not pay him our respects by reviewing his works for the readers of BNN. I’ll be very glad to review his Rama series. Any takers?

]]> By: nexien http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261516 nexien Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:14:10 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114564#comment-261516 "There can be no reasonable doubt: the ancient mystery is solved at last. Yet, oh God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?" The Star “There can be no reasonable doubt: the ancient mystery is solved at last. Yet, oh God, there were so many stars you could have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?”

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