<<The original Big Three were the best selling, best liked, most influential, most prolific, most well known especially to those outside the community--
We have determined that since the Sci Fi community is as splintered as most markets these days there will have to be many Big Threes>> --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "cky27" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, Mr. Chricton does make a lot of money, but could ti be that SF > fandom hates hom because HIS BOOKS ARE CRAP? Are we talking about > the most influential three authors still producing work, or the > three consistently producing the most high quality stuff. For the > former I would say Gibson, Dan Simmons, and Alaistair Reynolds. As > for the latter, I would say Reynolds, Richard K. Morgan and Iain > Banks. I'd throw in Melissa Scott and Ken Macleod if they's make it > a big 5.--- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hayden" > <Frofidemus@> wrote: > > > > <<The Big Three gotta be Big in terms of big bucks, big reps and > big > > influence. Big 3's don't take chances, as did not Heinlein, > Clarke > > and Asimov when they got to be the Big Three. > > > > I am aware that Chrichton is hated by Sci Fi Fandom (I think it is > > mostly because he is successful but that is churlish). He don't > go > > to the cons he don't appear in the fanzines, he don't write > letters, > > he ignores them. > > > > Harlan Ellison thought enough of him to have him do the foreword > to > > his collection, Approaching Oblivion. > > > > Hugo winners ain't big enough. Gotta be somebody BIG. They gotta > > reach people outside the Sci Fi community. > > > > > > > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "md_moore42" <md_moore42@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Even if I accept your idea of a movie big 3 (in the literary > forum > > > yet! LOL), I would prefer 3 that take more chances than Lucas, > > > Speilberg and ST owners. Spielberg takes chances, but not with > his > > SF > > > work. My love of Heinlein died in my teens, but he was > definitely > > a > > > pioneer. Both Asimov and Clarke tackled universal themes. > > > > > > And wow, I've read the writers that you mention. I own a copy > of > > all > > > of Ellison's books. I own a copy of almost all of LeGuin's > books. > > But > > > they are from the prior generation. Who would you pick as > today's > > big > > > 3? It's difficult to think of someone who EVERYONE reads now. > > It's > > > easy to come up with a list of people respected even in the > > literary > > > community. Like LeGuin, who you mention. But which books do we > > press > > > onto our friends? Successfully? > > > > > > P.S. Michael Crichton is practically anti-science fiction. I > > > wouldn't consider him at all. > > > > > > I'm still considering your question. I could go back and look > at > > the > > > Hugo winners, I guess. > > > > > > > > > --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Hayden" > <Frofidemus@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I hereby call for reinstitution of the Sci Fi Big Three. > > > > > > > > As many recall, for a long time Sci Fi recognized an informal > > Big > > > > Three--Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. > > > > > > > > We need a new one. > > > > > > > > I would hold that the administrators of the Star Trek > franchise, > > > > George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg are the Big Three of Sci Fi > > today, > > > > since Electronic Media has overtaken Print Media as the prime > > mode of > > > > entertainment and since all other Sci Fi is driven by their > > creations. > > > > > > > > If we need a literary Sci Fi Big Three I would say Harlan > > Ellison, > > > > Kurt Vonnegut and Michael Crichton--with arguments for > replacing > > one > > > > of them with either Frank Herbert or Ursula K. Leguin. > > > > > > > > > > Community email addresses: Post message: SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
