Comments on: An Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/ Tech, Games, Comics, Movies. We Promise Not to Tell. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ursula K. Le Guin vs. the Shock of the New « Mark Athitakis’ American Fiction Notes http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-5932 Ursula K. Le Guin vs. the Shock of the New « Mark Athitakis’ American Fiction Notes Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:39:11 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-5932 [...] Guin has reasons to resist; in recent years she’s expressed disappointment that she didn’t get enough credit as an influence on the Harry Potter series. But she may not [...] [...] Guin has reasons to resist; in recent years she’s expressed disappointment that she didn’t get enough credit as an influence on the Harry Potter series. But she may not [...]

]]> By: Ursula K Le Guin (AKA Gandalf Grand Master) | Rachel's Sing-Along Blog http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-2288 Ursula K Le Guin (AKA Gandalf Grand Master) | Rachel's Sing-Along Blog Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:10:17 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-2288 [...] like thoroughly enjoying a book and afterward feeling virtuous for having read something literary. This article describes Le Guin’s work as having “seized the patriarchal-Christian fantasy tradition [...] [...] like thoroughly enjoying a book and afterward feeling virtuous for having read something literary. This article describes Le Guin’s work as having “seized the patriarchal-Christian fantasy tradition [...]

]]> By: republibotthreepointoh http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 republibotthreepointoh Wed, 13 May 2009 20:24:32 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1068 Let's start our own SF cable network! We'll call it "Skiffy"! Our slogan could be "We're like Sify for smart people... ...not just the dumb ones who think they're smart!" Let's start our own SF cable network! We'll call it "Skiffy"! Our slogan could be "We're like Sify for smart people...
...not just the dumb ones who think they're smart!"

]]> By: Not Good Enough « Katy Cooper http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Not Good Enough « Katy Cooper Wed, 13 May 2009 00:40:40 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1066 [...] Good Enough Today, I read this from the moody muses, this from Miss Conduct and this from Nerd World at Time.com. The sum total of it was to trigger my Not-Good-Enough demon. I’m really used to this demon [...] [...] Good Enough Today, I read this from the moody muses, this from Miss Conduct and this from Nerd World at Time.com. The sum total of it was to trigger my Not-Good-Enough demon. I’m really used to this demon [...]

]]> By: Church http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Church Tue, 12 May 2009 19:22:56 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1061 @anon76 Yeah, with Siffy you have to go in expecting to have to resort to the mind-bleach. Sometimes they surprise you, but not too often. @anon76 Yeah, with Siffy you have to go in expecting to have to resort to the mind-bleach. Sometimes they surprise you, but not too often.

]]> By: anon76 http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 anon76 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:54:50 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1059 Interviewing LeGuin=nerd cred. Not nearly enough to offset the BSG kerfuffle, but its a start. . Speaking of, as grateful as I am to Sci Fi (or whatever the hell they want to be called now) for sticking with BSG, I'm still washing my eyeballs trying to cleanse myself of the experience of their adaption of Earthsea. That was seriously terrible, and as I recall I was so disgusted with the channel that I didn't give BSG a chance until the 2nd season. Interviewing LeGuin=nerd cred. Not nearly enough to offset the BSG kerfuffle, but its a start.
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Speaking of, as grateful as I am to Sci Fi (or whatever the hell they want to be called now) for sticking with BSG, I'm still washing my eyeballs trying to cleanse myself of the experience of their adaption of Earthsea. That was seriously terrible, and as I recall I was so disgusted with the channel that I didn't give BSG a chance until the 2nd season.

]]> By: republibotthreepointoh http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 republibotthreepointoh Tue, 12 May 2009 15:13:16 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1052 Did you talk to her about her more SF work, by any chance? Did you talk to her about her more SF work, by any chance?

]]> By: dennitzio http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 dennitzio Mon, 11 May 2009 23:35:05 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1050 I loved that character & those books, especially at that time in my life, and I had to be talked out of naming my son Sparrowhawk. Ged, not so much. . Side track:I did manage to get Gwydion as his middle name by saying it's an old Welsh name (I have Welsh somewhere back there) and a fascinating mythological character (true). Worked for my daughter, too, whose middle name is Eilonwy. I'm really lucky I got to spend time with Lloyd Alexander and talk about the names before he died. He was really moved by that, which surprised me. He said he didn't know there were so many women named Eilonwy out there. Such a sweet guy. He got totally farked by Disney on the rights to the Prydain books - $30k flat fee, because he was broke in 1973. Back in 2004 I tried to restart the franchise, but I didn't have enough pull with Disney to even buy a donut at their cafeteria. Another producer, though, one who worked on Narnia, did manage to get something going, but I think it died when Disney sold out their part of the Narnia movies. . Lev - did you talk at all about the adaptations of LeGuin's books? I loved that character & those books, especially at that time in my life, and I had to be talked out of naming my son Sparrowhawk. Ged, not so much.
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Side track:I did manage to get Gwydion as his middle name by saying it's an old Welsh name (I have Welsh somewhere back there) and a fascinating mythological character (true). Worked for my daughter, too, whose middle name is Eilonwy. I'm really lucky I got to spend time with Lloyd Alexander and talk about the names before he died. He was really moved by that, which surprised me. He said he didn't know there were so many women named Eilonwy out there. Such a sweet guy. He got totally farked by Disney on the rights to the Prydain books - $30k flat fee, because he was broke in 1973. Back in 2004 I tried to restart the franchise, but I didn't have enough pull with Disney to even buy a donut at their cafeteria. Another producer, though, one who worked on Narnia, did manage to get something going, but I think it died when Disney sold out their part of the Narnia movies.
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Lev - did you talk at all about the adaptations of LeGuin's books?

]]> By: republibotthreepointoh http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 republibotthreepointoh Mon, 11 May 2009 19:30:07 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1049 I'm curious to know what she thought of Thomas Disch's writing. I love her Hainish Cycle, but Disch, maaaaaan, he really really really really didn't like her at all. I'm curious to know what she thought of Thomas Disch's writing. I love her Hainish Cycle, but Disch, maaaaaan, he really really really really didn't like her at all.

]]> By: Church http://techland.com/2009/05/11/an-interview-with-ursula-k-le-guin/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Church Mon, 11 May 2009 19:00:11 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1534#comment-1048 So was the Season Three finale "Earth" actually Earthsea? . Inquiring minds want to know. So was the Season Three finale "Earth" actually Earthsea?
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Inquiring minds want to know.

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