Agree with ChrisAttebery (and others). The audio book is indeed excellent. Even Andy Weir says so in several of the interviews that are out there - even though he hadn't met the fellow doing the narration, R.C. Bray.
[–]sephalonAndy Weir114 points 3 months ago*
I wasn't interested in Watney's backstory too much or any emotional entanglements. It's a story about problem-solving and I wanted to focus on that. No slow scenes allowed. As a rule, I ask myself: "would this be a place the reader puts the book down for the night?" if so, I don't put that scene in the book. I want you [F-word-ers] up all night reading!
[–]allankcrain 18 points 3 months ago*
Me: [laughing]As a rule, I ask myself: "would this be a place the reader puts the book down for the night?" if so, I don't put that scene in the book. I want you [F-word-ers] up all night reading!
My girlfriend: What?
Me: [Reads quote]
Me: Remember that book I was up all night reading last week?
[–]sephalonAndy Weir207 points 3 months ago*
Well I didn't want to fall into the trap of everything being Checkov's Gun. If every potentially dangerous thing became a critical issue, then the reader would be able to easily predict every problem the protagonist will have way in advance just by paying attention to the exposition. I didn't want that.
So some things were just "stuff Mark was concerned about" that never became an issue. Meanwhile, other stuff he never thought of became critical and life-threatening. Got to keep the reader off-balance.
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How do you feel about the look of the film so far such as the costumes, sets, vehicles, etc. ? is it close to what you imagined? if not, do you still like how it looks? if not, what do you dislike about it?
[–]sephalonAndy Weir98 points 3 months ago*
Oh man, it's beautiful! And I'm really looking forward to seeing Ridley Scott's sweeping views of Mars. He's a master at those shots and it'll be breathtaking, I just know it.
I love the space suits. They're pretty much how I imagined them. The rover is a lot bigger than I had in mind but otherwise looks just like what I saw in my mind. The Hab is also a bit bigger, though not unreasonably so.
The biggest difference is Hermes. It's a lot bigger than what I imagined. But it also looks about 1000x cooler than the version I had in mind, so I'm not complaining.
Saw it last night too!! good flick, really enjoyed it.
(when can we discuss it & critique it?!)
Did you guys see the 3D version or the standard version? I'd like to know if the 3D effects actually add anything or if they're just used as a gimmick. A lot of films seem to do the later, either as sight gag or to make things more intense/scarier. I've only seen a couple films that used the 3D in a subtle way to add to the depth of field and grandeur of setting.
Saw it last night too!! good flick, really enjoyed it.
(when can we discuss it & critique it?!)
Too bad that TRF is not set up for spoiler tags.
I was just watching a question and answer session with people from Nasa and the film responding to questions from high school students on the Nasa channel. The excitement this film is building for Nasa and a Mars mission is terrific.
I've been avoiding watching any of the trailers since I am already convinced that I am going to see the film. But, right after the Q&A, they showed a trailer from the film and I couldn't help but watch. It looks incredible. I still have to wait about a week to see it ... it's tough.
BTW .. what tag line do you think they will use to market the home video release on DVD and Blu-Ray?
-- Roger
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