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The Atlantean Archive focuses on books, short stories, movies, and television shows of the past, up through the 1980s, although we may cover more current things from time to time as well. I also hope to (eventually) bring you interviews with some of the stars and creators who helped shape the culture that influenced my generation. My emphasis is on horror, science fiction, adventure, fantasy, movies and TV shows that time forgot, general 70s and 80s nostalgia, and (occasionally) more serious historical content.
Please like, subscribe, and share to anyone you wish to annoy! Commenting on videos helps to make the channel more visible. Thanks in advance!
I'm not only a reader, I'm also a writer. Check out my retro horror novel "Descendent Darkness," available in both Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.com:
a.co/d/4ZYxW0P
Drop me a line here: atlanteanarchive73@gmail.com
Please like, subscribe, and share to anyone you wish to annoy! Commenting on videos helps to make the channel more visible. Thanks in advance!
I'm not only a reader, I'm also a writer. Check out my retro horror novel "Descendent Darkness," available in both Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.com:
a.co/d/4ZYxW0P
Drop me a line here: atlanteanarchive73@gmail.com
Interview with Wesley Eure: "Land of the Lost's" Will Marshall
In 1974, Sid and Marty Krofft launched a Saturday morning sci-fi/adventure program that became an instant hit and is now remembered as one of the most iconic television shows of the 1970s: "Land of the Lost." Just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Land of the Lost," I was fortunate to sit down with "Land of the Lost" star Wesley Eure, who played Will Marshall on the show. Wesley shares his memories of how the show got started, what it was like making "Land of the Lost," what the chemistry was like between the actors, and how the characters and situations in "Land of the Lost" established a legacy that has touched generations.
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#landofthelost #wesleyeure #Krofftsuperstars #sydandmartykrofft #saturdaymornings #1970s #1970stv #sciencefiction #sciencefictionshows #sleestaks
Purchase "Land of the Lost" on DVD: a.co/d/95dAhMz
Wesley Eure's Official Website: www.wesleyeure.com/
"Land of the Lost: 1974-1976" Facebook Page: share/g/vfMUaV4FcKEWXbfG/
Purchase "Run, Holly, Run!", a memoir by Kathy Coleman: a.co/d/1R6HX9e
"Wesley and Kathy's TV Talk": www.youtube.com/@wesleyandkathystvtalk
"Sundays with Sid" (A program with "Land of the Lost" creator Sid Krofft): www.youtube.com/@SundaysWithSid
Phillip Paley ("Land of the Lost's" Cha-ka) demonstrating martial arts moves on Johnny Carson with his teacher Chuck Norris: th-cam.com/video/U0NE0AM6kls/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MIxM4JZ0GcqCvVX8
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The Atlantean Archive focuses on books, short stories, movies, and television shows of the past, up through the 1980s, although we may cover more current things from time to time as well. I also hope to bring you interviews with some of the stars and creators who helped shape the culture that influenced my generation. My emphasis is on horror, science fiction, adventure, fantasy, movies, and TV shows that time forgot, general 70s and 80s nostalgia, and (occasionally) more serious historical content. Please like, subscribe, and share with anyone you wish to annoy!
Commenting on videos helps to make the channel more visible. Thanks in advance!
Check out my retro horror novel "Descendent Darkness," available in both Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.com: a.co/d/4ZYxW0P
Listen to a reading of the introduction to "Descendent Darkness" here: th-cam.com/video/FRV3oOyAh_g/w-d-xo.html
Drop me a line here: atlanteanarchive73@gmail.com
Music:
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#landofthelost #wesleyeure #Krofftsuperstars #sydandmartykrofft #saturdaymornings #1970s #1970stv #sciencefiction #sciencefictionshows #sleestaks
Purchase "Land of the Lost" on DVD: a.co/d/95dAhMz
Wesley Eure's Official Website: www.wesleyeure.com/
"Land of the Lost: 1974-1976" Facebook Page: share/g/vfMUaV4FcKEWXbfG/
Purchase "Run, Holly, Run!", a memoir by Kathy Coleman: a.co/d/1R6HX9e
"Wesley and Kathy's TV Talk": www.youtube.com/@wesleyandkathystvtalk
"Sundays with Sid" (A program with "Land of the Lost" creator Sid Krofft): www.youtube.com/@SundaysWithSid
Phillip Paley ("Land of the Lost's" Cha-ka) demonstrating martial arts moves on Johnny Carson with his teacher Chuck Norris: th-cam.com/video/U0NE0AM6kls/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MIxM4JZ0GcqCvVX8
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The Atlantean Archive focuses on books, short stories, movies, and television shows of the past, up through the 1980s, although we may cover more current things from time to time as well. I also hope to bring you interviews with some of the stars and creators who helped shape the culture that influenced my generation. My emphasis is on horror, science fiction, adventure, fantasy, movies, and TV shows that time forgot, general 70s and 80s nostalgia, and (occasionally) more serious historical content. Please like, subscribe, and share with anyone you wish to annoy!
Commenting on videos helps to make the channel more visible. Thanks in advance!
Check out my retro horror novel "Descendent Darkness," available in both Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.com: a.co/d/4ZYxW0P
Listen to a reading of the introduction to "Descendent Darkness" here: th-cam.com/video/FRV3oOyAh_g/w-d-xo.html
Drop me a line here: atlanteanarchive73@gmail.com
Music:
"Nikos Spiliotis - No Matter what Occurs. I Will find You " is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-ND 3.0) license.
• Nikos Spiliotis - No Matter what Occ...
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🌄 Cinematic Music For Videos - "No Ma...
------------------------------
All images used in this video appear under Fair Use guidelines for the purpose of commentary and illustration.
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"The Vampire Memoirs," by Traci Briery (Book Review)
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One last video for Garbaugust 2024: "The Vampire Memoirs," by Traci Briery, a first-person account of the life of Mara, a 1,600 year-old vampire living in modern-day California (where else?). Born in Britain the year 362, Mara grows up to become a warrior mercenary determined to bow to no man. She draws the attention of Gaarus, another mercenary, who falls in love with her and, over time, wins ...
"Halloween" and "Friday the 13th," Original Film Novelization Reviews
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In keeping with the theme of Garbaugust 2024 - a month dedicated to reading trashy fiction (that is, fun stuff of potentially dubious quality) - I present this review of two classic horror film novelizations: "Halloween," Curtis Richards, and "Friday the 13th," by Simon Hawke. "Halloween" provides a great deal of backstory and other details that fans of John Carpenter's original film will appre...
"The Shadow Man" & "Toys in the Attic," My First Two Adult Horror Novels (Garbaugust 2024)
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The first two adult-level horror novels I read were The Shadow Man, by Stephen Gresham, and Toys in the Attic, by Daniel Ransom. I read these back in either 1986 or 87, so I would have been either 13 or 14 years old at the time. I just re-read both books. It was interesting to see how much I remembered about them, and how my original impressions as a young teenager compared with my impressions ...
"Star Trek: The Wounded Sky," by Diane Duane (Book Review)
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Released in 1983, "The Wounded Sky," by Diane Duane, is my favorite "Star Trek" novel. When Federation scientists led by the Hamalki a race of sentient arachnids develop the game-changing Inversion Drive, Captain Kirk and the crew of the "Enterprise" are chosen to take the drive on its first long-range test: a voyage to the Lesser Magellanic Cloud 270,000 light years beyond the Milky Way. At fi...
"The Warlord of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Book Review)
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"The Warlord of Mars" is the third book in the Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars or "Barsoom" series, and the final book in the series to feature John Carter as the main character. Picking up immediately after the the cliffhanger ending of "The Gods of Mars," "Warlord" sees John Carter once again trying to rescue his beloved Dejah Thoris. Even if he is successful, however, Carter and his friends face ...
"Swan Song," by Robert McCammon (Book Review)
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In a world devastated by total nuclear war, a young girl named Swan has the power within her to reawaken the dead earth and rescue mankind from the brink of extinction. But another force walks the land an ancient power of chaos bent on destroying every last vestige of hope: the Man with the Scarlet Eye. He rallies the armies roaming what was once America, turning them against Swan and her prote...
My 1970s Paranormal Library
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I grew up with a huge interest in all things strange and unusual, thanks primarily to programs like the documentary series "In Search Of..." hosted by Leonard Nimoy. UFOs, Ghosts, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Lost Civilizations, Psychic Powers...I was into all of it, and as I got older I began collecting books on all of these subjects. The result is the collection I showcase for you today: M...
What's Your Crazy Book Story?
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What's the weirdest, craziest thing you ever did for a book you couldn't be without? In this video, I tell you my crazy book story. Tell me yours in the comments! #booktube #genx #Catfishbend #childrensfictionbooks #childrensfantasystory #childrensfiction #animalstories #talkinganimals The Atlantean Archive focuses on books, short stories, movies, and television shows of the past, up through th...
"The Gods of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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"The Gods of Mars" is the second entry in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic fantasy/science-fiction/action/adventure "Mars" or "Barsoom" series, and picks up ten years after the cliffhanger ending of the ground-breaking first novel in the series, "A Princess of Mars." "The Gods of Mars" hits the ground running and seldom lets up, as we follow Burroughs' swashbuckling hero, John Carter, across the f...
"A Touch of the Ruthless" (Original Short Story Reading)
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"A Touch of the Ruthless" is an original short story that I wrote in 2021 for an online story competition. The rules were simple: Write a dystopian or post-apocalypse story, 2000 words maximum, must mention a gold locket somewhere in the story. This is what I came up with: a tale of two sisters left to survive in a frozen world after their parents are killed, and what the older must do to prote...
New "Salem's Lot" Adaptation Update - March 2024 (HBO Max Confirmed)
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In October 2023, it was announced that the long-awaited theatrical adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel "Salem's Lot" having been delayed twice already was probably heading for release on the HBO Max streaming service instead. Today, this was confirmed. According to various entertainment news outlets, such the Hollywood Reporter, the new "Salem's Lot" adaptation will definitely be release...
"What Dreams May Come," by Richard Matheson. Is There Life (or Love) After Death?
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Richard Matheson was one of the most prolific and influential horror/science-fiction writers of the twentieth century. If you're a GenXer or a Boomer, and you grew up with any interest whatsoever in horror and sci-fi, you'll know Matheson's work even if you don't know his name. He gave us some of the most memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone and crafted teleplays for such well-known films as...
James Wan to Adapt Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu"
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Director/Producer James Wan, known for "Saw" and "The Conjuring" has spent the last five years working on what he calls a "dream project": bringing H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu" to the big screen. So far, we only have the project announcement. No writer, casting info, or projected release date has been announced. Lovecraft's stories have long been thought to be "unfilmable," but of all...
Conan - "The Scarlet Citadel," by Robert E. Howard (Story Review)
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Conan - "The Scarlet Citadel," by Robert E. Howard (Story Review)
"The Night Stalker" (1972) - A Fond Retrospective
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"The Night Stalker" (1972) - A Fond Retrospective
"A Princess of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Book Review)
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"A Princess of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Book Review)
"A Night To Remember," by Walter Lord, and the Legacy of the Titanic Tragedy
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"A Night To Remember," by Walter Lord, and the Legacy of the Titanic Tragedy
“The Lathe of Heaven,” by Ursula K. Le Guin (Book Review - Moderate Spoilers)
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“The Lathe of Heaven,” by Ursula K. Le Guin (Book Review - Moderate Spoilers)
"The White Ship," by H.P. Lovecraft (Short Story Reading)
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"The White Ship," by H.P. Lovecraft (Short Story Reading)
"Hell House," by Richard Matheson (Book Review)
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"Hell House," by Richard Matheson (Book Review)
Poetry Reading - "The Song of the Bats," by Robert E. Howard
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Poetry Reading - "The Song of the Bats," by Robert E. Howard
Conan and Cthulhu: The Fantasy Worlds of Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft
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Conan and Cthulhu: The Fantasy Worlds of Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft
"Salem's Lot" 2023 Film Update (Nov 7, 2023)
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"Salem's Lot" 2023 Film Update (Nov 7, 2023)
Review - The Final Sacrifice/Quest for the Lost City (1990): Is This the Greatest B-Movie Ever Made?
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Review - The Final Sacrifice/Quest for the Lost City (1990): Is This the Greatest B-Movie Ever Made?
"Salem's Lot" (Deep-Dive Book Review) - Stephen King's 'Dracula Comes to America' Novel
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"Salem's Lot" (Deep-Dive Book Review) - Stephen King's 'Dracula Comes to America' Novel
My Original Retro-Style Horror Novel: "Descendent Darkness," A Return to the Classic Vampire Tale
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My Original Retro-Style Horror Novel: "Descendent Darkness," A Return to the Classic Vampire Tale
Expensive What You Can't Afford a $7 book?😮
@thomashumphrey48 The $7 book was The Vampire Memoirs. I do have that one. The books I mentioned that I could not afford were the novelizations for Halloween and Friday the 13th. They go for hundreds of dollars online.
I Have Always Liked Movie Tie -In Books 📚 More Story and Character Development 👍😊 If The Film Fallowed The Book, The Movie Would Be Anywhere From 2.5-3.5 Hrs Longer Than The Theatrical Release!
@thomashumphrey48 You're right! I've always enjoyed the added details you get with novelizations, but they would be a little impractical to film unless you're dealing with a miniseries.
The detailed backstory or inner monologues are why I always sort of liked novelizations. I had no idea they were considered trash. Great video as always.
@jonrhoades1845 Thanks for watching! Yes, those kinds of details really added depth to the stories. I remember being surprised by all of the additional details they provided in the novelizations of Star Trek's II and III. "The Abyss" is another detailed novelization.
Who needs Ewoks when you have Woola the calot? ;)
@@carebear8762 He certainly comes in handy!
Algorithm burned me, just had the Halloween / Friday video come up. Alaska plate? Watching from South Anchorage. =)
@carebear8762 I was in Anchorage for a few days back in March of 2022 and then went up to Fairbanks. I loved my time up there! The plate cools me off on the crazy-hot summer days we have in the south. I could live in Alaska with no problem. Thanks for watching!
My early history as a pre-teen with both movies was frustration. You got the killer down once and it got back up? And the next time you get it down you run away again, leaving their weapon right there with them again? At least take it with you. Better yet, use it, help yourself to a hand, or foot, or head. Put those in a sack and take them too. Stumpy McHeadless will be less of an ongoing threat if they can't regenerate. Of course, most horror fiction, and movies in particular, rely on the conceit that horror stories and movies don't exist in that world. The second or third blood-drained corpse in a world like ours that pops up and sure, the Chief will "pooh-pooh" talk of vampires, but they'll be issuing stakes, garlic, and holy water on the side, and calling the Vatican. Because why not?
@carebear8762 Amen to all of that! Dr. Loomis had the right idea in Halloween II ("I'm gonna blow him up"), but screenwriters can resurrect anything when the money is right. Yes, if I ever thought I was up against a Jason or a Michael, that head is definitely coming off if I get him down! And I would not ever throw a weapon away. The original Night Stalker film is, oddly enough, a good case in point. The city officials let Kolchak kill the vampire, and then they make up a cover story and use the threat of a murderer arrest warrant to make him leave town. Well, if I'm ever transported to a parallel reality where this stuff is real, I'll be well-armed!
When I first read the novelization of "Halloween", I honestly found myself getting genuinely creeped out. I actually found the book to be more frightening than the film.
One part that I did think was creepy was when Judith answers the door, thinking it's her boyfriend, only to find a group of trick-or-treaters, including Michael in his clown costume. She decides to play with them and asks, "What are you doing to do if I don't give you anything?", and Michael says "We're gonna kill you." That was pretty good.
Congratulations on your channel anniversary. Please keep up the good work at the pace that works best for your life.
Thanks so much! I appreciate that.
Friday the 13th was a novel get out of town
That took me by surprise, too!
Keep Akiva Goldsman away from this adaptation. Remember what he did to the Dark Tower.
I never did see that one. I can only hope they do a faithful job with this one, especially since McCammon is involved with the project.
These days, unless I find an adaptation particularly offensive, I don’t go. The book is better than the movie. I can appreciate the merits of each medium on their own once in a while. I think the movie is better than the book and vice versa comes to jaws. I think the movie in the book are good for two different reasons and the reason people like the movie rather than the book am my opinion. It’s because Jaws is rather optimistic movie that shows people as the aspire to be that’s why it ends on I’m more hopeful note. but it would be an interesting experiment to do a more straight adaptation of the novel. It wouldn’t be as crowd pleasing. I read the book along time back in high school. I didn’t care for the liberally use of the N-word being half African-American. I rediscovered it recently and I’ve grown to appreciate it. I think the biggest sin of the book is the fact that it’s very dry and feels like a poor man, Stephen King, but what I do appreciate it is it shows human beings as they are petty lying selfish but still finds the humanity and them. The way I see the shark in the book. It’s in a shark but karma with teeth a message from God or some higher power to punish a town of Amity for their wickedness before the shark we learn of how chief Brody. Is covering up crimes and there was a team of Con artist. Who were doing bad contractor jobs at the town turned on them is understandable. but seeing how the town declared war on them is chilling when you think about it. I fell. Ellen Brody‘s affair was salacious material, but I had a depth of character to it sympathy with Ellen going through a midlife crisis and appreciating the life she has now that to me an honest opinion of a relationship, not that fairytale bullshit, but being flawed same way, you are in life, and you’re either fine with it or you run away. I wouldn’t call Peter Benchley, a great rider, but a good storyteller. I think the fact that Steven Spielberg mom cheated on his dad influenced him to make changes to the story.
I read Jaws a long time ago (and I think I read the novel before I saw the movie). I've got a copy ready to go as soon as I finish the novel I'm currently reading. I remembered that the novel and movie are quite different, and I'll approach it again as two different entities.
@susanmacdonald4288 Yes, the novel is more of a drama, whereas the film is horror/action/adventure. Let me know what you think when you finish it. Thanks for commenting!
@@TheAtlanteanArchive I finished the novel, and still prefer the movie. The novel, though, did a better job of portraying the shark as just a fish going about its normal life, and not a monster deliberately terrorizing a community. And there was content and subtleties that they just didn't have time for in the movie. But Peter Benchley didn't do his characters any favours, because didn't much like most of them. I was even iffy on Brody. The one thing that I loved was when Harry Meadows dropped off the next day's proofs, with Hooper's memorial, and the piece praising Brody...I really appreciated that. All in all, if they'd stuck more closely to the book, the movie would not have been the blockbuster that it was, and still incredibly popular today.
@susanmacdonald4288 Thanks for getting back to me on this. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it. The newspaper editor was the one character that I missed in the movie after having read the book. Otherwise, I agree with you that the characters were mostly unlikable, including Brody. Yes, an attempt to make a faithful version of the novel into a film would not have been anywhere near successful. Bencheley was simply telling a different type of story. Thanks again!
i completely agree the movie was way better than the book and the book spent entirely too long on Ellen and Hooper...it felt like half the book
@@mikewhite965 Yes, the whole middle portion of the book was a real chore to get through. Apparently, Benchley's publisher wanted him to write most of that material. I guess because of "sex sells" thinking. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I would hope its started as Robert McCammon's original starting period 1987
@@belenquinteroaries7691 I hope so, too.
i read this as a teen in the 80s
@@Dmarcoot What did you think of it?
Bravo! Well said sir. I recently came across your channel and I do appreciate your content. I was born in 1968 and share a great many interests in like TV, movies and books as you. Keep up the great work.
@justincorson3155 Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it, and I appreciate the feedback. If you ever have a recommendation for something specific I should cover, let me know.
Thanks for the recommendation. I have had that book in my Trek novel collection for quite a while, but haven't gotten around to it. I will give it a shot.
@@jonrhoades1845 I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for commenting!
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I'm just going to leave a comment for the algorithm to reward you for the pun "Ten Crommandments".
@HellbirdIV LOL. Thank you!
Great video👏
@@wyrmmaster9571 Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Looks like an old ice House there would have been a wooden structure on the outside and filled with straw they sometimes had those spread out that way you can always get ice
@@hbwblacksmithing I hadn't considered that possibility, but you're right. It really does look like that.
Former Cult of Baal shrine
@@thomasnolan100 Or Cthulhu.
Looks like a sarcophagus
@@MelissaGaudet-fo4jw Or a miniature mausoleum.
yes i should find some edgar rice burroughs books to read
@ertrstytry I didn't get into him until just recently, and haven't read any of his other works yet. Check out Michael Vaughn's BookTube channel for more on Burroughs. He's really into the guy. His reviews were what prompted me to start reading Burroughs.
@@TheAtlanteanArchive cheers
I agree the novel was tedious and boring
@@leonardvicari2857 Yes, some parts were hard to get through.
I read the novel Jaws to me the novel was boring
It was probably used to stored stuff... or people. There aint any windows.
Yes, I'm assuming that it was used for equipment storage.
I haven't gotten around to this, I'm still on A Princess of Mars so I won't watch everything because I don't want it spoiled ;) And oh, thank you so much for your kind shout out at the end! You're an awesome guy!
@@Wabin22 You're very welcome! I hope you get many new readers!
I love your style. It's like being in a lecture with a cool professor covering a fun topic. Please keep them coming.
@maldog5118 I'm glad you're enjoying it! I had a couple of cool professors back in the day, so I'm glad to know that some of it rubbed off on me. 😎 Thanks for watching and giving feedback!
You are clearly not READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL ;)
@@northoftherockies LOL. My wife is the football fanatic in the family.
@@TheAtlanteanArchive I try to watch when the Giants or the Patriots are playing but otherwise not so much. I still have too many books that need to be read as my schedule will allow.
@northoftherockies I told someone the other day that, while many people are looking for immortality so that they can be young and beautiful forever, I'm looking for it because I have too much left to read (and write, for that matter).
Great review/discussion. When you talked about the mistakes that Carter made as the series went on, I remembered one glaring mistake he made even at the end of the very first book. I never bought the fact that he somehow forgot that he could use telepathy to open the door of the atmosphere plant to turn the pumps back on until the very last minute when people were already passing out from oxygen deprivation.
@northoftherockies That's a good point! I noticed that the whole telepathy thing was basically forgotten in books two and three. Maybe Burroughs decided that it made John Carter a little too powerful. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@TheAtlanteanArchive I have only read the first three but now I decided to read the rest of them partly because I'm curious about whether or not telepathy plays a role in the other books.
@northoftherockies Let me know if you get to them before I do. I'm curious about that as well.
Sounds cool prolly have to give it a look up. The art looks kinda like Zardoz.
Actually, it does.
This is great news. My favorite book. When I was a kid I would go to the library with my dad and as we checked out books that demon face on the spine stared at me. One day I said, "I'm gonna read this one. It's always staring at me." It became my favorite book. I often daydreamed about who I would cast. Michael Clark Duncan as Josh, Dakota Fanning as Swan, Dennis Hopper as Macklin... But time rolls on. Hopefully they find the perfect people for the roles. Keep a look out for Mr. Welcome.
Love’s me some R. E. Howard!!! - and some H. P. Lovecraft…and Clarke Ashton Smith and August Derleth, E Hoffman Price, Robert Bloch, etc. - A very good era for sure for entertaining literature - THANKS!!
All had towering imaginations and left legacies that deserve to be remembered. It was an amazing era!
Oh wow man, you really did copy all that by hand? That's a really cool story! Unfortunately I don't have such a one to tell you.. maybe it's how I got into reading. I always had a rough time concentrating and I thought reading was boring. We were forced to read in school and I saw in my grandfathers book shelf a nice copy of Dracula so I chose that one. I mean, if school was gonna force me to read I was gonna read something cool! And allthough I don't remember much, I do remember how I reacted to some chapters and that was a fantastic feeling within me. I also read The Lost World (Crichton) but I found it boring as shit.. :P You have to remember I was in elementary school at this point. Then when I was 7 years old I watched Starship Troopers with my father and brothers and it both fascinated me and scared the shit out of me. But ever since then I decided I wanted to read the book and I tried and tried but I just couldn't do it. Fast forward about 12 years or so and I bought the book, decided now was the time and I forced myself to it. And that was how I got my passion for reading. Heinleins way of writing was just so good and thought provoking, and I wanted to compare it to the movie. It was of course extremely different and I knew that, but it didn't ruin it for me. When I was finished I picked up his other book Double Star and actually enjoyd that even more. That was a rough summer for me because I got my skin disease which meant I had to wear gloves if I was ever going to read anything. But it was worth it :)
Thanks for the comment and telling me how you got into reading! Dracula was the first adult-level novel that I read, and I was struck by how different it was from the adaptations I saw on TV from studios like Hammer. I think my favorite part of the novel is where Dracula's wives are about to prey on Jonathan Harker. The description is absolutely perfect. I've been meaning to read Starship Troopers for some time now but have not gotten around to it yet. So far, the only Heinline books I've read are, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, The Door into Summer, and Tunnel in the Sky, all of which were very good. Thanks again for commenting. I hope you were eventually cured of that skin condition, but either way, I'm glad that you found a way to enjoy reading!
@@TheAtlanteanArchive Funny you should say that, because I still remember when I was a kid reading exactly that part with Draculas wives trying to prey on Harker, and remember how amazing it was and that description was probably my first "wow" moment ever reading a book. Then I'd recommend you get into Starship Troopers soon :) Hmm interesting, I read a couple of chapters of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress but I had a hard time getting into it. The Door Into Summer I have but haven't read it yet, Tunnel In the Sky I have not read either. I did read halfway through Citizen of the Galaxy and even though it's more of his young adult novels I found it very good. Also, For Us The Living had an interesting start but unfortunately I put down these books and haven't been able to get back to them yet. Thanks for sharing your story as well! And thanks for the well wishes, I've recently started on new medication that isn't making me feel sick, and as of now it's working out :)
Well I've read this awesomeness book 5 times almost worn out the book need to buy the hardback version & can't wait to see this book adaptation to R rated movie not a TV series with PG rating plus I would like to see actress Kathy Bates playing Sister Creep in the movie she's really good actress
Kathy Bates would be a great choice for Sister. I'm hoping they'll do a thorough job of sticking to McCammon's story instead of trying to reinvent it.
@@TheAtlanteanArchive it's a big book & nothing should be left out
W.B. really screwed the pooch on this..Was very much looking forward to seeing this in the theater...No trailer,no explanation,no expectations of anything worth watching by now...1979 version will be best,always......
I seriously doubt that the 1979 version will ever be vested. It's brilliant.
Great review! I decided to read the Barsoom series after seeing Cosmos in which Carl Sagan spoke so passionately about these stories that he loved as a child. So I started to read A Princess and soon I too was in love with the world of Barsoom. I have read the whole series by now. I hope you won't stop at the first three books: most of the ones that come after that are awesome too. My favourites of the series are in fact the fifth book The Chessmen of Mars, and the sixth The Mastermind of Mars.
Yes, these books are amazing, especially when you consider that Burroughs is almost single-handedly responsible for creating modern science-fiction and space opera. I should be posting a review of "The Warlord of Mars" soon. I'm in the middle of some other projects at the moment, but I do plan on returning to the Mars series soon. I've heard good stuff about "Chessmen" as well, so it'll be interesting to see where that goes. I wish I had encountered Burroughs when I was younger. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@TheAtlanteanArchive Indeed, when first reading A Princess I was constantly thinking: 'oh, so that's where George Lucas got that from!'. - You're welcome, and I'll look forward to future John Carter videos :)
GREAT MOVIE !!!
...by Crom
Rip David starsky and hutch great show
This is my absolute favorite book and I couldn’t be more excited!
I'm really looking forward to it as well. Here's hoping they do it right!
I been slowly reading Swan Song for over a year and am about 61% through and it is really good. It is bleak so now than I have to put it down but it does grab you from page one. That openoing scene with the president lighting looking into the flame on the match is so powerful in a way that I can't put my finger on. It is already one the vary few fantasy books I have liked. The list also includes The Stand.
Agreed. The opening is powerful, probably because of the bleak, imminent doom feeling that it conveys. McCammon does an excellent job of conveying the imagery of total destruction and societal collapse in this book. I can understand why you would take it in sections.
This is still my favorite episode of MST3K, and yes, I do own some of that merch.
I need to get some of it myself.
Also CROM laughs at your four winds
I read Swan Song years ago and loved it! Even more than The Stand.
It's definitely the better book.
Your not joking, Swan Song was by far the best book I've ever read (4×). Can't wait for the mini series or movie.
This one has me excited, for sure. It's about time!
I am very interested by this. Having recently started reading Stephen King's books and have read The Stand and am nearly finished with 11//22/63, then people started recommending Swan Song, which I've downloaded onto my Kindle and is next up! So, I will have read it by the time this series comes out. I would echo thoughts about T.V. companies doing these things justice. I'm a massive fan of The Mists of Avalon and would _love_ to see a decent version of it on the screen, having read it no end of times, but I would be very wary that they'd cut corners and make a total mess of it!
Thanks for the comments! I'm hoping that with McCammon himself involved in the project, they'll turn out something faithful to the novel. Of course, it also needs the right cast to carry the story. I hope you enjoy reading "Swan Song"! Like "The Stand," it's a hefty read, but the story and characters really draw you in and, unlike "The Stand" (in the opinion of many, anyway), it has a strong, satisfying conclusion. Happy reading!
Oh yes Chariots of the gods book. my older brother had it, I was only 10 years old. really opened my mind when I read it. Interesting . My mind never the same again, them old books had huge research. Good stuff.
It seems to have had that effect on a lot of people.