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by **joerules** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:41 pm

That's the plan. It'll be announced in the next JLCM update.

I wish there were time to do a voting period but Jumper really seems to be the next best bet and it's coming up fast.

by **opie301** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:32 pm

matt! wrote:i finished "jumper" at lunch today. anybody else read/been reading it? can it be the next official JLCM book club selection?

I picked it up over the weekend. I believe that there is a strong chance that Jumper will be the next book on the docket.

by **Col** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:26 pm

I read it a month or two ago when the first trailer came out. I'm debating whether to read the sequel or not (if I can find it at a library).

by **matt!** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:58 pm

i finished "jumper" at lunch today. anybody else read/been reading it? can it be the next official JLCM book club selection?

by **matt!** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:43 pm

the warrior one was "prey," the other one joe mentioned was "the near departed" and "buried talents" was the one where a tall man in black totally owns a carnival game, wins some knives and it ends with the carnie in mysterious pain.

by **joerules** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:25 pm

There was a story about a warrior doll that brutally attacks a woman in her apartment, but the stand out for me was the short one about the man at the funeral parlor making preparations for his wife's death.

by **opie301** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:41 pm

matt! wrote:on a semi-related note: did anyone read the other stories published in that book? what did you take the ending of buried talents to mean? am i missing something or is it just really vague or just that simple?

Can you give me a refresher as to which story that was? I read all of the short stories that backed up I Am Legend, but none of them stick out particularly well in my memory. If you can give me the reminder, I should be able to answer your question.

by **matt!** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:38 pm

finished the book recently. i didn't get through it quicker because, as people have been saying, matheson is like a precursor to stephen king, and to me that's not necessarily a good thing. like king, matheson crafts an intriguing plot, and makes interesting choices, but the prose itself lacks artistry. i appreciate a book written in simple, concise language, but both authors use this meat and potatoes style that leaves something to be desired.

ultimately i prefer the choices made in the novel, though, like everyone else.

on a semi-related note: did anyone read the other stories published in that book? what did you take the ending of buried talents to mean? am i missing something or is it just really vague or just that simple?

i'd also like to reiterate that i think the book club is a great idea, as evidenced by the number of guests and new members it brought to the board. i picked up jumper recently, which i'll be taking on after i finish up these other matheson stories, so that gets my vote for the next discussion.

gerbo321 wrote:Your a douche. Suck on that 2 weeks from now.

son of a bitch!

by **Greatfrito** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:45 pm

waycos wrote:Is it really depressing though? I thought it showed that even with this terrible infection/disease that you have humans adapting and recovering to rebuild society. It's certainly sad for the main character but just sort of hints that you have to let go of the past to move towards the future.

That's an excellent point. I think if the book was told from any other perspective, it would be quite obvious that Neville is the "bad guy" of the story - the last man on earth who cannot accept the changes around him, and lashes out at the survivors.

The perspective it does take, though, is really what makes the story feel unique. Hooking on any kind of "Neville dies and saves the world" ending really makes the story just... pointless.

by **waycos** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:02 am

mr_lostman28 wrote:...The book ending is too dreary for hollywood, especially the way they were hyping this film, people just wouldn't accept Nevill dying that way. ..

Is it really depressing though? I thought it showed that even with this terrible infection/disease that you have humans adapting and recovering to rebuild society. It's certainly sad for the main character but just sort of hints that you have to let go of the past to move towards the future.

by **clivestaples** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:10 am

gerbo321 wrote:So in other words, as far as King adaptations go: Frank Darabont = Good, Mick Garris = meh...

Ha yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

If they did animation I hope they'd stick with the group who did the Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born comic. I don't read a lot of comics, but it was really good as an extension of the DT story. Apparently the next series is going to cover entirely new terrain, instead of mostly showing what King had already written (which was still excellently done). The first series is out in hardcover now, and I kinda wish I would have waited on the comics and just bought that. It looks so shiny and impressive.

by **gerbo321** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:31 am

So in other words, as far as King adaptations go: Frank Darabont = Good, Mick Garris = meh...

I'd rather see Dark Tower as an animated series actually. Not sure why, but there is just little need for a live action version in my mind.

by **clivestaples** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:26 pm

Yeah I'd agree that all those movies are good, and some are great. Frank Darabont (Shawshank, Green Mile) also directed The Mist, so hopefully that fact alone will sway you to see it.

Rumor has it J.J. Abrams might be doing some Dark Tower stuff in the near future. Personally, I'd rather see it as an HBO show than a feature-length movie with planned sequels. A show could develop its own pacing and keep everything gritty, and not bow to any Hollywood demands. But as big of a fan as I am of the DT books, I'm not going to put all my hopes into there ever being a really excellent TV/film adaptation. Whatever comes will come, and at the very least I hope it's entertaining.

Oh yeah, another reason to see The Mist: the very blatant DT reference at the beginning of the movie.

by **LincM** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:30 am

The best SK adaptations are those that are not horror, typically. IT, Christine, Carrie and a small few others of his horrors are good, but almost all of the dramas adapted are great. Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil (believe me, it's a good movie), The Green Mile, and, to some, Hearts in Atlantis (though some didn't like the film, it got some good support).

I'd like to see the Dark Tower series tackled, personally.

by **clivestaples** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:02 am

Greatfrito wrote:I've yet to see the Mist - is it worth it? I've heard mixed things, and Stephen King films are always hit-or-miss.

You're right, SK adaptations are always a gamble. I'd say this is the first of his horror stories in a long while to get the proper treatment (although 1408 was alright). And The Mist is one of those where the people are the scary part--I think Frank Darabont described it as Lord of the Flies with cool monsters.

Anyway I'd highly recommend it, it's very faithful to the story, although with a different and more concrete ending. Just imagine what might have been if the lesser-knowns who did The Mist did I Am Legend and made it about vampires? We can dream...

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