I just finished Oblivion by Ellison. There are stories that made me laugh out loud. A couple teared me up by the end. One or two l thought l knew where they were going, and he pulled a one-eighty on me. Some beautiful work that proved a terrific read. Only a couple clunkers, but even those are well-written.
I am SO happy to see you hit some ERB again! Since you just reviewed one of his books, (and a re-issue of "Again, Dangerous Visions" is scheduled for later this month. . . ) this seems like a good time to remark upon Harlan. "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" was a deepening and exploration of the "checking in with your younger self" topic. One that was personal, successful and moving enough that Neil Gaiman references it in his own semi-autobiographical piece "One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock." Which reminds me, I always noticed that for a person it's popular to defame, HE accumulated a number of friends who went out of their way to maintain a friendship with him , who are known for being kind, generous, and easy going. People like Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Patton Oswalt who never seem to suffer fools gladly and always speak up for what they believe to be right. You often find them by his side, cheering him on (when he was still with us.) I fear we live in a world that is too quick to judge and quicker to discard, even though I don't love EVERY story in the book. Catman, for all it's obscurity, has one of the greatest mimetically repeatable lines in cyberpunk: "Smooth metal surfaces." And I can't see that cover w/o hearing "My Caaaarrrrpet!" in my head. No hate, just thought it should be said "somewhere." Be well, read the heck outta some Westerns, and I look forward to you continued success. Oh, P.S.- I hope you can talk the Outlaw Bookseller into reading a few Westerns for June! (No Pressure.) ;)
That future Thor issue brings back memories. I recall picking it up after being intrigued by the cover and having an intense feeling of "What's going on... is this going to be Thor from now on?" whilst reading it. Mind you, eight year old me was pretty easily baffled.
I am excited for June on the Range. I’m planning on listening to a Zane Grey book, Desert Gold, and reading Streets of Laredo, which is second in the Lonesome Dove series.
I'm trying to find a Western to listen to, since I am inundated with people here and must listen while I do things. I am in no mood for anything too heavy and wish I had The Mark of Zorro to read right now, but I read it just a few months ago. It worked so well, I don't want to ruin it with sequels. Last year I joined in with Lonesome Dove and well, what can you do? I LOVED the dialog. I am lost. I just stumbled upon "Rangy Pete". I have just gotten into it and it may be promising. I may finish Shane, as it is short, but I found it annoying. Zorro does not want to be there. His 'hidden room' is back at The Manor. The granddog who moved in with me ate a half a loaf of bread in the middle of the night. As the Grandkid owner warned me, "She has a problem with bread". I may need to buy a locking liquor cabinet for bread now.
I'm so glad you loved Zorro! It's been a favorite of mine for years since I stumbled on a used copy. I'll be reading Zorro Rides Again this month, and a couple of Westerns. Your channel has inspired me to track down some sci-fi I haven't read in ages. I'm rereading Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson. Have you read any of her? I haven't read her since the 80s, it's been fun rediscovering her books. Thanks for the trips down memory lane!
Love that version of Approaching Oblivion. The TZ episode you’re thinking of is Walking Distance. Great episode. I know the Ellison story and yeah, it’s very similar. Great video as always.
@luciferfernandez7094 Ellison wrote the story 10 years after the Twilight zone episode. His story actually appeared in the 80s Twilight Zone series which he was involved in (although he didn’t write the screenplay for the episode).
I enjoyed the Mark of Zorro. Mine was published by Penguin classics. I would like to pick up that volume with multiple adventures :"Damn the Typos!" I do not remember if you reviewed this series but I highly recommend Arturo Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste series. A seventeenth century soldier who is swordsman for hire. If you have read them tell me what you think.
I wound up getting three books done for Horror May-hem, Witch House by Evangeline Walton, Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon, and Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark. All of them really good. Shall be doing Zorro for the book club/June on the Range.
I'd always wanted to read at least one Zane Grey book. I've been a huge M*A*S*H fan since childhood. One of the characters, Colonel Potter was a big Zane Grey fan. That's the only way I would've even heard of this author! (Until Booktube came along.)
You're doing great on the reading challenge. Those small paperbacks go so fast. And Rhonda doing bad things means she's feeling better! Aw, Zorro is too cute. But the peeing on the bed, not so cute.
The Twilight Zone episode you're thinking of is "A Stop at Willoughby." I'm looking forward to June on the Range, and I'll have a couple videos for it on my channel. I think Zorro for June on the Range is a really inspired pick.
It's a story subject that recurred A LOT in the pulps and a few similar TZ episodes. "Willoughby" was for a past time, but talking to a younger self *specifically* was in one or two others, I think the one mentioned ^^ above ^^ "Walking Distance" is one of them, I wish I could remember why I feel sure that there are more; Outer Limits perhaps? Other Anthology shows mining the same pit? They were usually played for the paradox over the pathos, I think that's the narrowing filter.
“Over the top” is synonymous with Harlan Ellison - not unlike fire burns or rabies kill dogs. I’m sorry for your future Thor reading - it’s all downhill after Simonson. Just to think that striper Thor is still to comes…yikes! 😂 Maybe the Latour run and some 2000’s stuff was good but I was out of comics by then.
According to different regions, some fears can be similar, but different in several ways. On this side of the country, we tend to fear the ever pervasive left wing tyranny. Interesting indeed.
Cześ !- Jestem z Polski i subskrybuję Twój kanał poniewaz proponujesz i opowiadasz o autorach i ksiazkach , które uwielbiam np jestem wielkim fanem ERB i wszystkich Jego cykli zwlaszcza Tarzan ..od zeszlego roku końca 2023 ruszyła wielka sprawa ( nie tylko dla mnie ale mnie osobiscie wzruszla do łez )- pewne wydawnictwo zaczęło wydawac pelne wydanie Tarzana ( 24 tomy bedą ..u nas to jest ten problem ,że trzeba to przetlumaczyc z angielskiego na polski a to trwa )- dotychczas jeszcze przed wojną 39 r wydano Tarzany od 1-10 i nigdy wiecej teraz to się zmieni bedzie wydane wszystko czyli 24 tomy Mam takze pytanie dotyczace Zorro jeden z bohaterów tez uwielbianych przezemnie ..u nas wydano tylko jedną ksiazkę McCulleya ( przypuszczam ,ze jakis fragment )- pt Zorro ok 180 str wiem ,ze Jonhston napisał więcej niz tylko Przekleństwo Capistrano ...mógłbym prosić o podanie tytułów i ilosc stron danego tytułu jakie u was zostały wydane w formie ksiązki papierowej ...bardzo proszę ..Reginald z Polski ( w sumie juz dziadek 7 krzyzyk się zbliza )👋👋👋👍🥸RK
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Your dog gives a new meaning to the "mark of Zorro".
😂
Z is for Zorro....
You can tell by his looks...
And he comes at the end
Of most alphabet books!!
Sorry....spending to much time with my grandson!!
I just finished Oblivion by Ellison. There are stories that made me laugh out loud. A couple teared me up by the end. One or two l thought l knew where they were going, and he pulled a one-eighty on me. Some beautiful work that proved a terrific read. Only a couple clunkers, but even those are well-written.
Deathbird Stories is the Ellison book you would give to someone to start the trip down the Ellison Wonderland.❤❤❤
I am SO happy to see you hit some ERB again! Since you just reviewed one of his books, (and a re-issue of "Again, Dangerous Visions" is scheduled for later this month. . . ) this seems like a good time to remark upon Harlan.
"One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" was a deepening and exploration of the "checking in with your younger self" topic. One that was personal, successful and moving enough that Neil Gaiman references it in his own semi-autobiographical piece "One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock."
Which reminds me, I always noticed that for a person it's popular to defame, HE accumulated a number of friends who went out of their way to maintain a friendship with him , who are known for being kind, generous, and easy going. People like Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Patton Oswalt who never seem to suffer fools gladly and always speak up for what they believe to be right. You often find them by his side, cheering him on (when he was still with us.) I fear we live in a world that is too quick to judge and quicker to discard, even though I don't love EVERY story in the book.
Catman, for all it's obscurity, has one of the greatest mimetically repeatable lines in cyberpunk: "Smooth metal surfaces."
And I can't see that cover w/o hearing "My Caaaarrrrpet!" in my head.
No hate, just thought it should be said "somewhere."
Be well, read the heck outta some Westerns, and I look forward to you continued success.
Oh, P.S.-
I hope you can talk the Outlaw Bookseller into reading a few Westerns for June! (No Pressure.) ;)
Harlan Ellison having a story that seems a lot like an old Twilight Zone episode…is highly ironical.
It really is.
Sounds like Zorro is in touch with his wild side when residing at the rustic lodge.
I've begun June on the range with The complete western stories of Elmore Leonard
Your dog should star in the Bark of Zorro.
😅
I still can't believe you have my parents' stove and the... overhanging fan thingy that I can never remember the name of. ;)
That future Thor issue brings back memories. I recall picking it up after being intrigued by the cover and having an intense feeling of "What's going on... is this going to be Thor from now on?" whilst reading it. Mind you, eight year old me was pretty easily baffled.
I am excited for June on the Range. I’m planning on listening to a Zane Grey book, Desert Gold, and reading Streets of Laredo, which is second in the Lonesome Dove series.
I'm trying to find a Western to listen to, since I am inundated with people here and must listen while I do things.
I am in no mood for anything too heavy and wish I had The Mark of Zorro to read right now, but I read it just a few months ago. It worked so well, I don't want to ruin it with sequels.
Last year I joined in with Lonesome Dove and well, what can you do? I LOVED the dialog.
I am lost.
I just stumbled upon "Rangy Pete". I have just gotten into it and it may be promising. I may finish Shane, as it is short, but I found it annoying.
Zorro does not want to be there. His 'hidden room' is back at The Manor.
The granddog who moved in with me ate a half a loaf of bread in the middle of the night. As the Grandkid owner warned me, "She has a problem with bread". I may need to buy a locking liquor cabinet for bread now.
I'm so glad you loved Zorro! It's been a favorite of mine for years since I stumbled on a used copy. I'll be reading Zorro Rides Again this month, and a couple of Westerns.
Your channel has inspired me to track down some sci-fi I haven't read in ages. I'm rereading Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson. Have you read any of her? I haven't read her since the 80s, it's been fun rediscovering her books. Thanks for the trips down memory lane!
Love that version of Approaching Oblivion. The TZ episode you’re thinking of is Walking Distance. Great episode. I know the Ellison story and yeah, it’s very similar. Great video as always.
The story is one life furnished in early povertyi
A similar story and Ellison didn’t sue? Wtf?!
@luciferfernandez7094 Ellison wrote the story 10 years after the Twilight zone episode. His story actually appeared in the 80s Twilight Zone series which he was involved in (although he didn’t write the screenplay for the episode).
P.S. Zorro looked like he wanted to apologize but he was too comfortable to lift his head.
This makes me want to get my Oakdale Affair on.
Zorro does sound fun (the pulp hero, not the peeing dog)
I enjoyed the Mark of Zorro. Mine was published by Penguin classics. I would like to pick up that volume with multiple adventures :"Damn the Typos!" I do not remember if you reviewed this series but I highly recommend Arturo Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste series. A seventeenth century soldier who is swordsman for hire. If you have read them tell me what you think.
I wound up getting three books done for Horror May-hem, Witch House by Evangeline Walton, Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon, and Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark. All of them really good. Shall be doing Zorro for the book club/June on the Range.
I'd always wanted to read at least one Zane Grey book. I've been a huge M*A*S*H fan since childhood. One of the characters, Colonel Potter was a big Zane Grey fan. That's the only way I would've even heard of this author! (Until Booktube came along.)
I’m loving me some Zorro, great fun.
We had a Pony called Zorro :D And another one called Tornado 🥰
You're doing great on the reading challenge. Those small paperbacks go so fast.
And Rhonda doing bad things means she's feeling better!
Aw, Zorro is too cute. But the peeing on the bed, not so cute.
RRB books aer hreat. Love Zorro too. Zorro the dog, is probably telling you he doesnt like going there.
The Twilight Zone episode you're thinking of is "A Stop at Willoughby."
I'm looking forward to June on the Range, and I'll have a couple videos for it on my channel. I think Zorro for June on the Range is a really inspired pick.
It's a story subject that recurred A LOT in the pulps and a few similar TZ episodes. "Willoughby" was for a past time, but talking to a younger self *specifically* was in one or two others, I think the one mentioned ^^ above ^^ "Walking Distance" is one of them, I wish I could remember why I feel sure that there are more; Outer Limits perhaps? Other Anthology shows mining the same pit? They were usually played for the paradox over the pathos, I think that's the narrowing filter.
What would you recommend as a first book for someone wanting to delve into Ellison's works?
There is a newly published collection called "Harlan Ellison's Greatest Hits" so it makes the shopping easier.
Yeah, the Greatest Hits and A boy and his dog should do it.
My sample size with Ellison is fairly small. But I’ve yet to read a story by him that I enjoyed. Glad you had Thor as a palette cleanser!
“Over the top” is synonymous with Harlan Ellison - not unlike fire burns or rabies kill dogs.
I’m sorry for your future Thor reading - it’s all downhill after Simonson. Just to think that striper Thor is still to comes…yikes! 😂 Maybe the Latour run and some 2000’s stuff was good but I was out of comics by then.
I may have missed it, but is there a video somewhere that explains the history of the Rustic Von Lodge?
The history is mired in myth and legend. It remains a mystery!
😎
According to different regions, some fears can be similar, but different in several ways. On this side of the country, we tend to fear the ever pervasive left wing tyranny. Interesting indeed.
Sean Gordon Murphy's (Batman White Knight) new Zorro graphic novel is terrible.
Good to know.
Right wing tyranny? Odd. I would be more worried about the other kind, tbh. 🙂
Are there really 11 MKV followers that liked this comment? It seems antithetical to every view he has ever expressed. 🤔
Considering the last few years it should be obvious to anyone - regardless of political leanings.
@@buckocean7616the tide's a-shifting, brother
Cześ !- Jestem z Polski i subskrybuję Twój kanał poniewaz proponujesz i opowiadasz o autorach i ksiazkach , które uwielbiam np jestem wielkim fanem ERB i wszystkich Jego cykli zwlaszcza Tarzan ..od zeszlego roku końca 2023 ruszyła wielka sprawa ( nie tylko dla mnie ale mnie osobiscie wzruszla do łez )- pewne wydawnictwo zaczęło wydawac pelne wydanie Tarzana ( 24 tomy bedą ..u nas to jest ten problem ,że trzeba to przetlumaczyc z angielskiego na polski a to trwa )- dotychczas jeszcze przed wojną 39 r wydano Tarzany od 1-10 i nigdy wiecej teraz to się zmieni bedzie wydane wszystko czyli 24 tomy Mam takze pytanie dotyczace Zorro jeden z bohaterów tez uwielbianych przezemnie ..u nas wydano tylko jedną ksiazkę McCulleya ( przypuszczam ,ze jakis fragment )- pt Zorro ok 180 str wiem ,ze Jonhston napisał więcej niz tylko Przekleństwo Capistrano ...mógłbym prosić o podanie tytułów i ilosc stron danego tytułu jakie u was zostały wydane w formie ksiązki papierowej ...bardzo proszę ..Reginald z Polski ( w sumie juz dziadek 7 krzyzyk się zbliza )👋👋👋👍🥸RK