Comments by "Ginny Jolly" (@ginnyjollykidd) on "Isaac Asimov - Master of Science - Extra Sci Fi - Part 1" video.

  1. Oh! In a way, both of them have a point. Asimov intended one thing, and his readers saw another.
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  2. I love "The Last Question!"
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  3. I personally like his extreme characters. Very little if any YA angst. Science done in an industrial fashion. History of the Medieval Earth times used as a plan and plot to cause the downfall of the Empire and the rise of First Foundation. And the growing paranoia that something other than the progress of Foundation is controlling the destiny of the First Foundation. Ebling Mis, a volatile, thrifty man whose favorite cuss words are "unprintable" and "gal-AX-y." Susan Calvin who hates people and prefers robots. Hari Seldon, whose study of human nature put him in many culture clashes and embarrassing situations that could not help but turn him into a 3-D character (and ultimately the literary version of Asimov himself). R. Daneel Olivaw, the robot who traveled through worlds and lived the ages trying to fulfill not only the Three Laws of Robotics but also the Zeroth law (substitute "humanity" or "humankind" for "a human" in the First Law) which was instilled in him by another, more perceptive robot, R. Giskard. And my favorite, Golan Treviz, who determined which direction human history should continue to preserve its existence and chances to thrive. Oh, and I also like Greg Powell and Michael Donovan. All of these characters have developed depth and fleshing out and growth. Just because they all seem academic and dry doesn't mean they are flat, 2-D characters. Heck! Even a runaway robot enjoyed quoting Gilbert and Sullivan (even as Asimov loved to sing it and even Captain Jean-Luc Picard sang it).
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  4. Pyre, not pire.
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  5. And built EMPIRES!
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  6.  @derpimusmaximus8815  And Greg Powell and Michael Donovan would only have mechanic - style jobs. They wouldn't have to worry about being killed in a light speed trip by a neurotic robotic ship constantly on the verge of a breakdown.
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