Posted by
Yuchtar-2 on
Dec 15, 2000; 3:01am
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/SF-UK-How-bad-writing-changed-a-well-pictured-book-tp1490664p1490670.html
Christian wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I just bought the book "SF:UK How British Science Fiction changed
> the world" by Daniel O'Brien.
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Oooooooooooh, this sounds cool - Thanks, Christian!
Christian wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> As much as I was delighted by the pictures in the book
> SF:UK How British Science Fiction changed the world" so
> much was I disappointed by the writing of the author.
> I read the passage about UFO and here is an excample:
>
> ------>
> In the opening instalment, Exposed", top USAAF pilot
> Ed Straker (Bishop) is shot down by what he believes to
> be a Unidentified Flying Object, only to find himself
> under pressure from government figures who want Straker
> to change his story. When the saucers turn up en masse"
> in episode two, cover stories seem a little redundant.
> Now posing as a film executive at the Harlington-Straker
> studios, the implausibly white-haired Straker leads the
> fight back as SHADO's new boss, opting out of the fetching
> string costumes and purple wigs adopted by some of his
> female co-workers.
> <------
Jeesh! What show was HE watching?! <boggle>
> You see what I mean? We all know that:
> Exposed" wasn't the opening instalment - that was
> Identified". Not Straker was the pilot who was shot down,
> it was Foster and Foster wasn't shot down by the UFO. And
> in the second episode there was no en masse" turning up
> of the saucers (the only episode with an en masse" saucer
> attack was Reflections in the water" and that was near
> the end of the series). And so on and so on.... Disappointing.
> And is Straker really white-haired, Ladies? I always thought
> that was rather blond :-)
Blond! Or rather - PLATINUM BLOND! <hmph>
> Therefore I am not sure if I could recommend this book to someone.
> Maybe if they sell it at a bargain? :-/
Jee wiz - thanks for the warning. I thought it sounded cool. <pout>
> Oh, and I speak German (of course), English (a little bit :-) and
> that's it! Hope my English isn't too bad for your listers (sometimes
> I think that my english isn't understandable enough :-(
> (And therefore no one likes me....*sob, sob* - no, only joking :-))
Oh, shaddup, you silly twit! ;-)
I speak English. I've studied Latin, Italian and German, but can't
really carry on a conversation in any of those anymore. And the
smattering of Vulcan and Klingon that I know could get me shot .....
<siiiiiiiiigh>
[hidden email] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/14/00 4:16:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>
[hidden email] writes:
>
> << And is Straker really white-haired, Ladies? I always thought
> that was rather blond :-) >>
> I've always thought of him as platinum haired, white-blond. The writer is
> wrong about implausibly white haired, because quite a lot of people get
> prematurely white hair for different reasons, genes, illness, etc.
> At least the writer spelled Straker correctly! (chuckle)
> Oh Christian, we love you, and don't worry about your English. A lot of
> native-born Americans don't have the best command of the English language and
> grammar, and I'm among them. ; - )
True true .....
I mean, about some native-English speakers having dreadful spelling and
grammar.
Course, *I* aint not one of THOZE!
> Tot seins (that's the closest thing to German I know, the dutch for goodbye)
> (g)
Errrrrrrrrrrrrr, Tsuss! Or something like that <scratch scratch> My
keyboard doesn;t have one of those sloppy B thingies ....
I wonder ..... ß Did that work?
Tsuß!
No, that's not right, either.
ACH!
Auf wiedersehen!
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