View Full Version : Prolific author Michael Crichton has died!
Claydon
11-05-2008, 01:21 PM
Prolific novelist and "ER" creator Michael Crichton has unexpectedly died after a private battle with cancer. He was 66.
Known for his best-selling books like "Jurassic Park," and its sequel "The Lost World," which were made into a successful movie franchise, Crichton has sold more than 150 million books worldwide. Many of his books, including "The Andromeda Strain," "Congo," "Twister," "Terminal Man," and "Disclosure," were also turned into films.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27557143/
Whoa! This was unexpected. I remember when I first read jurassic park and andromeda strain as a kid. Great stuff.
RIP
mongo
11-05-2008, 01:22 PM
congo fucking sucked.
hatepoppy
11-05-2008, 01:23 PM
sphere movie < congo movie < jurrasic park movie < jurrasic park book < sphere book < not michael crichton books or movies
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 01:24 PM
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Mr. Brown
11-05-2008, 01:25 PM
Oh wow I loved hie books. RIP
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 01:25 PM
I finally read Timeline last month too
comicfan
11-05-2008, 01:26 PM
Crap! That really sucks! I really liked his books.
Claydon
11-05-2008, 01:28 PM
congo fucking sucked.
yes, yes it did.
his later work read like a screen play, and bad ones at that. but his early stuff from the 70s, 80s, and early 90s was great sci fi.
Mr. Brown
11-05-2008, 01:28 PM
I finally read Timeline last month too
I like timeline, they fucked that movie up just like every other adaptation of his work.
Sarxos
11-05-2008, 01:29 PM
His Westworld was fuckin' great!!
I finally read Timeline last month too
Did you finish it?
Cause Crichton finished his....
ruffdog
11-05-2008, 01:37 PM
who's this douche?
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 01:47 PM
Did you finish it?
Cause Crichton finished his....
No I purposely don't read the last sentence in whatever I read so I can say I've never finished a book.
Alohabear
11-05-2008, 02:46 PM
I just finished Next. He was the thinking man's author
hatepoppy
11-05-2008, 03:05 PM
PROLIFIC!
Skybase
11-05-2008, 03:18 PM
omg. . . :( My personal favorite author. Goddamn it!
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 03:19 PM
Just beating out the author of 'everybody poops'
WTF, really? That's weird. Somehow I saw him as way younger.
Claydon
11-05-2008, 03:56 PM
WTF, really? That's weird. Somehow I saw him as way younger.
Dude, andromeda strain the movie came out in like 1971.
damn good movie btw
Genius
11-05-2008, 04:13 PM
Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Disclosure, very good popular fiction.
The Lost World, Sphere, Congo, very bad popular fiction.
STDSkillz
11-05-2008, 04:18 PM
Fuuuuuuuck
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 04:18 PM
Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Disclosure, very good popular fiction.
The Lost World, Sphere, Congo, very bad popular fiction.
I liked the book Sphere :(
Genius
11-05-2008, 04:21 PM
I liked the book Sphere :(
There are books that force you to use your imagination. Then there are books that depend entirely on your imagination. Sphere was one of the latter.
Pax Britannia
11-05-2008, 04:23 PM
Jurassic Park was my favourite book/movie as a child. I was dinosaur mad as a kid so his two books were like crack for me.
RIP Mike.
hatepoppy
11-05-2008, 04:24 PM
There are books that force you to use your imagination. Then there are books that depend entirely on your imagination. Sphere was one of the latter.
YOURE WEAK!
STDSkillz
11-05-2008, 04:27 PM
Jurassic Park was my favourite book/movie as a child. I was dinosaur mad as a kid so his two books were like crack for me.
RIP Mike.
Same here. I enjoyed both of the Jurassic Parks immensely. The blurbs on Chaos Theory in those books probably lead me towards the path of mathematics.
RIP Mr. Crichton, RIP.
The Batman
11-05-2008, 04:35 PM
Well thats just shitty.
Skybase
11-05-2008, 04:35 PM
Any of you ever read his autobiography "Travels"? I found that quite interesting as well.
In EVERY one of his books, his research and inclusion of such detailed, interesting and accurate scientific facts just floored me.
The Batman
11-05-2008, 04:42 PM
Any of you ever read his autobiography "Travels"? I found that quite interesting as well.
In EVERY one of his books, his research and inclusion of such detailed, interesting and accurate scientific facts just floored me.
I liked how accessible the information was. It didn't seem like it was over your head when he was talking about quantum physics.
The GWD
11-05-2008, 04:52 PM
Wow. Fuck. Jurassic Park was and always will be one of my favorite books. It's one of the first books I really 'got into' as a kid. Andromeda Strain as well.
Claibo
11-05-2008, 04:52 PM
Well thats just shitty.
I Have a feeling that is not the first time you have said that....
Kerjack
11-05-2008, 04:54 PM
and accurate scientific facts just floored me.
But to be fair, not like any of us would know.
Claibo
11-05-2008, 04:54 PM
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n1954.jpg
Great book... read in the 4th grade.
Skybase
11-05-2008, 05:21 PM
But to be fair, not like any of us would know.
Well he cited his work pretty clearly as well, so I guess we COULD if we had the initiative.
And yes, imo he very clearly and descriptively explained the technology and science behind his books but it was just short of getting in too deep, thus making the books a boring read for my "simple" mind. hah
Sarxos
11-05-2008, 05:28 PM
Prey was a little scaremongery but I did like the technology descriptions.
Titus_Pullo
11-05-2008, 07:06 PM
I'm genuinely shocked, I had no idea he was sick.
SniffTheLog
11-05-2008, 07:54 PM
He didn't die. He just went back into the Sphere.
Grieves
11-05-2008, 08:35 PM
Hopefully now we can get the director's cut of The 13th Warrior.
medlar
11-05-2008, 10:10 PM
Well shit. What will people in airports read? Weird timing because I've been checking his books out for having something to read during class. I'm going for Eaters of the Dead or Timeline..I've pretty much read all of his books. I liked his books since I was twelve and his books actually got me into reading...
I think he took some fun in pissing off mainstream science by mangling stuff and taking it seriously at the same time. And then he can get pretty one-sided on the issue of Global Warming. That caused some dissention from State of Fear.
Jurassic park was awesome. After I read it I thought the film sucked. So did Sphere.
Starkiller66
11-05-2008, 10:28 PM
State of Fear was awesome. His books always felt like you were learning something while reading something completely far out. Definitely a big loss.
Skybase
11-05-2008, 10:28 PM
I wasn't happy with any of the movies I've seen. I know that many movies differ from their paper counterparts however with Crichton they seem to just snap that line. . .
Wonder if we'll see one following "Travels" now. .Hehe
Nosebuckle
11-05-2008, 10:37 PM
The Terminal Man ftw.....I'll probably never read Air Frame.
Oggie
11-05-2008, 11:38 PM
Why are my favorite authors dying?
Hopefully Lawrence Block and Stephen Reilly aren't going anywhere soon.
}{arlequin
11-05-2008, 11:51 PM
never read any of his stuff.
which ones that haven't been made into movies would you guys recommend?
(i know there are several titles mentioned here, but which ones really stand out?)
Skybase
11-06-2008, 12:05 AM
that HAVEN'T been made into movies. . .? That's a bit tougher. I really do like his autobiography "Travels" which hasn't become a movie. .but not really like his other books either. But most have been made into movies. Personally I really liked Timeline (NOT the movie)
Claydon
11-06-2008, 12:09 AM
Why are my favorite authors dying?
Hopefully Lawrence Block and Stephen Reilly aren't going anywhere soon.
no shit, like the author of fletch :(
Hulud
11-06-2008, 01:31 AM
read a couple of his books... never got past 100 or so pages of jurassic park. sphere was good. RIP.
TylerDurden
11-06-2008, 09:47 AM
I liked how accessible the information was. It didn't seem like it was over your head when he was talking about quantum physics.
nailed it perfectly.
my favorite author. i've read and own all of his books. rest in peace, michael.
bdjlo09
11-06-2008, 02:16 PM
RIP
Great Author
redsox39
11-06-2008, 02:52 PM
State of Fear might be one of my favorite all time books. I also liked Disclosure and Rising Sun.
Prey was a little Hokey, and Airframe, while interesting, couldn't have been more boring.
I never saw the movie Congo, but from what I have read here, it looks like I won't waste my time...
DeMartini Sands
11-06-2008, 08:15 PM
awesome talent, he will be missed...
Archangel
11-07-2008, 09:02 AM
One of the best medical authors ever, and he dies relatively young of cancer.
Well fuck the irony. RIP Mr Crichton, from a true fan.
phule
11-07-2008, 11:16 AM
A shame. RIP
Candycane
11-07-2008, 11:16 AM
I love his books and of course just like with most novel to movie form the book is better. RIP indeed.
freegood
11-08-2008, 12:31 PM
If they got his blood sample, he'll be back in no time as a book writing raptor.
riseabove!
11-18-2008, 10:13 PM
prolific eh? is that really a complement?
comicfan
11-18-2008, 11:07 PM
prolific eh? is that really a complement?
It can be if he produced alot of good material. Problem is with every great work he made, he wrote an equally not so good story.
Archangel
11-19-2008, 04:49 AM
prolific eh? is that really a complement?
Wow, you had a full week to think about this post, and you still couldn't spell "compliment" correctly.
IdiotBrain
11-19-2008, 05:47 AM
Arch, does that really surprise you?
locke8
11-19-2008, 06:24 PM
damn, he never got the chance to let me unveil what is the masterpiece called Congo II upon the world...
riseabove!
11-19-2008, 10:01 PM
Wow, you had a full week to think about this post, and you still couldn't spell "compliment" correctly.
Are you under the impression I had considered posting that for a week?
The GWD
11-19-2008, 10:10 PM
Can't we let this thread die just as it's subject matter did?
Archangel
11-20-2008, 01:44 PM
Are you under the impression I had considered posting that for a week?
Took you that long to bump the thread...