tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post7760524822778955029..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: A Few Quiet Words of Praise for Philip GelattMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-61222091864712589962022-05-25T17:35:04.364-07:002022-05-25T17:35:04.364-07:00I've just seen the Netflix _The Very Pulse of ...I've just seen the Netflix _The Very Pulse of the Machine_ and it's *ridiculously* beautiful. The art, the layout, the colours, the visual storytelling - your story has been very well served.<br /><br />I'm also so happy to see some written SF - and better yet, short written SF -getting adapted for once. So far I know of you, Alastair Reynolds and John Scalzi. I hope there will be more.HANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-5481385309438278802022-05-23T20:23:34.036-07:002022-05-23T20:23:34.036-07:00Wholeheartedly agree, it was a wonderful episode. ...Wholeheartedly agree, it was a wonderful episode. I watched it over the weekend and just got done reading your story, both were phenomenal. This kind of art inspires me as a writer in a way I can't quite put into words, ironically enough. Thank you.Chudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647793341316641301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-85652092883745013532022-05-23T09:55:16.216-07:002022-05-23T09:55:16.216-07:00Tales of Old Earth -- of course! I knew that title...<i>Tales of Old Earth</i> -- of <b>course</b>! I <b>knew</b> that title of the poetry anthology sounded familiar, but its being poetry distracted me from thinking of prose anthologies ... (Or perhaps I was just too tired.) Thanks for clearing that up, Michael.<br /><br />You're right, though: the animated short was an excellent translation of your story from one medium to another. I wish people who criticize movies for not adhering slavishly to the books on which they are based would just understand the necessity of changes. Kudos to Philip Gelatt! (And to the author of the original. Of course.)JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.com