Background: A couple of months ago I got my wife to start reading the RJ series and now, the Adversary Series. When she finishes a book we always discuss how she liked it and other thoughts about it. She finished REBORN today and during our regular discussion she posed two questions that I could not answer so I thought I would pass them on to you.
First: The events in REBORN, if I recall my time line, take place around 1968, it doesn’t have to be exact, just that general time period. Twice in the book it mentions dialing 911. Did they really have 911 in the late 60’s or even the early 70’s?
Second: If Rosalom was able to enter into the clone fetus because it didn’t have a soul, how can the series dismiss GOD since the soul is a religious concept?

I'm curious about the editing process at the ARC level -- how much do the books change between the time that ARC escapes the publisher, and the final proofs are made for the HC version? As my wife is a bookseller, we've had the opportunity to pick up quite a number of ARCs (a couple of yours, over the years), and I wonder if I'm missing anything.

I know ARCs are always labeled "Quote this at the risk of your life and sanity" but do they really change much? Is it just typos, or is it like the movie biz where whole scenes may be dropped in our left on the editing room floor? It's not like you need a temp-track or pencil-test effects for a pre-release, that all happens in my grey matter at either level.

Also, do you get a chance to edit again before a mass market edition? I've seen on Charles Stross' blog (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/index.html) he asks for people to find the groty misspellings between the HC and PB, but do you ever regret a phrase out of Jack's mouth, or decide to purple-up the prose of a vampire, etc.?

Thanks,
Joel

Okay, let me say one thing. At first, I didn't intend to see this movie. Will Smith is Robert Neville? C'mon! Are you serious? Who the hell is a casting director?

But today I saw the trailer. Then I realized I was wrong. This movie will be great flick! The opening is December? Oh, man! I can't wait!

I Am Legend:trailer


I wish Richard Matheson get more well-known in Japan by this movie.

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Hey everyone, I just finished my short animation for uni and I wanted you guys to be the first to see it!

Hasn't got much to do with RJ, but the Monster is partially inspired by Molasar from The Keep movie.

PLease watch and let me know what you think! Good/bad, everything welcome!

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If you like animation you should definitely check out Tsui Hark's A Chinese Ghost Story. It is a non-stop visual feast, combining animation with CGI, that also provides a little mental meat to gnaw on. It is also kid friendly.

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Besides Mr. Brooks, I also saw Knocked Up. This movie is outloud funny. Don't want to spoil it for you, but I can assure you that it's worth the bucks to check this flick out at the theater.

AC

P.S. If you liked 40 Year Old Virgin, you'll love this flick.

Just came from seeing this movie. Wondered what Costner would do in serial killer territory. Liked the movie, though it was unnessarily busy for a simple horror flick.

Basically: Costner likes to kill people on the sly, but being a family man for years now, he's thinking about giving up the serial killing business. But his alter-ego, played by William Hurt (who steals the movie), keeps urging our Mr. Brooks not to give up the hobby that he loves. Demi Moore plays the detective tracking down the "thumbprint killer."

But rather than settle for a simple protagonist/antagonist plot, the powers-that-be decide to throw in another serial killer, a wannabe serial killer, and a messy divorce (for Detective Demi) that require some nimble knitting needles to tie up all these loose threads at the end.

And the movie seems to have two endings. The audience applauded the first ending, and awwwwed the second ending. I preferred the latter.

Still, I recommend the movie, if you catch it on a double feature (wink, wink, nod, nod); otherwise, wait for the rental.

AC

Was going to post this on the book burning thread, but thought it best stands in his own thread. Happy reading, Ray Bradbury fans.

AC

http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/ray-br...ted/16524/