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It's too bad that he became a corporate tool before he died.
He said an awful lot of weird stuff about global warming and even published a book about it called State of Fear.
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Now he can find peace in that big Jurassic park in the sky.
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Haha.
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sad, but true. he really did write some good books though. I <3 The Great Train Robbery. the Jurassic books were a lot better than both the movies as well. ![]() |
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My favorite Crichton book by far is Eaters of the Dead.
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What got him in the end? Some bizarre space virus? Some nano-bug gone haywire?
SUSPENSEFUL!!!
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never read his books. need more writers!
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Must have felt rather anti-climatic.
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I was hoping that he'd get chomped by a T-rex whilst sitting on the toilet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azf2qycQ5bg
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Dismissing "State of Fear" as the product of a corporate tool is a mistake.
He made some very interesting and valid points in that novel, and the part about how we're living in a "state of fear", constantly terrified by the media with predictions and images of impending doom is absolutely correct. Also, t's too easy to say that those who are backing the global warming theories are "on nature's side" and therefore "good" and those who put them in doubt are mean guys backed by corporations. Sometimes it's the other way around. In my opinion, Al Gore's movie is just as dangerous as the industries endangering our environment. Politicians, actors and singers are no experts on climate, this is the main thing Crichton wanted to warn us about. Apart from making obvious his own opinion on climate change, he wanted to invite people to inform themselves before taking sides, because in a society with such a heavy media presence, often those who appear to be "the good ones" are just as bad as the others, and moved by the same interests. I was a big Crichton fan. Apart from "State of Fear"'s message, the novel itself was thrilling and adventurous, but definitely not as interesting as his earlier novels. Also, I hope he won't be remembered only as the author of "Jurassic Park". The Andromeda Strain, Sphere, Terminal Man, Congo are all brilliant. And if you've never seen "Coma" and "Westworld", well - you should! ![]() |
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Terminal Man was very good.
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Hopefully they've secured his DNA, just in case the time is ever going to be ripe for a Crichton Park.
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bahaha.
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bravo.
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