So if the ice didn't end up forming clouds it could exacerbate the problem
Cloud seeding! OBVIOUSLY!
I think I know why you are drawn into the Edgar Rice Burroughs books. He originally wrote most of them as serials in newspapers, so they had to hold people's attention.
I don't think so. I mean, I can see why you'd say that, but in his case, nope. I tried of this "catch and release' plots. I like the fact the books are short, and the ideas are big, and the characters are simple, and there's no nuance or modern concerns (which makes them idea train reading), and there's no strict structure: the ideas are just chucked at the wall.
I'm surprised more haven't been turned into TV series. They are really perfect for that... although modern audiences might be too sophisticated for some of his characters.
(Probably like you) I grew up with the B&W Tarzan and the McClure movies (and these are probably my gateway drug: I own them all on DVD), and I've looked at the modern versions (saw the last Tarzan), and I don't think younger people can as easily imagine the world of ERB as we can, so why I can almost believe a Tarzan can exist, and Opar can exist, the "kids" look at Tarzan (et al) and see the evil White Man and a world where everything is connected. And they know Mars is lifeless (you and I probably knew this, but caught the edge of the canal thing) and the Voyager dream.
Personally, I've struggled with the Doc EE Smith Lensman books. Got two in, lost interest. Not sure what that says about me, other than I prefer swashbuckling and mighty thews to planet-throwing supercops.
On a related note, did you see the movie, "John Carter"?
I did. I loved it. Got the DVD. And books on why it failed as movie.
An aside: I've always been tempted to write "adaption" instead of "adaptation".
Me too. Always. Constantly. It's a verbal tick I cultivate.
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Cloud seeding! OBVIOUSLY!
I think I know why you are drawn into the Edgar Rice Burroughs books. He originally wrote most of them as serials in newspapers, so they had to hold people's attention.
I don't think so. I mean, I can see why you'd say that, but in his case, nope. I tried of this "catch and release' plots.
I like the fact the books are short, and the ideas are big, and the characters are simple, and there's no nuance or modern concerns (which makes them idea train reading), and there's no strict structure: the ideas are just chucked at the wall.
I'm surprised more haven't been turned into TV series. They are really perfect for that... although modern audiences might be too sophisticated for some of his characters.
(Probably like you) I grew up with the B&W Tarzan and the McClure movies (and these are probably my gateway drug: I own them all on DVD), and I've looked at the modern versions (saw the last Tarzan), and I don't think younger people can as easily imagine the world of ERB as we can, so why I can almost believe a Tarzan can exist, and Opar can exist, the "kids" look at Tarzan (et al) and see the evil White Man and a world where everything is connected. And they know Mars is lifeless (you and I probably knew this, but caught the edge of the canal thing) and the Voyager dream.
Personally, I've struggled with the Doc EE Smith Lensman books. Got two in, lost interest. Not sure what that says about me, other than I prefer swashbuckling and mighty thews to planet-throwing supercops.
On a related note, did you see the movie, "John Carter"?
I did. I loved it. Got the DVD. And books on why it failed as movie.
An aside: I've always been tempted to write "adaption" instead of "adaptation".
Me too.
Always.
Constantly.
It's a verbal tick I cultivate.