tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525180969358859346.post2331174269848491532..comments2024-01-05T16:03:39.211+05:30Comments on Arthur C. Clarke Fansite: "The Sentinel" (short story): Yet anoher ET beaconUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525180969358859346.post-27655348065307626532009-08-23T15:50:50.616+05:302009-08-23T15:50:50.616+05:30Gregg: I've'nt seen the 2001 movie, but ha...Gregg: I've'nt seen the 2001 movie, but have read the <a href="http://arthur-clarke-fansite.blogspot.com/2007/03/book-arthur-clarkes-2001-space-odyssy-4.html" rel="nofollow">novel version</a>. And I've since partially read Clarke's account of the origins of 2001 - both movie & the novel: "<a href="http://arthur-clarke-fansite.blogspot.com/2007/07/lost-worlds-of-2001-more-than-on-making.html" rel="nofollow">The Lost Worlds of 2001</a>".<br /><br />When I compare it with novel, I find only one of the 4 major episodes - the moon beacon one - closely follows it. First episode - aliens uplifting primitive apes - is closer in spirit to "<a href="http://arthur-clarke-fansite.blogspot.com/2007/04/short-story-review-arthur-c-clarkes.html" rel="nofollow">Encounter at Down</a>". In "Lost Worlds of 2001", Clarke mentions other stories that went into 2001.Tinkoohttp://arthur-clarke-fansite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525180969358859346.post-70528114776975247902009-08-22T13:03:40.138+05:302009-08-22T13:03:40.138+05:30"The Sentinel" was the inspiration for t..."The Sentinel" was the inspiration for the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." Clark was in on the writing of the screenplay and wrote the book after the screenplay. If you ever wondered why the movie followed the book so closely, that's why. Kubrick had read "The Sentinel" and contacted Clark about doing a movie with that premise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694858824518307367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525180969358859346.post-79042441623447388742007-04-11T00:42:00.000+05:302007-04-11T00:42:00.000+05:30Thanks, JL - you are right.I just checked the fact...Thanks, JL - you are right.<BR/><BR/>I just checked the facts: Sentinel was published in 1951; 2001 was written during 1964-1968, & published in 1968. So Sentinel preceded it by nearly 2 decades.Tinkoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671690073296706155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525180969358859346.post-91303772752996858862007-04-10T18:16:00.000+05:302007-04-10T18:16:00.000+05:30The quality of this story is indeed average compar...The quality of this story is indeed average compared to some of his later work. <BR/><BR/>However, there is one aspect of this work that make it very notable: The ideas first explored in The Sentinel laid the foundation for the Odyssey series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com