Comments for Robert Mitchell Evans

Comment on The Race That Keeps On Giving by Brad

Brad — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:28:21 +0000

Ugh. SMOD is looking better and better.

Comment on This one is for Brad by Bob Evans

Bob Evans — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:54:25 +0000

No effect on my concept at all. While I do have Zombies in afganastan, that’s just one segment of a much larger Revenant concept.

Comment on Thoughts on Harry Potter movies – part 1 by Bob Evans

Bob Evans — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:53:33 +0000

We don’t know the limitations, only that 3 turns sends you backwards a number of hours. (looked like about 6 I’d guess from the my memory of the film.) We have no idea what would happen if you spun it like a top.

Comment on Thoughts on Harry Potter movies – part 1 by Nolly

Nolly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:48:39 +0000

My impression, which might be entirely unjustified, was that the range of the time-turner was very limited. It would still be useful, and it would be better if it hadn’t simply disappeared, but I don’t think it’s the huge world-changer less limited time travel is.

Comment on This one is for Brad by Brad

Brad — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:16 +0000

Okay, maybe the zombie meme has jumped the shark after all.

On a more serious note, does this development spoil anything you were already thinking about? True enough this is a comedic film, but still…

Comment on The Importance Of Names by Bob Evans

Bob Evans — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:13 +0000

Not one I would want to tackle.

Comment on Thoughts on Harry Potter movies – part 1 by Bob Evans

Bob Evans — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:41 +0000

Well, some stories, such as the Terminator or Star Trek IV cannot be done with Time Travel, but if it is the solution to your plot complications, yeah that’s generally weak.

Comment on The Importance Of Names by MissyFL

MissyFL — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:40 +0000

It occurs to me that it would be a heck of an exercise, if one was a writer of speculative fiction, to write a story where names didn’t exist. Hmmm.

Comment on Thoughts on Harry Potter movies – part 1 by MissyFL

MissyFL — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:36 +0000

Your point about the time travel device is well taken. I have come to the conclusion that if ever an author feels the need to introduce time travel, s/he should just chuck the story until s/he figures out how to do the story without time travel.

Regarding movie four. – The book has one of my favorite scenes and it did not play well in the movie (Professor Moody bouncing the ferret that used to be Malfoy!!! Brilliant!! There is not a teacher in exisitance that hasn’t wanted to turn at least one student into a ferret!!). That saddened me. In addition to that, there is simply too much going on in the whole book and too many times when Harry is suddenly able to compete because of the intervention of others. How boring!! If you have to have that much help, why wouldn’t you just withdraw from the competition? Oh, right, you can’t because you are the principle character and the book doesn’t go on without you. I enjoyed it but it was a weak book and the movie needed to be handled differently. (Too much of the book was left out due to time constraints for film. This is the first book where you look at it and say to yourself, “You know, this might make a better mini-series.” )

I can’t help it, though. It is still my favorite because of the bouncing ferret!

Comment on Book Review: Changeless by MissyFL

MissyFL — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:08:19 +0000

I can’t wait for Timeless! Out on March 2 on Amazon!! Can’t wait!!!!!