tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post5914528882974952802..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Television RoundupPa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-2202147219433611852009-05-21T17:29:23.699-07:002009-05-21T17:29:23.699-07:00I have read the CS Lewis space trilogy and have ev...I have read the CS Lewis space trilogy and have even given it as a gift - and I was thinking the other day about dusting off my copies and enjoying them again. I also read the complete Tales of Narnia and enjoyed those as well. Years and years ago I read the first of first volume of the Lord of the Rings series and never got back to it. I need to give that another go.<br /><br />It looks like my list of things to read should get shorter with age - what am I doing wrong?Pa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-67236506825496220312009-05-21T07:19:44.761-07:002009-05-21T07:19:44.761-07:00Have you read C.S. Lewis' space trilogy? They are ...Have you read C.S. Lewis' space trilogy? They are fairly old books from the 1940's but they are surprisingly good. If you like Stephen King, you can see where he received some of his inspiration (although King was also influenced by J.R.R. Tolkien, and he and C.S. Lewis were contemporaries and I think, friends). I believe these books are out of print, but your local library probably has them. The first is Out of the Silent Planet; the second is Perelandra, and the third is That Hideous Strength. Based on your TV choices, I think you would find C.S. Lewis very entertaining; he deals with similar story lines (although not truly about the end of the world as we know it) such as dystopias and utopias.<br />And if you haven't read Stephen King's The Stand, I highly recommend it. Especially for a summer read.BK in MOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-20173513632460105952009-05-20T11:23:07.049-07:002009-05-20T11:23:07.049-07:00Jericho was one of my all-time favorites. I miss i...Jericho was one of my all-time favorites. I miss it. Sometimes, I will sit down and watch a rerun. I think proximity persuaded me to follow the story. It did seem to make vast leaps in the story line toward the end of the series. (Or perhaps, my ADD kicked in on me while I was watching!) Odd that two boomers were both attracted to a show about the big boom!Grandma Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240796463298613243noreply@blogger.com