Good points. I just downsized and have left the Asimovs, pretty much for the reasons you state. (I jolly well kept the Heinleins. AND the Clements, although characterization wasn't his forte either.)
And I suppose the ideas, important then, are old hat now. Our horizon seems smaller, even as the deep field probes range farther, because of our realization of fundamental limitations. No wonder a lot of us have taken up more fantasy. :-}
But Heinlein had, before the surfeit of redheads, an actor as a major head of state, making contact with a head of state via spouse's fortune teller (although I suppose that had happened before, too - but it happened after).
I would think Citizen of the Galaxy would make a good mini-series. But I suppose potential makers want a built-in audience that I'm not sure would exist, now.
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And I suppose the ideas, important then, are old hat now. Our horizon seems smaller, even as the deep field probes range farther, because of our realization of fundamental limitations. No wonder a lot of us have taken up more fantasy. :-}
But Heinlein had, before the surfeit of redheads, an actor as a major head of state, making contact with a head of state via spouse's fortune teller (although I suppose that had happened before, too - but it happened after).
I would think Citizen of the Galaxy would make a good mini-series. But I suppose potential makers want a built-in audience that I'm not sure would exist, now.