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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Hugo Awards
I would hope that someone has bothered to the biography for "Best Related Work" in the Hugos.
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Re: Hugo Awards
Apparently, they
Congratulations, Bill.
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BillPatterson
Heinlein Biographer
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:33 pm Posts: 1024
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Re: Hugo Awards
Thanks. They actually emailed me a couple weeks ago with the news but enjoined me to keep it under my hat until the announcement yesterday. As it happened I was in San Antonio for an academic conference, but they e-mailed an invitation to be live online for the ceremonies as they were making the announcements.
I didn't specifically identify myself to the other people in the chatroom. The nomination got no notice at all; the only comment was that the Dr. Who chicks book would win it. OK. After the way Jim got screwed out of his Hugo, I have low expectations. As Tim Kyger says, it's in the nature of fandom.
"It's an honor just to be nominated."
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:43 am |
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JackKelly
NitroForum Oldster
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:57 am Posts: 669 Location: DC Metro
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Re: Hugo Awards
Despite the travesty that befell Jim's nomination, I hope you win, Bill.
_________________ "Being right too soon is socially unacceptable." - Heinlein, Expanded Universe
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:44 am |
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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Re: Hugo Awards
[quote="BillPatterson"] After the way Jim got screwed out of his Hugo . . .[quote]
I wasn't a part of this community or otherwise paying attention when Jim's book came out. What's the story here?
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:40 pm |
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BillPatterson
Heinlein Biographer
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:33 pm Posts: 1024
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Re: Hugo Awards
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:13 pm |
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jeepojiii
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 128 Location: Northern VA
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ OJ III
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:34 am |
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JamesGifford
PITA Bred
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 pm Posts: 2402 Location: The Quiet Earth
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Re: Hugo Awards
Congrats, Bill. There's no question the bio deserves the nomination. It should be a contender for the Locus award as well. Too bad there's no category in the Nebulas for this stuff... As for my Hugo experience, I've come to terms with it. I lost, Bob Eggleton won - the votes are the votes and no rule was broken in assessing them. I am pleased to have had a chance to apologize to Bob, in person and in public, after being a bit of an ass in the aftermath of FilthCon. I recently found a printout of the voting totals and I may post them here to return them to the public record, as the original Hugo-org pages seem to have disappeared. I may express an editorial comment on the totals when I do that. I also came in a very strong second for the Locus award that year... the year some guy named King decided to publish a little monograph on writing.
_________________ "Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders." - Luther In the end, I found Heinlein is finite. Thus, finite analysis is needed.
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Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:28 am |
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PeterScott
Heinlein Nexus
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:10 am Posts: 2236 Location: Pacific NorthWest
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Re: Hugo Awards
Bad luck, Bill, there's no justice in the world.
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Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:46 am |
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sakeneko
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:22 am Posts: 603 Location: Reno, NV
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Re: Hugo Awards
Either no justice, or (perhaps) that Bill is suffering from Lord of the Rings syndrome at the Academy Awards -- he didn't win til the whole thing was out there and had been seen. I'll bet next month's rent that the entire biography will be nominated the year after the second volume is out, and will be a serious contender.
_________________ Catherine Jefferson <ctiydspmrz@ergosphere.net> Home Page: http://www.ergosphere.net
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Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:33 am |
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holmesiv
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:53 am Posts: 555
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Re: Hugo Awards
Which works won the Retro Hugos?
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Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:00 pm |
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RobWright
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:20 am Posts: 156 Location: Cloudcroft New Mexico
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Re: Hugo Awards
Looking at the breakdown of the ballots Bill polled better than I was expecting considering he was going up against a work involving Doctor Who.
Rob
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RobertPearson
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 2:10 pm Posts: 445 Location: Juneau, AK
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ "There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk 'his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor' on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else."
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Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:35 pm |
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JamesGifford
PITA Bred
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:17 pm Posts: 2402 Location: The Quiet Earth
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ "Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders." - Luther In the end, I found Heinlein is finite. Thus, finite analysis is needed.
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Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:52 am |
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RobertPearson
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 2:10 pm Posts: 445 Location: Juneau, AK
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Re: Hugo Awards
James--just wanted to say that I bought your book recently. I suppose it's a reference book but I read it from cover to cover and learned many new things. Just want to say thanks for all the hard work you obviously put in. I am looking to write more about RAH in the future and I'll be going back to it many, many times, I'm sure.
Thanks again!
_________________ "There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk 'his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor' on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else."
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beamjockey
Centennial Attendee
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:46 am Posts: 545 Location: Aurora, IL, USA, Terra
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ Bill Higgins bill.higgins@gt.org http://beamjockey.livejournal.com
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Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:50 am |
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RobertPearson
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 2:10 pm Posts: 445 Location: Juneau, AK
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ "There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk 'his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor' on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else."
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JackKelly
NitroForum Oldster
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:57 am Posts: 669 Location: DC Metro
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Re: Hugo Awards
I've tried watching Dr. Who a number of times, but like most British productions (Sorry, Peter ), I find them tedious unless there's comedy involved.
_________________ "Being right too soon is socially unacceptable." - Heinlein, Expanded Universe
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beamjockey
Centennial Attendee
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ Bill Higgins bill.higgins@gt.org http://beamjockey.livejournal.com
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Blackhawk
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Re: Hugo Awards
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PeterScott
Heinlein Nexus
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:10 am Posts: 2236 Location: Pacific NorthWest
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Re: Hugo Awards
In 2 years Doctor Who will be 50. How many other TV shows have been around that long, exploring the same premise? They exhausted the standard time travel tropes about 45 years ago. The originality is amazing, and it manages to do it without flaming out like series like Dark Angel, Sarah Connor, etc, that just run out of ways of outdoing themselves. I confess it jumped the shark for me after Tom Baker, and I stopped watching, but the new series has been breathtaking and I would peg the best episodes of the whole run within it. The latest season has been less watchable though.
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holmesiv
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:53 am Posts: 555
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Re: Hugo Awards
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:01 pm |
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BillMullins
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:40 pm Posts: 545
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mostlyclassics
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:33 pm Posts: 131 Location: Evanston, IL
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Re: Hugo Awards
Not to yank this thread too far out of joint, but here's an interesting perspective on the 2015 Hugo nominations: .
Discuss amongst yourselves.
_________________ Tom Kendall www.mostlyclassics.net tom.kendall@mostlyclassics.net
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RobertPearson
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 2:10 pm Posts: 445 Location: Juneau, AK
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Re: Hugo Awards
_________________ "There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk 'his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor' on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else."
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beamjockey
Centennial Attendee
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:46 am Posts: 545 Location: Aurora, IL, USA, Terra
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Re: Hugo Awards
Folks, this thread was started in 2011 to discuss the Hugos of that era.
I prefer to discuss the 2015 Hugo nominees in a thread of their own. If you agree, .
_________________ Bill Higgins bill.higgins@gt.org http://beamjockey.livejournal.com
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