Hi Vk3jed,
In a message to Moondog you wrote:

On 04-26-20 09:19, Moondog wrote to MRO <=-

This made me think of the lead in of a story I read about, but don't
know it's name. In the story SETI finally receives a signal can be
only be generated by something intelligent. At first, it's prime
numbers, then it gets real confusing after that because it appear
natural noises affected the modulation of an already progressively
more complex signal being sent.

That sounds like a really good story, would like to track it down -
I'm guessing a book or short story?

Could that be "Contact, by Carl Sagan"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(novel)


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On 05-03-20 13:58, August Abolins wrote to Vk3Jed <=-

That sounds like a really good story, would like to track it down -
I'm guessing a book or short story?

Could that be "Contact, by Carl Sagan"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(novel)

I've seen the movie of the same name, haven't read the book, so I can't say for sure. Reading the summary of the book, the movie broadly followed the book, but the book had more details and aspects not well covered in the movie.

Looks like I'll hjave to read the book now. :)


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August Abolins wrote to Vk3Jed <=-

Hi Vk3jed,
In a message to Moondog you wrote:

On 04-26-20 09:19, Moondog wrote to MRO <=-

This made me think of the lead in of a story I read about, but don't
know it's name. In the story SETI finally receives a signal can be
only be generated by something intelligent. At first, it's prime
numbers, then it gets real confusing after that because it appear
natural noises affected the modulation of an already progressively
more complex signal being sent.

That sounds like a really good story, would like to track it down -
I'm guessing a book or short story?

Could that be "Contact, by Carl Sagan"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(novel)

I thought the same thing.


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On 5/3/2020 7:29 PM, between "Vk3jed": August Abolins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(novel)

I've seen the movie of the same name, haven't read the book,
so I can't say for sure. Reading the summary of the book,
the movie broadly followed the book, but the book had more
details and aspects not well covered in the movie.

The film was highly anticipated, but I was not impressed with it at the time. It was not the visually stunning sci-fi spectacle that I hoped it would be. The first part built up the suspense of decoding the signals and possible first-contact very nicely, but the space travel part fell short.

Looks like I'll hjave to read the book now. :)

A book usually gives one's imagination a better run for the money than a 90-minute film.

Maybe there is another film the original poster was thinking of. But Contact is the first one that I could think of that referenced a SETI scientist.

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Re: SETI in film /first contact
By: Ogg to Vk3jed on Sun May 03 2020 09:48 pm

I've seen the movie of the same name, haven't read the book,
so I can't say for sure. Reading the summary of the book,
the movie broadly followed the book, but the book had more
details and aspects not well covered in the movie.

The film was highly anticipated, but I was not impressed with it at the time. It was not the visually stunning sci-fi spectacle that I hoped it would be. The first part built up the suspense of decoding the signals and possible first-contact very nicely, but the space travel part fell short.

I saw most of Contact. With such things, I am generally more interested in the aspect of contacting an extraterrestrial race, rather than the visual aspect of the movie.

Similarly, I thought the movie "Fire In The Sky" was interesting, even though it wasn't big on special effects at all. And actually, even though it's based on a true story, the part with Travis Walton in the UFO was highly embellished. Travis Walton's actual account of the UFO was much different than what was portrayed in the movie, and was more interesting in real life:
http://www.travis-walton.com

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On 05-03-20 21:48, Ogg wrote to Vk3jed <=-

The film was highly anticipated, but I was not impressed with it at the time. It was not the visually stunning sci-fi spectacle that I hoped it would be. The first part built up the suspense of decoding the signals and possible first-contact very nicely, but the space travel part fell short.

Yeah I'd agree there.

Looks like I'll hjave to read the book now. :)

A book usually gives one's imagination a better run for the money than
a 90-minute film.

Yes, books certainly give a greater depth of story.

Maybe there is another film the original poster was thinking of. But Contact is the first one that I could think of that referenced a SETI scientist.

Or a book/short story.


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Vk3jed wrote to Ogg <=-

On 05-03-20 21:48, Ogg wrote to Vk3jed <=-

The film was highly anticipated, but I was not impressed with it at the time. It was not the visually stunning sci-fi spectacle that I hoped it would be. The first part built up the suspense of decoding the signals and possible first-contact very nicely, but the space travel part fell short.

Yeah I'd agree there.

I remember feeling disappointed by it especially since I read the book in high school, was a big fan of Carl Sagan, and was privileged enough to see an early screening of the movie at my college. While Carl Sagan was a co-producer of the film, I think he fell ill through most of the filming. I thought the buildup was far more enjoyable than the outcome. It seemed rather lame.

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calcmandan wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Vk3jed wrote to Ogg <=-

On 05-03-20 21:48, Ogg wrote to Vk3jed <=-

The film was highly anticipated, but I was not impressed with it at the time. It was not the visually stunning sci-fi spectacle that I hoped it would be. The first part built up the suspense of decoding the signals and possible first-contact very nicely, but the space travel part fell short.

Yeah I'd agree there.

I remember feeling disappointed by it especially since I read the book
in high school, was a big fan of Carl Sagan, and was privileged enough
to see an early screening of the movie at my college. While Carl Sagan
was a co-producer of the film, I think he fell ill through most of the filming. I thought the buildup was far more enjoyable than the outcome.
It seemed rather lame.

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Is the book significantly different from the movie? I've seen the movie, and somewhat enjoyed it, though I wouldn't rate it as a favourite. I'd be willing to read the book if the book put forward a better sci-fi story.


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Hello Dennisk!

** On Monday 04.05.20 - 19:39, dennisk wrote to calcmandan:

Is the book significantly different from the movie? I've seen the
movie, and somewhat enjoyed it, though I wouldn't rate it as a
favourite. I'd be willing to read the book if the book put forward a
better sci-fi story.

The book has a much better dialog with the alien.

I'd say that it *is* a better sci-fi story than the film.

The film changes a few things like adds a romantic interest, has more of a science .vs. religion debate, the ending is more vague.

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Dennisk wrote to calcmandan <=-

Is the book significantly different from the movie? I've seen the
movie, and somewhat enjoyed it, though I wouldn't rate it as a
favourite. I'd be willing to read the book if the book put forward a better sci-fi story.

I don't recall. I read it during freshman year of high school and that's 32 years ago. I recall there was more to it. i'd suggest going to amazon and reading the reviews.

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On 05-04-20 10:36, calcmandan wrote to Vk3jed <=-

I remember feeling disappointed by it especially since I read the book
in high school, was a big fan of Carl Sagan, and was privileged enough
to see an early screening of the movie at my college. While Carl Sagan
was a co-producer of the film, I think he fell ill through most of the filming. I thought the buildup was far more enjoyable than the outcome.
It seemed rather lame.

Yeah, the build up was really well done, but the ending left a bit to be desired. Reading up on the book makes me want to read it. With some long plane trips coming up in 2021 and 2022, having new books to read will be a good thing! :)


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