The Space Odyssey series
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The Space Odyssey series is a science fiction series of novels and films created from 1953 to 1997 primarily by the science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke and by the film director Stanley Kubrick. The series consists of two films and four novels. The two films were directed by Kubrick and by Peter Hyams, respectively. The first film screenplay was written by Kubrick and Clarke jointly, based on the seed idea in an earlier short story by Clarke (which bears little relation to the film other than the idea of an alien civilization having left something to alert them to mankind's attaining the ability of space travel). The second film had a screenplay by Hyams based on the novel by Clarke, who was not directly involved in its production as he had been with the first film. Kubrick had no involvement in any of the later projects. The four novels were written exclusively by Clarke, but with the following caveat: to demonstrate the interrelated nature of the novel and the film of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clarke and Kubrick arrived at this solution. The novel says that it is "based on the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey; and the film's credits say that is based on the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. Thus, they fed upon each other.
The series combines several science-fiction narrative conventions with a metaphysical tone. Since the stories and settings in the various book and film entries all diverge, Clarke has stated that the continuity of the series represents happenings in a set of parallel universes.
Series listing
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 and )
- 2010: Odyssey Two (1982 and 1984 film, )
- (1987 novel)
- (1997 novel)
- "The Sentinel" (1948 short story, not published until 1951)
- The Lost Worlds of 2001 (book, 1972 Signet)
| The Space Odyssey'' series | |
|---|---|
| Films | ' (1968) | ' (1984) |
| Novels | ' (1968) | ' (1982) | ' (1987) | ' (1997) |
| Comics | (1976) |
| Short stories | "The Sentinel" (1952) |
| Characters | HAL 9000 | David Bowman | Dr. Chandra | Walter Curnow | Heywood Floyd | Frank Poole |
| Vehicles | Discovery One | EVA Pod | Leonov |
| Cast | Keir Dullea | John Lithgow | Gary Lockwood | Helen Mirren | Douglas Rain | Roy Scheider | William Sylvester |
| Crew/creators | Arthur C. Clarke | Peter Hyams | Jack Kirby | Stanley Kubrick |
| Interpretations | |
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