[Coco] Retro computing fiction

[Bill Loguidice]

I actually don't fully agree with that. I think it will be chock-full of
80s and 90s references, including movies, TV shows, and videogames. I just
don't anticipate anything related to the CoCo making the cut.

And yeah, this is one of the most overhyped books ever made. With Spielberg
attached, I expect the movie to do well, hype or no. It's definitely
anticipated by a lot of people.

-Bill

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On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:20 AM, Rob Rosenbrock <bester at adamswells.com>
wrote:

> I think you're right.
>
> While there are 80's references in the book, I don't believe that would
> attract an audience to the theaters. I've seen a few articles that say
> that 'the Iron Giant' will play largely in the movie, so I'd bet that any
> 80's references would be limited to childhood references with a larger
> emphasis on the 90's in order to appeal to a younger audience that would
> have the same remembrances. Highly doubtful that any TRS-80 would be seen
> -- especially since Radio Shack won't be financing any of the film.
>
> I didn't read much of the book, but I've not seen a movie in recent years
> where the writing was any good. The plots tend to be thin with a focus on
> telling parts of the story that don't need to be told.
>
> The more it's hyped, the less I'll be interested in watching.