I've watched this interview a few times now over the years. I wish there was more of Bester out there; he's an irrepressible bundle of story. Thanks for putting it up.

Some writers don't look at all like their writing. Bester looks exactly like his writing. Bless him!

Such a different era! The Stars My Destination is a classic as is this interview!

@FANACFanHistory

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Outstanding upload - thanks! The Stars My Destination is too vast for a two hour feature film. Unfilmable. BUT - as a 12 part mini-series, it could be done and it could be done well. The technology is in place to make it look good, there's a healthy sci-fiction fan base, the story is gritty, vivid, and unique, and potential audiences these days have demonstrated they will stay with a serial if they like it.

So happy to finally see footage of my favorite writer. Thanks for posting!

I should love to see " The Stars my Destination " made into a film.

@Melvinshermen

5 жыл бұрын

kilroy1963 same here

@hekikoka5792

4 жыл бұрын

Denis Villeneuve or Christopher Nolan 😍

@HappyFhantum

3 жыл бұрын

@@hekikoka5792 I sent a copy of the book to both of them! This is so uncanny. The only two suitable directors in my book. My all time favorite book

@YouzTube99

2 жыл бұрын

Tempting, but it could never match the film Bester created in his (and our) minds.

@AlexanderStemkowski

2 жыл бұрын

@@YouzTube99 Even though Mr Bester will never get to compare the pictures ;(

Always heard Alfred Bester was quite the raconteur. It was wonderful seeing him in action. Thanks so much for uploading!

@FANACFanHistory

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I was there, met Alfred and he signed my large s.f. illustrated history book, like 40 other writers.

Absolutely outstanding! Wow, what a story teller this man is. I recently finished reading "The Demolished Man" and now I am reading "The Stars My Destination." Both novels are top notch and display Bester's incredible genius!

This is why I started watching you tube, just stuff you couldn't see before KZread easily.

Did Alfred Bester unintentionally invent convention Q&As? What a pioneer.

A dream come true :-) Thank you.

@FANACFanHistory

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Per Alfred Bester's wiki, he played football for the Penn Quakers in 1935. Ro Nagey's life story is interesting (also). She passed in 2020. RIP Ro Nagey.

When everyone laughed, I kind of got chills. "Diaz-X" more than coincidentally sounds like "Deus Ex" the name of a videogame series that has two references to Gully Foyle/The Stars my Destination. 0_0 awesome.

This is a treasure. Thanks for the upload!

Amazing! Thank you.

This is exactly what I imagined Alfred Bester would be like

Bester's personality is an *immediate* winover. When I think of an "No BS" kind of person, this is the persona (not a persona, I'm sure) and the mannerisms I think of.

Excellent interview, engaging and illuminating.

Thank you so much

So great

Demolished man..unequaled!

"it takes ten years around to get rid off your education and become a human being."

I read Tiger! Tiger! In 1984 and still can't find anything to take its place as a compelling story. I also see a lot of that book in many Hollywood movies, whole movies are made from just one page. Hollywood can't make it because it hasn't got that Hollywood mythology that's so much a part of every movie that comes out of that shithole. They will just fuck it up!

Whatever that constant microphone thump is, is maddening!

I am here because of the first line of Steely Dan's song "This is the day of the expanding man."

He comes across like he does in his books: a great storyteller with an unusually fertile mind.

once I saw his book tittles and became a bit scared and wasn't into sci-fi anyway.. but I guess it's time to visit them.. his voice is soo kind and different of what I imagined!

@NaughtyVampireGod

2 жыл бұрын

perfect example of a Mid-Atlantic accent

Well hells bells that was a blast. As a songwriter I came here after reading an interview with Donald Fagan for whom mr Bester was an historical influence over much of Steely Dans humour and satire. Some absolute gems, I learnt heaps from this master of entertainment. Thanx for posting.

@FANACFanHistory

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I didn't know about the influence on Steely Dan. Thanks!

@TheFossie12

6 жыл бұрын

I sure did. FYI to be precise it came from an article by Dylan Jones in the Feb 2014 issue of the British GQ magazine on D Fagan. Alfred Bester’s prose is considered by Fagan as probably The most influential on SD’s lyrics throughout. And there were some prestigious names in that interview. The incomparable Fagan & Becker (RIP) et al were and still are a huge source of inspiration for top musicians and much lesser ones such as moi. All of us steal but as Picasso once said “if it’s there you steal it”

What a prince.

Vorga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello there, could you please open the automatic subtitles feature for this video? Thank you in advance.

@appidydafoo

Жыл бұрын

I'm over here manually transcribing like a madman 😅

I am sorry to hear the interviewer recently passed away. RIP. I've seen this person referred to as he/him or she/her. Is this an error? He is clearly a man at the time of this interview. Thanks.

@FANACFanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Ro was a man at the time of this interview.

@NaughtyVampireGod

2 жыл бұрын

@@FANACFanHistory And later transitioned? Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything here. I adore these videos btw.

@NaughtyVampireGod

2 жыл бұрын

Okay . . Did a little research. Transitioned to female in 2013 (according to a site I found). Thanks.

@FANACFanHistory

2 жыл бұрын

@@NaughtyVampireGod fancyclopedia.org/Ro_Nagey . Fancyclopedia is part of our Fan History Project, as is FANAC.org.

There's a missing "e" in my name. :)

@LargoGabriel

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe you can share a behind the scenes moment/story with the great Alfred Bester? There is so little we know about the man.

@FANACFanHistory

7 жыл бұрын

My apologies Ro, Corrected now.

@guywithillegalname

7 жыл бұрын

This came up a while ago (I noticed we had two versions of your name around, and I was pretty sure at least one of them was wrong :-) ), and I tried to reach you for a definitive answer, but did not manage (I vaguely remember people telling me you'd been busy having a life or something at the time). Sorry I didn't manage to get it clarified and fixed before the first release of this, but it is now fixed.

Holy Macaroni! It’s a smarmy Dan Akroyd character.

I'm at a disadvantage when it comes to The Stars My Destination. I've become obsessed with the Count of Monte Cristo to the point where I don't like the changes Bester made to it.

@FANACFanHistory

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

This guy likes to blaspheme, doesn't he? I don't particularly care, it's just off-putting to the ear.

@justken1337

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of sounds like you do care

@carlodave9

Жыл бұрын

Nowadays he would fit into the Asperger’s realm of “the spectrum.” It can be off-putting and impressive at the same time (for better and worse).