MetallicPoison (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That is a good idea.... but it's still beautiful either way, ne?

El135o (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The best I can think of then is a VERY short-term, dim, dim, dim 'brown dwarf'. Actually a 'quasir' might be better: QUAsi Stellar InfraRed object.I doubt such an object would stay stable for long, but then it winks out in the third book, right!

DevilMaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The point of 2001 was, to quote Kubrick, "to make a good science-fiction movie". This movie had to be made because the book was written. 2061 and 3001 have to be made too, because the books have been written, and I hope they will.

DevilMaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's all explained in the book. The monoliths did not increase Jupiter's mass, but its density.

DevilMaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I would've made a slight change to the very last part, where you see the monolith on the "new" Europa. I would've put Lucifer (the star that was Jupiter) directly above the monolith, and the Sun (the dimmer star) directly above Lucifer, in a reference to the very first scene of 2001.

darkreign16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Boo.Doesn't have anything on the original. This sequel is BLEH. Just feels wrong, very very wrong.

MetallicPoison (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I love the ending!

Rathcet50 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

year 2010- the grays are supposed to arive and train us and show us how to use their weapons if we dont shoot at them, 2012 the reptilians invade and try to take back our planet, on 2010 dont shoot at the grays, they are our second chance. all this came from my friend who says hes been abducted over 10 times and was altered with dna of the grays at birth, he is now 15, during his first ubduction he was told all of this information, do not critize me. im just saying what he told me.

crazyjaws666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

im actually live in belize, which has alot of mayans, and they say that they just ran out of ink. although, it says life is to end AS WE KNOW IT, dosnt mean all life will die. maybe there will be change, like the end of the middleclass(seems to be going that way with current economy) or maybe new dominate economy not in the united states, or all countries will follow one thing, like one world currency, or one government.

RifleMan80 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Uh damn not religion! ITS SCIFI! Only Arthur C. Clarke genius imagination! Just enjoy it! It gets you thinking. The Space Odyssey series is just pure genius! Religion really isnt a key here. But its just science fiction.Chill!