Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti need a book club!!
@Scotty-BK13 күн бұрын
True story: I ran in to Paul Giamatti at used book store called Iliad in North Hollywood. We were both in the Scfi/ Fantasy section and you could tell he was on the hunt. Saw him a bit later that day and he was chilling on the little couch, reading happily.
@jbriaz8 күн бұрын
That’s a great store with the best cats.
@GreatMachination5 күн бұрын
That's a fantastic book store. I always make time to visit there when I'm in LA. Such a relaxing place.
@ordinarypeople2020 күн бұрын
This is the very definition of geeking out together. Plus the smell of old books - preferably in a used book store.
@perrywarner6486 күн бұрын
I'm a connoisseur of old SF books and can tell the uninitiated that these two have incredible taste.
@ha222ha22221 күн бұрын
Just two nerds, who are so talented you wouldn't know it about either of them.
@marciocouto354323 күн бұрын
can we talk about how such a gentleman Mr. Giamatti is? what a class act!
@prilljazzatlanta50706 күн бұрын
I think hes a big fat liar
@takingiteasy1725 күн бұрын
Its very nice watching a lifelong friendship blossom before your eyes.
@Jackmonster323110 күн бұрын
I would watch a whole series of just these types of conversations.
@Phineas16267 күн бұрын
The only reality tv I care to see.
@patrickmanion964622 күн бұрын
This is my life too! You never get to see this type of conversation on network television! My respect for Paul Giamatti has increased a thousandfold! (I already knew Colbert was cool!)
@jennyho8737Күн бұрын
Didn't think it was possible to love these two any more, but I have been proven wrong. Love the sci-fi recs! :)
@timdungan-levant764024 күн бұрын
When I was little, my dad always had a stack of books (mostly sci-fi & mysteries) he was working his way through and took me with him to the library once a week. It became a lifelong habit -- I love libraries & I always have a bunch of books I'm working on. So great to hear these two nerds talking about my no. 1 vice.
@lisathornhill417722 күн бұрын
Nothing better than a good book.
@Phineas16267 күн бұрын
I beg your pardon! Good book and cup of tea or coffee.
@DRMET13 сағат бұрын
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." --G. Marx
@rodsalvador360812 күн бұрын
this is too wholesome for the internet. love it.
@andypeiffer524 күн бұрын
That was so delightful
@othoapproto960323 күн бұрын
Greg Bear, Gene Doucette, Andy Weir, Terry Pratchett, Martha Wells, Ted Kosmatka, Dennis E. Taylor, Becky Chambers,
@kenimiller389622 күн бұрын
Made me smile to hear all the names of sci-fi authors I read in my youth. Brings back great memories.
@FosterZygote19 күн бұрын
Just last Saturday my wife, daughter and I went to pick up our son after his freshman year of college, and we stopped in Silva, NC for lunch, then went for a walk and stopped in a used book shop. I immediately found the sci-fi/fantasy section, which was in a little alcove that, had it had a heavy curtain across the entry, could have been the porno section of an '80s mom & pop video rental place. I scanned the shelves until I found a treasure - a 1978 copy of 'The Best of Murray Leinster', whom I've loved since I read his funny, and amazingly prescient 1946 short story 'A Logic Named Joe', in which he predicted the personal computer, complete with keyboard interface and monitor, and the internet. I could watch these two geek out over sci-fi all day long.
@brentroman22 күн бұрын
These two could talk about dirt, and it would still be so lovely to watch them interact. Love this.
@mlmattin23 күн бұрын
OMG, love it! I too am a lover of sci-fi and fantasy books. My kids think I'm crazy because I like to smell the books. I told them it's like a time machine for me. I close my eyes, take it in, and it takes me back to my childhood. I assured them that I am not the only one that does this. Now I have proof!
@aisforafronica9 күн бұрын
Thank you for posting this. Genuine human interaction is lovely to watch.
@cloverg7Күн бұрын
Love their love for books
@HeyNins12 сағат бұрын
Loved this! Thank you!!!
@deveryshepardson364021 күн бұрын
When I lived in Portland, Oregon I used to hang out at the best bookstore ever, Powell’s. It was massive and amazing. It was literally a full city block with an equally big storage building next door. I would buy a book and sit at the lunch counter on the street level and read and people watch. It was delightful. If you’ve never been to Powell’s I would highly recommend it as they have huge sections on every subject imaginable!
@JustineOh15 күн бұрын
One of my favorite places on earth. I wish we had an equivalent here where I am!!
@murphbeeКүн бұрын
It was my only “must do” when I went to Portland. I had been ordering hard to find books from them for years. I spent a glorious few hours there. I’d return in a heartbeat.
@marilynsue427320 күн бұрын
Don't forget Octavia E. Butler, dudes.
@KristineMaitland14 күн бұрын
I would also recommend Nalo Hopkinson.
@blumbe25 күн бұрын
My reading list just grew by dozens of books
@nprichard124 күн бұрын
Dozens
@bman450320 күн бұрын
Giamatti’s giddy laugh after receiving the books.
@rares_2112 күн бұрын
It.s great to see two people sharing their passion about something. I didn't knew Paul Giamatti loves SF books.
@benbergin53826 күн бұрын
Please get Paul to do the Colbert Questionnaire
@AntoinetteSarpong22 күн бұрын
Yes!!
@Coco-zu9ob14 күн бұрын
@@AntoinetteSarpong seconded
@charold324 күн бұрын
Nerds after my own heart!
@mypradasatthecleanerssКүн бұрын
Paul Giamatti recently called in at the old and rare bookshop I work in. Wanted to tell him how much I loved The Holdovers, but you gotta let people just have their own time and space.
@darktrain197111 күн бұрын
So nice to see them both geeking out!!
@Saladbar11205 күн бұрын
Talking about books with a fellow bookworm is my favorite pastime. This video made my day. 😁
@m.c.master46228 күн бұрын
One of the best interviews I've ever seen and I have been watching since Jack Paar!
@thelibrary887813 күн бұрын
USED Book stores are the best. Vintage Paperbacks rule. The smell is glorious.
@katough20 күн бұрын
this very much like it is when you find someone else that enjoys something that so few other people you meet are into.
@comets4sale23 күн бұрын
Book lovers! Gotta love it.
@franciscoojeda898617 күн бұрын
Great men read!
@annemullen6751Күн бұрын
True story: I ran into Paul Giamatti at a book store on Vashon Island, WA in 2019. He was in the SciFi/Fantasy section with a group of friends. I looked him up afterwards and he has ties to Seattle. I didn’t say anything to him but he had a friendly atmosphere.
@GM-xj2ez20 күн бұрын
Love these two nerds❤️
@TheWalkMan12345 күн бұрын
This is great.
@danielartist12323 күн бұрын
So cool!
@cathymoore85877 күн бұрын
Omg, Cordwainer Smith is one of my favorite authors.
@helenaboskovic24 күн бұрын
❤
@dansawyer765413 күн бұрын
These are two men I've always admired. I love them both now. Now, I've got some book store "diving" to do. Thanks gentlemen for the info and for your brilliant careers! I'm in CT...if you ever need a singer/songwriter for a party, I'm available and cheap (for you).
@Illumirage12 күн бұрын
you've always admired Colburrt even after his terminal TDS diagnosis?
@kitano022 күн бұрын
Sci-Fi nerds are so very obsessive it's fun to watch.
@psychyard23 күн бұрын
This was better than the show
@carlrs1522 күн бұрын
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
@leeannsolice74733 күн бұрын
Can we just let these two sweet nerdling boys host a book club instead? I'd actually watch that.
@jillfromatlanta42724 күн бұрын
Zenna Henderson, fellas?
@Beatleguy11 күн бұрын
Does anyone have a list of thr athors mentioned?
@AndreaDance27 күн бұрын
Why there aren't thousands of views of Paul Giamatti and Stephen Colbert geeking out on science fiction, I do not understand 😉 ok now I will watch Ryan Gosling on Jimmy Kimmel
@joellewhite91225 күн бұрын
Everyone is addicted to 'celebrity talk'
@notbatman100120 күн бұрын
Wow! Validation.
@Coco-zu9ob14 күн бұрын
Those books looked short....i bet Paul read them both that night. Lol
@llchapman123424 күн бұрын
Two sci fi nerds swapping books. My heart ❤️ 😂
@dansawyer765413 күн бұрын
Oh! Check out Dan Simmons' sci-fi stuff. Bueno.
@mongolianqwerty123Күн бұрын
Muy bueno
@Michael-hw5wk9 күн бұрын
I do NOT care for science fiction or fantasy books, but do love classic literature and postmodern literature.
@Phineas16267 күн бұрын
What is an example of postmodern literature?
@Michael-hw5wk7 күн бұрын
@@Phineas1626 Sorry, I haven't checked my comments. Examples of postmodern literature are the works of Jorge Luis Borges, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, etc. They are novels that play with the concept of time and reality but are different from magical realism novels which also have fantastical elements. A postmodern novel might be about a library that houses every novel that could possibly exist with every possible text or a protagonist that jumps backwards and forwards in time and/or space (but not through explainable methods which would make it sci-fi). There might be anachronisms and even well-read dogs who can speak and interact with actual historical figures (but again, without explanation). They generally play with our concepts of reality, time, and space while still telling a narrative.
@Phineas16265 күн бұрын
@@Michael-hw5wk Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Now the genre makes perfect sense, to the point I’m nearly embarrassed I didn’t figure it out given the name. One more question-I saw something recently that got me very interested in Tolstoy. Do you think that English translations give credit to authors’ original works-that is to ask: would I get a feeling of just how good a writer’s native writing is? Thanks again.
@Michael-hw5wk5 күн бұрын
@@Phineas1626 Translations matter as some translators leave out entire passages or completely change the meaning of a sentence. I try to research the translations scholars/reviewers consider to be the best before purchasing a book, but cost can also be an issue. I read Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf as it was well-reviewed, and I believe the edition of War and Peace I purchased was well-regarded as well (at least, at that time). Accurate translations are also very important when it comes to religious texts as we have come to believe Moses parted the Red Sea when many translators believe a more accurate translation would make it the Sea of Reeds. Another example is that we assume Jesus to have been a carpenter when many modern translators believe a more accurate passage describing Jesus would be "Son of Joseph who worked with his hands," making it more likely he was a stone mason. If you read the intros to various translated books, you will often find examples detailing how the translator attempted to write a more accurate version than previous translations. I recently reread the Tao Ye Ching and The Bhagavad Gita and I believe both introductions covered the efforts made to create a better translation. However, some of us cannot always afford the "best" translation, so we make do with what we can access. None of this may be very helpful to you, but I'm very tired as I am writing this, so I possibly missed the point of your question completely. I do love Tolstoy though (not as much as Dostoevsky) and consider The Death of Ivan Ilyich to be my 3rd favorite work of literature after Hamlet and Withering Heights.
@Klopp61912 күн бұрын
Books are so important for the development of our minds. It is obvious fewer and fewer people are reading.
@@jazzfan7491 I know. People like you and them hate the truth. It hurts those few brain cells you have.
@Illumirage12 күн бұрын
@@jazzfan7491 stay in your echo chamber.
@jazzfan749111 күн бұрын
@@Illumirage I will! MAGA baby!
@Illumirage11 күн бұрын
@@jazzfan7491 so you're maga and you hate Thomas Sowell?
@SAK185524 күн бұрын
Stephen loves showing off. We already know you’re really smart, dude.
@cherylwilkinson322816 күн бұрын
I don't think he was showing off. He was excited to find someone who loves to read the same books he does. Who doesn't like to find someone who you have so much in common with.
@SAK185514 күн бұрын
@@cherylwilkinson3228 To be sure, I love Stephen's intelligence -- and I love having a late night host who has guests from a wide range of subjects. He just has his moments where I lift an eyebrow -- like, he didn't *really* have to rattle off details of Catholic theology right then.
@Illumirage12 күн бұрын
guy has lost his mind actually but
@lilaccilla22 күн бұрын
this guy just plays himself all the time
@dewimatthews22 күн бұрын
Beard without moustache...a bad look since before Abraham Lincoln.
@Illumirage12 күн бұрын
Who still watches this crap? The only book Stephen is reading is rules for radicals and anything anti-Trump. Guy has lost his mind.