Theoretical: If HBO did Sc-Fi what books would you want them to do

[JD]

After I brought up HBO doing a sci-fi series in the sci-fi on TV thread, I got thinking about it some more, and I realized that most of their big shows lately have been based on books. So if HBO were to do a sci-fi series, what book or book series do you think would be a good source?

 

[Distorted Humor]

Gap series?

 

[Gov Kodos]

One kind would be an anthology series of various classic writers like Murray Leinster and Robert Sheckley. For a single character series, Burroughs John Carter of Mars, or FM Busby's Rissa Kerguellan books. I'd also like an Honor Harrington series.

 

[Shurik]

Hyperion books. Someone will do them eventually, better be someone competent.

 

[Chris_Johnston]

Ringworld!

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

Rama. Or something based on the Foundation series.

Mark

 

[Skellington]

Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy or his Commonwealth saga.

Maybe they should also do BSG re-edited with actual swear words.

 

[Bob Morton]

Some good suggestions already, especially the anthology idea or single character idea.

The two books I'd like to see realized in live action are Vinges A fire Upon the Deep and Andersons The Stars are Also fire.

I realize the hive-mind medieval dogs and the intelligent seal culture would be difficult to show on a TV budget. One can always hope...

 

[Yevetha]

X-wing series.

 

[Canadave]

The Mars Trilogy! It's begging for a big budget, Game of Thrones-esque adaptation. There's also enough meat there to get five or six seasons out of it, I think, depending on how much you want to compress or stretch the story.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Hyperion, Rama, anything by PKD (starting with Ubik).

Neil Gaiman seems to be a correct answer, considering that American Gods is at least being looked at by HBO in script form. That's the only actual sf/f show listed as being in development by HBO this year, unless you count this one just because it sounds fun:

Hobgoblin - "Drama about a group of con men and magicians who battle Hitler and the Hazis during WWII." Michael Chabon is Executive Producer.

 

[Greg Cox]

Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy or his Commonwealth saga.

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His "Greg Mandel" trilogy might also lend itself to tv.

 

[Hyperspace05]

Hyperion books. Someone will do them eventually, better be someone competent.

Yes.. Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion would be EPIC in the right hands. It would certainly be my #1 request. A 10 episode season for each book would be perfect.

 

[Vendikarr]

I'd love to see them attempt Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy.

 

[Scout101]

Feels like it might need more than just the 10 episodes, though. Just getting enough of the travelers' stories feels like it would take a good chunk of that, and then you need to set up the actual frame story, wreck an entire civilization, etc...

But I want to see it. Even at a season per book, could work out pretty well

 

[timothy]

TERRY BROOK'S shanara series or isaac asimov's foundation saga beining with the robot books.

 

[Owain Taggart]

The Mars Trilogy! It's begging for a big budget, Game of Thrones-esque adaptation. There's also enough meat there to get five or six seasons out of it, I think, depending on how much you want to compress or stretch the story.

Which one? The one by Ben Bova or the one by Kim Stanley Robinson?

 

[Psion]

I want to second Scrawny71's call for a Peter F. Hamilton space opera series. Preferably something set in the Commonwealth universe, but not necessarily part of the existing books. I'd love to see those interstellar railroads!

 

[Lt. Trull]

I'd like to see Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series made.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The Mars Trilogy! It's begging for a big budget, Game of Thrones-esque adaptation. There's also enough meat there to get five or six seasons out of it, I think, depending on how much you want to compress or stretch the story.

This would be my choice as well.