I'd go for a new (and better) adaptation of The Dresden Files, myself.
Theoretical: If HBO did Sc-Fi what books would you want them to do
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Robinson. I thought that Bova had only written two books about Mars, as he'd gone on to do the rest of his Grand Tour series. Plus, while I always enjoy Bova's stuff, it doesn't have that same epic feel to it that the Mars Trilogy does. When I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire, I found it actually reminded me of Robinson's books, which is part of why I think it would work so well.
Plus, there's just so much stuff I want to see. Imagine how Burroughs, Dorsia Brevia or
the fall of the elevator cable
THIS.
Not to be picky, but I was talking Sci-Fi, we've already gotten fantasy ala HBO in Game of Thrones.
An adaptation of the original Foundation stories. Or the Amber series.
In know its not Sci-Fi, but bring on Wheel of Time. Game of Thrones proved in can be done.
Ahh, I see. Well Bova's third Mars book came out a few years ago, which is why I was asking
I love Bova's Mars trilogy for the way it depicts realism. Especially the first book, it actually feels very much like what a first mission to Mars would feel like. I do feel that Bova's recently lost a certain grip on realism though and has become more fantastical with each passing book, which I feel is a shame.
^ Yeah, I tend to agree. I still usually check out his new books (though I obviously missed the last Mars one), but I definitely miss the realistic feel of his older stuff, like Mars, the Moonbase books, and the Kinsman Saga. Now it almost seems as if he's gotten way too interested in creating an overly big mythology.
How about Anderson's
Polesotechnic League period of Nicholas van Rijn (don't think that's spelled right)
or an adaptation of Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.
Brin's Uplift Saga (Sundiver, Startide Rising and The Uplift War) would work.
I'd really like to see Anderson's Mauri stories from Mauri and Kith done.
1632 would be a cool basis for either a series or a mini-series with all of its surrounding writing. You wouldn't lack for material, that's for certain.
Turtledove's "Balance" series about aliens coming to Earth in the middle of WW2 could work.
and the one I really want to see?
Birmingham's Axis of Time.
Polesotechnic League period of Nicholas van Rijn (don't think that's spelled right)
or an adaptation of Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.
Brin's Uplift Saga (Sundiver, Startide Rising and The Uplift War) would work.
I'd really like to see Anderson's Mauri stories from Mauri and Kith done.
1632 would be a cool basis for either a series or a mini-series with all of its surrounding writing. You wouldn't lack for material, that's for certain.
Turtledove's "Balance" series about aliens coming to Earth in the middle of WW2 could work.
and the one I really want to see?
Birmingham's Axis of Time.
Yeah, exactly. It seems that lately he's more interested in building his world, which is not a bad idea, mind you, but when it starts to interfere in the way one tells a story, I shake my head. His first Mars book was great. It had a great feel to it, but when he started building his world and having all of his books connected to it, that's when I started to feel like science started taking a backseat and his books became less interesting as a result. Return to Mars is still a good book, but you start to see some of his world-building creep into it, but it was still fairly good for what it was. While I was glad to see the Mars series conclude, I kind of felt like it was removed from the other two, as other than characters, there wasn't really much connecting it to the first or second book. Also felt more routine, which is what I feel of his other books in his tangled world. It's like they've gone from interesting Sci-Fi books to being a soap opera set in space, and there seems to be less excitement and enthusiasm in his writing unlike his earlier work.
There was one recent book of his that I read. I think it was Mercury. It pissed me off and I told myself that after reading the 3rd Mars book, I wouldn't read anymore of his. The Mercury book was less about the planet and more about his world-building, or more precisely about the failure of a sky-elevator, with only a page or two set on the actual planet.
Rendezvous with Rama (Arthur C. Clarke) - Although I would prefer this to be a big budget film, a small six-part series would be acceptable.
The Commonwealth Saga (Peter F. Hamilton) - Pandora's Star, Judas Unchained, The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void and The Evolutionary Void; 5x 13-part series (and at a stretch, Misspent Youth as a tv movie/porn flick
).
The Commonwealth Saga (Peter F. Hamilton) - Pandora's Star, Judas Unchained, The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void and The Evolutionary Void; 5x 13-part series (and at a stretch, Misspent Youth as a tv movie/porn flick
).
They did-around the 3rd post, I think.
Well then, I third it!
I'd love to see the High Angel realised on screen, not to mention the storms on Far Away or the climax to Judas Unchained.
And Mellanie.
I'd also love to see Edeard do his waterwalker trick (and subsequent criminal bitch slap) from the end of The Dreaming Void.
Sod it, the whole damn lot is appealing!
I've always enjoyed Have spacesuit will travel.
Some good books have been already thrown in so I'll go for some that haven't been mentioned.
The Horus Heresy series from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 franchises. There are like 15 books and they are still pumping out more. I'd say they could just tackle the first three that cover Horus's fall and the start of his rebellion and that would make a pretty good series.
I'd like to see Sean Williams and Shane Dix's Evergence Trilogy as a TV series. One of my favourite set out novels. A great adventure with great characters. Plus it might force Will and Dix to do the fourth novel that they have said they have in their back pocket.
Is alternate history okay? If so, I'll throw John Birmingham's Weapon's of Choice trilogy into the mix. It's about a multi-national naval task force from the not too distant future getting thrown back to WW2. It interesting in that you have 21st century weapons taking part in the 1940s, but it also deals with the problems of a 21st century attitude meeting that of the 1940s where there is a clear race and gender divide. It also has Prince Harry in it (he's an SAS commando who gets sent back in time), so if they hurry they can cash in on Royal wedding buzz!
The Horus Heresy series from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 franchises. There are like 15 books and they are still pumping out more. I'd say they could just tackle the first three that cover Horus's fall and the start of his rebellion and that would make a pretty good series.
I'd like to see Sean Williams and Shane Dix's Evergence Trilogy as a TV series. One of my favourite set out novels. A great adventure with great characters. Plus it might force Will and Dix to do the fourth novel that they have said they have in their back pocket.
Is alternate history okay? If so, I'll throw John Birmingham's Weapon's of Choice trilogy into the mix. It's about a multi-national naval task force from the not too distant future getting thrown back to WW2. It interesting in that you have 21st century weapons taking part in the 1940s, but it also deals with the problems of a 21st century attitude meeting that of the 1940s where there is a clear race and gender divide. It also has Prince Harry in it (he's an SAS commando who gets sent back in time), so if they hurry they can cash in on Royal wedding buzz!
The Commonwealth Saga (Peter F. Hamilton) - Pandora's Star, Judas Unchained, The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void and The Evolutionary Void; 5x 13-part series (and at a stretch, Misspent Youth as a tv movie/porn flick
Hah, yes, the plentiful sex elements in the Commonwealth Saga might make it enticing to HBO.
I've been thinking on it and I think I'd like to see anything by Neal Stephenson. I love his books. Snow Crash was great, so was Cryptonomicon and the Baroque Cycle. I think they'd make great mini-series. Speaking of which, Syfy was working on a Diamond Age movie or mini-series awhile back. I wonder what happened to it. Haven't heard anything since at least 2009. When I was reading it, I pictured it as a sci-fi fantasy. You have the Sci-fi aspect of it, and then you have the fantasy world that the girl visits through the book.
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