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I've often wanted a movie/series based on the Dragonlance books or the Dark Elf trilogy. What would you all like to see done if you had the ability to do it?

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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'd love the Wayfarer's series to be a collection of short TV shows. They could do like 6 hour long episodes per book. It would great

[–] dewritoninja@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Its not a series, just a standalone book but I would love to see a stop motion movie of the magnum opus. It's a book that was written by the makers of a stop motion short called the maker. I would love to see what they could do with a proper budget

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[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Warrior Cats. Talked about it with a friend the other day, I think an animated show would work best

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

None.

I don't see what making a film or TV series adds to any book, all they ever seem to do is a disservice to the original story in the attempt to squeeze as much money from it as possible.

I'd rather more fully voice acted audiobooks were made staying more true to the original texts but adding that extra element to draw you in than just one narrator trying to differentiate characters with different voices.

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[–] starlord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Jhereg series by Steven Brust

  • Lord Valentine’s Castle, et al, by Robert Silverberg
  • The Silicon Mage series by Barbara Hambly
  • The Time of the Dark series by Barbara Hambly
  • The Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris
[–] Kcryptonian@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The Webnovel "Mother of Learning" It has four arcs. Each arc is long enough to be made into two seasons, each containing 8 episodes.

[–] JareeZy@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

The Gentlemen Bastards series could work well: Not too much CGI needed, and fancy rennaisance italy aesthetics deserve a fantasy show about thieving orphans!

[–] Encromion@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dragonlance is a good one.

  • Wheel of Time
  • Mistborn
  • The Uplift Saga
  • The Alex Benedict Series

Wheel of Time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time_(TV_series)

I've heard it's bad. I can't personally say, never watched it.

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ender's Game.

Hate the author, love the series. I've never been more angry with a movie, and a TV series with someone that's actually read the books BUT has also largely disassociated from OSC would go a long way towards repairing things.

[–] HowMany@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The "titan" series by John Varley. A good trilogy. Also a good five year series could be had with "ringworld" by Niven - the ongoing adventures that could feature six months of gathering the players and explaining their mission(s).

IF they're done right, of course.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Consider starting Ringworld on the Ringworld. Louis recounting the story so far to some fascinated locals, as a framing device. Presumably in that village where he fucks a catgirl. A lot of the first book is kinda Lord Of The Rings for a different kind of ultranerd: they have to go from point A to point Z Z Plural Z Alpha, unfathomably far away, whilst dealing with obstacles that are occasionally hostile and universally just weird.

You still get the long scenes of Louis Wu's 200th birthday party walking its way around the globe, and Nessus being so racist that eight-foot-tall murdercats feel the need to apologize. You still get the landing, such as it is, with Teela casually weaving through a minefield of molten glass. That's just not tension, per se, because we already know they get to the Ringworld. It's in the title. The question is, how will they ever leave? I think you can even keep the phwoar factor present when describing the ship, so long as that comes before showing the arrival. Otherwise the long list of cool shit that doesn't matter is more of a joke.

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[–] WanderingCrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That Titan trilogy is such a trip, I'd watch that for sure, just to see if they fully went for it.

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The Preston & Child "Diogenes trilogy" books.

Or just everything around Agent Pendergast

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Gaunt's Ghosts Warhammer 40,000 stories.

If I were allowed some creative direction, I would specify that unless it was there in the source material there will be zero scenes of people just explaining shit instead of showing it

[–] imgprojts@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Calculus....early transcendentals.

Tunnels hands down

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