Padraig Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Anything written in Hollywood should make you afraid. Yes, well I think there is levels of fear. This is not being directed by Michael Bay. I give it a 10% chance of ever seeing air. Maybe you are right. But comic book geekdom is drivng Hollywood right now. So it's not a huge jump to produce fantasy stuff. As for cutting out stuff. I'd be worried about aSoS. That's one huge book. AGoT is lean enough. 12 episodes sounds like a lot to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Edit Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I'd be VERY happy to be 100% wrong. I'd be ecstatic for it to make it to the screen and re-define TV, and win every Emmy under the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
substance Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 i really hope that this happens.. as long as its made right it has the potential to be amazing... i mean if they are making terry goodkinds sword of truth into a tv show then this has to have a good chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jak o the Shadows Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 i mean if they are making terry goodkinds sword of truth into a tv show then this has to have a good chance! Really? When did this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Really? When did this happen? http://www.terrygoodkind.com/news/news2.html Dear God, I hope none of the UK stations buy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Warpechowski Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 http://www.terrygoodkind.com/news/news2.html Dear God, I hope none of the UK stations buy this. Man, just by looking at that picture in the right top corner made me afraid. A strong guy without sleeves and a chick in red leather showing her butt. That cant be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Ran linked the latest interview with Benioff on the left-hand side of the page. I just love his way of describing the series: "The Sopranos in Middle-earth." Hopefully people won't be expecting it to end with a sudden fade to black halfway through a climatic scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
substance Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 the sopranos was such a good show i got really high hopes for this one if it does happen ill watch wizards first rule when its out, only cause i read the first 3.5 books i wonder how long it will last before it gets axed...i say...7 episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eärendil Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 The news that Goodkind's stuff is going to end up on ABC every Saturday kind of worries me. Even at this very early pre-production period, any fantasy series that flops on a major network might spoil the market for something like A Song of Ice and Fire. Even if the quality between the two is hardly comparable. HBO has got to realize that the literature of A Song of Ice and Fire is a far superior source for content, and aside from being more adult-oriented, could make far more compelling television. Hopefully, HBO would not back out even if Goodkind's tv series crashes and burns. My fear is a major fantasy series flopping and muddying the waters before something exceptional has an opportunity to thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWHamel Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 My fear is a major fantasy series flopping and muddying the waters before something exceptional has an opportunity to thrive. I really agree. The bean counters that make these decisions don't look at the content. Our only hope is that Sam Raimi takes things like this, and puts them over the top. I'm thinking Xena Warrior Princess meets Sword of Truth. Where the rape and sex scenes turn into metaphors, and the violence is ridiculous. Terry will throw a fit. Maybe his head will explode. For instance, some of the speeches could be handled with Richard starting the speech. We cut to a candle that burns to the end. Cut to the crowd that's fast asleep. Richard ends speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberhest Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Terry will throw a fit. Maybe his head will explode. We've been lucky enough to see the HBO-ASOIAF project taken this far, but we're not that lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogbebaba Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Well if HBO does go through with it I know who will be playing Gregor Conan stevens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Hah, awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turinturambar Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Hah, awesome!!! Where's "The Giant" when you need him? Although I could never have pictured him playing the sadistic murderer. He was always a gentle giant in his movies it seemed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1689 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 "Gregor Clegane is a huge knight a result of experiments by Qyburn who was working on a master project to build an "undefeatable champion" . He ordered a massive suit of armor, too huge to be worn by any human, for this purpose. His extended experiments on Gregor Clegane seem to factor into the size of his final creation." Nice...! I could see him as the Mountain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 "Gregor Clegane is a huge knight a result of experiments by Qyburn who was working on a master project to build an "undefeatable champion" . He ordered a massive suit of armor, too huge to be worn by any human, for this purpose. His extended experiments on Gregor Clegane seem to factor into the size of his final creation." Nice...! I could see him as the Mountain though. Yeah, mensa member or no his description isn't really that accurate . Gregor was certainly considered huge long before any interference from Qyburn. But I still think its so cool that this guy wrote his own unmotivated application for the job. He could probably do it fine too with his experience, it will hardly be one of the most demanding parts in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogbebaba Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Yeah, mensa member or no his description isn't really that accurate . Gregor was certainly considered huge long before any interference from Qyburn. But I still think its so cool that this guy wrote his own unmotivated application for the job. He could probably do it fine too with his experience, it will hardly be one of the most demanding parts in the series. Yeah I sent him a message through his webpage telling him its "A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE" not "fire and ice" and asking him if he had even read the books (from this description it seems he hasn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGoHBOSeries Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Benioff speaks! This is about a month old. But this is, I believe, the first mention of ASOIAF by Benioff in a media outlet. In response to a question regarding what Benioff is doing right now he responds, "I’m doing a series at HBO. A crappy way of describing it would be The Sopranos in Middle Earth. I was a huge fantasy geek growing up." Not much. But it makes me happy that he is discussing it. That means it's moving forward! HERES THE LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Benioff speaks! This is about a month old. But this is, I believe, the first mention of ASOIAF by Benioff in a media outlet. In response to a question regarding what Benioff is doing right now he responds, "I’m doing a series at HBO. A crappy way of describing it would be The Sopranos in Middle Earth. I was a huge fantasy geek growing up." Not much. But it makes me happy that he is discussing it. That means it's moving forward! HERES THE LINK Actually there is a link to that interview about five posts further up-thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGoHBOSeries Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Actually there is a link to that interview about five posts further up-thread My Bad! Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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