williamjm Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Both Dune (as Dune Messiah and Children of Dune) and Shogun have been done as television miniseries. I love the Dune adaptation, but evidently some don't. :cheers:I think the Dune miniseries were reasonably good (they're more faithful than the film even if they still make some changes), but I think there is still a lot of room for improvement. The acting is variable in quality and some of the sets and effects show the budgetary limitations, maybe HBO could afford to film in an actual desert rather than relying on glaringly obvious painted backdrops for scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think the Dune miniseries were reasonably good (they're more faithful than the film even if they still make some changes), but I think there is still a lot of room for improvement. The acting is variable in quality and some of the sets and effects show the budgetary limitations, maybe HBO could afford to film in an actual desert rather than relying on glaringly obvious painted backdrops for scenery. Ooooo, but those backdrops were so splendidly old school sf space opera-y! :) BTW, at least at some time, Scorsese was supposedly developing an HBO series about two Portuguese Jesuit priests in 16th Japan -- speaking of a Shogun remake . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Undeadwood. Just bring the original cast back and make some of them zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello World Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 The Player of Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 No sir, Mr Werthead.... I was referring to the John Corey Books --Plum Island, the Lions Game, etc-- they were written by Nelson DE Mille.... great stuff.... I highly recommend them... but I am curious as to what the James Corey expanse series will entail..... thanks for the heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelborn Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 A Illuminatus Trilogy mini-series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 a parody of 1800's england crime dramas called Tea Sipper Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzanadra Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Seeing the success with Game of Thrones, I wonder if they could try their hand at another epic like The Witcher or The Dark Tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Personally, I'd prefer HBO develop original content, not adapt from something that already exists. But if they did, when it comes to sf/f there's only book I'd care to see as a basis for the adaptation -- hopefully updated in treatment and approach too -- and that would be Dragonflight, the first Dragon Riders of Pern novella - novel, and by far the best one. When it comes to historical fiction though, if HBO were do something adapted from existing books, the Sharon Kay Penman Plantagenet series would be terrific. And they are all completed, as she published A King's Ransom last year. She did say this was the end of this series, but it's difficult to let go of the Plantagenets, so it wouldn't be surprising to herself or us if she does at least one more. I'd love to see a scripted series that had at least four season centered on Andrew Jackson. You want a fascinating villain who is was a real as can be, there's no one better than Jackson. I'd adore working on such a series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 As someone mentioned earlier:Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I'd love to see it done with a big budget and not in wuxia style. However this would require HBO to commit an enormous amount of money to a show that wouldn't have white or black people in it; and that will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igziabeher Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I want to see an anthology of mini-series based on Tom Robbins novels (Still-life with Woodpecker, Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates, and Jitterbug Perfume). Or even just a HBO original film version of Jitterbug. I've been meaning to see the film version of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, but I have no idea where to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 i just wish they would get back to making world class tv, they definitely feel like they have been on autopilot for a while. personally i'd like to see the first law (plus standalones), glokta would be hard to cast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 So, somewhat more realistically, this is HBO's trailer for seasn 5, what are you guys looking forward to from them this year, outside of GoT?http://www.westeros.org/GoT/News/Entry/Hints_of_Season_5_in_HBOs_Year_End_Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Fucking Westworld! Looks fucking awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 New season of Veep with the addition of Hugh Laurie will undoubtedly be top notch as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonArryn Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Fucking Westworld! Looks fucking awesomeYeah that little teaser looked damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 i just wish they would get back to making world class tv, they definitely feel like they have been on autopilot for a while. 1000 times this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Shaw Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Watership Down A 3-season adaptation of The Lord of the Flies…end the first season where the book ends, with the military ship there to rescue the kids, but have the ship get bombed…leave the kids stuck on the island A poker drama. I see so many horrific tales at the table just waiting to be told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojen Pasta Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ever since GoT first came out, my friend and I have dreamed of a Dune HBO series. /drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 personally i'd like to see the first law (plus standalones), glokta would be hard to cast though. The First Law is a movie series waiting to happen.Glokta is Leonardo DiCaprio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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