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Ringworld, huh? When are they going to do Footfall, is what I want to know.

• moomin 9y ago
  Don't get me wrong, I love Footfall. But its politics are a vastly bad idea in the current environment. (Get someone like Jimmy Carter as president and then do Footfall. Just like Trump makes The Handmaid's Tale apposite.) Also, it's a fundamentally limited story. It'd make a great mini-series but Ringworld could go anywhere. There's not only multiple sequels, but you could junk the lot and explore the world further, take off and expand into Known Space or do backstory with the Man-Kzin Wars. In short, it's got what you want for a long running TV show.
  • ghaff 9y ago
    Ringworld and Known Space more broadly provide a really interesting and large canvas. In fact, the flaws of Ringworld as a novel (like a number of Niven's longform works it's a bit of a travelogue) actually makes it a great setting for a somewhat open-ended set of stories.
    • greedo 9y ago
      "like a number of Niven's longform works it's a bit of a travelogue" So it's like GoT in the first five seasons? :)