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I'm glad to see this happen. Suspect that a network exec somewhere said: "Sci-fi! Dystopia! Rogue AI! Cyberpunk!" and then HBO went through the list of books me
by jasondclinton 7y ago
I'm glad to see this happen. Suspect that a network exec somewhere said: "Sci-fi! Dystopia! Rogue AI! Cyberpunk!" and then HBO went through the list of books meeting that criteria (copying the Game of Thrones formula) and picked a best-seller to make a screen play out of. The subject matter seems to fit quite well with the tech malaise we are feeling at the end of the 2010's.
- ascavalcante80 7y agoI had the same feeling... We shouldn't be surprised if, after that, we see a Neuromancer series on Netflix or Amazon Prime (not Disney, pls God!).
- jscheel 7y agoDon't play with my emotions that way. There's been talk of adapting Neuromancer to screen for waaaay to long.
- jacquesm 7y agoI had the same reaction, it really is what you want to read, for me somehow 'see' became 'saw', then I did a double take and realized what I got wrong.
- User23 7y agoNeuromancer got adapted to real life instead.
- catalogia 7y agoThere's a Johnny Mnemonic movie, but unfortunately it's not very good.
- Zelphyr 7y agoWhile were confessing our wishlists for books-to-tv: I'd love to see "Rendezvous With Rama" made into a series.
- Eric_WVGG 7y agoYou know who's been trying to get a Rama movie made for over a decade now? Morgan F'N Freeman. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/morgan_freeman_insists_re https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/morgan_freeman_insists_re
- taborj 7y agoThat's fantastic. But reading that article was a bit depressing. and the Oscar-winner says he's closer than ever. (written in 2012, and we still have no Rama)
- taborj 7y agoI still remember the first time I read Rama. Such a great concept. They've made a couple video games[0] of it. I remember playing through the second one[1], and loved it (but I was/am a Myst junkie) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_Rama_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_Rama_(video_ga... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_(video_game)
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoThere is Eon from Greg Bear. Similar thing, but WAYYY different. I recommend it for people who liked Rama. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon_(novel)
- bduerst 7y agoDisney has Mandalorian. Amazon has The Expanse and recently picked up Ringworld for a tv-series too. Another unnamed network is supposedly currently considering Red Rising series as well. Sci-Fi dystopia is hot right now.
- gumby 7y agoIs Ringworld really dystopian? I mean the ring world civilization(s) did fall, but Known Space and the puppeteers were pretty much doing OK.
- bduerst 7y agoFor the majority of the story, the fallen-empire setting of the ring is dystopian. Earth itself is a utopia, which bores the main character and is their motivation to explore the ring to begin with. So both? Even if they don't follow the main plot, the ring presents a great backdrop for exploration and the freedom for some pretty interesting stories.
- ghaff 7y agoSort of a problem with a lot of Niven's novels more generally, but they became travelogues to a large degree. I agree not especially dystopian (or interesting). I liked his short stories a lot more.
- closetohome 7y agoI always loved that about them. Not all sci-fi needs to crawl into its own navel and reveal the condition of Man. Sometimes it can just create and explore a fantastic universe.
- ghaff 7y agoI thought it worked better in shorter formats though. (And I was a huge Niven fan.)
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- caffeinewriter 7y agoI'm still holding out hope to see Daemon and Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez adapted into a movie, or a miniseries, or really anything.
- FeepingCreature 7y agoI don't know. It's kind of a bit too "Settings Document: The Book" for a miniseries, imo. It's like reading a blueprint for a scripted society more than a novel, sometimes.
- gbmor 7y agoThose were so fun to read! I happened upon them accidentally at a bookstore a few years ago. But I'm not sure how well it would transfer to screen.
- Keverw 7y agoSounds like an interesting formula. Ready Player One is popular too, but I guess since there is a movie that's already been done... but I guess you can have a series and also movies... The Purge has a TV series now even though originally it was a movie.
- Zelphyr 7y agoWhile I really enjoyed Ready Player One as a movie, I couldn't help leave it feeling it would've been better as a mini-series.
- sandoooo 7y agosuspect the screening process actually goes like this: "we have this story about a spunky action girl (who is not a mary sue since she's gonna be the actual main character) and her bumbling male companions, on a quest to impeach cybertrump by the power of fisticuffs. which IP will let us shoehorn it in?"
- porknubbins 7y agoMakes sense. Just shouting out a list of random popular concepts with zero artistic vision or message is exactly how I feel that Netflix originals are generated.