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It's the same for sci-fi. We have a million Star Wars series and movies, a billion Star Trek series and movies. But we can't get anything else that is out there

It's the same for sci-fi. We have a million Star Wars series and movies, a billion Star Trek series and movies. But we can't get anything else that is out there that could be so much better. Dune was a good start, but really, each of those books is a series on its own. The Culture series by Iain Banks would be amazing, especially considering that the world is way more accepting of race/ethnicity, sexuality, and gender issues than it has been historically (not even to mention that we could use some hope for the future in our media instead of dystopia constantly). But instead we get baby yoda series 3. (for reference, I do like The Mandalorian, I just felt like being snarky).

autophagian 4y ago
I would give up my neural lace for a well made Culture adaptation, but I do worry that any adaption wouldn't do much justice to the politics in the book except in the most shallow way possible. Still, though, a dose of utopianism would be nice.
908B64B197 4y ago
> We have a million Star Wars series and movies Star Wars is an interesting case. It went from a franchise making money on every movie to a mix of ok movies and flops. I know a lot of people (including me) just tuned out with the latest trilogy.
- tomohawk 4y ago
  Correlated with Kathleen Kennedy being put in charge of the property. The franchise has flopped so badly that they have not only had to cancel movies, they've had many big name directors pull out because they don't want to be associated with the ongoing carnage. The only bright spot left is what Filoni or Favreau are doing.
- duped 4y ago
  Only one Star Wars film "flopped" and that was Solo. The sequel trilogy each grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office. The films and series that have been produced since the Disney acquisition a decade ago have created an entire new generation of fans and spawned theme parks, hotels, cruises, merchandise, and spinoffs... it's been an amazing success for the franchise.
D13Fd 4y ago
Blade Runner, Avatar, Ender's Game (which sucked, but still), Aliens movies/Predator movies, Edge of Tomorrow, Matrix movies, Star Trek movies. There are plenty of "not Star Wars" examples out there, some of which are extremely successful.

autophagian 4y ago

I would give up my neural lace for a well made Culture adaptation, but I do worry that any adaption wouldn't do much justice to the politics in the book except in the most shallow way possible. Still, though, a dose of utopianism would be nice.

908B64B197 4y ago

> We have a million Star Wars series and movies Star Wars is an interesting case. It went from a franchise making money on every movie to a mix of ok movies and flops. I know a lot of people (including me) just tuned out with the latest trilogy.

tomohawk 4y ago
Correlated with Kathleen Kennedy being put in charge of the property. The franchise has flopped so badly that they have not only had to cancel movies, they've had many big name directors pull out because they don't want to be associated with the ongoing carnage. The only bright spot left is what Filoni or Favreau are doing.
duped 4y ago
Only one Star Wars film "flopped" and that was Solo. The sequel trilogy each grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office. The films and series that have been produced since the Disney acquisition a decade ago have created an entire new generation of fans and spawned theme parks, hotels, cruises, merchandise, and spinoffs... it's been an amazing success for the franchise.

D13Fd 4y ago

Blade Runner, Avatar, Ender's Game (which sucked, but still), Aliens movies/Predator movies, Edge of Tomorrow, Matrix movies, Star Trek movies. There are plenty of "not Star Wars" examples out there, some of which are extremely successful.