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Red Mars could be an epic TV series (or a multi-part film). But probably getting a bit geopolitically dated these days unless it does a For All Mankind cold war
by Oxidation 4y ago
Red Mars could be an epic TV series (or a multi-part film). But probably getting a bit geopolitically dated these days unless it does a For All Mankind cold war retro thing. Also I imagine having half the crew being Russian wouldn't fly in terms of media palatability at the moment, nor would an updated crew with more Chinese members.
- whythre 4y agoSupposedly Martian fantasy is DOA in Hollywood thanks to Disney’s John Carter of Mars, which did very badly.
- Yizahi 4y agoI'm sorry, but imho it would be a gigantic flop or cut and modified so much that no source material will not be recognizable afterwards. As much as I like Mars Trilogy, that's exactly the book which needs to be avoided as a TV source. It has all problems which we see in other shows packed together - sci-fi environment (high cost), big cast, slow pace (glacial pace even, and I did read all books twice by now, and plan to read again), too big primary cast, unrelatable problems for the majority of viewers, way too much new terminology and geography, etc. And it's too damn long, even cutting it won't help. Meaning abandoned after season 1 or 2 because expectations would be too high due to high cost.