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Snow Crash was originally meant to be a graphic novel--with some clever screenwriting, it could easily be stretched out to 12-13 episodes (or at least a miniser

Snow Crash was originally meant to be a graphic novel--with some clever screenwriting, it could easily be stretched out to 12-13 episodes (or at least a miniseries). Anything in the Slammerverse could be made into a serial form, again with a little work to preserve continuity. It's already got a lot of material in the anthologies, so it shouldn't be too hard. Hell, if you could get Drake to revisit the Lacy and His Friends universe, it would be rather timely. A series based on Niven's Gil the Arm protagonist would be fun for a series or two--the writing chops required could be found in anybody with experience writing crime dramas or who-dun-its, with a bit of extra worldbuilding for organlegging and telekinesis. Maybe something based on The Stainless Steel Rat? Harrison is dead and buried (sadly!) so he wouldn't be too offended. Honestly, the problem with a lot of science-fiction books is that, once the core ideas are explored and the conflict resolved, it's best to kind of move on. EDIT: Actually, a post-apocalyptic series based on Lucifer's Hammer or War Day would be great. Jericho actually had its moments, but went too soon. Comedy option for HBO: The Stone Dogs. Even better option: a port of Turtledove's World War alternate history.

joshuapants 12y ago
> Even better option: a port of Turtledove's World War alternate history. That's something I'd love to see.
- douche 12y ago
  Good lord, if it was a mini-series, with the kind of production values of Michael Shara's Gettysburg? Where can I sign up to give over my money? Especially since there is a remarkable lack of WWI era movies after Paths of Glory that were anything like decent.
  - joshuapants 12y ago
    You might be thinking of the Great War series; World War is the one where in 1942 aliens invade and humankind has to put aside its differences for the time being to kick them off the planet.

joshuapants 12y ago

> Even better option: a port of Turtledove's World War alternate history. That's something I'd love to see.

douche 12y ago
Good lord, if it was a mini-series, with the kind of production values of Michael Shara's Gettysburg? Where can I sign up to give over my money? Especially since there is a remarkable lack of WWI era movies after Paths of Glory that were anything like decent.
- joshuapants 12y ago
  You might be thinking of the Great War series; World War is the one where in 1942 aliens invade and humankind has to put aside its differences for the time being to kick them off the planet.