What book series would you like to see made into a movie trilogy or a show with multiple seasons? : asklemmy

[-] Encromion@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Dragonlance is a good one.

Wheel of Time
Mistborn
The Uplift Saga
The Alex Benedict Series

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[-] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I absolutely hated the Thomas Covenant novels. I hated the character, and I hated the plot devices. But I read them at a point in my life before I learned that you could put down books you didn't like; that you didn't have to finish something you started.

However: I do think they'd make a great miniseries. His internal, eternally whining self-pity would be minimized, making the character less loathsome. I mean, we're supposed to hate the character, but Donaldson sandblasted that soup cracker, leaving a hollow characature it was impossible to sympathize with on any level. In the media format translation process of distilling to imagery, Covenant might, like the anti-heros on The Boys, become less repellant. And the premise is interesting. It's become a trite trope, but it was more novel when it was introduced, and I think it'd fit the TV format well. I'd watch it.

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[-] dewritoninja@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Its not a series, just a standalone book but I would love to see a stop motion movie of the magnum opus. It's a book that was written by the makers of a stop motion short called the maker. I would love to see what they could do with a proper budget

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[-] Infynis@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'd love the Wayfarer's series to be a collection of short TV shows. They could do like 6 hour long episodes per book. It would great

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Lord Valentine’s Castle, et al, by Robert Silverberg
The Silicon Mage series by Barbara Hambly
The Time of the Dark series by Barbara Hambly
The Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris

[-] starlord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Jhereg series by Steven Brust

[-] Spendrill@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I would watch a well made series based on the Parker novels by Richard Stark.

[-] WhatsUpDoc@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This happened for me with wheel of Time. Be careful what you wish for.

[-] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago

There's been talk multiple times of turning the Matthew Corbett series by Robert R. McCammon into a series.

I could see every book being turned into a maybe 10 episode season.

[-] HowMany@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The "titan" series by John Varley. A good trilogy. Also a good five year series could be had with "ringworld" by Niven - the ongoing adventures that could feature six months of gathering the players and explaining their mission(s).

IF they're done right, of course.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Consider starting Ringworld on the Ringworld. Louis recounting the story so far to some fascinated locals, as a framing device. Presumably in that village where he fucks a catgirl. A lot of the first book is kinda Lord Of The Rings for a different kind of ultranerd: they have to go from point A to point Z Z Plural Z Alpha, unfathomably far away, whilst dealing with obstacles that are occasionally hostile and universally just weird.

You still get the long scenes of Louis Wu's 200th birthday party walking its way around the globe, and Nessus being so racist that eight-foot-tall murdercats feel the need to apologize. You still get the landing, such as it is, with Teela casually weaving through a minefield of molten glass. That's just not tension, per se, because we already know they get to the Ringworld. It's in the title. The question is, how will they ever leave? I think you can even keep the phwoar factor present when describing the ship, so long as that comes before showing the arrival. Otherwise the long list of cool shit that doesn't matter is more of a joke.

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[-] WanderingCrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That Titan trilogy is such a trip, I'd watch that for sure, just to see if they fully went for it.

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[-] geoma@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

There's one dragonlance movie and its like the worse film Ive ever seen in my life

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[-] JareeZy@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

The Gentlemen Bastards series could work well: Not too much CGI needed, and fancy rennaisance italy aesthetics deserve a fantasy show about thieving orphans!

[-] Kcryptonian@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The Webnovel "Mother of Learning" It has four arcs. Each arc is long enough to be made into two seasons, each containing 8 episodes.

[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ender's Game.

Hate the author, love the series. I've never been more angry with a movie, and a TV series with someone that's actually read the books BUT has also largely disassociated from OSC would go a long way towards repairing things.

[-] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

I would love to see Feist's sagas on screen.

That said, I only chose those because I'm already lucky enough to be seeing Wheel of Time come to the small screen, and it's a joy.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 points 1 year ago

Tunnels hands down

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not a book, but I would love to see a cinematic adaptation of "East of West". The universe is beautifully drawn.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like a Dark Elf Trilogy could only bring disappointment

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