Brother Glacius Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37344/the-black-company-locke-key-wheel-time-new-warriors-defenders Oh please oh please don't screw them up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Give up now. Those are ambitious properties and there's no way that Hollywood stands a prayer. Lets be honest, even Jordan couldn't keep it from being a sloppy mess when the decision was made to change it from 5 books to an open-ended series (and if that comment does not make sense, go back and re-read book 5 and write the outline for it so you can see which chapters were slapped on as an after though to rewrite the rules of the universe so they could extend things). I've got to say that be it TV or movies about the only thing that Hollywood is handling well right now is Superheroes (and Game of Thrones although most of you will call me a heathen if I voice my opinions on why that is). From _I, Robot_ to _Ghost in the Shell_ to _All You Need Is Kill_, their movie adaptations have really come down to a use of a name (and sometimes not even that) with very little relation to the actual subject matter and story line that was the basis of the material. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I can see the casting requirements now: NEED: Female actress. Must have braids, or willing to wear implants/weave of Braids in hair. Needs to be able to expressively pull on braids repeatedly, sometimes hundreds of times in one scene. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I think there is a big difference between doing a good job with a series and staying true to it. First off, TV is a completely different medium. Adjustments have to be made. And lets face it, when you have a series like Wheel, there is simply no way for the TV to delve into the characters in the same way that the books did. I think Games is a very good example of making a compelling show out of a novel without being chained to it. Where I think shows fail is when they are simply "inspired" by the original. The Black Company can't simply be a fantasy A-team show. That is my biggest fear. Its like when a gamer decides to base their next character off of something they saw in a movie, but then does nothing to bring that character's persona to the table. At least there is hope that it could be good. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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