TBNZee writes:
"Mainstream television has, for a long time, under-served the science fiction loving segment. But with declining production costs, there seem to be two potential sources of alternative production/distribution: digital content (e.g. Netflix, Hulu) and crowd-funded projects. There's still not a lot of science fiction shows that are being produced by the major streaming services, but we'll probably see more with the success of Hulu's exclusive U.S. distribution of Misfits or Netflix's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Who. On the other hand, you have many enthusiastic upstarts on Kickstarter that look novel and engaging while having a surprisingly professional look to them.
Which do you think will ultimately be more successful? Do you have any recommendations for other good material out there, or is there something you would like to see?"
(Score: 2, Insightful) by dwywit on Sunday February 23 2014, @07:00PM
Hells, yes. Niven's "Known Space" catalogue would keep many cast & crew busy for years, as long as decent writers were involved, AND Tom Cruise wasn't.
Wasn't Quincy Jones fiddling around with "Ringworld" a few years back?
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by PapayaSF on Sunday February 23 2014, @09:52PM
Niven, yes, absolutely.
There is supposedly a Ringworld mini-series in development. Morgan Freeman is supposedly producing a film of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous With Rama, directed by David Fincher, but it seems to be stuck in development hell. Asimov's Foundation also seems to be stuck in development hell, though personally, I thinks it's an unlikely source for a good film. It's just too talky, and I doubt they could ever cram the sheer sweep of the books into even a mini-series that would make sense to most people.
(Score: 1) by TK on Monday February 24 2014, @02:23PM
Worse than that, the characters in Foundation keep changing during the centuries that it takes place (as they die). Imaging a big-name actor/actress spending twenty minutes on screen talking about how their actions are irrelevant in the broader scheme of the narrative. That doesn't appeal to Hollywood producer types, IMO.
I do think it would make for a great mini-series, though.
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