What Science Fiction book would you like to see made into a TV series?

[Conrad]

Hello All,

Many movies that have been made from books just aren't able to capture the whole essence of the book because of time or financial constraints but would make an excellent TV mini-series.
For example Dune, Dragonlnace, and a gazillion others.

Not saying that they should be made into a visual format, but if they were which ones would you like to see.

Thanks for taking te time to read this.

Sincerely,
Conrad

[Lucinda]

Nine Princes in Amber (Roger Zelazny)
Riyria Revelations (Michael J. Sullivan)
The Miles Vorkosigan books (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Tigana (Guy Gavrial Kay)

...and oh so many others...

[Pickle]

im not so sure about Nine Princes being sci-fi, it definitely reads as fantasy/metaphysical moving between worlds. Out of interest who would you have play Corwin?

I think some of the Alastair Reynolds stuff could be done now... maybe The Prefect or Chasm City.

[Carolyn F.]

Vorkorsigan series starting with Shards of Honour. Great series.

[Christine]

How about the Darkover series?

[Ken]

Not sure if I would start with Shards as that is about his Mom and Dad. I would work that in the series later. Its a story about Miles.

[Carolyn F.]

I love the first two books Ken and then we find out what happened to Miles.

[Bookwyrm13]

Saga of seven suns, Kevin Anderson, or Safehold series, David Weber

[Ken]

Carolyn F. wrote: "I love the first two books Ken and then we find out what happened to Miles."

Your talking about a series staring Miles. You start out with Shards and Barrayar and its about his Mom and Dad. You start it with The Warrior's Apprentice and then you can go anywhere. After a couple of episodes you can have his "origin" episode, Shards and Barrayar.

[Lucinda]

Pickle wrote: "im not so sure about Nine Princes being sci-fi, it definitely reads as fantasy/metaphysical moving between worlds. Out of interest who would you have play Corwin?
"

Corwin has had so very many people play that role in my head since I read these in High school - a long time ago, before the Earth cooled...

Right now, both Stephen Amell or Josh Holloway have enough swagger to pull off Corwin. But Tom Hiddleston has been permanently cast as Random.

[Lucinda]

Ken wrote: Your talking about a series staring Miles. ..."

I think I'd start with "The Warrior's Apprentice" too...but, "Barrayar" as an HBO mini-series would be *epic* with awesome sauce.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hey!
I'd love Amber as a movie series.
Corwin......?? Hugh Jackman.

[Conrad]

I've always thought that Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion would make a good series.

[Lindsey]

Supposedly there's an Honor Harrington movie coming, otherwise I'd say that. I'd like to see Anatham done as a mini-series, it was fun and visually descriptive.

[Carolyn]

Definitely the Vorkosigan series, but instead of Honor Harrington, I'd rather see the Kris Longknife series by Mike Shepherd or any of the space opera series by Elizabeth Moon: Vatta's War or the Heris Serrano/Serrano's Legacy series.
For a show that would explore cultural differences, as much as space, definitely would love to see the Liadan series, the authors are still going in new directions with it, so could a tv show.
For something a la Star Trek, a show based on the Brainship series by Anne McCaffrey & others could start out with the plots of the books, and then head off in new directions, exploring new worlds.
What a fun mental exercise! Thanks Conrad!

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