Ashton Kutcher or Jake Gyllenhaal would play a great Harrison.
whyterabbyt wrote:Funny, I just read 'Monkey House' a week ago.
what books are you waiting for to be in turned into SF-films
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- KVRAF
- 4749 posts since 15 Jul, 2001 from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, U.K
cool, they pretty much f**ked up the TV Film.
Ashton Kutcher or Jake Gyllenhaal would play a great Harrison.
Ashton Kutcher or Jake Gyllenhaal would play a great Harrison.
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- KVRist
- 467 posts since 24 Oct, 2003 from Adelaide
Its fantasy genre but,
'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever’ would make an excellent series of films
'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever’ would make an excellent series of films
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Well, I woulda suggested Brian Glover, but he's dead... 
Any others?
Any others?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRist
- 467 posts since 24 Oct, 2003 from Adelaide
[quote="whyterabbyt"]Well, I woulda suggested Brian Glover, but he's dead...
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I didnt even know he was sick!
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I didnt even know he was sick!-
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- KVRian
- 1415 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Inverness, Scotland
Just caught the end of this thread so haven't read it.
Dan Simmonds Hyperion series. f**ked my head and I'd like to see what ILM make of The Shrike.
Dan Simmonds Hyperion series. f**ked my head and I'd like to see what ILM make of The Shrike.
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- KVRAF
- 2217 posts since 15 Jul, 2003
more PK Dick by all means
even when it's done badly it's still great
when Paycheck came out there was a rash of articles about why so many movies based on his works (Total Recall, Bladerunner, Minority Report, etc.) and about other 'properties' that had the rights sold and had been passed around but never been made
One of th eye-popping facts from these articles was how little PK Dick got initially for writing some of these stories -- something like $300 for the 'Paycheck' story.
Among the movies whose rights had been sold for considerably more already 'The Man in the High Castle' and 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritrch' was another. Even as badly rendered as 'Total Recall', the 3 stigmata would be a hell of a movie. Everybody I know who has read that book felt themeselves slip into the dark, ambiguous paranoid world that PK Dick not just invented, but lived in. Great book. My guess is it's just difficult climate to get a movie made that's so centered on 'recreational' drug use. Either that or the idea of Buddhists controlling the UN scares people even more than Palmer Eldritch.
'Through a Scanner Darkly' would also make a great dark movie. Nice Saturday matinee double feature paired with 'Requiem for a Dream'
even when it's done badly it's still great
when Paycheck came out there was a rash of articles about why so many movies based on his works (Total Recall, Bladerunner, Minority Report, etc.) and about other 'properties' that had the rights sold and had been passed around but never been made
One of th eye-popping facts from these articles was how little PK Dick got initially for writing some of these stories -- something like $300 for the 'Paycheck' story.
Among the movies whose rights had been sold for considerably more already 'The Man in the High Castle' and 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritrch' was another. Even as badly rendered as 'Total Recall', the 3 stigmata would be a hell of a movie. Everybody I know who has read that book felt themeselves slip into the dark, ambiguous paranoid world that PK Dick not just invented, but lived in. Great book. My guess is it's just difficult climate to get a movie made that's so centered on 'recreational' drug use. Either that or the idea of Buddhists controlling the UN scares people even more than Palmer Eldritch.
'Through a Scanner Darkly' would also make a great dark movie. Nice Saturday matinee double feature paired with 'Requiem for a Dream'
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
papawillow
I didnt even know he was sick!
Died in '97...
I didnt even know he was sick!Died in '97...
The werewolf howls. The pub falls silent. " I 'Erd NOWT!" says the landlord in a familiar voice....
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
It'll never happen in a jillion years, but: Howard Waldrop's collection of short stories, "Night of the Cooters." No two alike -- each story is a bizarre and unique jewel.
People, if you've never read Howard Waldrop, as is the case apparently with most readers: RUN, do not walk, to your nearest library or used book store! Once you've marvelled at this giant of wit and imagination, you'll wonder what imbecile let his books go out of print. (grar!)
IMO, nobody but Waldrop could -- or would -- write a story about the political rise of the ghosts of Communist leaders. Or the time Martians decided to invade not Grover Mills, New Jersey, but Texas (they really shouldn'ta messed with Texas). Or... never mind, go find his books! You'll be soooo happy you did.
Meffy
People, if you've never read Howard Waldrop, as is the case apparently with most readers: RUN, do not walk, to your nearest library or used book store! Once you've marvelled at this giant of wit and imagination, you'll wonder what imbecile let his books go out of print. (grar!)
IMO, nobody but Waldrop could -- or would -- write a story about the political rise of the ghosts of Communist leaders. Or the time Martians decided to invade not Grover Mills, New Jersey, but Texas (they really shouldn'ta messed with Texas). Or... never mind, go find his books! You'll be soooo happy you did.
Meffy
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- KVRist
- 63 posts since 24 Aug, 2001
Frank Herbert:
God Emperor of Dune (would love to see this one done), Heretics of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune
also I think Children of Dune miniseries didnt quite cover the whole range and ideas of the books, that could have been a lot better, incoherent to those that read the original books
Philip K Dick -
Flow My Tears the Policeman Said
A Scanner Darkly - (supposedly Richard Linklater is doing a rotoscoped version ala Waking Life)
Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Man in the High Castle (though the subject of alternative history has been done before this is a great book)
Ubik - definitely could be adapted
almost any PKD short story - theyve made so many good if not great films we all know and love using them as a basis - Minority Report, Blade Runner, Paycheck, Total Recall, Screamers, Imposter.
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
god there's so many lol, real sci fi geek here
God Emperor of Dune (would love to see this one done), Heretics of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune
also I think Children of Dune miniseries didnt quite cover the whole range and ideas of the books, that could have been a lot better, incoherent to those that read the original books
Philip K Dick -
Flow My Tears the Policeman Said
A Scanner Darkly - (supposedly Richard Linklater is doing a rotoscoped version ala Waking Life)
Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Man in the High Castle (though the subject of alternative history has been done before this is a great book)
Ubik - definitely could be adapted
almost any PKD short story - theyve made so many good if not great films we all know and love using them as a basis - Minority Report, Blade Runner, Paycheck, Total Recall, Screamers, Imposter.
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
god there's so many lol, real sci fi geek here
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- KVRian
- 541 posts since 19 Jun, 2002 from London, UK
Someone mentioned Iain M Banks, didn't they - and his alter ego Iain Banks has stacks of stuff that could be filmed. The adaptation of "The Crow Road" was good for TV, but they really need to do "Dead Air", fantastic story. And that one about the cult which I keep wanting to call "Wilt" but which isn't.
Three shall be the number of the counting
And the number of the counting shall be three.
And the number of the counting shall be three.
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
But I said 'not done stupid'. Wait until you see it, then you'll see what I mean.Ian Ainslie wrote:Regarding I, Robot - that's been done now. Just about to be released in the UK.
Looking forward to seeing it
Read the old Harlan Ellison screenplay, a perfect example of how it could have been done not stupid.
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- KVRAF
- 4074 posts since 28 Apr, 2004
i was just talking about this with my dad in the pub the other night.progfusion74 wrote:The original Foundation trilogy, although it is too spread out over time to make a movie IMO .. maybe a mini-series
he'd seen (or heard) something somewhere that this might be in the works and he thought it might have been a mini series it was referring to.
I can't find anything on Google tho so he might have just imaged it.
superb books.
cheers,
steve.
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- KVRist
- 289 posts since 6 Jan, 2003 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I'd like to see some of the Discworld novels done as live-action movies. Unfortunately, they may never get made.
or fortunately, as Terry Pratchett apparently has first refusal on any script he would find stupid. Word is that Warner Brothers has the rights to do Mort, but they want to do something stupid like change the entire plot - the last time, a producer said "Terry, I love you, but we've just gotta get rid of that Death angle"...
I saw the Soul Music mini-series on PBS a few years ago - bad animation, but good plot and voice work. And the soundtrack - which included songs by The Band With Rocks In as mentioned in the novel - smoked! I'd LOVE to get my hands on the accompanying soundtrack CD, I know it exists....
or fortunately, as Terry Pratchett apparently has first refusal on any script he would find stupid. Word is that Warner Brothers has the rights to do Mort, but they want to do something stupid like change the entire plot - the last time, a producer said "Terry, I love you, but we've just gotta get rid of that Death angle"...
I saw the Soul Music mini-series on PBS a few years ago - bad animation, but good plot and voice work. And the soundtrack - which included songs by The Band With Rocks In as mentioned in the novel - smoked! I'd LOVE to get my hands on the accompanying soundtrack CD, I know it exists....
"Ooo, look at me, I'm making people HAPPY! I'm the Magical Man from Happyland! In a gumdrop house on Lollypop Laaaaaaane!" - Homer Simpson
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- Banned
- 6127 posts since 1 Apr, 2004 from Et in Arcadia Ego
Borderline sci-fi/fantasy but the Chronicles of Amber would be really cool..