Topic: Books that could and maybe should to be made into a movie

[TheJudge]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever would work well as a huge mini-series, say 3-4 two-hour episodes per book.  Sci-Fi could put them into the mix between their seasons for things like May/November sweeps.  That would be NICE. 

So would Turtledove (would anyone be surprised that I read his books too?).  The alien invasion story is my favorite though, and I really loved the early books where the alien technology was so much more advanced, yet at the same not TOO advanced.  You gotta love Sam Yeager, the minor league ball player who reads Sci-Fi turned alien handler and eventually Ambassador to Home.  (um, alien homeworld for those who haven't read the books).

At the end of the latest book I read, where the human starship proves it is more advanced than anything the lizards had ever developed...there was a bastard smile on my face. 

(Yes, I know better than to bring up the whole issue of nuking of the colonization fleet and turning in the United States President who was responsible for the murder of millions of lizard civilians.  Woops)

[Soreyes]

The Star Trek Book I would love to see as a movie would be "The Final Reflection"

[J. Carney]

Dragon lance I love those books

You get your wish.

http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/

Such names as Lucy Lawless (Goldmoon), Michael Rosenbaum (Tanis Half-Elven), Michelle Trachtenberg (Tika Waylan) and Kiefer Sutherland (Raistlin Majere) are in the cast.

[J. Carney]

Team Yankee would be a great movie.

Team Yankere would be a kick-arse movie.

Gates of Fire and Tides of War would make two more good mivies... not sure about Pressfield's new book, I haven't read it yet.

[Capt_Bearslayer_XC]

Dragon lance I love those books

You get your wish.

http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/

Such names as Lucy Lawless (Goldmoon), Michael Rosenbaum (Tanis Half-Elven), Michelle Trachtenberg (Tika Waylan) and Kiefer Sutherland (Raistlin Majere) are in the cast.

Ugh... I could do without Dragonlance....

Hell, the one PC I ran in DL even had a standing order that he killed every kender he ever came across... DM never gave me a chance to get near Tasslehoff Burrfoot or his legacy would have ended short also...

And regarding 'Gates of Fire' I think they are working on bring that to the silver screen as we speak...

Movie rights for this novel have been acquired by Universal Studios for George Clooney and Robert Lawrence's Maysville Pictures.

[wulf111]

I wuold like to se Robert Asprins M.Y.T.H. series done as a mini-series with Vince Vaughn as the voice of Ahz the Pervert i mean Pervect

[Sirgod]

I wuold like to se Robert Asprins M.Y.T.H. series done as a mini-series with Vince Vaughn as the voice of Ahz the Pervert i mean Pervect

You know I was just thinking that myself. The first four books where pretty good IMHO.

Dragon lance I love those books

You get your wish.

http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/

Such names as Lucy Lawless (Goldmoon), Michael Rosenbaum (Tanis Half-Elven), Michelle Trachtenberg (Tika Waylan) and Kiefer Sutherland (Raistlin Majere) are in the cast.

Ugh... I could do without Dragonlance....

Hell, the one PC I ran in DL even had a standing order that he killed every kender he ever came across... DM never gave me a chance to get near Tasslehoff Burrfoot or his legacy would have ended short also...

And regarding 'Gates of Fire' I think they are working on bring that to the silver screen as we speak...

Movie rights for this novel have been acquired by Universal Studios for George Clooney and Robert Lawrence's Maysville Pictures.

Why Can I picture Bear in full SCA garb running around yelling Kender Kabobs... Get your Kender Kabobs while there still fresh...

stephen

[Dracho]

I went to Barnes & Nobles at lunch and picked up 2 new Turtledove books:

In one the Japanese invade Hawaii in 1942, and in the other the US & Soviets make a joint mission to another star, and find a civil war in progress.  Of course they pick opposite sides.

[GDA-S'Cipio]

I went to Barnes & Nobles at lunch and picked up 2 new Turtledove books:

In one the Japanese invade Hawaii in 1942,

I picked that one up for my father-in-law, who liked it, but haven't had the chance to read it myself yet.  How does he put out so many books so fast?  LOL  And they are usually good.   Meanwhile Robert Jordon, Mr. Cha Ching, hasn't been able to squeeze out more than a page a month in years.....

-S'Cipio

[Capt_Bearslayer_XC]

Why Can I picture Bear in full SCA garb running around yelling Kender Kabobs... Get your Kender Kabobs while there still fresh...

stephen

Um... b/c they are acompletely annoying little race.  It would be an absolute 1000% of the time job for every god in that world to keep those things alive in any type of reality...  some times it is great to be a barbarian...

[Dracho]

I went to Barnes & Nobles at lunch and picked up 2 new Turtledove books:

In one the Japanese invade Hawaii in 1942,

I picked that one up for my father-in-law, who liked it, but haven't had the chance to read it myself yet.  How does he put out so many books so fast?  LOL  And they are usually good.   Meanwhile Robert Jordon, Mr. Cha Ching, hasn't been able to squeeze out more than a page a month in years.....

-S'Cipio

Jordan is pretty ill though, as I understand it.  Some disease where his bones build calcium in his heart.  Bad stuff.

[Hexx]

Jordan has been milking a series that started out as outstanding for at least 3-4 books now. Given that it's like
2 years between books it's been some time.
Unfortunately Martin seems to have picked up the habit in "A Feast for Crows". Still hopefully the next one will get back on track.
(ANd he at least has something of an excuse)

I really don't see how people like Turtledoves writing- his war/batte/conflict/political stuff is good.
But his day to day life stuff just seems repetitive- always has seemed to me he's trying to build up the page count.

[J. Carney]

I like Gates of Fire too much to see George Looney get his hands on it.

I  hope that he just has the actors do what's in the book rather than rewriting it the way that whatever dunderhead who did Staship Troopers killed Heinlin's masterpiece.

BOTH of those books are required reading for new troops in our company.
And yes, you do get questioned on them.

[TheJudge]

I like Gates of Fire too much to see George Looney get his hands on it.

I  hope that he just has the actors do what's in the book rather than rewriting it the way that whatever dunderhead who did Staship Troopers killed Heinlin's masterpiece.

BOTH of those books are required reading for new troops in our company.
And yes, you do get questioned on them.

Starship Troopers should be required reading in boot camp for all branches of the military service.  Hell, it should be required reading for every politician involved in government positions that involve the military as well. 

[Sirgod]

I like Gates of Fire too much to see George Looney get his hands on it.

I  hope that he just has the actors do what's in the book rather than rewriting it the way that whatever dunderhead who did Staship Troopers killed Heinlin's masterpiece.

BOTH of those books are required reading for new troops in our company.
And yes, you do get questioned on them.

Starship Troopers should be required reading in boot camp for all branches of the military service.  Hell, it should be required reading for every politician involved in government positions that involve the military as well. 

I'd add another book to that list. Armor by John Steakly. I got a copy of that book as a gift, and I still read it every couple of months. Hell it would make a good movie also.

Stephen

[Dracho]

Any of the Larry Bonds books would make a great movie.  Red Phoenix comes to mind.

Edit:  Though I see Bearslayer beat me to it.

[Hexx]

Don't know- I find the Larry Bond books tend to revert to the " Bad Guys decide to try and overwhelm fixed defences through massive troop loss" for the important battles. -The bad guy generals are gerally shown as comptetent until the final battle, then kinda throw every tactic out the window.
That being said- I did like the one where the US/Nato and the Soviets invaded (Iran??) and were trying to stop the third party from building nukes. Can't remember which book it was though..

[Dracho]

(Slaps head)  DOH!  Any of the Dale Brown books would make a great movie.

Flight of the Intruder was a pretty decent movie as it was, although that was Coonts.

[Hexx]

(Slaps head)  DOH!  Any of the Dale Brown books would make a great movie.

Wasn't he the one who had the series of books with a pimped out B-52 that could do anything?

[Dracho]

(Slaps head)  DOH!  Any of the Dale Brown books would make a great movie.

Wasn't he the one who had the series of books with a pimped out B-52 that could do anything?

Flight of the Old Dog