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What book series would you like to see made into a movie trilogy or a show with multiple seasons? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've often wanted a movie/series based on the Dragonlance books or the Dark Elf trilogy. What would you all like to see done if you had the ability to do it?

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[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I honestly think that would ruin it for all the Culture fans. Much as I love Banks’ work, I like the movie of the books that I’ve produced in MY head more than what anyone else could make.

[–] los_chill@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm kinda in this boat too. I'm glad Banks' estate didn't let the Amazon series go through. Something about a guy like Bezos hailing the books while being a billionaire capitalist egomaniac just makes me uneasy with the whole idea.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Post-scarcity communism is fine. I'd actually consider the culture just lib, not even left or right. It's a totally voluntary society. Except maybe for some special circumstances.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Post-scarcity communism is fine.

Post scarcity makes labels like communism/capitalism meaningless. They are both systems to deal with the scarcity of resources.

One of the best lines in Bank's work to describe this is from LTW:

"Money is a sign of poverty"

Ie: A society that needs money to apportion scarce resources is always poor as there is never enough to go around.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

It certainly has shaped my own ethics and ideas.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I understand your point but feel it is a bit selfish.

I honestly think that would ruin it for all the Culture fans.

But it would also create a lot more Culture fans. Just as the LOTR movies got a huge number of people to read Tolkien.

I would love to see more people read Banks.

I like the movie of the books that I’ve produced in MY head more than what anyone else could make.

If they are ever adapted no one is going to force you to watch and you can reread them when ever you want.

[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 1 points 11 months ago

Totally agree with you, many people said the same about Lord of the rings before Peter Jackson made an amazing adaptation. That doesn't mean every adaptation is good, far from it, but that shouldn't stop people from trying.