tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post8210773720546398657..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Idea: why not adapt Guy Gavriel Kay's novels for the screen?Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-3439881477892940032017-11-18T19:37:40.307+00:002017-11-18T19:37:40.307+00:00This is a clever idea. I personally would love to ...This is a clever idea. I personally would love to see an adaption of "Under Heaven" or "River of Stars" as a TV series like Netlfix's Marco Polo. However, that being said, the success of Game of Thrones and HBO's Rome would probably lend itself to an adaption (if a loose one) of the Sarantine Mosaic as a television series. It could be stretched out to a proper serial length (the appropriate six seasons and a movie) with a good cast of characters who could be uplifted to fit larger roles.<br /><br />The lack of enormous battle scenes, dragons, the tight plotting, political nature, and less violence would make it far less costly than Game of Thrones, but still open to epic scope should the show ever desire it.Stienberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186576710561312616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-31211603287169094742017-11-17T07:58:06.157+00:002017-11-17T07:58:06.157+00:00I would love to watch such a serie. Ysabel would a...I would love to watch such a serie. Ysabel would also be great for a stand-alone movie.MAurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360712224447254495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-7305207967932105092017-11-16T15:54:45.724+00:002017-11-16T15:54:45.724+00:00Bakker revealed post-TUC release that Amazon appar...Bakker revealed post-TUC release that Amazon apparently had optioned the rights to PON, even, Sep '16 - though Kay is also a great choice.<br /><br />They dropped the option (is that the right wording?) shortly before announcing the SF Snowcrash, Ringworld, and Lazarus purchases.<br /><br />My thought is that they went all SF in those purchases because the negotiations for LOTR were suddenly possible for them.<br /><br />Sad though - there is some other stuff to adapt (though, thankfully, Amazon is apparently already alright for original content).MikeHhttp://www.second-apocalypse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-48263828670825146592017-11-16T04:35:32.945+00:002017-11-16T04:35:32.945+00:00I think it will be very hard. Most of Guy Gavriel ...I think it will be very hard. Most of Guy Gavriel Kay's work are based on non-Western cultures which may be a problem as the studios would need to take a chance Western viewers would be interested in such a fantasy setting. I think a better bet would be AJ Smith's 'The Long War'. The series is nowhere near finished but that didn't stop Game of Thrones. <br />BTW Adam, do you take book review request? Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-29213140899639768202017-11-16T02:05:46.867+00:002017-11-16T02:05:46.867+00:00For me, Kay's work is what it is because of th...For me, Kay's work is what it is because of the introspection and the prose. The plots are a distant third; his narratives & their supporting structures don't always land well (I'm looking at you TLLotS). Seems like a lot of that would be lost in the translation to film.<br /><br />Still, I guess, if it's bad I could ignore it and if it's good I could enjoy it.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586709758887432251noreply@blogger.com