http://badassdigest.com/2014/11/10/jonathan-nolan-developing-foundation-for-hbo/
Yes! Person of Interest is the best Sci-Fi show going at the moment and the fact that this is a Tv series instead of a film means they will not have to add a bunch of action scenes. This news could not make me more happy! :) :) :) :) :)
Neat. I might have to get HBO again.
I'll have to wait for the home video release but I am really looking forward to this.
hmm, my father and my brother maybe interested in this. They always liked those books.
Those books are REALLY talky. Curious how this will go. Excited though.
Another Knight Rider spin-off?
I heard about this earlier today.
These books have been on my "to read" list for as long as I can remember. About fifteen years ago, one of my dad's good friends offered to give me his 90's bantam spectra paperback copies of the first two books after he saw me thumbing through them on his shelf. I refused since I had such a massive backlog of other books lying around waiting to be read (still do). Hey, I did eventually finish the Dune series, so there's that.
Anyway, I can still remember when Shekhar Kapur was talking about making this into two movies. After seeing Elizabeth, a movie that's pretty entertaining despite being mostly scenes of people talking, I could totally see why. Then just a few years ago Roland Emmerich expressed interest, oddly appropriate since he would've gone from showing us the end of the world to showing us the end of the galaxy.
Haven't seen Person of Interest, but hearing this news just three days after seeing Interstellar makes me want to bump these books to the top of the reading pile.
I'm just glad the other stuff that's getting tv treatment are books I've either already read (3001, Childhood's End*) or already have lying around (Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books).
Oh, and speaking of the Dune books, I can't help but wonder if Syfy wants to bring the remainder of that series to tv as well. With James McAvoy's current star power it would make so much sense to get him back as God Emperor Leto, and Heretics/Chapterhouse have scenes that would give Game of Thrones a run for its money!
*Childhood's End was also in development as a movie several years ago with Kimberly Peirce attached to direct.
I read Childhood's End back in high school. It probably could work as a miniseries, but 2001 and even V may have taken away some of it's potential visual impact.
Speaking of Arthur C. Clarke...
I wonder if they could bring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood back and digitally de-age them ala Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy? Douglas Rain is still around, but doesn't seem to have done anything since 2007. Recasting Hal would be daunting.
Where were you in '77?
I guess since the V remake got cancelled they figured most people already forgot about it, which is probably accurate. The Overlords and everything about the actual story is something that will be fresh and new to the audience.
Ditto on Gary Lockwood, I was thinking the exact same thing as soon as this was announced. It would be cool if Rid could corral the original trio into the production somehow.
I was referring the the original 1983 V actually. Or course Independence Day also did giant saucers hovering over major cities. ;)
I could have sworn some other property has done aliens that resemble/indirectly inspired humanity's image of Satan. (Maybe it was Babylon 5?) The animated Star Trek also used the concept. Pretty heavy stuff for early 70's Saturday morning tv!
Where were you in '77?
Doctor who did it twice.
Babylon 5 had the Vorlans inspiring angels but I can't remember anyone inspiring Satan on it.
The Shadows are the closest match and they look like spiders, not satan.
Quatermass and the Pit probably did it second and influenced Who.
Where were you in '77?
I have never seen that so I have no idea. I have always wanted to but my last multiregion DVD player died a while ago and it doesn't seem to be issued on Region 1 disc.
Too bad:(