tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post4819779555604609742..comments2024-03-24T17:01:24.541-04:00Comments on Crazy Eddie's Motie News: Finally, a Ringworld movie!Pinku-Senseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-70654624123244434982018-07-20T12:40:20.344-04:002018-07-20T12:40:20.344-04:00SyFy failed to make a "Ringworld" minise...SyFy failed to make a "Ringworld" miniseries. However, Amazon picked up the rights, which I wrote about in <a href="https://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2017/11/yet-another-attempt-at-ringworld.html" rel="nofollow">Yet another attempt at a 'Ringworld' movie/miniseries plus bonus 'Snow Crash' from Amazon</a>. I am more optimistic about Amazon making this happen.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-61404951116509402222016-03-19T10:20:23.458-04:002016-03-19T10:20:23.458-04:00Also, I'm very pleased with how SyFy has adapt...Also, I'm very pleased with how SyFy has adapted both "The Expanse" and "The Magicians." In particular, "The Expanse" bodes well for a "Ringworld" adaptation, as it has a very Nivenesque vibe to it.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-56357656120544475742015-12-12T18:11:14.136-05:002015-12-12T18:11:14.136-05:00This entry became the top post for the third year ...This entry became the <a href="http://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2014/03/top-post-for-third-year-of-crazy-eddies.html" rel="nofollow">top post for the third year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News</a> with 1317 page views according to the secondary counter by March 20, 2014. Unfortunately, it never got on the top ten according to the default counter even though it had more raw page views than <a href="http://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2014/03/floods-in-colorado-other-top-post-for.html" rel="nofollow">Floods in Colorado, the other top post for the third year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News</a>, which had 1201 raw page views and 1135 according to the default counter.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-807711809235376692014-10-30T01:48:46.236-04:002014-10-30T01:48:46.236-04:00I retract that comment about "the only smart ...I retract that comment about "the only smart thing they've done is Dune and that was a decade ago." My wife and I watched all of the Reimagined Battlestar Galactica and it was very smart. Z Nation is not bad, either, although it's a deliberate joke next to The Walking Dead.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-16707295807841314632014-10-30T01:43:13.577-04:002014-10-30T01:43:13.577-04:00I was hoping you were Katja. Instead, you're ...I was hoping you were Katja. Instead, you're a spammer. Go away!Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-8691752824690892882014-10-28T10:10:33.321-04:002014-10-28T10:10:33.321-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175545611928369253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-69868980169327263132014-01-10T13:45:44.463-05:002014-01-10T13:45:44.463-05:00J.J. Abrams? I wish. As big a deal as Ringworld ...J.J. Abrams? I wish. As big a deal as Ringworld is in science fiction literature, it just doesn't have the same power in scifi media and isn't likely to get as big a name. Even so, big names don't guarantee success. Dune had David Lynch as writer and director and Dino DeLaurentiis as a producer, but it was a mess on the screen. Morgan Freeman is still trying to get someone to fund Rendezvous with Rama, and Keanu Reeves has given up on a live-action Cowboy Bebop, as he's now too old to star as Spike Spiegel.<br /><br />Besides, Michael Perry is a very good writer with an Emmy to his name. I think he'll do well. My one worry about him is that he has a crime and horror background. A Ringworld that plays up the violence, deception, and weirdness of the plot and setting might be very interesting to watch, but would be very different from what a lot of fans of the book would envision the movie version in their heads.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-53178749686996837872014-01-09T12:27:09.984-05:002014-01-09T12:27:09.984-05:00I'd rather have some one like J.J Abrams pick ...I'd rather have some one like J.J Abrams pick up the movie than Syfy channel.. Just because some thing works for that crappy channel on television doesn't mean I'll be satisfyed with the movie they made of my favorite book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331452130280892800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-90947751877036428482014-01-09T01:11:20.570-05:002014-01-09T01:11:20.570-05:001. Over glamorize everything--I'm just hoping ...1. Over glamorize everything--I'm just hoping they have enough of a CGI budget to do Ringworld, the puppeteer planet Hearth, Chmee-Speaker-to-Animals, and expecially Nessus justice. What you're afraid of is the least of my worries. A glamorous 30th Century Earth would be cool to behold.<br /><br />2. Whitewash the cast--only Louis Wu would be a problem and he's only half-Chinese, if that. Teela Brown could be any color, although I recall she was more white than anything. As for the rest, they're aliens.<br /><br />3. Dumb down the plot--It's SyFy. About the only smart thing they've done is Dune and that was a decade ago. Everything else has been dumbed down and it's worked for them.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-20650218748129717552014-01-08T23:02:33.681-05:002014-01-08T23:02:33.681-05:00I bet you they will over glamourize everything, wh...I bet you they will over glamourize everything, white wash the cast and dumb down the plot. I expect to be severely disappointed so when it happens and I am disappointed it won't suck as much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331452130280892800noreply@blogger.com