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Wordslinger
on Feb 15 2007, 12:06:13 PM writes:
God, this would be such a hard series of books to make into a movie. Especially towards the end of the series... I'm really not sure anybody would be able to handle it correctly.
Consider me skeptical. |
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brentage5000
on Feb 14 2007, 6:23:14 PM writes:
Oh, it BETTER fuckiing be a damn TV series, because considering how Jake ages about a year in total throughout all seven books, they need to get it all filmed as quickly as possible, but a movie or miniseries would be too much at once. Just film it all quickly, and then release it over the length of a season, since some of the wordier parts that seemed long were really all taking place in space of about five minutes |
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GroundlessNFree
on Feb 14 2007, 6:11:14 PM writes:
The way to go is definitely TV as a regular series. 7 seasons/years isn't going to work, but 4 might. Or 7 mini seasons, but not like they did with LOST, and not a 2 night miniseries. I'm talking 7 seasons of about 10 1 hour episodes. But the 7 seasons wouldn't span 7 years. |
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 xander829
on Feb 14 2007, 5:29:58 PM writes:
HBO could do well with the series... but it might have a fate much like Carnivale. |
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arbe79
on Feb 14 2007, 4:42:01 PM writes:
I have read all 7 books and think that you should fear a poor adaptation. I rode the rollercoaster that was the Dark Tower and have the movie in my head already. Reading those books was a journey in itself. For people who have never read the books I would hate for them to see the movie (if it turned out poor) and have a bad taste in their mouth and never give the book a chance. I would also hate for the movie to be bad and leave a bad taste in my mouth and have to read them all again to remember why i loved em. lol (twice was enough) |
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arbe79
on Feb 14 2007, 4:41:01 PM writes:
I have read all 7 books and think that you should fear a poor adaptation. I rode the rollercoaster that was the Dark Tower and have the movie in my head already. Reading those books was a journey in itself. For people who have never read the books I would hate for them to see the movie (if it turned out poor) and have a bad taste in their mouth and never give the book a chance. I would also hate for the movie to be bad and leave a bad taste in my mouth and have to read them all again to remember why i loved em. lol (twice was enough) |
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reachingforsky
on Feb 14 2007, 4:34:10 PM writes:
I'm looking forward to seeing this done.
Don't be so scared of an adaptation! If it turns out to be good, then that's awesome. If it's not so great, then dammit.
But seriously, I don't think a poor adaptation will ruin the books for constant reader. If someone is dedicated enough to even get through all seven books, they will know better than to trust a movie adaptation as basis for not reading them. |
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arbe79
on Feb 14 2007, 4:34:05 PM writes:
ALSO.....
would be rather hard and expensive to do the fx. Unless it is done right i dont want it. Just makin Suze legless for a long series would be rough. |
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arbe79
on Feb 14 2007, 4:30:37 PM writes:
BE HARD
It would be hard to do 7 seasons too with Jake. He would age to fast in the series. Maybe animated? |
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Chucklez
on Feb 14 2007, 3:24:55 PM writes:
I do not really know JJ's work, but I am a huge fan of the series. I don't care how they bring it to the people, just as long as it stays true to the story. |
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JJ Abrams and his "Lost" buddies (namely co-creator Damon Lindelof) have never made a secret of their love for Stephen King. They said when "Lost" debuted that King's "The Stand" was a big influence. Later they participated in a roundtable interview with King for Entertainment Weekly and Lindelof even brought a copy of "The Gunslinger" for King to sign. So it should come as no surprise that King and Abrams are in talks to adapt THE DARK TOWER. It's unclear if the project is headed towards the big-screen or small as it hasn't ended up at either Paramount or Warner Bros. TV where Abrams has his production deals. It's still in the early talking stages but the project could be designed as either a TV mini-series, a season long TV series or a trilogy of movies. Abrams involvement in the adaptation is also unclear. He doesn't seem to be committed to direct STAR TREK XI but hasn't announced his next directorial project either. Adaptations of King's works for TV haven't had the best results so I'm hoping with the involvement of Abrams, they can deliver not just a faithful but entertaining DARK TOWER.
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