Re: Torchedwood: The Series
Posted: 19 May 2010 08:43
The Dukster:
Thanks. I will join the Reading Groups as soon as I have time when I get back in June. Meantime, hopefully I can get back out on the road this morning and get on with the vacation trip - trips - visiting various places with an old friend - using Norman Oklahoma [where OU is located] as a hub. A few days out each trip. Looking forward to Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.
And, meantime, I do want to raise a question. Not sure this is the right string for it. And anyone may answer including The Dukster. Anyway...
One thing hasn't changed, although most of you have won me over for the most part [a few are slow to catch on to the fact that I'm not fighting Jacurutu members anymore]. I still favor an open-ended TV series based on DUNE. My conflict with The Dukster and SandChigger began when I posted at Twitter that I'd like to see a DUNE TV series on Syfy and have it begin with the history presented in The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. I've reconsidered. What I'd really like to see is a TV series based on the DUNE universe created by Frank Herbert. It does not have to include all of our favorite characters from his DUNE novels, but I expect they would be mentioned in some episodes. Out of all of the DUNE universe history and inhabited worlds, there must be thousands of stories possible involving hundreds of characters never before named. Who to do it? Frank isn't here anymore. If he were still here, and were not to do it himself, then who might he have selected? Most of you don't like Brian Herbert. All of you don't like Kevin J. Anderson. So is there a qualified author out there who you do like who could write the stories for a TV series based on the DUNE universe? Would you like for such a TV series to be created? If so, what channel should it be on if not Syfy? By the way, I'd like to see the same done with STAR WARS, being a TV series based on that universe, all its worlds, history, many possible characters and stories. Likewise, a new STAR TREK TV series that is not about the Star Ship Enterprise and usual characters. Of the proposed DUNE, STAR WARS, and STAR TREK universes for TV, I would for the most part want stand-alone stories each week, like what has been done on THE OUTER LIMITS and THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Could have some stories spread out into three or four parts. Stand-alone stories would present different characters and locations in every episode every week, and so would bring in different actors every week - might be able to get some known big names for one-time guest appearances, as well as introducing new actors. It might even involve more than one guest writer and guest director for different kinds of science fiction stories - different sub-genres. Also, just wondering, what would be the best night for the TV series to be on every week? If you had the TV Rights, how would you handle it?
I'll check back here soon after June 1 or when possible in the meantime.
Thanks. I will join the Reading Groups as soon as I have time when I get back in June. Meantime, hopefully I can get back out on the road this morning and get on with the vacation trip - trips - visiting various places with an old friend - using Norman Oklahoma [where OU is located] as a hub. A few days out each trip. Looking forward to Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.
And, meantime, I do want to raise a question. Not sure this is the right string for it. And anyone may answer including The Dukster. Anyway...
One thing hasn't changed, although most of you have won me over for the most part [a few are slow to catch on to the fact that I'm not fighting Jacurutu members anymore]. I still favor an open-ended TV series based on DUNE. My conflict with The Dukster and SandChigger began when I posted at Twitter that I'd like to see a DUNE TV series on Syfy and have it begin with the history presented in The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. I've reconsidered. What I'd really like to see is a TV series based on the DUNE universe created by Frank Herbert. It does not have to include all of our favorite characters from his DUNE novels, but I expect they would be mentioned in some episodes. Out of all of the DUNE universe history and inhabited worlds, there must be thousands of stories possible involving hundreds of characters never before named. Who to do it? Frank isn't here anymore. If he were still here, and were not to do it himself, then who might he have selected? Most of you don't like Brian Herbert. All of you don't like Kevin J. Anderson. So is there a qualified author out there who you do like who could write the stories for a TV series based on the DUNE universe? Would you like for such a TV series to be created? If so, what channel should it be on if not Syfy? By the way, I'd like to see the same done with STAR WARS, being a TV series based on that universe, all its worlds, history, many possible characters and stories. Likewise, a new STAR TREK TV series that is not about the Star Ship Enterprise and usual characters. Of the proposed DUNE, STAR WARS, and STAR TREK universes for TV, I would for the most part want stand-alone stories each week, like what has been done on THE OUTER LIMITS and THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Could have some stories spread out into three or four parts. Stand-alone stories would present different characters and locations in every episode every week, and so would bring in different actors every week - might be able to get some known big names for one-time guest appearances, as well as introducing new actors. It might even involve more than one guest writer and guest director for different kinds of science fiction stories - different sub-genres. Also, just wondering, what would be the best night for the TV series to be on every week? If you had the TV Rights, how would you handle it?
I'll check back here soon after June 1 or when possible in the meantime.