What would you like to see?

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GAEBOLGA

Thursday, May 15, 2003 6:46 PM

Although I'm a bit of a game geek myself, Riverside (and I even played a session or two of Vampire back in the day), I'm not all that up on White Wolf's offerings (although I suppose it's hardly surprising, given the way they keep pumping out crap, that they've done a book on faeries...which I'm assuming they have, from your comments). I'm more of a DP9 guy...especially Tribe 8. Goddess, I love that world....

The answer to your first (non-rhetorical) question is Irish/English/Scottish/Welsh folk tradition and some Kinsella-era Celtic mythology. And yeah, I remember that Vampire show; I even watched it once. That sucker blew big meaty chunks of leprous goat dick like it was Catherine the Great. Hell, any plot written that poorly would suck.

To answer your second question, no, I've never even heard of him/it. Pray, do enlighten this poor ignorant fool....

- Fear the badger, for it is mighty!

RIVERSIDE

Thursday, May 15, 2003 6:58 PM

Actually, the Changling (WW's faerie game) sourcebook is a pretty fun read, even if it isn't the greatest game to play. But then as I've said, I prefer Cthulhu: normal Joes in WAY over thier heads.
I've done a lot of mythology reading myself, so I see where you're coming from, with a story about faeries would be cool w/o the disney glossing. I think it'd make a better movie (or group of movies) though, rather than a series. More scope for the epic, less day-to-day living.
As for Artemis Fowl...well, it's a series of books, of the young reader variety. In them, the world of the fey is very interestingly portrayed. Also good if you like fiendishly clever heros who have really kickass sidekicks.

GAEBOLGA

Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:20 PM

For some reason, I've always preferred the Japanese theory regarding (most) television shows: they have a preset run (usually about a year), and then they're finished. This lends itself well to the epic style; they usually have a least one samurai epic every few years, and they're often pretty cool. I figure the faerie show would work best as a year-long (maybe two) kind of offering. Of course, American networks don't play that way, so there you go.

The thing I've always loved about the whole traditional faerie thing is the level of political intrigue they always seem to impart to even the most innocent of actions. That, and the fact that they never tell anyone what's actually going on. Inscrutable and obtuse...you gotta love 'em.

Cthulhu looks like an awesome game, but I've never found enough other people who were interested in it at the same time...a shame, really.

And speaking of both the Fey and young adult fiction, have you ever read the Dark Is Rising series? Pretty cool stuff....

- Fear the badger, for it is mighty!

HJERMSTED

Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:20 PM

I would love to see a talented ensemble cast with good chemistry team up with a gifted writing team to create a series based on Roger Zelazny's Amber series of books. The special effects team would need to be top notch as well (No "Action Pack" lo-fi stuff... apologies to fans of that genre)

Those of you who have read the series know what "traversing Shadow" means. An Amber series could follow the main story arcs created by Zelazny and the Shadow element would allow the writers to explore any storytelling genre in it wishes in doing so. An Amber series, once the premise is set (All known worlds and dimensions are but shadows of the one true world, Amber) the stories could be fantasy, sci-fi, western, military, romance... you name it.

mattro

CHRISTHECYNIC

Thursday, May 15, 2003 8:16 PM

When you talk about fairies you can also do something on elves, Tolkien wrote the book (literaly) on the modern concept of elves, the orginal concept was things that looked like people who were go betweens for people and gods who often had agendas of their own and could be good or evil.

I always thaought that a show should go on for it's run, some shows go on season after season and theres nothing wrong with that. Then there is the "we won it's all over, it's a happy ending... but wait we made enough money to get picked up for more; so now there is a new thing that needs to be done" (think the digimon cartoons) which should have ended right there.

I think it might be intresting to see something on gods, I'm thinking the greek gods becuse they were the most human like, they could be hurt by people, and at times interacted with people on an almost equal level. Think of what they would be doing now, Eros (cupid) now owner of a matchmaking company, stuff like that. Just show them and what they do now that no one belives in them.

SUCCATASH

Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:42 PM

How about "Last of the Renshai" on the Big Screen?

NONOLUNA

Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:58 PM

There was a series of 6 books called 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever'...

It has an unredeemable anti-hero who is transported to another world where he is the Saviour because of the Wedding band he wears made out of white gold...I didn't really like the series but it might translate into an interesting visual offering...

GAEBOLGA

Friday, May 16, 2003 1:03 PM

Hey Riverside, I've got to thank you for being the universe's conduit...I was listening to NPR on the way home from work last night, and they were interviewing the guy who writes the Artemis Fowl series. Now I've got to read them, since I don't believe in coincidences.

Besides, high-tech faeries and an "anti-Potter" evil genius sound pretty frelling cool.

- Fear the badger, for it is mighty!

NICOLA

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:25 PM

Laurell K. Hamilton has a tremendous series of books about "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". It has a really interesting universe inhabited by Vampires (recently given legal status), Werewolves, Wereleopards etc., Fairies, and Necromancers. Ms. Hamilton builds a very credible universe, without any easy moral absolutes.

Very cool series of books to read, and would more than likely make a kickass TV show!

My mother taught me to respect religion, but to be wary of people who use piety as a license to run other people's lives.

RIVERSIDE

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:31 PM

Actually, done right, Anita Blake could be a cool series. Although, can't see Joss doing another Vamp universe, and it is different from his. And besides Joss, who does really amazing TV?

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Originally posted by Nicola:
Laurell K. Hamilton has a tremendous series of books about "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". It has a really interesting universe inhabited by Vampires (recently given legal status), Werewolves, Wereleopards etc., Fairies, and Necromancers. Ms. Hamilton builds a very credible universe, without any easy moral absolutes.

Very cool series of books to read, and would more than likely make a kickass TV show!

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