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‘The Witcher’ & ‘Wheel Of Time’ Producers Partner On ‘Otherland’ TV Adaptation Based On Tad Williams Books Series (deadline.com)
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[–] Zellith@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I expect bad things.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

I expect they will 100% change !Xabbu's name to something without a click. And I'll eat my hat if they actually actually do the Heart of Darkness boat ride through fascist Oz thing.

That said, I'm not convinced that a good adaptation is even possible no matter who produces it. Certainly not live action; maybe as an animated series.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow I hope this actually happens!!! This is one of my favorite sci-fi series ever!

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I'm not familiar with that series, but these are not the people you want adapting your favorite books...

[–] Gamoc@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Mentioning you worked in the Witcher series I'd s good way to ensure in very cautious and wary of anything else you ever do.

[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Why would anyone hire the producers of The Witcher to do anything ever again?

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

and if you want to go off on a tangent, Josh Strife Hayes did a 10 part playthrough of the MMORPG Otherland …

[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Wow cool haha

[–] Godthrilla@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I LOVE this. But I'm scared they're going to dumb it down and fuck it up. Fingers crossed we get the weird strange world he made in its entirety

[–] Tabs@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

The crew behind the Halo tv series were too busy to join this wonderful collaboration?