Amazon MGM Studios is working on a TV adaptation of Iain M. Banks' science fiction novel Consider Phlebas. The book is part of Banks' Culture series, which
Obligatory fuck amazon of course, but Reacher and Jack Ryan are both excellent adaptations imho. And Goliath is superb, not just because of Billy Bob Thornton, the supporting cast and writing is fantastic. None of these are sci-fi though, so maybe the genre matters? Ugh, now I feel weird defending amazon…
If you ruin this, I will be furious.
Amazon is 1 for 4 on doing justice to adaptations I was very excited for. I’m not holding my breath on this one.
Was it foundation that did this to you?
Obligatory fuck amazon of course, but Reacher and Jack Ryan are both excellent adaptations imho. And Goliath is superb, not just because of Billy Bob Thornton, the supporting cast and writing is fantastic. None of these are sci-fi though, so maybe the genre matters? Ugh, now I feel weird defending amazon…
Fair enough! I haven’t seen any of those nor am I familiar with the source material. Maybe there’s hope yet
What’s the one?
Fallout
The way Apple ruined Foundation, via Mister “I’m better than Asimov!” Goyer.