Riverworld

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Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer.


I've been hoping for a long time someone would get a script and make this into a movie. Then again, I felt the same way about Asimov's I, Robot until it was raped and emasculated by Hollywood.


Any other fans out there?
 
I think i saw the first movie of the mini-series. Not bad. :)
 
You might be interested in this then:

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MaisseArsouye's Riverworld Map

For Civ3 btw.
 
Im a big Riverworld fan. The SciFi channel version was unwatchable, as any Hollywood attempt would be, for any serious fans of the books. Its too rich, complex, and non standard for the mainstream.

edit: btw, Ive always felt the scene in the Matrix where Neo wakes up in his pod and sees all the other pods around him was lifted from the scene in the first book when Burton awakens and sees much the same thing.
 
Bozo Erectus said:
Im a big Riverworld fan. The SciFi channel version was unwatchable, as any Hollywood attempt would be, for any serious fans of the books. Its too rich, complex, and non standard for the mainstream.

edit: btw, Ive always felt the scene in the Matrix where Neo wakes up in his pod and sees all the other pods around him was lifted from the scene in the first book when Burton awakens and sees much the same thing.


Good call re: Matrix.


I haven't seen the SciFi version, but after what they did to Dune I don't think I would even bother.

I would put Pete Jackson on it and I'm sure we could get decent results. Next time I come accross a spae $300 mil, I will get him on it.


Ever read Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuinn? They did a fine job on making that into a very good teleplay that ran on PBS once.
 
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