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re: What book would you like to be made into a movie/tv series that hasnt already been done?

Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:04 pm to
Posted by OffTheRails
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:04 pm to
I tend to dislike superhero films and prefer stories about real human beings bravely dealing with unusual circumstances. I am also fascinated by such real life stories set in WWII. Despite the title, this would make an interesting film:

Dutch Girl , the story of a Edda van Heemstra, a young girl living in Arnhem (and a nearby burb) during the Nazi occupation and famous battle. Her uncle was once the mayor, and along with others was executed by the SS in retaliation for acts of sabotage by the underground, which included her brother and later herself. Her family sheltered British airborne survivors after the famous battle and helped get them smuggled out to the Allies. She helped a British bomber crewman who later spent 3 years as a prisoner of war, and kept his family signet ring on a chain around her neck until going to England to return it to him in 1947. Only at the end of the film should it be revealed that the girl Edda was later to be known to the world as Audrey Hepburn, future winner of Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.
Posted by Corinthians420
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:20 pm to
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The Black Company.

Would be incredible
Posted by Laugh More
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:03 pm to
You picked two fantastic book to listen to to start

These are two of my favorite narrators and both of these are fantastic stories/audible experiences.
Posted by ouflak
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 6:15 am to
If executed very carefully, with an emphasis on not trying to exactly reproduce the story detail-by-detail, then I think Barbara Hambly's Darwath trilogy/universe could make a great series. Would need some production investment, and some strong guidance to avoid some of the pitfalls currently dragging otherwise potentially decent ideas down into oblivion.

It's tricky though. I could easily see it flopping even if done well. But if it is done well, it could be brilliant.
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 6:19 am
Posted by Corinthians420
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:52 am to
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If executed very carefully, with an emphasis on not trying to exactly reproduce the story detail-by-detail, then I think Barbara Hambly's Darwath trilogy/universe could make a great series. Would need some production investment, and some strong guidance to avoid some of the pitfalls currently dragging otherwise potentially decent ideas down into oblivion.

It's tricky though. I could easily see it flopping even if done well. But if it is done well, it could be brilliant

Haha i mean foundation had to stray far off the books and still has made a great show. As you said its all in the execution
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 9:54 am
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:06 pm to
First Man in Rome.

Problem is they would use bad actors and lazy scriptwriting.

Posted by Esquire
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 5:20 pm to
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I’m currently listening to (very early on) Red Rising since I have a limited free time to listen. And next is Project Hail Mary, which was mentioned a few days ago.


Hail Mary is the only book I insist people listen to instead of read. You can’t go wrong with Reynolds narration of the Red Rising series though.

Some other audiobooks I’ve enjoyed are:
Murderbot
Bobiverse (same narrator as Hail Mary)
First Law series

For those with Spotify Premium accounts, you are credited 15 hours of audiobook listening per month. I would check there before spending an audible credit, especially for Murderbot. The books are too short to use a credit and you have enough hours to listen to the first four books in one month.
Posted by ManBearTiger
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 5:57 pm to
People say Infinite Jest is unfilmable but I think it can be done and would be incredible done right
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 5:58 pm
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 7:08 pm to
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Esquire
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 7:11 pm to
Wheel of Time
Dark Tower
Legend of the Seeker

All have been attempted in completely dishonest and unrecognizable ways

So I don't consider them existing in good faith
Posted by deltadummy
Member since Mar 2025
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 7:57 pm to
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Devil in the White City is a great choice.
That book was actually required reading in an urban history class in grad school.


Film or series?
Posted by moontigr
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:08 pm to
The Catcher in the Rye
Posted by Esquire
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:21 pm to
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Dark Tower


Mike Flanagan is making a Dark Tower series for Amazon at some point. It’s been delayed a few times and he gets distracted by other projects. He’s successfully adapted Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck and is working on Carrie right now. If he can’t do it justice, nobody can.
Posted by Neutral Underground
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:30 pm to
Mutiny on the Bounty is already a film. It stars Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, and Liam Neeson.
Posted by Scoob
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 11:17 pm to
Preemptively stating: not right now, the way they are intentionally fricking everything up

That said, there are a good 3-5 tales from Tolkien's The Silmarillion that could be excellent standalone movies or premium series, if you give them the respect they're due. Any of which would be a better TOPIC than Rings of Power, War of the Rohirrim, or The Hunt For Gollum.
Granted, Rings of Power did choose an epic tale, but there was little actual writing about it, and far too much time compression (no matter how well they could have done). They're trying to shove two thousand years into a couple seasons.

Posted by mindbreaker
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:24 am to
I'm a fantasy book guy and there are plenty I would love to see

Nearly any series by RA salvatore - Drizzt from Forgotten Realms or his own world Corona he created. Always a worry adapting his stuff into film. He writes action better than anyone I've ever read and I worry it wouldn't translate well to film and do it justice.

Jim Butcher - Codex Alera series

Brent Weeks - Night Angel Series

Joe Abercrombie 1st Law series
Posted by The Cow Goes Moo Moo
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:34 am to
In a former life, I was a avid reader and read every single RA Salvatore novel that involved Drizzt.

There are so many various storylines that I think would be awesome to see on screen. The Dark Elf Trilogy, Icewind Dale Trilogy and The Transitions Trilogy being my favorite.

Artemis Entreri would be pretty cool as well

I'm a huge fantasy dork.
Posted by teke184
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:49 am to
Eyes Of The Dragon by Stephen King comes to mind.

It’s an oddball out of his works in that it is a medieval fantasy rather than a modern horror. Flagg is a character, so it kind of runs parallel to Dark Tower, The Stand, and some other works where he is the big bad.
Posted by Bama Bird
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:53 am to
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I know there's talks of this happening, but I'd love to see "Devil in the white city"



Agreed, but they've been talking about it for at least 15 years now. I'm incredibly doubtful it ever gets made. I'm not sure if they're hung up on how to handle the dual storylines or what, but there's clearly something that they're having a hard time with
Posted by VOR
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 8:59 am to
The Charle Parker series by John Connolly…
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