Fug Slanderson
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This is how his hits are made right? Someone just says, hey, make a hit, and then someone does it.
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Amazon CEO demands a 'Game of Thrones' style hit
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I'd agree. The twists, stabs in the back, and deaths are what drew people to it. And just a dose of fantasy. I think if GoT were high fantasy (or even as fantastic as the books) it might not have worked.
Tig ol' bitties and gigantic penises helped too.
RPGCrazied
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Do a show in ancient Egypt. With high production values it could be great. Spike did a great job with Tut.
Not enough of TV shows in this setting, most of them are documentaries. We have enough TV shows with the fantasy setting.
Not enough of TV shows in this setting, most of them are documentaries. We have enough TV shows with the fantasy setting.
andythinkpad
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SciFi will never be as popular as fantasy.
Not to mention Dune based heavily on middle eastern culture. You think Americans will like it?
Caddywompus
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If they are attempting to capture the GoT medieval fantasy audience in the wake of its finale The First Law series would be perfect.
If their goal is to find the next generational water cooler hit, good luck. They should aim for Lost or Breaking Bad level of success first. Hell has Netflix even had that kind of success yet? Stranger Things may be on it's way but it's still early.
If their goal is to find the next generational water cooler hit, good luck. They should aim for Lost or Breaking Bad level of success first. Hell has Netflix even had that kind of success yet? Stranger Things may be on it's way but it's still early.
SiegfriedFM
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Remake Babylon 5. Boom.
ISee
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Very likable characters, simple story, heart touching moments, lots of action. Read when I was ~14. Still love it.
Obvious choice. Long, complex story. Needs a lot of work though and a lot of stuff needs be rewritten. The story structure in the books is a mess, especially in the 'middle'. Still has the biggest chance to become the new GoT
Could also work. Again not the deepest story story, but very entertaining. Mystery, some poltical plays and lots of fast character development.
They have the money but they seem to just be greenlighting everything they get their hands on and hope something sticks. Maybe this is a change of approach for them to invest more time, money and marketing for their next one.
GoT might not have been a success (at least not as big) without HBO's pedigree behind it.
GoT might not have been a success (at least not as big) without HBO's pedigree behind it.
LeroyPantwether
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Can you, or someone else help put this all into perspective for me. As someone who has not seen any of the shows mentioned in this post, is GOT that much more popular than Breaking bad or lost, or am I reading your post wrong? Does GOT have the largest collective mindshare of any modern TV program?
Hell, what if they don't like Guts
? He's our sole anchor to the story. Game of Thrones always had multiple, even if some were obviously more important than others. This is where my main gripe with the Berserk suggestions lie: it's a story told from a single perspective about one person and their journey, compared to the much grander Game of Thrones. They're pretty different beasts as far as how the story is told and I think Berserk's appeal would ultimately be limited by this. But this is all conjecture and anyone's guess is good as mine. I certainly wouldn't be upset if Berserk became the next big thing.Dune would clean up if done right
old manatee
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I heard they are trying to get Ridley Scott to do a Zelda series in the style of Legend.
andythinkpad
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Yeah. HBO built alot of pedigree and confidence with ROME and things like Deadwood.
bahamut zero
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Do it.
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Honestly, I think they should aim for quality over quantity first. Game of Thrones might be the most popular show of the moment, but nowadays it's not much more than pulp tv. Amazon is already doing amazing stuff with their original movies, they just need to bring that to their TV department.
I think Lost was way more popular than Game of Thrones is now. It's just that now the internet is at it's prime, so people believe GoT is the most popular thing around because all the popular blogs are talking about it when a new episode gets released. Now that the season has ended you barely notice people talking about the show, unless it's to discuss the decline in quality. When Lost was around, it was pretty much unescapable even when it was between seasons. I didn't even watch Lost, but I still feel like I watched the show because everywhere you went people were talking about Lost. Just imagine if Facebook was as big then as it is now, it would've blown everything out of the water.
Honestly, it's much harder to reach Lost-levels than Game of Thrones-levels IMO. GoT is for most just entertainment, Lost had the entire world go crazy trying to figure out what was going on.
I think Lost was way more popular than Game of Thrones is now. It's just that now the internet is at it's prime, so people believe GoT is the most popular thing around because all the popular blogs are talking about it when a new episode gets released. Now that the season has ended you barely notice people talking about the show, unless it's to discuss the decline in quality. When Lost was around, it was pretty much unescapable even when it was between seasons. I didn't even watch Lost, but I still feel like I watched the show because everywhere you went people were talking about Lost. Just imagine if Facebook was as big then as it is now, it would've blown everything out of the water.
Honestly, it's much harder to reach Lost-levels than Game of Thrones-levels IMO. GoT is for most just entertainment, Lost had the entire world go crazy trying to figure out what was going on.
always crazy bacon
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Is the Grand Tour not getting the returns they expected?
captjohnboyd
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http://variety.com/2017/film/news/dune-reboot-writer-eric-roth-denis-villeneuve-1201998001/amp/
Well hopefully Denis Villeneuve can since he's doing the movie version after blade runner 2049 and it has nothing to do with Amazon.
Did everyone mentioning dune in this thread miss that news? Cause it was a fucking HUGE thrill for me when I heard it
Caddywompus
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Their have been shows in the past that have been so popular you could casually bring them up and carry a conversation with acquaintances or co-workers but GoT feels more like an event to me, like the Super Bowl. I just reaches so many more people which in part is because of social media, now the entire world can enjoy the water cooler talk.
I didn't watch Lost either but I don't think it's near GoT levels personality. But it was also at a time where you couldn't jump in and catch up on previous seasons easily. If you could binge the show and react with the rest of the world on Twitter or Facebook maybe GoT wouldn't as a big deal, it's hard to say.
Beserk's story is much about Griffith as it is Guts.Hell, what if they don't like Guts
The book series probably needs another 20 years to finish...
LordOfLore
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Sony Pictures are already doing one IIRC.
Black Republican
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Buy the Power series, its one of the highest viewed shows on tv currently, getting that exclusive on Amazon would be pretty big for them
Its based off the movie, yeah? I have no confidence in that.
Well, I mean...
The film is another itineration of The Gunslinger's story. Easy enough to do a soft reboot and have another itineration more faithful to the books.
The Silver
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I don't want to imagine the budget of a Berserk show after the eclipse once it starts leaning more into high fantasy.
LordOfLore
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Nope, not connected to the movie IIRC.
KonradLaw
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With only three volumnes in? No chance.
zswordsman
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Just do a Live action Berserk adaptation. Old style middle ages action, sex scenes, fucked up shit in general. Put effort into it and you have your GOT rival.
IAmAnAgnostic
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..You say this in a world where Star Wars exists?
Hopefully not. It was total trash.
Chuck Norris
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Perfect. Amazon would have a series just like Game of Thrones where they could make the first 3 or so seasons incredible before the original material goes off the rails and where they would have to make up the endingI have a suggestion... Berserk.
Thought I read it woulds be thebsame actors, writer and director? Even if the story is rebooted and completely disconnected from the movie it would be too connected in other ways. And thats not a diss on the movie leads cos I love Matt and Idris but the association with the movie would be too great to fully detach the negativity.
They need a completely new team for it to have a chance, I think.
Only people on GAF are convinced this is a good series.
I get what you mean, but I'm talking strictly about how Berserk is presented. Whatever happens, we're rooting for Guts. Griffith is there as his foil.
Nostremitus
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I wouldn't complain if they talk to RA Salvatore and WotC.
Adapt Salvatore's Forgotten Realms book series.
Adapt Salvatore's Forgotten Realms book series.
Dune does have the political intrigue of Game of Thrones, but fantasy tends to do better than scifi, right? Game of Thrones, LotR, the Hobbit, etc.
Aside from Star Trek and Star Wars, have there been any really great scifi tv shows that was water cooler talk? Battlestar Galactica?
Chuck Norris
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Lost was pretty huge but it was actually a show that declined in popularity and relevance over time, Game of Thrones has only grown which is phenomenal considering it's a much harder show to find and watch legally
Chuck Norris
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They could probably strengthen the source material if they fleshed out some side characters in the flashback arc