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Chronicles of Amber TV series in the making

Started by Soylent Green, July 20, 2016, 04:28:19 PM

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Soylent Green

July 20, 2016, 04:28:19 PM
This a little off topic, and I might late to the party, but as there are a lot of fan of the game I thought it worth mentioning the the Amber series is going to be turned into a TV series

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/game-of-thrones-chronicles-of-amber-tv-series-the-walking-dead-robert-kirkman-george-rr-martin-roger-a7146491.html

Amber was the first game I've ever GMed. Not sure I'd run it again these days but it will always have a special place in my heart for that.
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JesterRaiin

#1
July 20, 2016, 04:39:25 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;909139the Amber series is going to be turned into a TV series

Amber TV series! YAY!

QuoteRobert Kirkman

...oh God... No...

Ah, well, I'm gonna see it anyway.
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daniel_ream

#2
July 20, 2016, 05:52:41 PM
Sci-Fi has had the movie rights since the 90's.  It'll be interesting to see where this goes.

Shall we reboot the immortal casting thread?
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Omega

#3
July 21, 2016, 01:01:51 AM
Reminds me I should look up the ill fated White Wolf Vampire TV series.

Lynn

#4
July 21, 2016, 02:16:16 AM
At least it won't be a generation Z teen story like Chronicles of Shannara.
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JesterRaiin

#5
July 21, 2016, 02:33:55 AM
Quote from: daniel_ream;909157Sci-Fi has had the movie rights since the 90's.  It'll be interesting to see where this goes.

Shall we reboot the immortal casting thread?

Starring: Gabourey Sidibe as Corwin...
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Manzanaro

#6
July 21, 2016, 07:05:17 AM
This could be excellent. Largely (not entirely) a timeless series. And personally I think Kirkman is pretty damn good.

Zelazny wrote these books flying by the seat of his pants and they could be both expanded upon and tightened up in ways that still remain true to the core bad-ass premise.
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daniel_ream

#7
July 21, 2016, 10:07:14 AM
Quote from: Manzanaro;909272This could be excellent.

I would disagree.  Corwin is a smoking, hard-drinking, noir protagonist who hits women.  I think much of what it would take to make it palatable to today's audiences would rob it of its flavour.  If they're planning on following the Mad Men/Game of Thrones "no good guys" model that can work.
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Soylent Green

#8
July 21, 2016, 01:54:08 PM
While Kirkman is obviously best know for the Walking Dead, I was introduced to his work via through this stint on the Marvel Two-in-One comic. Marvel Two-in-One doesn't normally feature top tier writing, even by comicbook standards, but his work was clever, funny and with precise but efficient characterisations.
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#9
July 21, 2016, 02:53:27 PM
Oh no. Walking Dead speed of plot.

RPGPundit

#10
July 21, 2016, 09:42:27 PM
Quote from: daniel_ream;909292I would disagree.  Corwin is a smoking, hard-drinking, noir protagonist who hits women.  I think much of what it would take to make it palatable to today's audiences would rob it of its flavour.  If they're planning on following the Mad Men/Game of Thrones "no good guys" model that can work.

"No Good Guys" is pretty much true to Amber.
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July 22, 2016, 02:28:31 AM
We will see. People will expect Game of Thrones level budget and I wonder if Amber will be done on the cheap instead.

JesterRaiin

#12
July 22, 2016, 02:55:00 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat;909449We will see. People will expect Game of Thrones level budget and I wonder if Amber will be done on the cheap instead.

Come to think about it, Amber happens more "outside", rather than "inside". Plenty of varied landscapes, constructions, fighting on the way... It's a road story.
On one hand it's less props, on the other - locations and CGI...

I wonder how does that influence the required budget.
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Manzanaro

#13
July 22, 2016, 03:50:02 AM
Kirkman and Skybound are pretty big names in TV these days, with Walking Dead closing this last season as the number one show on TV. If they do this on a shoestring budget, somebody needs to get their head examined.
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TrippyHippy

#14
July 22, 2016, 04:28:34 AM
Considering both the success and the finite nature of the Game of Thrones series, it's not surprising that they're looking for more adult orientated fantasy IPs to option. The Amber Chronicles happen to be one of the best.
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