Topic: Discworld

14 Fantasy Book Series That Would Make For Fantastic TV

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

HBO’s spectacular adaptation of Game of Thrones, the first book of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire, has truly taken the television world on by storm, offering one of the most complete fantasy visions ever seen on a television screen. The show has already been renewed for a second season, even though it’s only aired one episode of the first so far. This got us thinking: Why do so many people try to adapt sweeping fantasy epics into films when television would be such a better medium for it? With television, you don’t have to try to condense the intricacies of fantasy down to two hours– you can have thirteen! AND you can have multiple seasons! Capitalizing on the success of Game of Thrones, here are our picks for other fantasy book series that would make fantastic television shows:
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14 Pop-Culture Tie-In Video Games You Didn’t Know Existed

Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a newly-released movie in possession of a large budget must be in need of a tie-in video game. It is also a truth universally acknowledged that these tie-in video games are always horrifically awful. It is NOT, however, a truth universally acknowledged that there have also been a selection of tie-in video games over the years that did NOT coincide with the release of a blockbuster, and which are legitimately quite good games. Did you know that Are You Afraid of the Dark? had a game? It did! Blade Runner? Oh yes! Monty Python? You betcha! Here are 14 of the best pop-culture tie-in games you probably don’t know about, but definitely should: More »

‘Goodnight Dune’ and Other Tales: When Children’s Literature Meets Science Fiction

Way back when I was a wee little nerd, I remember reading Goodnight Moon with a frequency that bordered on obsessive. I’m not entirely sure what it was about the story that I liked so much; maybe it was the repetition, or the anthropomorphic bunny, or the trippy way in which the images in the room changed from page to page. In any event, had Julia Yu”s Frank Herbert-inspired Goodnight Dune existed in the mid-80′s, I have no doubt that it would have usurped the original’s honored place on my bookshelf in an instant. I mean, why bother saying goodnight to a red balloon and a cow jumping over the moon when you can say goodnight to a red baron and a Shai-Hulud bursting out of a dune instead?

This got me to thinking: What might happen if other children’s books met with other science fiction or fantasy titles in a series of glorious mash-ups? Gather round, children; It’s time for Bedtime Stories with Crushable! More »