What classic science fiction and fantasy books would you like made into movies or miniseries'?

[JenB]

I'd pay not to see WoT or "Shannara" on film.

Tad Williams' "Otherland", but it's too long to be anything but a series.

Keith Laumer's "Retief" stories would be a great tv show...

[ValenB4]

"In Conquest Born" by CS Friedman would make a great miniseries.

[thoughtomator]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress... or Stranger in a Strange Land.

[irishtenor]

Earth Abides

[JoeSixPack1]

Hollyweird's track record on turning books into movies is pitiful.

Screw Hollywood, read a book!

Enjoy your imagination, not some snot nosed overpaid liberal puke's idea of a book they never read.

[Dead Corpse]

IMDB has it as being "in production", although there are no other details on it. I'd like to see that one as well...

[Malsua]

Footfall: Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle

Ender's Game, great!

Four Lords of the Diamond Series by Jack Chalker (who just died Feb 11, 2005)

The Moon is a harsh mistress, Heinlein.

Oh and pretty much any of the Hammer's Slammers books by David Drake.

[TeenagedConservative]

They've been trying to put Enders Game together as a movie for a long long time, now.

Awesome!

[Spktyr]

Hammer's Slammers, by David Drake (all the installments). Problem is, Hollywood would probably screw it up.

They could do his Lt. Leary series, but only if they got the guy who did the Master and Commander script and the director from same.

Most of Diane Duane's work is pretty cinematic; I think her Harbinger trilogy would work well as a series of movies.

Bill Baldwin's Helmsman series would work well, too.

[timtoews5292004]

I would like a literal translation of the book STARSHIP TROOPERS to be done. The two movies that have been made under that title only resemble the books in that the main characters share the same name. If you went with the book, AS IS, it would be a great, great film.

[EveningStar]

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
The Dreaming Jewels (AKA: The Synthetic Man)by Theodore Sturgeon
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
The Winds of Time by Chad Oliver
The Stars, My Destination by Alfred Bester

[Jack Deth]

Joe Haldeman's "Forever War" and "Forever Peace".

Harry Turtledove's "World In The Balance" WWII/Lizard series. Also his "Guns Of The South".

David Drake's "Hammer's Slammers" series. Also his "Redliners".

Jack.

[Phsstpok]

Ringo's "Armored Combat Suit" / Oneill family saga would be great (except Cally's War, it's just not that good). I want to seee them "maraching" into battle with the Immigrants Song playing on their sound systems. Folks will forget aboug Copolas Ride of the Valkyrie in Apocalypse Now!

The "March To" series by Flint and Weber including the new one, We Few, would make a great long form series, ala Babylon 5, though how you could sustain the nasty environment of Marduke would be a challenge.

Flint's 1632 univerese could also make for a very strong long form series. Might teach some people some history at the same time.

In the classics I've got to go along with Footfall (I want to see the Archangel Michael take off!!!) and Lucifer's Hammer would both be perfect for long form mini-series. Both would need to be updated, particularly Lucifer's Hammer, for science developments and some PC cleanup.

[Purple GOPer]

Heinlein's classics have been mentioned, but I don't think they would currently be able to be made. To much sex and religion in them. I think a better option would be almost any of his "juvenile" stories. They generally have simple plots with more action perfect for Hollywood.

I like the Retief idea, but it would only work as a British comedy.

For modern stories, put me in the Weber/Drake group.

Something that hasn't been mentioned yet but should always be talked about in these type of forums: Anything by Zelazny, but his Amber series is the most famous.

[JerseyHighlander]

"Ender's Game" is in production. That's great. I'd want to see American Gods by Neil Gaiman made into a movie, and considering most of it's locations are at existing American country road attractions, it shouldn't be too expensive.

[timtoews5292004]

Harry Turtledove's alternate histories of the civil war, or world war 2 would be interesting movies as well, I think.

[gogogodzilla]

Footfall
by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

[sully777]

The obscure Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison

[sully777]

Anthem by Ayn Rand

[Portnoy]

Although its been imitated several times, an actual adaption of "Night of the Trifids" would be great.