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"The Chronicles of Amber" and "The Forever War" For TV

Posted by Hemos on from the woohoo-more-good-television dept.

DarkRabbit writes "i just noticed at the Futon Critic that the Sci-Fi channel announced April 2nd that amongst other popular pieces of fiction, Zelazney's "The Chronicles of Amber" and Haldeman's "The Forever War" will be getting the mini-series treatment by them sometime in the next year. I'm sure their adaptions will be just as contentious here as was their version of "Dune." Oh, and "Tripping the Rift" arrives as an 'Edgy-South-Park-esque' half-hour cartoon series..."

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  1. Continuity. by saintlupus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Zelazney's "The Chronicles of Amber"

    I sure hope they let Corwin keep his black and silver leisure suit. It goes so well with the sword.

    And I also hope that Eric's beard is "moist" throughout the entire series, because that and the fact that Corwin hates getting little hairs down his shirt are quite possibly the most bizarre details included in the whole series.

    --saint

  2. New Advertising Slogan by mrgaribaldi · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Never underestimate the power of a dark..."

  3. "edgy" like south park? by d0s · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Tripping the Rift" will be Sci Fi's first animated series. Produced by Cine Groupe and Film Roman, the show is about a misfit group of cabinmates aboard a spaceship. Created by Chuck Austen and Chris Moeller, the series "will have the kind of edgy feel that makes 'South Park' a hit on Comedy Central," said Hammer.

    Will it have an animated piece of fecal matter called "captain's log"?

  4. Re:Forever War by Genom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, great! Forever war was a really good book. I also liked the sort of seqel, Forever Peace.

    I'm a fan of the spinoff show, Forever Knight ;P

  5. memories by hymie3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I first read the Chronicles of Amber in the 3rd grade. I did a book report on it. And one of those shoebox things (diorama?) My diorama was from the cover of the first (second?) book: Corwin, sword in one hand, bloody severed head of talking shadow cat in the other hand.

    I can remember being puzzled why my third grade teacher kept asking me if anyone had tried to touch me in an uncomfortable way....

  6. Re:Tripping the Rift? by IlIlIlIl · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sexual innuendo? She had a clown on her ass! That's more than innuendo, IMO.