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debsghost t1_it3bpw0 wrote

The Dark Tower. I’ve basically made peace with the fact that I’ll never see a live action adaption of it that remains even halfway faithful to the source material in my lifetime, but I would love if it ever happened. It’s my favorite book series and honestly, it gets pretty insane in some parts and I don’t even know if it would translate well on screen, but that’s my pick for sure. I think five or six seasons would be perfect to tell the story.

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bowromir t1_it44e4f wrote

The sad and ironic thing about your reply is that the actual Dark Tower pilot, produced for Amazon, shot and apparently well received did NOT get picked up for series by Amazon. You know why? Focus on LOTR and budget concerns. This is a great read up, it'll make you sad https://ew.com/tv/glen-mazzara-canceled-dark-tower-series-amazon/

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meowskywalker t1_it48qac wrote

Anyone who thinks the series should start with content from the fourth book is someone I don’t think should be trusted to make the series. Susan is supposed to be this mysterious figure for half the story, we’re not supposed to meet Cuthbert and Alain until after we know Eddie and Susannah so that we can appreciate how his new Ka-Tet echoes his old one. But everyone who adapts it insists for some reason to start with these characters and ruin all of that.

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Duke_CrowBait t1_it6okg5 wrote

The pilot Amazon did is meant to be very faithful to Wizard and Glass.

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moonfox1000 t1_it47jgm wrote

I’ve always thought this would work much better as an anime. The magical elements and some of the characters just seem like they wouldn’t work as in a live action series.

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