I remember a thread a LONG while back when I found out that I wasn't the only one who had read Aurthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee's Rama series. While the first one, Rendezvous with Rama was good, there wasn't as much of a plot moving it along in my opinion. The following three books, however, make up my favorite books...save, perhaps, LOTR.
Morgan Freeman, apparently, has been pushing for Rendezvous to be made, but there is no word yet on the sequels. For those of you who have read them as well, I know what you're thinking. There's no way that a book of such huge scope could be made into a decent movie. While I agree, I hope one day I can be proved wrong. But, while we wait, let's cast this sucker!
Who do you see playing these awesome characters:
Nicole DesJardins Richard Wakefield Michael O'Toole Francesca Sabatini The Eagle
...and my brain is not coming up with other names, but let's see how Hatrack would cast this thing. Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
bob balaban (sp?) did a nice job as chandra in 2010. his characteristic delivery carried over nicely, there. so I thought.
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
I'm in total agreement that if a movie(s) was ever made, then Rendezvous With Rama should be skipped. It reveals nothing that isn't explained in the subsequent books.
Furthermore, you couldn't make just one movie. A single film might be enough for each book individually, so you'd be looking at a trilogy if Rendezvous was excluded. I'd get excited about a mini-series, along the lines of what they're currently doing with The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Though with a mini-series, as we saw with Dune, the budget can sometimes be a problem.
I'd go with Thandie Newton as Nicole, though I can't remember how old Nicole was in Rama II, so I'm not sure how well that would work. I can't think of any well-known actors that I would cast as Richard.
[ May 16, 2004, 01:40 AM: Message edited by: Fitz ]
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
mm... thandie nougat. I concur.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I'm afraid that your literary preferences make Baby Jesus cry.
Rendezvous was, of all the interminable novels put out in that stillborn "series," the only one worth reading.
Clarke never did figure out that he was incapable of writing with another human being, but kept trying anyway. *shudder*
[ May 16, 2004, 12:49 PM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
I completely respect your opinion Tom because, as I see it, Rendezvous is a completely different story than the one told in its sequels. The first book is more about Rama itself, whereas the sequels are more about the characters.
...Baby Jesus?.... Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I know where you're coming from, Javert. I'm just kind of flabbergasted that somebody finds Clarke's characters appealing. He's not actually known for his character-driven fiction.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
I have a vision of the Arthur C. Clarke boards, where newbies are flamed for asking who should be cast as The Eagle.
Carry on, then.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
Well, while you seemed to doubt that Clarke can write with another author Tom, I think it worked really well. The characters are much better for having Gentry Lee's influence on them as well.
Oh, and Ralphie, .
I obviously meant who would voice the Eagle.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
Clarke's very dry but I think it's an excellent contrast - that apparent gratuitous technical proficiency with the hint of mysterious wonders right around the corner. works for me.
yeah... not a good collaborator, though.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I read the 2nd book, but I didn't like it as much as the first. I tried reading the third, but my interest waned and another book grabbed my attention.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
It's been awhile since I read them, but I really liked the whole Rama series. I read Clarke mainly because he has really great ideas. I will admit that his characterizations, and often his plots themselves, could be better, but usually his ideas make up for them. I really enjoyed the book The Light of Other Days, for instance, but I thought the plot was bad and the characters pretty much forgettable. He's the only author I can think of where this is the case. I don't usually cut authors that much slack.
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