MMO-Champion
Seriously, someone needs to make this book into a series (looking at you HBO). The story is arguably the greatest crowd-pleaser ever written, not to mention the deeper themes within the book which would intrigue the hipsters. You could easily get 4 seasons out of it. If a studio tries to make another movie out of this wonderful book I'll cry.
Just throwing this up for discussion as I'd like to see what other people think.
Thread: [TV] The Count of Monte Cristo?
-
2012-07-23, 03:36 AM #1The Patient
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
- Posts
- 344
[TV] The Count of Monte Cristo?
-
2012-07-23, 06:55 AM #2Herald of the Titans
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Posts
- 2,524
Well, there are two movies on it (and old-timey one and a more recent one featuring Jim Caviezel). I'm curious though - how exactly would they make it 4 seasons? If memory serves, the story is basically Happy > Jail > Escape Jail > Pirates > Count > Revenge > Happy. I suppose they could draw out the Count/Revenge portion of it... but meh. I hate it when they draw those things out and make convoluted plots with dozens of twists and turns. I usually end up yelling at the screen, "JUST FUCKING KILL HIM AND MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE FOR FUCK SAKE".
Originally Posted by Velorian
Originally Posted by Tigercat
Originally Posted by krethos
-
2012-07-23, 07:09 AM #3Old God
- Join Date
- Jun 2010
- Posts
- 10,737
Idunno, I don't think I'd like it as a tv series. It's been done as movies twice, and doing it as a series would just make it seem like they're stretching it for the sake of having a series.
I want someone to make a comedy show of the Lord of the Rings story, the Office style. I wouldn't mind that becoming a series.My Cracked articles, writing blog, and Twitter.
The problem with the internet is parallel to its greatest achievement: it has given the little man an outlet where he can be heard. Most of the time however, the little man is a little man because he is not worth hearing.
-
2012-07-23, 07:14 AM #4Pandaren Monk
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Posts
- 1,944
Aren't there already multiple movies and tv-series.
I don't hate you. I'm just not necessarily excited about your existence.
-
2012-07-23, 09:53 AM #5The Patient
- Join Date
- Jun 2011
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 225
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books, one of the few I've read more than once. Movies just don't have the time necessary to do justice to the book's plot. I'd say yes to a short tv series so long as a good network took it on.
As far as I know, there have been no tv series, only a couple of movies and an anime (Gankutsuo, which was pretty good but visually weird - I still liked it)
-
2012-07-23, 10:13 AM #6Herald of the Titans
- Join Date
- Jul 2009
- Posts
- 2,524
I'd say yes to that. If it was a guaranteed 1-season series, it would be awesome. However, that sort of thing almost never happens. Originally Posted by ravenshaelo
Originally Posted by Tigercat
Originally Posted by krethos
-
2012-07-23, 06:19 PM #7Over 9000!
- Join Date
- Nov 2009
- Location
- Indiana, US
- Posts
- 9,401
Dark Moor made it into a metal album. Close enough?
-
2012-07-25, 01:17 PM #8Keyboard Turner
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Posts
- 1
Monte Cristo
I for one would love to see this televised ! Its in fact long overdue and a ready audience already exists for this kind of an offering... Originally Posted by Velorian
Care must be taken to follow the script and resist the temptation to inject new footage as the sequel writtenis really an all encompassing piece with just the right mixof the essential ingredients needed to make it a success!
---------- Post added 2012-07-25 at 05:21 PM ----------
I for one would love to see this televised ! Its in fact long overdue and a ready audience already exists for this kind of an offering...
Care must be taken to follow the script and resist the temptation to inject new footage as the sequel writtenis really an all encompassing piece with just the right mixof the essential ingredients needed to make it a success!
"The sequel I'm referring to is 'The Sultan of Monte Cristo, first sequel to the Count of Monte Cristo
A Big Up to the Author and Well done for this astounding work which really gladdened my heart like no other.....
Reply With Quote
