Deadlord36 wrote:The series is almost a copy of what I said. Minor adversaries at first, leading up to Tharizdun. He doesn't really get romance until near the end, although he does tag a few does along the way.
killjoy32 wrote:Deadlord36 wrote:The series is almost a copy of what I said. Minor adversaries at first, leading up to Tharizdun. He doesn't really get romance until near the end, although he does tag a few does along the way.good one off's would be S3 or even S2 S3 would work to a pretty good film imo. nice mix of past and future involvedand i certainly think D1-2-3 would seriously rock...even S1 would prb make a cool one-off film
beyondthebreach wrote:The Gord the Rogue idea is a good one and I think that would be the best suited to becoming a movie (admittedly, I haven't read too many D&D novels others than the Gord books though . . . )What would really be ideal is a TV series . . . 1 hour shows throughout a season. Look at all the awesome episodes of Babylon 5 and Star Trek TNG there are. Some episodes would have minor encounters, dungeons, discoveries of magic items, the young wizard could seek a master, the priests given a quest and the season could really follow a low level group as they advanced.Next season: A little higher level, more magic, a little more power, etc.Some episodes can be used towards furthering an overall goal or ultimate bad-guy and some episodes are one shot deals. Buffy the Vampire Slayer actually did a good job of this - the characters and bit players in episodes were never forgotten and could turn up at any time later. There was a great sense of continuity and character/relationship development. Not every episode furthered the season's plot . . . but there always was one that grew and kept you hungering for the climax.With a movie, they would be forced to try and cram as much into a 2-3 hour story as possible. All the little details and small quests that make D&D fun would be left out.Sci-fi channel should be looking at something like that (and no comedy in the show!!!!!).
Tomb of Horrors could be an incredible movie, if, and only if, the first set of adventurers all die horribly. I envision the low rumble of many six-sided dice pencil scratching immediately afterward, and a "two weeks later" fade-in...
Badmike wrote:Tomb of Horrors could be an incredible movie, if, and only if, the first set of adventurers all die horribly. I envision the low rumble of many six-sided dice pencil scratching immediately afterward, and a "two weeks later" fade-in... Tomb of Horrors would work quite well. It has name recognition (anyone whose ever played D&D has pretty much heard about it), a nasty villain (Acerack) and lots of room for messing around with (you could include some of the original dungeon but include whatever the writer/director wanted as foes/traps). The DemiLich could have physical form to give it a nice bad ass final battle (I like the Paladin looking for redemption storyline, would work well here).
Tomb of Horrors would work quite well. It has name recognition (anyone whose ever played D&D has pretty much heard about it), a nasty villain (Acerack) and lots of room for messing around with (you could include some of the original dungeon but include whatever the writer/director wanted as foes/traps). The DemiLich could have physical form to give it a nice bad ass final battle (I like the Paladin looking for redemption storyline, would work well here).
Deadlord36 wrote:A truly good D&D movie would be party-based.
Deadlord36 wrote:Dragonlance would be an excellent candidate for a trilogy.