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Fri Apr 12, 2013, 10:52 PM Apr 2013

Two classic science fiction books coming to...uh oh.

The SyFy channel.


Two classic sci-fi novels are in the works at Syfy. The network is developing miniseries projects based on Larry Niven’s Ringworld and Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End.

Michael Perry (The River, Paranormal Activity 2) is adapting Ringworld as a four-hour miniseries. The story follows a team of explorers that travel to the farthest reaches of space to investigate an alien artifact called Ringworld – an artificial habitat the size of one million Earths. As they crash land on this enormous structure, they discover the remnants of ancient civilizations, technology beyond their wildest dreams, mysteries that shed light on the very origins of man and, most importantly, a possible salvation for a doomed Earth.

For Ringworld fans, this news might cause some deja vu. Syfy previously considered making a Ringworld miniseries under a different production team nine years ago.

Childhood’s End will be executive produced by Michael DeLuca (The Social Network) and follows a peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war and turns the planet into a near-utopia.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/10/ringworld-syfy/

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Two classic science fiction books coming to...uh oh. (Original Post) Archae Apr 2013 OP
Thanks for the info. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #1
I've pretty much lost faith in Syfy OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #2
i don't think they could begin to do Ringworld olddots Apr 2013 #3

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
2. I've pretty much lost faith in Syfy
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 12:18 AM
Apr 2013

their original movies are laughably horrible and they cancel any series that gets good


but like the good little geek that I am, I'll watch both these anyway.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
3. i don't think they could begin to do Ringworld
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 02:21 AM
Apr 2013

even with all the technical magic Ringworld is huge

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