I loved the first two segments of the Trilogy, but was very disappointed in the final segment. In addition to the weakness of the third segment, I think changing the actors in each segment definitely detracted from the Trilogy. I hope the Television Series will maintain the same set of actors in every episode.

Day after tomorrow. It's more relevant now than in the Fifties.

Initially I was pleased with the thought of this. But I have some hesitations. First - while I loved the fact that Atlas was finally created, the fact is that as an entertainment it was less than stellar - for me. The first installment was the best and then the pace got more and more plodding till the third, and, sad to say, I almost (not quite) got bored. For this to happen to one of my all-time favorite stories saddened me.

IF the stories in the series (miniseries) are good; if they celebrate Rand's values without being stifled by a need to bow every day toward Atlantis, then yes - this could be a very good thing. (Could you please stabilize on the cast?)

One thing I'd love to see, which Rand either didn't want to do or couldn't do without expanding Atlas to 5,000 pages, is to show the structures and processes of American politics and justice systems more closely to how they really are. In the book and especially in the third installment of the movie, you had a caricature of American society. There's no head of state who can simply act as a dictator (even Obama gets his wings clipped now and then - wish it was more, but still....). Judges don't have absolute power. Etc. America, even in its current, steep decline is a land of checks and balances that have not yet been completely torn asunder.

With the above reservations, I shout YES PLEASE to this project.

Period setting like the 1950s. Really any period would work if we could not sell the 50s.

I WILL watch it regardless. However, to appeal to a wider market and spread Ayn Rand's ideas into the mainstream, the series should take place the day after tomorrow.

Current period is a much better idea, while still adhering to Rand's timeless ideals. Modern will attract a much broader audience which is important both financially and for maximum impact - the success of House of Cards is my template here - tracks with current reality while still fiction. Delighted by the initiative!!!

Absolutely YES!

History of how the problems of today were created must play a part, and I think the series should use current events to drive home how ignoring the results from past actions CAUSES the problems instead of SOLVING them.
If you want to attract a young audience in hopes of re-educating them, you must use a modern or future setting. While steampunk may be growing in popularity today, it could easily be a short lived fad. Assuming that the goal is a series that can be watched again in 15 years or 30 years, I think steampunk is an unnecessary risk.

I completely agree joy-123. That was my first thought when I read this news - I am so excited for the potential of a series, but if the writing, acting, directing and editing are on par with Part III, it will probably only hurt the Atlas name and not help it. Part I and II were great movies, but III really fell hard. Extremely disappointing.

I think the TV series should follow the book as closely as possible. Everything then applies to today as far as philosophies, etc.

Love the idea of a TV series.
I think "the day after tomorrow" better. but the changing of cast members was alittle disturbing. Trying to figure out who was who & the age difference on some of the characters.

One of the many things I appreciate about this creative endeavor to make Ayn Rand's words, thoughts, and philosophy accessible and known by more people is the level of humor expressed by the participants, as evidenced in the last comment in the announcement. Yet the humor masks and yet amplifies the purpose of all of this, and for me, there is no greater purpose on this planet at this time in history. Many thanks to all who make this possible.
Enough pontificating! I vote for the "day after tomorrow" to possibly capture the lost millenials and other drifting souls.

I would start it "the day after tomorrow". I love the idea of the series, but I must say that Party III left a lot to be desired. Parts I and II were much better. So some careful work should be done to redo some of the last part before it gets to that point in a TV series.

The "day after tomorrow" would, I think, appeal to more people than a period piece. After all, the ideas are timeless. There is no shortage of examples from today and extrapolating into the near future.

YES! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4XLkhtZ...

OH MY GOD YES.

I would bet that Jerry Doyle (formerly of Babylon 5 as head of security Michael Garibaldi and now radio talk show host) would be interested in a role. In between those jobs, he was a Wall Street broker. Perhaps he might be an interesting Midas Mulligan, although perhaps too old.

Yes!
What great news to start the weekend!

Let us know how we can get the word out.

"Should the Atlas Shrugged television series be a period piece or should it take place, as Ayn Rand alluded to, 'the day after tomorrow?'"

My standard reply to these type of questions follows:
Why not both?
A period piece set in "the day after tomorrow": look at how well the "steam-punk" genre performs.

The Atlas Shrugged television series should encompass as much of recent history as it can. It would be reasonable to start it as far back as the middle of 2008, but it should go through all of what is happening now and then project somewhat into the future.