A good thought that would make a good post all by itself.

I looked up LEW TEMPLE the actor. I don't think he would have been to bad, but I have to agree that the costume was simply out of place.

The story that would be interesting is exactly how a culture can resurrect itself from where we are at, and how the economy can be rebuilt. Atlas Shrugged story doesnt really deal with that part.

The problem is that Atlas Shrugged as a story cannot compete with blockbusters that are out there now. Not enough people would be interested. The story is just not that good nowadays. Therefore, the money wasnt there; the expectation of good attendance wasnt there; and therefore who knew if there would ever BE the second and third installments. Kudos for trying, but theres just no way in this MTV culture that enough people would sit through Galt's speech. The first installment was good, but it deteriorated substantially in installment 2, and 3 was replete with tricks to save money (like the characterization of Atlantis with the Colorado-license plated cars, and the houses which could never have been built (given that the only way in was from the air through some sort of optical distortion field that hid the valley).

Well, a valid comment, but I disagree.
The story and the theme are compelling and there are some hundreds of people on this site alone who, after seeing this version, know how to do it better!

I thought the mini series was in planning...

Continuous improvement cycle. Hopefully the mini series would profit from the experience gained.

Double ditto. I would hope if they do it, they shoot all in one setting, and not in fits and spurts, just to maintain the continuity. The book is deserving of a top tier treatment, so maybe some of those who do not want to spend the energy reading or listening will watch and maybe learn.

I would like a remake with the cast retained throughout the series. Moreover I would like to see a better job done on part 3.

Absolutely. The cast of the third movie was the most...unfortunate. Pho the hell picked that yahoo for Wyatt?

Ayn didn't change the typeface, but I've read AS in hardcover, paperback and electronic versions and had no problem following the story in any form.

Should Columbus have waited because he couldn't take a Cunard liner? Should Edison have waited for LEDs? Should NASA have waited for Pan Am to build that space cruiser? Well, OK, maybe that last, but in general you do the best you can and let the market decide.

To me, the characters were far more important than the actors who - all - did a fine job of portraying them.

A good example of this was Joss Whedon's TV show "Firefly" - It got limited distribution, but he went on to make the movie from this concept "Serenity". Which also got limited distribution. ( I believe because the free speech regulators don't like material that promotes independent thought). However the DVD and Blu-Ray sales made a killing, and still are years later.

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It wouldn't be the first time that a later adaptation of a book has been more successful than earlier ones.

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