Atlas Shrugged as a Miniseries

Posted by SolitudeIsBliss 11 years, 3 months ago to Entertainment
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I've read this Philosophy/Political Science masterpiece several times. I've highlighted so many incredible quotes and passages. Although I'm enjoying the movies I wonder if someone will truly do this masterpiece justice someday by making a miniseries that will encompass more of the book and its ideas.
For those that are a bit older (ahem) and remember when TV could make incredible miniseries like The Winds of War of War and Remembrance you can see the potential in this medium. However, with the direction the country has taken this is beyond a thin hope.
But one CAN hope.
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  • Posted by $ minniepuck 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    they most likely will. I just started watching "orange is the new black" on Netflix with taylor schilling. it's not for everyone (just like most anything jenji kohan creates), but it's still well done. if it brings customers to prime, it'll be a go.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah, she was somewhat of a control freak with her baby. Which is surprising for someone who wrote screenplays and worked with directors. You would have thought that she would understand that different media require different approaches and some people are better at bringing forth a vision on film that those who do so on paper cannot necessarily do themselves. A bit of her arrogance, I guess.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That or a soap opera melodrama about the relationships of the characters with no aspects of freedom or economics at all.
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  • Posted by Marty_Swinney 11 years, 3 months ago
    Have it done as a self-limiting, three-year series. Take one season for each of the three parts of the book. Each chapter can be told in depth in 2 or 3 hour episodes. If necessary, take 2-3 episodes to tell each chapter. The chapters themselves are already subdivided within the book, so this would not take too much editing to accomplish. A television series is much better suited to telling the story of Atlas Shrugged; besides, Rand loved television! If it airs on a commercial network, then the chapter subdivisions, where possible, could "break" after the commercials air. Sponsorship might be something of a roadblock,but maybe the Koch brothers could chip in!
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago
    I would fear that a miniseries would feel such pressure for ratings that it would be bastardized to something unrecognizable.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 3 months ago
    I would love to see it as a mini series. The scripts would be closer to the novel that way (I would think) . Lets hope the really rake in on the movie to be able to consider it
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 11 years, 3 months ago
    Look at the popularity of Downton Abbey. I too would love to see a mini series of the book. I have heard that Amazon is thinking of doing original programing ala NetFlix, so that might be a good avenue.
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