metal_stars t1_j4ty0zd wrote
Reply to comment by twbrn in Stephen Colbert to Produce Series Adaptation Of Roger Zelanzny’s Sci-Fi Novels ‘The Chronicles Of Amber’ by Neo2199
Think of Zelazny as akin to Raymond Chandler. They've done Chandler badly, and they've done Chandler well -- but it can certainly be done. The zip of Zelazny's dialogue will translate. The ironic egdes of the character will translate. If they do it well, it should still feel like Zelazny.
twbrn t1_j4vkrxs wrote
I hope so, and Colbert being involved gives me a little more hope. It's just that Amber is a lot like Dune in that a LOT of the information and style is conveyed outside of the dialogue. How much of the narrator's knowledge and wit is never really spoken aloud? It's quite a bit.
metal_stars t1_j4w4kmm wrote
Hmm, I really don't read things that way. Dune has a density of information issue to it that Amber just does not have. Zelazny provides us with a framework for learning the world. And the concepts of a royal family, political backbiting, grand castles, etc. don't really need that much explanation.
Royal power struggle. One true world. Shadow-walking. Trump cards.
Okay, got it. Done and done.
Then you introduce the individual elements within that framework as they arise.
Yeah, I really think a good writer can easily structure this to bring the audience in, in a compelling way.
The writing has to be good, though.
We will see! (Hopefully.)
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