New Ringworld series coming soon?

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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2024

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  • @brucec.822
    @brucec.822 2 года назад +19

    I have read all of the Ringworld books several times. And would love to see a series but it has to be done right!

    • @user-gk9lg5sp4y
      @user-gk9lg5sp4y 6 месяцев назад

      Me too

    • @guypainter
      @guypainter 4 месяца назад +2

      Ditto. I'd sooner it be not done rather than done badly. No one wants another Battlefield Earth.

    • @user-gk9lg5sp4y
      @user-gk9lg5sp4y 4 месяца назад

      @@guypainter no one wanted the first one. Except for the guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000/Rifftrax 😁

  • @happilyeggs4627
    @happilyeggs4627 Год назад +3

    I wish they'd make all the Known Space novels and short stories into tv series. It would be better than doing Ringworld in isolation. There are several things you need to know from previous Known Space novels, the core explosion, Pak Protectors relationship to humanity, the Brennan monster. All of these, and other information from previous short stories and novels, are necessary to really appreciate how giant a masterwork Ringworld is. Niven's books always have huge premises and are built around massive ideas. These are not space operas. They are hard SF. The details are important.

  • @celiojedi
    @celiojedi 2 года назад +12

    Riingworld is a good book.

  • @Imsuper656
    @Imsuper656 2 года назад +5

    I LUV the novels, what a fantastic tale!....I'll be cross if they mess it up.

  • @masonwoodruff8697
    @masonwoodruff8697 2 года назад +8

    Done well, OFCOURSE we want to see it! The question is, can they get it right?

  • @Canadarago
    @Canadarago 2 года назад +4

    As a big fan of Known Space, I fear that attention won’t be given to the CGI that needs to be given its due - the Kzin and Puppeteers need to be thoroughly fleshed out and believable, and the Ringworld itself needs to be as real as our imaginations think it to be. Don’t want another Jar Jar Binks. Also can’t cheat on Rigworld
    Conventions - it’s always noon or night, and there needs to be an accurate depiction of “arch light”. I would love to see the cgi team from season 3 of “Orville” have a crack at RW design.

  • @Rednax42
    @Rednax42 2 года назад +6

    Great news, I'm glad I asked you about it. Of course we must wait for the actual greenlight, but fingers crossed.
    By the way, Louis is pronounced the French way "Lew-wee" (not a big issue, I didn't realise this at my first reading of the book).

  • @lewallaire8185
    @lewallaire8185 2 года назад +2

    Wow. I feel like I've waiting for this news all my life.

  • @robertpearson8798
    @robertpearson8798 2 года назад +3

    Based on what I’ve seen and heard of the LOTR prequel series so far I won’t keep my hopes up for anything too closely resembling the original Niven stories.

  • @Rednax42
    @Rednax42 2 года назад +10

    If this is a hit, there a loads of other connected stories set in Niven's "Known Space" universe (some featuring characters from RW) which could be potential spin-offs. The Bey Sheaffer "Tales of known Space", the "Gill the ARM" future noir detective stories etc. Plus the RW sequel novels

    • @johnpepin5373
      @johnpepin5373 2 года назад +2

      I can't wait to hear Prill say, "Loui Woo, where are you?"
      That being said, I cannot believe that Ringworld can be made in today's Willy's woke world. You do know the normal greeting on Ring world is to have an orgy?

    • @apmcd47
      @apmcd47 2 года назад

      Of course fans of the expanse will accuse them of stealing the concept of the Belters, from their collective name to their physical development in a gravity-free or low-gravity environment!

    • @Canadarago
      @Canadarago 2 года назад +2

      @@apmcd47The Belters we’re
      Around a long time before the Expanse. Larry Niven has even gone beyond that with The Integral Trees.

    • @apmcd47
      @apmcd47 2 года назад +1

      @@Canadarago I know! That was the point of my comment.

    • @tuttt99
      @tuttt99 10 месяцев назад

      @@apmcd47 Niven's Belters existed decades before The Expanse. That's one of the reason's I refuse to watch the latter. I'm afraid it would ruin my image of them.

  • @antoniozahonero2345
    @antoniozahonero2345 Год назад +1

    Gush, this is exciting!! Thanks for the clip. I really hope it finally comes to reality on our TV screens, and they don't spoil it as with the Foundation series...

  • @FatCatAlleyMinute
    @FatCatAlleyMinute 2 года назад +6

    Louie, Teela and Speaker to Animals! Yes!

  • @Kzin_Kzinti
    @Kzin_Kzinti 2 года назад +3

    Would love to see this as a series!

  • @doug2424
    @doug2424 2 года назад +1

    I've read all of Larry niven's novels and short stories thanks for the update...

  • @MikeG-js1jt
    @MikeG-js1jt 2 года назад +2

    Yes......already!!........ Definitely among my top 5 sci-fi books

  • @sugarfish
    @sugarfish 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just now watching this in January of 2024 and sadly, your hope that some adaptation of Ringworld would FINALLY be streaming in 2023 has been dashed. I read... I wanna say Gibson describing attempts to adapt Neuromancer, or any of his books, as something along the lines of Lucy promising not to pull the football away at the last second. I won't believe it's happening until I see trailers. The IMDB page for Ringworld still shows it as "in development." The thing about "doing it right" is just how subjective that is. It's going to be so hard to get Niven's tone right. I once tried and failed to explain why I love Niven's work so much to a friend. "His wit is so specific and his characters are so SMART." That's as far as I got. I doubt I'll be happy with whomever gets cast as Louis Wu unless they're scary smart. And I have the nasty feeling that "doing it "right" means "deep pockets." Like Marvel feature money. And getting the Kzin right? Yikes!

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  9 месяцев назад

      It got bogged down with rights issues sadly. Disney even tried to do something animated but couldn’t get the rights straight.

  • @PObermanns
    @PObermanns 2 года назад +3

    I don't normally watch this channel, but this is REALLY GREAT NEWS!! I've read all of Niven's books, and of course, Ringworld (and the follow-on's) have been my favorites. I've always thought that Niven's Known Space series was ample writing for movies/TV series, so it's wonderful to hear this. TANSTAAFL!
    But what actors are tall enough to play the Kzinti, "Speaker-to-Animals"?

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  2 года назад +1

      Well hopefully you’ll be back for more!
      And yes I think this show has the potential to be something special if done right

    • @tuttt99
      @tuttt99 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@scitrek or something awful if not done right. We still remember how SyFy absolutely *wrecked* "Childhood's End".👎

    • @sugarfish
      @sugarfish 10 месяцев назад

      Sadly more like "tanj" right about now, but... fingers crossed!

  • @IllyaLeonovMorganFreepony
    @IllyaLeonovMorganFreepony Год назад +1

    This is one of two novels I have always wanted to see done.The first of course was 'Lord Of The Rings.' I truly wish Peter Jackson could have done this as his second homage. I could have done without 'The Hobbit' altogether.

  • @shaunhall6834
    @shaunhall6834 2 года назад +4

    No way??!!!! Wow!

  • @rayflaherty3441
    @rayflaherty3441 2 года назад +2

    This is my number one most desired to watch show. But I'm not holding my breath - they'll probably shove another superhero movie/series down our throats instead. If it does happen, hopefully it will be for mature audiences and include a reasonable amount of rishing.

  • @Scottlp2
    @Scottlp2 2 года назад +5

    I think I saw name Akiva Goldsmith. While I believe he was involved in Fringe (along with Kurtzman) so they both can write very good character driven SF, STD has shown what they are more likely to produce--modern trend driven shite.

    • @darthagaddadavida9936
      @darthagaddadavida9936 2 года назад +5

      I read Ringworld in the early '70s. I have waited with baited breath for a movie or series for nearly that long. I hope... I so HOPE, that this will not turn into the STD level shyte show I fear we'll see. But if it does, I'll just reread all my Niven and pretend it never happend.
      Kinda' like to see the Bowl of Heaven series get made as well.

    • @fuzzywzhe
      @fuzzywzhe 2 года назад +1

      If Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof. Rian Johnson, or J.J. Abrams is involved, I'm out. These people are the worst of the worst, and they only fall upwards.

    • @AncientEgyptArchitecture
      @AncientEgyptArchitecture Год назад

      @@fuzzywzhe Especially Abrams, ye gods.

  • @acerimmer1023
    @acerimmer1023 2 года назад +1

    Please please please let this be true 🙏 I'm tired of sci fantasy masquerading as sci fi.... Ringworld is pure sci fi... Thanks for the update...... Let's keep our fingers crossed 👍👍👍👍

  • @apmcd47
    @apmcd47 2 года назад +3

    It'll be interesting seeing two versions of Kzinti; the Star Trek version and the Known Space version. I'm sure they were described in the books as being 8 feet tall. The Star Trek versions by comparison look to be around the same height as humans.

    • @Apistevist
      @Apistevist Год назад

      Star Trek does aliens worse than most middle school film hobbyists.

    • @tuttt99
      @tuttt99 10 месяцев назад

      6-7' tall actors in lifts would be a good compromise, and WAY better than any CGI. The latter should be reserved for Nessus alone.

  • @bobriemersma
    @bobriemersma 2 года назад +1

    There's a ton of material out there. Harry Harrison's "Deathworld Trilogy" comes to mind for one. Alan Dean Foster's "Flinx" books for another. But I could list possibilities all day.

  • @nicholasmaude6906
    @nicholasmaude6906 2 года назад +4

    Are we going to see a Man-Kzin wars TV-series?

    • @RKStripes74
      @RKStripes74 2 года назад +1

      This is the series I want to see!
      This or the Mote in God's Eye

  • @pearladams4900
    @pearladams4900 2 года назад +1

    Can't wait, hope they do it justice.

  • @BucketHeadianHagg
    @BucketHeadianHagg 6 месяцев назад +1

    I can’t find the series.. did it even come to fruition? I can’t imagine Hollywood being good enough to make these books into a decent movie - however, I do believe that someday A.I. will do it! (I hope so anyway!) I’d also love to see A.I. make “The Amber Chronicles” by Roger Zelazney, too! I was oh so VERY disappointed with Adams’ “Hitchhikers Guide” I watched reluctantly and felt like someone slapped my face with a bag of concrete afterward. (I loved the British series from the 70’s tho! Z. Beeblebrox was great and they got the mice perfectly!

  • @BucketHeadianHagg
    @BucketHeadianHagg 2 года назад

    I’m on pins and needles praying this gets made, but if it’s not going to be done right with hundreds of millions, it won’t be good. (Omg, you mentioned Louis and The Lying Bastard! I forgot! ) Gotta read the books again! Thanks for the upload!

  • @jaredneaves7007
    @jaredneaves7007 Год назад

    I google this every few months to try and find out what is going on with the development. Lets go!

  • @bobriemersma
    @bobriemersma 2 года назад +2

    Not sure it'll happen or if it does how good the adaptation might be, but... it's great to live in a world where such a thing is possible at last. I think I'd rather see a full-on "Known Space" universe of movies and miniseries though, rather than another soapy "Wheel of Thrones" style treatment of one corner of it.

  • @Tonydjjokerit
    @Tonydjjokerit 2 года назад +1

    I am seriously looking forward to it! My best friend is an actor and would be a very effective Louis Wu. Please send casting call and/or IMDB links! I have read the book and it is one of the best out there! I also hope for E.E.Doc Smith's Lensman and David Brin's uplift series being filmed. This will become a dream come true if these books are on TV or cinema!

    • @BelRiose2000
      @BelRiose2000 2 года назад +1

      Are Lensman worth a read? Have they aged well?

    • @Tonydjjokerit
      @Tonydjjokerit 2 года назад

      @@BelRiose2000 I strongly recommend it! They have aged very well!

  • @aljackson127
    @aljackson127 2 года назад +2

    Amazon did a good job on The Expanse, wish hey would hire those show runners to do this they know how to do modern science fiction right. Apple has done an only so-so job on Foundation, I hope the Amazon guys have a smart and intelligent approach .

    • @MCDrB-wq8ed
      @MCDrB-wq8ed 2 года назад

      Amazon had nothing to do with the Expanse other than providing the cash. Amazon have done an utterly awful job with the Wheel of TIme and the less said about their upcoming desecraton of the Lord of the Rings the better. Couple that with Akiva Goldsmith being linked and you have a high potential for an utter shitshow.

  • @richwhilecooper
    @richwhilecooper 2 года назад +1

    It's Louis (Loueee). That's cannon.

  • @AncientEgyptArchitecture
    @AncientEgyptArchitecture Год назад +1

    this could easily go both ways; either be a huge deal, or a massive turkey ( like the rings prequel turned out to be.) three things will be key/determine the outcome. Budget, of course, but more importantly, the writers and the actors. The huge problem with the Rings prequel was a cast of unknowns, you MUST have at least one or two well known ( and well liked ) actors to head up the cast of a fantasy or scifi project or no one will watch it.
    Writing is, IMHO, the Achilles heel of all scifi films. No matter how much money, effects, action, great direction or wonderful cinematography you throw at a scifi project, if the writing is lame it will be a turkey.
    And by writing, what I mean is, when you take a book and do a film treatment version, usually a whole lot of stuff falls between the cracks in the name of condensation/ rapid pacing. Another problem with scifi book film rewrites is comprehension; I.E., usually the writers have little to no comprehension of actual science and physics, which is a guaranteed stumbling block.
    Look at the Jack Reacher series by Amazon...they knocked it out of the park, because Lee Child insisted that the writing would stay grounded and closely connected with the original novels storyline, and that he would have oversight. That's it; the core reason that series is a success.
    If the writers of Ringworld start pulling the usual hacks, shortcuts, condensations and making stuff up that is the business as usual model, the series will be doomed. This is something that the industry in general and Amazon in particular seems to have a lot of trouble grasping.

  • @chillwalker
    @chillwalker 10 месяцев назад

    I about time!!!! Best Book i ever read!

  • @CyberPilotKSP
    @CyberPilotKSP 2 года назад +1

    Well that's a great news cause I've just red first 2 Ringworld books :)

  • @burrahobbithalf
    @burrahobbithalf 6 месяцев назад

    I'd love to see Ringworld, but given how Amazon totally shredded the material for Rings of Power I don't trust them to get it anywhere close to right.

  • @chialeux514
    @chialeux514 6 месяцев назад

    I've heard rumors of Ringworld being produced into a movie or TV series for decades now.
    I'll believe it when I crash into it with my General Products Number 4 Hull spacecraft.

  • @TK-zf7sx
    @TK-zf7sx 6 месяцев назад

    This is the first I've heard of a movie about the Ringworld, and I'd go see it. I enjoyed the books.
    But this video is now 2 years old. Any updates on this project?

  • @jjr007
    @jjr007 5 месяцев назад

    Love the books, hope they do the series right!

  • @bryfunkenstein
    @bryfunkenstein 2 месяца назад

    We have had 2 shout outs to the ringworld on Boba Fett and Lower Decks

  • @armenlevonian5204
    @armenlevonian5204 Год назад

    There simply is or has never been a better story perfectly made for a movie, ever. Nothing is even remotely close and I have seen them all. I do find it beyond impossible to understand as to why the movie or show has not already been a reality.

  • @anthonysallis
    @anthonysallis Год назад +1

    Any news?

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  Год назад

      Nothing.. stuck in development.. won’t be anything now until next cycle, maybe November

    • @Heckishretching
      @Heckishretching Год назад

      Ugh

  • @punothebear
    @punothebear Год назад

    Anything on the Dying Earth series with Cudgel the Clever?

  • @tuttt99
    @tuttt99 10 месяцев назад

    Please Please PLEASE, *don't* let JJ Abrams get anywhere near it!!

  • @ronankan007
    @ronankan007 2 года назад +1

    I was wondering if you have contacts in MGM could you give an update on who might be the new james bond they were going to wait till after the oscars but as Craig failed to get a nomination they might just go ahead and announce any day now

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  2 года назад

      I haven’t asked to be honest. Next video I mention one thing about bond. Should be on Saturday

  • @TheForsakenFalcon
    @TheForsakenFalcon Год назад

    I'd like to see a movie/tv series to this but by amazon? I am not sure I feel safe with them been loyal to the source material sure some irl science stuff maybe needed to be updated since the 70s but yeah good luck with amazon showing the Kzhiti males and how they are with there species females LOL

  • @Heckishretching
    @Heckishretching Год назад

    Sigh perhaps we can crowd fund for some person to buy the rights to it, then crowd fund much more for the movie??

  • @ronalddawdy7488
    @ronalddawdy7488 Год назад

    Yes, YEs, YES, oh YES.

  • @sugarfish
    @sugarfish 9 месяцев назад

    I just realized whose hands I'd most trust to get it "done right." Unfortunately, he got himself justifiably canceled. Joss Whedon.

  • @juliantomagan3831
    @juliantomagan3831 2 месяца назад

    What was that movie that showed a ring world being destroyed by a black smoke

  • @yokailover
    @yokailover Год назад

    Yes, I'd love to see Ringworld as a movie, but please for the love of all that is beautiful and sacred, do NOT let Amazon produce this.

  • @ColeDedhand
    @ColeDedhand Год назад +1

    Will they learn anything from the disastrous Rings of Power, and actually respect the source material?
    Nah, I'm betting that Teela will be the real hero, Louis will be the toxic male, Speaker will be a fumbling beta male, Nessus will be non-binary, and Seeker will be a lesbian Amazon.

    • @charleholst3881
      @charleholst3881 6 месяцев назад

      Or the hero will be Louise Wu.

    • @charleholst3881
      @charleholst3881 6 месяцев назад

      I think Nessus was non- binary. Don’t the Puppeteers have three sexes, or is my memory playing tricks on me?

  • @emraldmars
    @emraldmars Год назад

    6 May 2023, still nothing
    SADNESS! SADNESS RULES THROUGHOUT THE LAND!!!!

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  Год назад

      We have heard nothing since this rumour. Not surprising considering the climate. A very risky show to make I suppose. I will keep my ears open though.

  • @martinoconnor4314
    @martinoconnor4314 7 месяцев назад

    ..... and two years on from this vid still no Ringworld.

  • @dhonzik
    @dhonzik Год назад

    I rather see the remake of the forbin project and the rest of the colossus series

  • @mytunez7375
    @mytunez7375 2 года назад +1

    What is that...?

  • @JBob-qv2fd
    @JBob-qv2fd 6 месяцев назад

    Now is the worst time for this to happen.

  • @PhotoFlight
    @PhotoFlight 2 года назад +1

    Do we get the "G", "PG" or "R" rated version of the novels?

  • @doncraig6864
    @doncraig6864 2 года назад

    Jon Cho - Lois Wu

  • @leisulin
    @leisulin Год назад

    OK...now it's a year and a half later.... It should have happened by now........ anybody have any news about this here in mid-august 2023?

  • @justmusing2569
    @justmusing2569 4 месяца назад

    Still waiting!!

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  4 месяца назад

      Got dropped over rights issues.

  • @wesleyrodgers886
    @wesleyrodgers886 Год назад

    Amazon?. Wont see it as i won't give $$$ to them.

  • @redpillcommando
    @redpillcommando 6 месяцев назад

    Amazon! Please for F sake, if you want to make money just DON"T MAKE IT WOKE. You will make tones of money if you just resist the temptation to stuff it full of "THE PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE". It's that simple.

  • @fuzzywzhe
    @fuzzywzhe 2 года назад +1

    They'll ruin it. You know they will. They will inject modern day politics into it, it will ruin the original books. They'll debase it and destroy it.

    • @AncientEgyptArchitecture
      @AncientEgyptArchitecture Год назад

      sadly, I have to agree that is the most likely outcome.

    • @fuzzywzhe
      @fuzzywzhe Год назад

      @@AncientEgyptArchitecture It's simple marketing tactic that they are employing.
      Make something awful, and use the world of mouth for marketing.
      It seems to work. Even though Star Trek is awful, as is Star Wars, etc - people DID pay to watch them, apparently.

  • @rumdog117
    @rumdog117 10 месяцев назад

    It's 2024 and it still isn't happening unfortunately. Thanks for the video.

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  10 месяцев назад

      It was cancelled a while ago due to rights issues.

  • @tuttt99
    @tuttt99 8 месяцев назад

    2:42 So sick of remakes and reboots. This is why we can't have nice things.

  • @guypainter
    @guypainter 4 месяца назад

    Every couple of years since the 1970s, Ringworld films and television shows have been "announced". Look, I don't care how good your SFX are, if you attempt to show me a world where the horizon is a million miles away in one direction, and the land stretches upward into a *hundred million* mile arch in the other direction, it's just going to look like a dumb painting on a backdrop fifty feet away. People get these big delusions, then they figure out the sepcial effects budget, decide todo the whole thing in close-up instead, realize that's just an alien story *anywhere*, and drop the whole idea. No one's putting the Ringworld on screen in the foreseeable future because no one has that kind of money to waste on skills that don't yet exist.
    Niven created a world that we can - if we try really hard - imagine but never depict, at least from a ground-based POV. The only other writer to do that was Olaf Stapledon... so that's two in a hundred years. Legends.

  • @psychicrenegade
    @psychicrenegade 7 месяцев назад

    Did this ever actually happen???

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  7 месяцев назад

      No. About a year ago Disney dropped it because of issues over the IP.

  • @TaffmanGuyo
    @TaffmanGuyo Год назад

    Mid 2023 - nothing!

  • @siskavard
    @siskavard 2 года назад

    I was excited until I saw its being made by the same people behind Picard. Sigh...

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  2 года назад

      It isn’t really the same team. Picard was made by CBS… Amazon was just the customer

  • @dchager
    @dchager 5 месяцев назад

    It did not happen so now tell us why.

  • @ronalddawdy7488
    @ronalddawdy7488 Год назад

    Hopefully they do better than GOR. They butchered it and got to far off the book.

  • @LGB007
    @LGB007 2 года назад +1

    I would love to see them do it right. Hopefully nothing like the CW makes or the new Star Trek drivel. Don't make it woke. If you do, it won't work.

  • @davidwoods7408
    @davidwoods7408 Год назад

    It will never happen! More pie n the sky garbage.

    • @scitrek
      @scitrek  Год назад

      This has again been put on the back burner since recording the video and in the current climate I don’t see a way back. But it will be made at some point. Probably by Apple.

    • @davidwoods7408
      @davidwoods7408 Год назад +1

      @@scitrek I have been seeing this for 35 years. This won't be made until the year 2600AD. Long after slidewalks and transport booths will have been invented.