dragons of pern?

Question

why hasn't anyone made a motion picture of this?

Answer 1

The story is too big, too complicated and has too many characters for the (low) average audience to keep straight; it takes place over too long a time; some of the incidents happen simultaneously in multiple story arcs (thus confusing the low-average audience members); there's no way to summarize the plot in one or two sentences, nor to pitch the idea to a producer in two minutes, nor to put the idea across in a 30-second TV commercial; the special effects would be extensive and expensive, with no guarantee that the studio would make back their money; there isn't any widespread affection among the average public for the material; the books have been around for thirty years and nobody tried to make a movie version back when the story was a manageable size (and since it hasn't been done before, in Hollywood thinking it must be a bad idea); the best movies featuring dragons have all lost money, and the worst ones have cost their studios both money and prestige; there is no A-list director, producer, or star who wants to be attached to the project; the project is too big to be made independantly; there is no studio willing to invest enough money to do it right; it would alienate the fans of the series too much if they did it wrong; any big-budget production would have to be aimed at the (low) average action/adventure audience, necessarily losing the mood, intelligence and flavor of the material (and alienating the fans of the series); do I have to go on?

In short form: there's too many ways to do it wrong, and no incentive for Hollywood to try and do it right - would you rather have a lousy movie, or no movie at all?

(I beg you to think back to what David Lynch did to "Dune" before you answer that question.)

Answer 2

The series has multiple very complex characters and and the time frame spans decades. These would make for a massive undertaking to be accurate and true to form. And fans of the books would definitely be critical of any inconsistencies or changes.

Answer 3

Up until now they probably couldn't pull it off really really well, not to mention the whole stupid stigma of D&D and satanic rituals and devil worshipping. Give them time as you well know I am sure they have started some great strides in the advancement of computer graphic on movies and I am sure you will begin to see great and awesome movies being developed in the near future.

Answer 4

I don't know. Maybe she won't give Hollywood the rights to make it. They should, though, those'd be great up on the big screen!

Answer 5

I have never seen Dragons of Porn