I'd say that not counting non-novels (books and games), besides Guns of the South (which shouldn't really count since it's more of a time-travel story), The Years of Rice and Salt (which is way too long for this discussion), and Bring the Jubilee (which is too old and I haven't read it), the most classic, definite alternate history novel would be The Man in the High Castle. Draka wouldn't count, since it's been bashed even by fans who like the concept.
Anyhow, I think that to expose AH to the great masses through adaptation (as opposed to, say, getting Turtledove to write an original script), we should get a film adaptation of The Man in the High Castle, because Philip K. Dick's the hot new thing in sci-fi films, dammit!
How would you make it? Who would you cast for director, producer, actors? Remember, both Minority Report and Total Recall were excellent films in their own rights, but diverged strongly from his stories whilst preserving themes and concepts. The Man in the High Castle: the movie, would probably have to do the same. But maybe we shouldn't inject violence or false drama (Frank Fink is discovered early on! It quickly become your standard Turtledovian AH where the secret Jews must hide from the neo-Gestapo!) that wasn't in the story itself.
So, think about it.
Anyhow, I think that to expose AH to the great masses through adaptation (as opposed to, say, getting Turtledove to write an original script), we should get a film adaptation of The Man in the High Castle, because Philip K. Dick's the hot new thing in sci-fi films, dammit!
How would you make it? Who would you cast for director, producer, actors? Remember, both Minority Report and Total Recall were excellent films in their own rights, but diverged strongly from his stories whilst preserving themes and concepts. The Man in the High Castle: the movie, would probably have to do the same. But maybe we shouldn't inject violence or false drama (Frank Fink is discovered early on! It quickly become your standard Turtledovian AH where the secret Jews must hide from the neo-Gestapo!) that wasn't in the story itself.
So, think about it.