AHC: High Fantasy TV Series
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Glen
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Sam Raimi would be one high yield target for possible development of a de novo fantasy series.
John Fredrick Parker
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Fair enough; so long as it meets the criteria for High Fantasy, it would be w/in the OP...
Either of those work -- whether it's the "Shadow Wars", or "King's Landing" (so long as the books either don't happen TTL, or happen after the show). Actually, I really like the former...
In the case of Shadow Wars, which is Lucas's story, Martin's novels might still be happening, maybe he's working on them on the side at the same time. But, since he's busy the first one might come out quite a bit later, with slightly different plot... hopefully for the better rather than the worse.
In the second case, he would have been working on Game of Thrones off and on, but hasn't been getting a break long enough to finish the novel. When he's given the opportunity to write a fantasy series, he decides to turn his ideas into the plot for the series. Since it needs to focus on one location, and is subject to broadcast television content standards, and SFX technology of the time, the plot is going to be a bit different than the novels. (Although, he'd still have his skill at creating complex characters and plot twists) But, he's probably not going to end up writing the novels as they are OTL -- I've no idea whether he would have a hand in an Extended Universe series. However, it's possible that he still uses the ideas he had to drop from the show to create a different series of novels later, and there'd be nothing to prevent him placing it in the same world.
In 1150 the Knights Templer ship John the Baptist is caught in a storm in the Bay of Biscay. Blown out into the Atlantic they come ashore on an unknown Island South West of Britain. That Island is Avalon.
Ever since that day the Knights have fought against Witches, Wizards, Dragons and all the Devil's creatures. Only the most skillful and dedicated knights were chosen from within the Templers. They were the Brotherhood and this was their story.
Brought to you by Disney. Staring Frankie Avalon as Brother Simon and Annette Funicello as his sister Rose.
Ever since that day the Knights have fought against Witches, Wizards, Dragons and all the Devil's creatures. Only the most skillful and dedicated knights were chosen from within the Templers. They were the Brotherhood and this was their story.
Brought to you by Disney. Staring Frankie Avalon as Brother Simon and Annette Funicello as his sister Rose.
The OP's definition of High Fantasy, from TV Tropes, requires the world to be completely disconnected from Earth, so this wouldn't really work.
How about Irwin Allen -- instead of taking up Disaster Films in the 1970's, he decides to try out a fantasy TV Series. Suppose he's given a copy of the Lord of the Rings, or another early fantasy novel, and gets inspired.
John Fredrick Parker
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I can see that.
Or maybe he doesn't get stuck on the trend after Poseidon and Towering Inferno...
Well, there was this show that lasted all of ten episodes on CBS in 1983 called Wizards and Warriors. Is there any way it can last any longer though the efforts of more inspired showrunners and writers, better casting, better (not nescisarilly more expensive) sets, costumes, and special effects, or all of the above without breaking the bank?
