The Best Sci-Fi Film Never Made

[grumbler]

And a Honor Harrington novel being turned into a movie wouldn't have to cut much out, as just dispensing of the pages that deal with explaining "weapon system X" or "societal/political tangent Y" would compress them nicely. 

Indeed, since you would be showing, one wouldn't have to tell.

Though a six-legged cat could awkward, special-effects wise.

Six-legged cat could into space.

[Zeus]

Aren't they making Ender's Game into a motion picture? Isn't Card writing the screen play?

Best book up there imo.

[grumbler]

Aren't they making Ender's Game into a motion picture? Isn't Card writing the screen play?

Best book up there imo.

Great.  More fucking emo teens.  And we thought fucking emo teen vampires and werewolves were bad! 

[jamesww]

What surprises me about the poll I posted was how small the 'long tail' was; huge numbers of votes for Iain M.Banks, but classic British sci-fi authors like Brian Aldiss don't appear to have gotten into the top 50 or more than a handful of votes.

edit:
I should point out that 'The Register' is a British based IT website, but with a strong US following, still odd that recent British sci-fi authors like Christopher Priest, who has had one of his books filmed, also doesn't get a look in.

[Slargos]

Can Halo hast into movie? 

[Eddie Teach]

Aren't they making Ender's Game into a motion picture? Isn't Card writing the screen play?

Best book up there imo.

Great.  More fucking emo teens.  And we thought fucking emo teen vampires and werewolves were bad! 

Ender's Game is about children, not teens.

While an entertaining book, it's not nearly as thought-provoking as The Mote in God's Eye(and probably several others on the list that I haven't read).

[dps]

Aren't they making Ender's Game into a motion picture? Isn't Card writing the screen play?

Best book up there imo.

Great.  More fucking emo teens.  And we thought fucking emo teen vampires and werewolves were bad! 

Ender's Game is about children, not teens.

If it ever gets made, the film version of the characters will probably be in the 17-19 year old age range, played by actors aged between 25  and 35.

[Siege]

Aren't they making Ender's Game into a motion picture? Isn't Card writing the screen play?

Best book up there imo.

Great.  More fucking emo teens.  And we thought fucking emo teen vampires and werewolves were bad! 

Ender's Game is about children, not teens.

While an entertaining book, it's not nearly as thought-provoking as The Mote in God's Eye(and probably several others on the list that I haven't read).

It appears the Halo story copied a lot from Larry Niven's work.
The moties are divided in the same castes that form the diferent races of the Covenant.
Not to mention the Halo seems to be inspired by "Ringworld".

[Neil]

Not to mention the Halo seems to be inspired by "Ringworld".

Only the shape, really.  The Ringworld is far, far larger and much more simple than the Halos.

[Siege]

Not to mention the Halo seems to be inspired by "Ringworld".

Only the shape, really.  The Ringworld is far, far larger and much more simple than the Halos.

Have you read any of the Halo novels?

They have exctly all the castes the Moties have.
Only they are diferent alien races asimilated by the Covenant.

[Neil]

Not to mention the Halo seems to be inspired by "Ringworld".

Only the shape, really.  The Ringworld is far, far larger and much more simple than the Halos.

Have you read any of the Halo novels?

They have exctly all the castes the Moties have.
Only they are diferent alien races asimilated by the Covenant.

Of course I haven't.  Reading fiction isn't really my thing for the most part, but were I to do so, novels based on first-person-shooters wouldn't be my choice.