If you could produce a big budget HBO series, what would it be about?

[Barrister]

Rumpled?

I first wrote "dashing and handsome", but changed it because I didn't want it to be too autobiographical.

[Syt]

The Forever War. Or World War Z - the book.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Dreadnoughts.

I would love to do a movie in Jutland, or a series on the entire naval war.

[The Minsky Moment]

Herod

[11B4V]

Dune

[Capetan Mihali]

A frontier town in South Dakota, with the prospect of statehood quickly approaching, enlivened by great character actors portraying rival saloon keepers, Jew hardware store owners, gold-hearted whores, banditos, wealthy laudanum addicts, and a Canadian would-be sheriff.

[crazy canuck]

This one is easy, and would be a big hit, but would probably require a larger budget.

The complete Patrick O'Brian series.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/039306011X

[Eddie Teach]

A frontier town in South Dakota, with the prospect of statehood quickly approaching, enlivened by great character actors portraying rival saloon keepers, Jew hardware store owners, gold-hearted whores, banditos, wealthy laudanum addicts, and a Canadian would-be sheriff.

Sounds good, but they should make the sheriff from Kentucky.

[Barrister]

This one is easy, and would be a big hit, but would probably require a larger budget.

The complete Patrick O'Brian series.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/039306011X

I don't think the budget would be too bad.  80% of the series is set on ships, so you just need 2-3 sailing ships and you're mostly set.

[Capetan Mihali]

A frontier town in South Dakota, with the prospect of statehood quickly approaching, enlivened by great character actors portraying rival saloon keepers, Jew hardware store owners, gold-hearted whores, banditos, wealthy laudanum addicts, and a Canadian would-be sheriff.

Sounds good, but they should make the sheriff from Kentucky.

Good idea, we might just get through 3 seasons with that alteration.

[Liep]

Dune

[Eddie Teach]

He who controls Posh Spice, controls the Galaxy?

[Valmy]

Dune

Didn't they already do that?

[PRC]

This one is easy, and would be a big hit, but would probably require a larger budget.

The complete Patrick O'Brian series.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/039306011X

I don't think the budget would be too bad.  80% of the series is set on ships, so you just need 2-3 sailing ships and you're mostly set.

This would be awesome... I think it would be tough to make it look good though.  Hornblower series had 2-3 sailing ships and looked pretty hack at times trying to stage the shots.  CGI ships would probably be better for fleet actions and a real ship or two for on deck close-ups.  It would also require production pools for storms, etc.

[Ideologue]

Dreadnoughts.

I would love to do a movie in Jutland, or a series on the entire naval war.

Dept of Redundancy Dept.

Master of the World: air pirate Roburs ongoing one man war against
Planet Earth.

Or a Star Trek show. Thatd be way fucking rad.