AMC to do Red Mars

According to SF Signal 's blog: It seems that AMC is doing the job that the Sci Fi Channel doesn't want to do. Namely, producing more honest to goodness TV shows. Case in point: AMC is working on an adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. I know many people love this book, but I found it to be slow, tedious, with too much politics. Still, it's real SF and it's good to see someone trying to bring SF to TV.

AMC to do sci-fi - Watch out Sci-Fi channel!

In an effort to one up the Sci-fi channel, AMC is looking to, as general manager Charlie Collier puts it, actively looking to mine classic genre TV shows and SF movies for miniseries, movies and remakes that would appeal to viewers in their 40s or 50s...

As an example one can look to their upcoming project, the remake of The Prisoner miniseries. The thinking is solid. The shows that those 40+ grew up on are a virtually untapped goldmine resource that can be updated and served to a new and older audience alike. Collier said that the network is looking into the acquisitions of past science fiction, both movies and television.

Sounds good to me and no wraslin! woooooooo hoooooooooooo

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