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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7997908" data-attributes="member: 59082">I absolutely loved the Chronicles and Legends when I first read them, pretty much as they came out in the mid-80s when I was in middle school. I re-read them a few years later and still enjoyed them quite a bit.I did a re-read about a decade ago (I think), when I was in my 30s and was underwhelmed, to say the least. The writing quality--of the first book, at least; it improved noticeably with the second book--was quite amateurish. But the story still held up and the characterization was OK, if a bit adolescent. That said, the story is good, the world-building well done, and there are enough strong elements that it could be adapted to make a great TV series. If WotC ever does a series, I think it is the best option of well-known story-lines. It is more thematically rich than, say, the Drizzt stories, with a more interesting cast of characters.&nbsp;&nbsp; The point being, I'm not as much suggesting that they center a Dragonlance media event on the original novels, but on a cinematic adaptation. You could do the Chronicles in three seasons and, if it is successful, three more for Legends. Of course that might be a pipe-dream.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 7997908, member: 59082"] I absolutely loved the Chronicles and Legends when I first read them, pretty much as they came out in the mid-80s when I was in middle school. I re-read them a few years later and still enjoyed them quite a bit. I did a re-read about a decade ago (I think), when I was in my 30s and was underwhelmed, to say the least. The writing quality--of the first book, at least; it improved noticeably with the second book--was quite amateurish. But the story still held up and the characterization was OK, if a bit adolescent. That said, the story is good, the world-building well done, and there are enough strong elements that it could be adapted to make a great TV series. If WotC ever does a series, I think it is the best option of well-known story-lines. It is more thematically rich than, say, the Drizzt stories, with a more interesting cast of characters. The point being, I'm not as much suggesting that they center a Dragonlance media event on the original novels, but on a cinematic adaptation. You could do the Chronicles in three seasons and, if it is successful, three more for Legends. Of course that might be a pipe-dream. [/QUOTE]

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