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[Paul Farquhar]

I've been hoping that Hollywood would discover the series ever since I first read it, back in the '70s. The Anime is nothing like it.

According to the internet JMS wanted to make a movie, but couldn’t get it off the ground.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I've been hoping that Hollywood would discover the series ever since I first read it, back in the '70s. The Anime is nothing like it.

They'd have to decide what to do with the period-piece elements. Same problem Skylark has (though maybe even worse there).

 

[Ryujin]

They'd have to decide what to do with the period-piece elements. Same problem Skylark has (though maybe even worse there).

Or they could lean into the Buck Rogers esthetic. Unless you're talking about possible social issues which, as a white male, may have gone over my head at the time.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It’s quite sexist, but I wouldn’t expect an adaptation to be slavishly faithful. I think geek culture often gets too hung up on that.

 

[MarkB]

Or they could lean into the Buck Rogers esthetic. Unless you're talking about possible social issues which, as a white male, may have gone over my head at the time.

There is the sexism element, but probably the bigger issue is the pre-WW2 "eugenics yay" stuff built into the basic premise - the good-guy aliens are conducting a galactic-scale breeding programme to make the perfect beings.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

There is the sexism element, but probably the bigger issue is the pre-WW2 "eugenics yay" stuff built into the basic premise - the good-guy aliens are conducting a galactic-scale breeding programme to make the perfect beings.

That’s easy - you just make the “good guy” aliens questionable. That’s what JMS did with the element he stole for B5.