# Saddle up for a hellride: Chronicles of Amber coming to TV! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517 "2016-07-21T19:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/41 "2016-07-28T04:11:11Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > If I got to have my druthers I’d be very happy to see Idris Elba as Benedict. HELL, yes! That’d (somewhat) make up for his not getting to be James Bond. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/42 "2016-07-28T04:57:10Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > If I got to have my druthers I’d be very happy to see Idris Elba as Benedict. Love Idris Elba, but Benedict’s description doesn’t even come close - he’s supposed to be scarecrow slim for one thing. However I admit to a bias as I had the [Illustrated Zelazny](https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Roger-Zelazny/dp/0441365256) as a kid with all the Prince trumps as done by Gray Morrow from the book descriptions. As a result I pretty much have those images fixed in my head, so any [Benedict](http://www.flickriver.com/photos/redreplicant/14466032366/) that doesn’t look sorta like that is a fail for me ;). ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/43 "2016-07-28T05:01:54Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Maybe the religious issues are seen as a problem. Maybe the Pseudo-Hindu gods would alienate multiple religious communities, but jeez - Demons. Descents into Hellwell. The Assassin battling Death. The Buddha outwitting death. Agni striking with mile-long fire. Cinematic as hell. Not to mention the one major Christian in the book gets stuck in a pseudo-villain role ( i.e. Nirriti the Black ). ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/44 "2016-07-28T06:29:38Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Love Idris Elba, but Benedict’s description doesn’t even come close - he’s supposed to be scarecrow slim for one thing. However I admit to a bias as I had the [Illustrated Zelazny](https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Roger-Zelazny/dp/0441365256) as a kid with all the Prince trumps as done by Gray Morrow from the book descriptions. As a result I pretty much have those images fixed in my head, so any [Benedict](http://www.flickriver.com/photos/redreplicant/14466032366/) that doesn’t look sorta like that is a fail for me ;). Those are from the '70s, right? In the 21st century, I think the characters should not look like they’re in prog-rock bands. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/45 "2016-07-28T06:54:23Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Those are from the '70s, right? In the 21st century, I think the characters should not look like they’re in prog-rock bands. 😉 Blame Zelazny! That’s exactly how he described the trumps and their layout in the first chapter. But yeah, he _was_ writing them in the 1970’s :p. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/46 "2016-07-28T08:10:54Z")
Whereas in the [Visual Guide to Castle Amber,](http://www.kulichki.com/moshkow/ZELQZNY/visual_amber/) Benedict looked like [Samurai Jackson Browne](http://www.kulichki.com/moshkow/ZELQZNY/visual_amber/benedict.jpg) (and Corwin looked \*exactly \*like an [underrated James Bond](http://www.kulichki.com/moshkow/ZELQZNY/visual_amber/corwin.jpg)). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/47 "2016-07-28T08:50:44Z")
Corwin…Josh Hartnett Oberon…Bryan Cranston Flora…Katie Holmes Fiona…in a nod to GoT, Emilia Clarke Gèrard…Steve Austin Random…really like the idea of Jamie Bell Benedict…another Benedict, Cumberbatch Caine…Eddie Redmayne (no, not Random) Julian…Rupert Everett Deidre…Isla Fisher (and no, I didn’t see the trailer till after this…) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/48 "2016-07-28T14:41:27Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Corwin looked \*exactly \*like an [underrated James Bond](http://www.kulichki.com/moshkow/ZELQZNY/visual_amber/corwin.jpg)). Looks like some illustrator was a[Flash Gordon](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/86/32/e4/8632e4fefdc4de61b7100bcffdd7fd27.jpg) fan…just gave him a shave :). ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/49 "2016-07-28T18:43:40Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Not to mention the one major Christian in the book gets stuck in a pseudo-villain role ( i.e. Nirriti the Black ). …and to shoot down the concept even more, the hero changes bodies! **Carnivorous Plant** : From memory I believe the bird, Garuda?, was mechanical. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517/50 "2016-07-28T19:20:04Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > …and to shoot down the concept even more, the hero changes bodies! > > **Carnivorous Plant** : From memory I believe the bird, Garuda?, was mechanical. Thank you. Good point, more actors, higher budget. Dammit, I want to hear “And then the fit hit the Shan” on the big screen! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517.md?page=2)