# When Game of Thrones ends, I wish the showrunners focused on XYZ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645 "2016-06-28T20:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/1 "2016-06-28T20:43:41Z")
For me, it would be **Dune**. Similar large-scale intrigue and political maneuverings across families and distant lands. Cool aspects to the universe that would benefit from today’s CGI and other effects. Sandworms, ornithopters, Navigators, Bene Gesserit. Swoon. And from Jodowrosky through Lynch, through that Syfy attempt, it would finally get the treatment it deserves. You? ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/2 "2016-06-28T20:48:23Z")
The dragons ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/3 "2016-06-28T21:01:06Z")
Wild Cards, a series of collaborative novels by that George R.R. Martin fellow and a few others, like Melinda Snodgrass, Roger Zelazny and Chris Claremont, about the sudden appearance and evolution of super-powers on Earth in the years following World War II. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/4 "2016-06-28T21:08:12Z")
[Cthulhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos) In fact I was thinking how awesome it would be if The Drowned God was somehow tied to Lovecraft lore. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/5 "2016-06-28T21:08:16Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > For me, it would be **Dune**. Similar large-scale intrigue and political maneuverings across families and distant lands. Cool aspects to the universe that would benefit from today’s CGI and other effects. Sandworms, ornithopters, Navigators, Bene Gesserit. Swoon. > > And from Jodowrosky through Lynch, through that Syfy attempt, it would finally get the treatment it deserves. > > You? That sounds like a great idea. But I’ve no doubt that after the show is over, the creators will be too exhausted to do anything but count the mega-millions they’ve amassed from producing GoT. On the other hand, how about a “Foundation” TV series? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/6 "2016-06-28T21:20:55Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > That sounds like a great idea. But I’ve no doubt that after the show is over, the creators will be too exhausted to do anything but count the mega-millions they’ve amassed from producing GoT. > > On the other hand, how about a “Foundation” TV series? Oh, I am sure those two guys will need a bit of downtime. Just asking conceptually. Foundation would be wonderful. Ooo, Zelazny mentioned - the **Chronicles of Amber** is also fun with big, multi-world politics and intrigue. There could be more time spent on Early and other shadow worlds. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/7 "2016-06-28T21:26:47Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > For me, it would be **Dune**. Similar large-scale intrigue and political maneuverings across families and distant lands. Cool aspects to the universe that would benefit from today’s CGI and other effects. Sandworms, ornithopters, Navigators, Bene Gesserit. Swoon. > > And from Jodowrosky through Lynch, through that Syfy attempt, it would finally get the treatment it deserves. > > You? Dark Tower (I know there is a movie coming out later this year, but I think a series like GoT would be better) and Wheel of Time. Or maybe scifi…perhaps Honor Harrington or something really grim like the Posleen Wars would be cool. The thing that GoT has shown (and the Harry Potter movies) is that there are audiences that are more than willing to watch a series of movies or TV series shows for multiple years, especially if you are even close to the gist of the original books. There are tons of really good series out there that could make great movie series or TV series if they would be faithful to the books. Dune? Wouldn’t be my first choice, though I loved the original book and even the next two books, but I’d watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/8 "2016-06-28T21:39:14Z")
Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, though it might need more action to attract a large audience. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/9 "2016-06-28T21:46:32Z")
I would love to see \*Dune \*given a big budget treatment, but I’d also like to see something done with Fred Saberhagen’s, _Berzerkers_ stories or the _Horseclans_ series… ---
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/10 "2016-06-28T23:48:29Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Ooo, Zelazny mentioned - the **Chronicles of Amber** is also fun with big, multi-world politics and intrigue. There could be more time spent on Early and other shadow worlds. Y’know I never thought about this ( or I’ve forgotten if I have 😛 ), but that’s a great idea. I’d definitely be down with an HBO treatment of at least the first five books ( the original series ). Heck even the second set might potentially be improved by a translation to the small screen. I wonder who controls Zelazny’s estate? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/11 "2016-06-29T00:02:22Z")
Even though I hated the books, and didn’t manage to read them all the way through, I would watch their treatment of Thomas Covenant. I mean, I really despised the main character, but I imagine these guys could make it work. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/12 "2016-06-29T00:05:21Z")
Would love to see them take on Iain Banks Culture series, but it might be too Sci-Fi and not Fantasy enough for them. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/13 "2016-06-29T00:13:52Z")
A fantasy epic is going to be compared to _Game of Thrones_ and found lacking. I hope they do whatever is most unlike _Game of Thrones,_ which similarly inspires them. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/14 "2016-06-29T01:26:05Z")
More GoT stuff, the world has thousands of years of just as interesting history to draw from. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/15 "2016-06-29T01:27:59Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Wild Cards, a series of collaborative novels by that George R.R. Martin fellow and a few others, like Melinda Snodgrass, Roger Zelazny and Chris Claremont, about the sudden appearance and evolution of super-powers on Earth in the years following World War II. Excellent idea. The biggest problem I see is that there was no ending or cohesive story arc. The show runners would have to use the stories as a base and focus the plot. Ok sure GoT doesn’t have an ending yet either but it’s supposed to. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/16 "2016-06-29T01:33:54Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > That sounds like a great idea. But I’ve no doubt that after the show is over, the creators will be too exhausted to do anything but count the mega-millions they’ve amassed from producing GoT. > > On the other hand, how about a “Foundation” TV series? This is evidently in the works: [Asimov’s Foundation to become an HBO series](https://dariopecarov.com/2015/04/18/asimovs-foundation-to-become-an-hbo-series/) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/17 "2016-06-29T03:01:27Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Excellent idea. The biggest problem I see is that there was no ending or cohesive story arc. The show runners would have to use the stories as a base and focus the plot. > > Ok sure GoT doesn’t have an ending yet either but it’s supposed to. Luckily, they’d have the lead author on tap to write that for them. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/18 "2016-06-29T03:43:03Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Luckily, they’d have the lead author on tap to write that for them. Or maybe he can just finish the books he’s writing now. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Ayebaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darth_ayebaw/32/9870_2.png) [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/19 "2016-06-29T04:48:09Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Wild Cards, a series of collaborative novels by that George R.R. Martin fellow and a few others, like Melinda Snodgrass, Roger Zelazny and Chris Claremont, about the sudden appearance and evolution of super-powers on Earth in the years following World War II. I’m also for the super-powers stuff. In my case though, I’m looking at Worm. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645/20 "2016-06-29T04:55:02Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > More GoT stuff, the world has thousands of years of just as interesting history to draw from. This. HBO supposedly wants more Thrones stuff after the series ends. I’m willing to bet they pitch Aegon conquest series or something more intimate and related like adapting Dunk and Egg. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645.md?page=2)