Essay Question

[rolanni]

So, today is a day off.  My plan is to wrestle the kitchen counter into a semblance of order while listening to trashy rock 'n roll music.  Beat that, Bermuda!

But, before I retire into this day-dream of sybaritic delight, I have a question for y'all.  It's a serious question, and may eventually produce real-world events.  Or not.  Which pretty much sums up the freelance lifestyle.

What I'd like to know is this:

Which short Liaden work -- by which I mean, NOT a novel -- do you think would best translate to TV/cinema?  Note that I'm not asking for your "favorite" story, here, but the story-or-stories that would best translate.

For instance, I have a sneaking fondness for "The Space at Tinsori Light" -- but!  I'm well-known as someone who has not a clue regarding the demands of/what can be conveyed by visual media.

So!  Have at it, if you will; I look forward to seeing what y'all have to say.

And now?  The countertop calls.

Comments

[zola.livejournal.com]

I also think Changeling would work well

[psw456.livejournal.com]

Third vote for Misfits.

[psw456.livejournal.com]

Oops, typing on my android tablet is a pain. I was so focussed on the data entry that I forgot what I wanted to suggest.
I meant Changling

[zola.livejournal.com]

Now that I have a few minutes to actually contribute some details...

One of the good things about Changeling is that it demonstrates a LOT of Liaden customs, in a very compact way. You see the Delm discussing the disposition of Ren Zel, you see the contract-marriage when Ren Zel is grown, you see the whole concept of Balance, you see the tensions between Liad and Terra, you get introduced to the dramliza, (even though Ren Zel does not yet know he is one), AND you get a happy ending in the form of Ren Zel finding new life aboard the Dutiful Passage.

A seemingly simple tale, and yet it shows so much.