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

[rnjtolch.livejournal.com]

Hi Sharon,
I can't say which story would best be translated to film or TV, but I suggest that you take a peek at the Cormac McCarthy piece, "Screenplay," in the June 10 & 17 issue of "The New Yorker." It is a combined 2-week issue devoted to fiction and with a dynamite noir cover. After reading the piece the word "cinematic" takes on full glorious meaning.

Or, if you disagree, there's always the cartoons.
Regards,
r