Post by Sargai on Jul 14, 2014 9:44:07 GMT -5
Terry Brooks' Shannara series is getting a television adaptation from a somewhat unlikely source, MTV:
It might be unfair, but I'm going to go ahead and assume this will be terrible.
MTV has given a 10-episode order to “Shannara” in the hopes of building its own “Lord of the Rings”-like fantasy franchise out of the book series by Terry Brooks.
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The “Shannara” novels, which Brooks began writing in the late 1970s, have bounced around Hollywood in film and TV development for years. MTV’s plan is to start the series with the second novel in the 17-book series, “The Elfstones of Shannara.” Series will feature a strong female lead in the story of a family with magical powers in a post-apocalyptic world.
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The “Shannara” novels, which Brooks began writing in the late 1970s, have bounced around Hollywood in film and TV development for years. MTV’s plan is to start the series with the second novel in the 17-book series, “The Elfstones of Shannara.” Series will feature a strong female lead in the story of a family with magical powers in a post-apocalyptic world.
It might be unfair, but I'm going to go ahead and assume this will be terrible.
