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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 400061" data-attributes="member: 5079">And therein lies the problem with using almost any classic film or even novel as a source -- they&#039;re very unlikely to have enough material to support a series that could potentially run for 5+ years.&nbsp; DALLAS successfully drew on many sources: ROMEO &amp; JULIET, Tennessee Williams, WRITTEN ON THE WIND, GIANT.&nbsp; &nbsp; If it had just been a straight adaptation of WIND, it would have dried up fast.Perhaps a bit outside the scope of your premise, but I&#039;ve long thought NORTH &amp; SOUTH could have been a great 80s soap.&nbsp; Yea the mini-series were great too, but they dropped a lot of characters and plots from the novels.&nbsp; The three books had enough material to support two seasons each.&nbsp; I&#039;d even argue that budget needn&#039;t&nbsp; be a big concern since the show didn&#039;t need those big battle scenes; they were boring anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 400061, member: 5079"] And therein lies the problem with using almost any classic film or even novel as a source -- they're very unlikely to have enough material to support a series that could potentially run for 5+ years. DALLAS successfully drew on many sources: ROMEO & JULIET, Tennessee Williams, WRITTEN ON THE WIND, GIANT. If it had just been a straight adaptation of WIND, it would have dried up fast. Perhaps a bit outside the scope of your premise, but I've long thought NORTH & SOUTH could have been a great 80s soap. Yea the mini-series were great too, but they dropped a lot of characters and plots from the novels. The three books had enough material to support two seasons each. I'd even argue that budget needn't be a big concern since the show didn't [I]need [/I]those big battle scenes; they were boring anyway. [/QUOTE]

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