This is awful news. I was hoping I could go to my grave without being exposed to a crap movie/miniseries made of Clarke's novels: Childhood's End, Rendezvous With Rama, and Sounds of Distant Earth. At best, this will be mediocre. I best not watch it . . . .
I think it's due in December. http://www.syfy.com/childhoodsend From the trailer, I thought it was Ian McKellen as the Overlord, but it turns out it was Charles Dance. Haven't seen him in anything in like forever. Aha -- the bad guy from The Last Action Hero.
And what the heck is a "Syfy" anyhow? Does that allow the channel to broadcast any kind of crap they want to, without being encumbered with the implied promise of only science fiction?
I wonder how much of the following assorted crap will be added: car chases, explosions, nudity, foul language, gun fights, brawls, etc., etc., ad nauseam.
