Planescape outside pen and paper [Archive] - Wizards Community

Planescape outside pen and paper [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
nathan555
01-29-08, 05:59 PM Have you ever seen any talk of planescape becoming a movie/cartoon/ tv series? I honestly don't understand why writers have never picked this up. There are just too many options for story telling with this. Better than anything else on the sci fi network.
Eldritch_Lord
01-29-08, 06:28 PM Well, there was a video game a while back (Planescape: Torment) but overall it is too much of a niche appeal to draw in mainstream writers for TV or movies.
sciborg3
01-30-08, 09:53 AM it's too much backstory i suspect. and at times what carries the theme of planescape is different to many fans. I never had a problem with the novels but others were up in arms about violations of canon.
Lord Karsus
02-01-08, 12:16 AM -If any of the D&D settings had the opportunity to become a television show, I'd nominate Planescape, simply because of the broad amount of topics it covers.

-A Planescape comic series would be cool, too, while we're at it...
Naderion
02-02-08, 06:08 AM Backstory? Planescape has a backstory?

"This is Sigil, a city in the center of the universe with portals to everywhere. And there are lots of crazy gangs called factions." What's more to know about it?
Tequila_Sunrise
02-02-08, 07:50 PM A Planescape comic book would be friggin' awesome, like a comination of Sin City and the X-Men.

TS
E'tii'stil Shadowsil
02-02-08, 08:04 PM Planescape: Torment is, hands down, one of the greatest/best computer games in existence; for the sheer brilliance of gameplay, the amount of well written dialogue and the superb voiceacting- it's better than the games of the FF series. You should definitely check that out.

There are two Planescape webcomics floating around the interwebs.
One is endorsed by WotC, titled The Unity of Ring (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_PS_Comic.asp?Page=1). And the other is the Planescape Survival Guide (not as good (http://planescapecomic.com/))

There's also a Planescape comic that ships with (read: inside) Dungeon magazine. That one is called Downer.
Lord Karsus
02-03-08, 01:31 AM There are two Planescape webcomics floating around the interwebs.
One is endorsed by WotC, titled The Unity of Ring (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_PS_Comic.asp?Page=1).

-Very cool.
faghter_hero
02-04-08, 10:10 AM A Planescape anime would be cool, for about 5 episodes until it becomes impossible to keep track of what plane they're on and the whole thing turns into Dragonball Z with a cute sorceress vs. tieflings and sumo wrestling gereleths.

No, wait, I'd totally watch that.
Deacon Liadon
02-05-08, 12:55 PM I'm fairly certain I remember seeing a chibi version of Shemmy once. Can't remember where though.

Planescape: Torment is indeed the best RPG ever. For most anyway. Some prefer the more action orientated games though. Poor misguided fools:P

There was a great comic packaged with the Hellbound Box set, as well as the aforementioned Unity of Rings.

A few novels as well. I quite liked the Blood Wars Trilogy (Those parts of it I've been able to find at least) which convey the feeling of the setting nicely.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
nathan555 01-29-08, 05:59 PM	Have you ever seen any talk of planescape becoming a movie/cartoon/ tv series? I honestly don't understand why writers have never picked this up. There are just too many options for story telling with this. Better than anything else on the sci fi network.
Eldritch_Lord 01-29-08, 06:28 PM	Well, there was a video game a while back (Planescape: Torment) but overall it is too much of a niche appeal to draw in mainstream writers for TV or movies.
sciborg3 01-30-08, 09:53 AM	it's too much backstory i suspect. and at times what carries the theme of planescape is different to many fans. I never had a problem with the novels but others were up in arms about violations of canon.
Lord Karsus 02-01-08, 12:16 AM	-If any of the D&D settings had the opportunity to become a television show, I'd nominate Planescape, simply because of the broad amount of topics it covers. -A Planescape comic series would be cool, too, while we're at it...
Naderion 02-02-08, 06:08 AM	Backstory? Planescape has a backstory? "This is Sigil, a city in the center of the universe with portals to everywhere. And there are lots of crazy gangs called factions." What's more to know about it?
Tequila_Sunrise 02-02-08, 07:50 PM	A Planescape comic book would be friggin' awesome, like a comination of Sin City and the X-Men. TS
E'tii'stil Shadowsil 02-02-08, 08:04 PM	Planescape: Torment is, hands down, one of the greatest/best computer games in existence; for the sheer brilliance of gameplay, the amount of well written dialogue and the superb voiceacting- it's better than the games of the FF series. You should definitely check that out. There are two Planescape webcomics floating around the interwebs. One is endorsed by WotC, titled The Unity of Ring (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_PS_Comic.asp?Page=1). And the other is the Planescape Survival Guide (not as good (http://planescapecomic.com/)) There's also a Planescape comic that ships with (read: inside) Dungeon magazine. That one is called Downer.
Lord Karsus 02-03-08, 01:31 AM	There are two Planescape webcomics floating around the interwebs. One is endorsed by WotC, titled The Unity of Ring (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_PS_Comic.asp?Page=1). -Very cool.
faghter_hero 02-04-08, 10:10 AM	A Planescape anime would be cool, for about 5 episodes until it becomes impossible to keep track of what plane they're on and the whole thing turns into Dragonball Z with a cute sorceress vs. tieflings and sumo wrestling gereleths. No, wait, I'd totally watch that.
Deacon Liadon 02-05-08, 12:55 PM	I'm fairly certain I remember seeing a chibi version of Shemmy once. Can't remember where though. Planescape: Torment is indeed the best RPG ever. For most anyway. Some prefer the more action orientated games though. Poor misguided fools:P There was a great comic packaged with the Hellbound Box set, as well as the aforementioned Unity of Rings. A few novels as well. I quite liked the Blood Wars Trilogy (Those parts of it I've been able to find at least) which convey the feeling of the setting nicely.