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Ah but my point would be that you can create a story akin to the quality of a pixar animation with Oddworld. Reading that script map or whatever a while a go revealed that the plot for the Abe's Oddysee film was already a lot more complex. I just think novels require a demand that the Odworld quintology should probably just stay away from - because I think it would work better as an animation, movie, and (less so) a comic book.
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I definitely agree that it would be fantastic as a movie, possibly better, after all it's a matter of taste, but given the option between having no continuation to the series or a novel series, I think the few people who care would opt for the novels. To me, it just seems like a cost-effective solution to appease the long-time fans. Not an easy solution, it would definitely take a writer of quality to do the atmosphere justice, but it could be done. There is definitely no loss of atmosphere when a writer has genuine skill; the trouble would be finding that particular writer of skill.
I'd argue for a graphic novel, possibly even more than a novel series though, simply because Lorne is an artist, and he'd be able to create a far better visual story that a literary one. I couldn't agree more on that front.
But, at the end of the day, we'll likely get neither movie, nor graphic novel, nor novel series.