Diamond Age, based on Neal Stephenson's best-selling novel The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, is a six-hour miniseries from Clooney and fellow executive producer Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Productions.
When a prominent member of society concludes that the futuristic civilization in which he lives is stifling creativity, he commissions an interactive book for his daughter that serves as a guide through a surreal alternate world. Stephenson will adapt his novel for the miniseries, the first time the Hugo and Nebula award winner has written for TV.

This is either going to be really great or really aweful. There is no middle ground with stuff like this.

[ Agreed, though I'm encouraged that Stevenson is doing the screenplay. Not that novelists always make good screenwriters, but at least the vision will remain true. I'm tentatively optimistic, and I've always thought this was the more likely NS book to make it to TV, as much as I might love the concept of seeing Hiro Protagonist up there... I don't see how they could make Snow Crash work. -k]

SCI FI Wire | Diamond Age going to TV

] Douglas Rushkoff, author of eight books on media and
] culture, as well as the novels Ecstasy Club and Exit
] Strategy, marks his graphic novel debut with Club Zero-G.
] Teaming with Canadian independent comic artist Steph
] Dumais, Rushkoff has delivered America's answer to
] Japan's animé: a mind-altering journey into a universe
] where consensus reality is up for grabs.
]
] The story follows Zeke, a gangly, unpopular, 19-year-old
] college student-a townie who also happens to attend the
] elite college in his community-who has discovered a
] terrific new club where he is accepted and popular.
] There's only one catch: everyone at the club is dreaming.
] It only exists in the shared dream consciousness of its
] participants. If at all.

This sounds like it might be cool...

[ Interesting... reminds me a little of Vurt... feathers anyone? -k]

Amazon.com: Books: Club Zero-G