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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Cooleo:
I like the TV show a lot got it on dvd. So I started buying the comics which where ok the art could of been better. Then I got the first book. Stormfront got me hooked. Took me about a year to read them all and cant wait till the next one comes out.
Fatlazicat:
I actually discovered the books through the book club I participate in at my job. Our October book was Storm Front. Appropriate right? I will be honest...at first glance it did not look interesting at all. But, I finally broke down and started to read it. I finished the book in one day because I couldnt put it down. From that day on, I have become obsessed with the Dresden Files and cannot live without them. I tell EVERYONE to read them! I then learned that there had been a tv series but it had sadly been cancelled after the first season. It is my dream that it will make a comback someday. I'll be just as obsessed with that ;D
Dafixershideout:
This is exactly how I discovered the series. After reading the books and short stories, it's a little bit hard to watch but I still enjoy it.
gaurav_garg:
--- Quote from: Mickey Finn on February 21, 2007, 09:26:08 PM ---Welcome. I'm just curious as to the numbers of board members who "found Jim" because of the TV show.
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I happened to come across the show by chance and had almost passed it. While I was not impressed with the show itself, I am glad I looked it up on Wikipedia and followed the links to the books. My local library did the rest! The books are right up there for me, enjoying the flawed chareters and the intricate patterns of politics that seem to spill over in the world of supernatural. Yesterday, I finished reading "Proven Guilty" and couldn't stop smiling and crying through the book.
God Bless Mr. Butcher for bringing these flawed charerters to life.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: noquiexis on July 07, 2012, 02:46:30 AM ---Fatlazicat,
From what I have read here on the forum, the TV series left a lot to be desired. I would suggest reading through the comments before investing in the DVD. If they ever do bring the show back, I hope they are more faithful to the text.
A theatrical series based on the existing books, if it is true to the text, might be something of interest. The Charmed series had a good run, but the prosthetics and CGI for Dresdenverse creatures and the Nevernever might be prohibitively expensive for television.
If Jim gets involved in a new TV or movie production, it will take away from the time that he has to write the books. Since Cold Days is about the mid-point of the book series, he may not want to spread himself too thin. I am a 1951 model ;), so I might have to come back as a ghost to finish reading the series!
;) ;) ;)
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All the episodes are available to stream free on Hulu, give em a look there. It was not a bad series by any means, it was just did not have a whole lot in common with the books.
Such as (TV show Spoilers):
(click to show/hide)Bob is the ghost of a dead wizard that walked around
Ancient Mai is a Dragon
Morgan is a youngish black man
Justin's last name was Morningway, and was harry's uncle, and was killed by harry using thaumaturgy in his 30's
Justin wasnt very dead
Skinwalkers were not nearly as scary powerful
He drove a Jeep (purely a production choice, its easier to film around an open jeep rather than needing several cutaway VW Bugs)
He used a rune carved hokey stick and drum stick, rather than a staff and rod
Murphy was named Katherine (this was because there actually is a Karrin Murphy on the Chicago police force, so they had to change it)
Murphy had a daughter
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