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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
TheSpell:
I found the books first because of a forum and read them. Then, I learn the show but never watch it.
babsncats:
A friend loaned me the DVD in January. Loved it, loved the characters. by episode 4 I learned there was only one series and noticed the Based On...tag for Jim Butcher...ooh, there are books! Finished the series, bought the first book and despite realising immediately the set up was pretty different the characters obviously grew tenfold with the unlimited scope of writing vs TV restrictions. Hooked totally. I have bought maybe 20 books in the last 30yrs...14 of them are Dresden Files downloaded. might have to get the hard copies for re reading old style :-) Already bought and rewatched the DVD!
Tami Seven:
The show almost kept me from trying the books, it was so bad. Probably why it took me 5+ years after that to finally give the book series a try.
Though apparently my Husband liked the TV series, but isn't planning on reading the books. Could be because I Talk about them so much I give away too many spoilers. My bad.
KurtinStGeorge:
I found the DF books through a process that involved the TV show. I heard Jim Butcher being interviewed on a radio show/podcast called Slice of SciFi. (The radio show can be heard in North America on the Sirius/XM Book Radio channel. I'm pimping the show because I am on it just about every week.)
Jim was being interviewed about both the books and the TV show. I thought he was smart and funny and he mentioned the HBO movie "Cast a Deadly Spell" as a partial inspiration for the Dresden Files. I saw that movie and remembered thinking that the concept of mixing a film noir detective with black magic was a great idea, even if the movie was just so so.
I started watching the TV show but was disappointed by its inconsistency. The episodes were shown out of order and the first few episodes that aired were rather weak, to be polite. The latter episodes started to get better, but it's not like they were getting knocked out of the park. I was just intrigued enough with the show to visit the SciFi (now SyFy) channel's website and I started to read fan criticism of the show. Some of the comments were rather shallow; "I hate this show, Murphy should be a blond," but some were really well thought out and well written, and more importantly they demonstrated a passion for the Dresden Files books that you just don't come across every day. It was those fans who tipped the balance for me.
I decided not to make the mistake of the TV show and started with Storm Front and went from there.
MengDie:
I hadn't heard of the Dresden Files before I saw the show advertised but that isn't when I started reading them. I actually didn't pick them until a friend I trust to recommended books suggest them.
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