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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Rock Me Asmodeus:
I work at Borders North East Distribution Center. If you live on the East Coast of the US and you shop at Borders, there's a chance your new copy of White Night passed through my hands and since it wasn't written by John Edward, I promise I didn't sneeze in it. ;D
I read the backs of a couple of Jim's paperbacks on slow nights at work, but didn't start devouring them until I caught a couple episodes of the show and said to myself "Damn, I wish this was better." The books ARE better. The books are exactly what I wanted them to be- fun pulpy fantasy noir that keeps you turning the pages until you run out. I only wish they were longer. I tend to read them in one or two sittings (My weekends utterly belong to Harry).
Don't get me wrong. I DO like the show. It's not great. I tear every episode apart as I watch it, but I NEVER miss one. I like the hockey stick of doom and the drum stick blasting rod. (They remind me of Changeling: The Dreaming. What better way to hide the fantastic than under such a mundane 'seeming.') I was a Bob fan from the moment Terence Mann uttered the words "Where there's kids, there's snot."
The show just can't hold a candle to the books. I've read the first three (which, given my tasty discount I technically didn't pay for.) Right now, I'm trying very hard not to read Dead Beat. I picked it up early because it was actually THERE and because I was hooked by the chapters posted online. I've since decided I should read them in order. I can do this. I'm sure the shakes and the cold sweats will pass. ;)
I'm also eagerly awaiting the RPG. I doubt I'll ever find anyone IRL who'll play it, but I admit I'm searching the net every week for some inkling of when it will come out. I've promised myself I'm NOT buying another game that I'll never get to play and I haven't since 1999. For the Dresden Files, I have to make an exception. *wipes drool off keyboard* I love this world of Jim's and the brain wants to play in it.
jbisawesome:
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i did a double take looking at the speecial display in the sci-fi section. i remember seeing the author and series somewhere before but couldnt remeber where so i looked the first two over and bought them. i had downloaded(legally and at nocost) the pilot episode off iTunes but never watched past the first 5 minutes. i love the series dont have cable so just read but on average im reading a book every 2 nights
Magus Dresdenarus:
I'd seen all the promos on the Sci-Fi Channel; So, I decided to take a chance on the series because Robert Hewitt Wolfe's name was attached to it. He did great stuff with Andromeda before Kevin Sorbo was made an executive producer. (Andromeda really stunk after the Wolfe-written episodes completed their run.)
Chit-chatting at the local comic store the week the episode aired, my friend Drew asked what I thought of TDF. I replied that I thought the show had potential and planned on giving it a few more episodes to decide. He didn't like it and said the books were better. (Although he still prefers the books, he's since changed his mind about the tv series.)
About a week later, while having coffee with other friends at a local Borders, I pointed out Storm Front to Baelmyrrdn after having mentioned it a couple days previously. She read the first 50 pages
So, having a second opinion on the books, and having missed out on the references and in-jokes amongst friends because I skipped the "Harry Potter" series, I bought Storm Front and found that what Drew said was true: The books are better than the series. (And the series is good, so that's saying a lot.)
Since then, I've read the first five books, am taking a break to read The Red Church by Scott Nicholson, and the sixth book will be next.
That's how I encountered the books and the TV series.
So, with Battlestar Galactica, The Dresden Files, and now the stellar premiere of PainKiller Jane, the Sci-Fi Channel may actually redeem its reputation. . . .
tehuti:
Well I feel better knowing that 60% of the folks here found out about Harry through the show, as I did. In fact it was about 2 weeks ago that I even discovered that there was a book series. I was actually wondering where the story came from when I stumbled upon a reference to the Harry Dresden book series, and I immediately investigated. Right now I'm about half way through Storm Front, and I actually like the TV characters better than the ones in the books. But I will reserve judgement until I've read a few more of the books.
tehuti
Spectacular Sameth:
--- Quote from: Magus Dresdenarus on April 16, 2007, 04:11:31 AM ---So, with Battlestar Galactica, The Dresden Files, and now the stellar premiere of PainKiller Jane, the Sci-Fi Channel may actually redeem its reputation. . . .
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Have you seen their miniseries "The Lost Room?" That was one of my favorite miniseries ever. It had a good story, wasn't terribly corny, it was fairly well acted, and so forth. They could make a good solid series out of it if they weren't morons.
Also, they have another good series coming back in July called "Eureka." So Sci-Fi isn't doing too terribly, their better shows just aren't getting enough support, I think.
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